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Well there is no one to really speak to on here about it. Im fairly sure Gibson will have their own R+D department but I guess thats who you would want to talk too. I have been making my own guitars on and off since about 2012 now. I have realised that it seems that when you make guitars that dont conform to peoples expectations that there is only ever going to be a limited market for that. Its why Gibson and Fender are still the two biggest companies. And both companies pretty much rely on their history to sell guitars. Its what they do and when they do try and make something new/modern or just different it generally doesnt sell well and gets panned. It seems when it comes to their gear, a lot of electric players are very conservative. And both have tried over the years for pretty much all of it to fail. So they stick to what they do. The prices go up and up and crazy as it seems they keep selling. And they seem to be going further in that direction as Gibson seem to be getting rid of their lower end models and that space is now being taken up by the higher end Epiphone models (which to me are ridiculously priced just for having Gibson electronics in them. I think that new Epi Firebird is something like $1800.. For a frikken Epi made in the same place as all the others. So Gibson.. Probably wont be interested at all. You would be better off starting your own guitar company if you think your designs are that good.

Ha, Damn.. Thats so true... I am old its confirmed ......

When you go to get a hair cut and for the first time they ask.. Do you want your eyebrows tidied up... 😮

Also does this mean that we are going to soon see a Slash signature 335 ?

There is a track list of whats on the album The Pusher (feat. Chris Robinson) Crossroad Blues (feat Gary Clark Jr.) Hoochie Coochie Man (feat. Billy Gibbons) Oh Well (feat. Chris Stapleton) Key To The Highway (feat. Dorothy) Awful Dream (feat. Iggy Pop) Born Under A Bad Sign (feat. Paul Rogers) Papa Was A Rolling Stone (feat. Demi Lovato) Killing Floor (feat. Brian Johnson) Living For The City (feat. Tash Neal) Stormy Monday (feat. Beth Hart) Metal Chestnut

Wasnt expecting that....

At rock/blues.. Jimi was still the best though 😄 (or at least most influential ) More proof from the pros

Cool... They start off by just trying to race the two but realise quite quickly that you cant really compare the two. So instead they go on to try and film a lap with the drone following.

You must have seen this one?

One of the other things about Hendrix... He died.. So we never really will know what could have been. BUT. A lot of the 60s/70s rock stars went really pants in the 80s.... The great legends struggled in the new electric sound that was now popular and between that, heavy metal, hair metal and rap there wasnt any space for these now aging rockers. Would Hendrix have done the same? Or would he have stood the test of time constantly releasing great music? Obviously no one knows. But thats also I think part of why he is so highly regarded. He wasnt around long enough to make those flops that a lot of them did in the 80s. And that is I guess one of the most remarkable things. With the Experience he only made three studio albums yet just those albums themselves have influenced more players than almost anyone. It was quite a height to reach in such a short space of time and I dont think anyone else has quite reached that level. I also agree, players like Buckingham get overlooked. I remember how blown away I was when I first saw this. What a sound from just one man and a guitar.

Well cars have advanced.. Guitars... Hmmm, not so much. Jimi was playing on the same thing everyone else was and even today have we really surpassed the guitars of the 50s? If anything people seem to want to get guitars as close as they can to 50s and 60s guitars. Yet the music he made and his style of playing, no I dont think that has been surpassed. Of course there are way more technical players and faster players. But that doesnt necessarily make them better musicians. Like you could say that Steve Vai is a better player than Hendrix and in many ways that is correct. He played for Zappa which in itself says a lot. But do I prefer Steve Vais albums just cos he is technically a better player.. Nope.. Jimi was the whole package and I dont think there has been anyone quite like him. Stevie Ray was close but if there had been no Hendrix to inspire him, would there ever even have been a SRV? So maybe these polls (which are pointless I agree) should actually say "Most influential guitarist"?

Yes I think Jimi was incredible too... I think its easy to forget how young he was when he died. He played guitar for 12 years and became a legend.. And what he did in the time he had was astonishing. If you want proof from a pro..

I dont know about best but I dont think there has been another guitar player who has ever been quite as animated as Angus.. I was always taken with this clip where he moves so much all the time throughout a show that he needs to stop and take some oxygen in to keep going.. And whats mad is he doesnt play a single bum note throughout.

Actually scratch that.. I looked closer, its between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Ct Rd

Yeah. I live in London (well on the outskirts) but Gibson having a garage is still not enough for me to want to go in to central London... I generally avoid it when I can.

For me.. I would look at a 339... Fabulous guitars. Id say a 336 (which of course I have) but if you want that more airy sound a 339 is better.. However if you want a great rock guitar with the looks, you cant beat a 336. Also the Ibanez semi hollow types are really nice too, and way cheaper. Like Ibanez AS73 G BKF – Thomann UK

Have you guys seen this tiny mixer. Pretty amazing for something so small but its not cheap (nearly £1000). That is very cool though. Even though I dont need it and in no way can afford it, I still want one 😄

Yup.. And one of the best drummers ever 😄

Ha, yeah. Being an old gamer myself that one was particularly weird..

I can do recording and sound editing and stuff.. Hadnt done for ages but recently I did a recording for my niece which is part of her music exam (shes 15).. And actually I really enjoyed it. Its meant to be like a rock theme song for a horror show so I played live bass and guitars and did the drums on the editor. But I have little reason to do it alone these days. I dont really have like any songs that need to be heard or really any sort of vision for that thing much any more. Im happy to help if I can but am not sure how much I can add musically.

This makes me want to start a band so I can get Animal to come and play with us. That would be the bands main objective 😄

There was an episode of a tv show called Black Mirror which was exactly about that. Its a series where they tell different stories each week usually to do with technology and how society will handle it. Really good I thought. Sorta like a modern day Twilight Zone but linked to technology. Anyway, in the first episode of the last series they had an episode called Joan is Awful. And its very much about that. Using a sort of Netflix type company, anyone who signs up to watch Netflix can be in this AI made show which uses the victims email and phone cameras and stuff like that to show their life on TV (but with AI generated actors) and it totally ruins her life. Brilliant TV but scary thinking how close we are to that sort of thing.

Wow. Ok. I had seen this pop up in my youtube suggestions as it knows I like technology. I had been ignoring it all week as so far, what I have seen of AI generated images, I havent really liked mostly. Theres a weird dream like quality to them.. Almost like a Dali painting. Today I gave in as these videos dont seem to stop and HOLY CRAP... I was not expecting that.. This AI stuff is getting really powerful really quickly.. So this is ALL totally AI generated with no editing. Just from text input.

An alternative to a cold shower? 😄