Sign #2 That Gibson Doesn't Give a **** Anymore

[marnold***]

Ladies and Germs, from the people who brought you the backwards flying V, we give you the upside down Explorer. The thing is that this will sell out at $2K/pop just as quickly as that V monstrosity did. Fool, money. Money, fool.

[tunghaichuan***]

Ladies and Germs, from the people who brought you the backwards flying V, we give you the upside down Explorer. The thing is that this will sell out at $2K/pop just as quickly as that V monstrosity did. Fool, money. Money, fool.

I don't know, I kinda like it. At the very least it looks much better than the backwards V monstrosity (which isn't really saying much).

tung

[warren0728]

i don't mind the body too much...it's ok...but that headstock

ww

[Algonquin]

Yup, that definately is a funky looking headstock.

[pes_laul]

I like the body but the headstock is just

[sunvalleylaw]

Oh, I don't know, you might be able to hold it upside down and use it as a putter.

[warren0728]

Oh, I don't know, you might be able to hold it upside down and use it as a putter.

probably wouldn't change my score much if i did!

ww

[oldguy]

Do you like this one better?
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...63704504GnrZVU

[duhvoodooman***]

A testament to what happens when you save money on salaries in the new product development area.... :

[markb]

Worst headstock ever? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you New Zealand's very own Langcaster.

http://www.langcaster.com/Lancaster.Images/L-24-big.jpg

[Spudman***]

The thing I noticed about the Gibson is that they have one too many 9s in the price.

[ted s]

In a word...

fugly

[Algonquin]

Worst headstock ever? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you New Zealand's very own Langcaster.

http://www.langcaster.com/Lancaster.Images/L-24-big.jpg

Eeewww! Looks like a hand that went through a meat grinder.

[jpfeifer]

Hmmm, I hate to bag on these guys but I just don't get it. With all the great guitars Gibson has created over the years, and all the knowledge they must have about building fine instruments, not to mention all the existing designs that they can re-spin (since they own the licensing for these designs) why do they waste their time coming up with crap like this? I must be missing something.

I also thought that their robot auto-tunning guitar was an equally dumb idea. Why do people need a guitar that tunes itself anyway? In my opinion, if you need your guitar to tune itself then you probably should pick a different instrument :-)

Why not focus on making a really interesting variation to the Les Paul that get's more sounds, or a cool twist on the 335 (the ES-339 was a great idea by the way). Or better yet, why not collaborate with an electronics company on a Gibson-designed modeling guitar that feels like a Les Paul but sounds like whatever you want. (that would be cool and it would probably outsell anything made by Line6 if they did it right)

Enough ranting, I must be getting too old to appreciate funky-shaped guitars :-)
-- Jim

[sunvalleylaw]

Benny and the jets . . . .

[just strum]

Enough ranting, I must be getting too old to appreciate funky-shaped guitars :-)
-- Jim

+1 If that guitar was posted without comment, I wouldn't have known it was reversed. I'm a traditional guitar style guy. But, that's just me.

[marnold***]

Worst headstock ever? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you New Zealand's very own Langcaster.

http://www.langcaster.com/Lancaster.Images/L-24-big.jpg

Wow. Just wow.

[marnold***]

Enough ranting, I must be getting too old to appreciate funky-shaped guitars :-)

That's the thing . . . I like funky-shaped guitars. I'll take a Randy Rhoads, Dean Dimebag, or Carvin V220 any day of the week. Basic Explorers are OK--they just seem a bit big on the rear fin. I wouldn't mind a Moser (former B.C. Rich dude). Taking a common design and flipping it just strikes me as a big middle finger.

[tot_Ou_tard]

Worst headstock ever? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you New Zealand's very own Langcaster.

http://www.langcaster.com/Lancaster.Images/L-24-big.jpg

How did they know when the headstock was done?

It could'a went on a while longer & wouldn't look much different.