[jlb32]

Will Gibson ever do one? They came close not long ago but it fell through for some reason.

IMO it seems like it should be something Gibson would desire since it would bring in alot of money and James would love to have a Gibson signature guitar.

A version of his satin purple Gibson Les Paul Custom might be a good starter.

The last thread on this topic was lost during the mishap.

[Riffster]

ESP issued the Iron Cross LP, which I thought was weird.

I just saw Metallica in concert and the James' Iron Cross LP had more crunch than Cap'n Crunch himself.

[jlb32]

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ESP issued the Iron Cross LP, which I thought was weird.

I just saw Metallica in concert and the James' Iron Cross LP had more crunch than Cap'n Crunch himself.

Yeah, I think that is weird also. If the Iron Cross didn't work out with Gibson then why do it with ESP? Why not do something completely original with ESP?

I think James just got impatient with Gibson and with some ESP persuasion the ESP Iron Cross is what they came up with.

James's ESP's do sound very good live but his Gibsons sound even better IMO. The silverburst Gibson V he's been using live lately sounds great.

[ledzep59]

I would hope Gibson would only make custom model guitars for those guitarists who deserve the honor...

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[dem00n]

If it wasnt for a lil metal band called Trouble metallica wouldnt have such a great guitar gain sound.

[Hillybilly]

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I would hope Gibson would only make custom model guitars for those guitarists who deserve the honor...

sure. only one of the best rhythm guitar players ever, as well as a tremendous songwriter and lyricist....yea, he's nothing compared to slash, tom delonge, the guy from green day, dave grohl, etc

[NeoConMan]

[quote name='JPMan]yea' date=' he's nothing compared to slash, tom delonge, the guy from green day, dave grohl, etc[/quote']
You said it, not me!

:-)


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I'm a big fan of Grohl's tone, though not so much his music - if that makes sense....

[Hillybilly]

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You said it, not me!

:-)


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I'm a big fan of Grohl's tone, though not so much his music - if that makes sense....

and dont forget Keifer Sutherland, a musician who has touched us all!

[Bluemoon]

[quote name='JPMan]and dont forget Keifer Sutherland' date=' a musician who has touched us all![/quote']


And Hendrix...WTF is that about? I don't get it.

[Hillybilly]

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And Hendrix...WTF is that about? I don't get it.

no kidding....

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

at least Hendrix was

a) a musician
influential

[Blackie]

So it should only be a matter of time before someone famous using a signature gets there version
of it. That would be a signature signature model.........and then so on and so forth etc.
I also am not a fan of overpriced sig models, it is like collectable franklin mint marketing and actually
is detrimental to the overall brand IMHO. We would be better served with more finish and feature options
on the existing lines.

[Hillybilly]

[quote name='guitarest]IMO yet another reason to flood the market with more over priced instruments. He is more known for the "Other Brand Guitars" and those guitars would sell well in the Epi form but not in the Gibson form. I just don't understand these signature guitars; its a frigging guitar that someone owed' date=' how about I buy the base mdl and save a few thousand. I guess its good that I am not most of the buying public. I would buy a custom if I could justify the expense but never a signature mdl from any one or those over priced cabinet guitars[/quote']

???

maybe to non-metallica fans. but anyone who knows the band or has seen them live knows that both hetfield and hammett love gibson guitars. prior to the ESP contracts, hetfield's main axe was a gibson explorer; hammet's was a flying V. hell, even the guitars that ESP makes for hetfield are Gibson knockoffs- Vs, Explorers, and Eclipse/Truckster (LP).

not that it matters,but hetfield and hammett own at least 2 or 3 original Bursts between them.

when it comes to money, gibson dropped the ball. putting either hetfield's or hammett's name on a LP or other guitar would be a frickin' goldmine. After all, Hammett beat out Hendrix when Guitar World did their first mail-in poll for best guitarist ever.

[NeoConMan]

May be something to it, I dunno.
I'm of the completely unscientific opinion that Hetfield/Hammet would sell a boatload of Epi's.
Gibsons? Not so much.
The price would be a barrier.


Of course, Zakk sells a boatload of Gibsons and Epiphonies.
Maybe even as many as the Chinese counterfeiters....

[Hillybilly]

well it would require gibson to keep the price within reason, at least for gibson. i dont think people would pay $6000 for JH LP, but if they charged $2-3k like ESP does....cha-ching.

but thats the thing, ESP builds guitars that are as good or better than gibson for less.

[deepblue]

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I would hope Gibson would only make custom model guitars for those guitarists who deserve the honor...

Too late...Theres a few out there that make me scratch my head.
I wonder why Gibson does this? $$$$$

[SHO]

[quote name='JPMan] After all' date=' Hammett beat out Hendrix when Guitar World did their first mail-in poll for best guitarist ever. [/quote']

If that's true then it's hilarious. Back in the 90's when I subscribed to Guitar I never understood how Hammett kept winning the metal guitarist polls. There's far better guitarists than him in the big thrash bands alone, not to mention metal as a whole. Then I realised it's a popularity contest above anything else, and that most people are dumb as all hell.

[Hillybilly]

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If that's true then it's hilarious. Back in the 90's when I subscribed to Guitar I never understood how Hammett kept winning the metal guitarist polls. There's far better guitarists than him in the big thrash bands alone, not to mention metal as a whole. Then I realised it's a popularity contest above anything else, and that most people are dumb as all hell.

i know. i love Kirk Hammett's work. but is he the greatest? nope. and its not like he thinks he's the greatest, either. hell, he's about the most humble celebrity i've ever heard talk; quite the opposite of their little gnome drummer. haha

but it is indeed a popularity contest. and Guitar World does indeed suck.

[SHO]

Well, I think Kirk is ok, but I never saw him as anyone special when it comes to guitar. Just to compare him to the other thrash greats, he has no where near the melody and expressiveness of Marty Friedman in Megadeth, nor the controlled chaos and flash of Alex Skolnick in Testament, just to name two.

And, unless I'm totally mistaken, some of my favourite Metallica solos where actually played by James. Like the melodic solo in Master of Puppets.

[LesBonfire]

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So it should only be a matter of time before someone famous using a signature gets there version
of it. That would be a signature signature model.........and then so on and so forth etc.
I also am not a fan of overpriced sig models, it is like collectable franklin mint marketing and actually
is detrimental to the overall brand IMHO. We would be better served with more finish and feature options
on the existing lines.

It's been said before on here...can't remember by who....but the Les Paul is technically a signature model...hell the his signature is on the head stock!