tmtstillrockin@51 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Do any of you have the scoop on the government series "tan" guitars. I just heard Gibson was releasing another version. If so are they going to be limited to 300. Any thots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vangoghsear Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I've seen them online. They don't have the green case, just a black one and they are tan instead of grey. They do seem to be legit Gibsons. I haven't found any reference to the number of guitars being made, but they have the COA like the first series. I have one of the LPs from the first series and if this set is anything like it, it'll be a nice guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelde Del Sur Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Do any of you have the scoop on the government series "tan" guitars. I just heard Gibson was releasing another version. If so are they going to be limited to 300. Any thots? Here are some pictures of the same. There is an Explorer also. I'm sure they went fast. I got a V. There was almost a year wait on same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmtstillrockin@51 Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Why does Gibson not announce their releases on here, or am I missing it somewhere? Congrats on your new V, would have liked to have the explorer version. I checked everywhere online with no luck... A little frustrating.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vangoghsear Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Why does Gibson not announce their releases on here, or am I missing it somewhere? Congrats on your new V, would have liked to have the explorer version. I checked everywhere online with no luck... A little frustrating.. From what I was told after I bought my Gov't Series LP and was looking for information on them, they are made in such limited numbers that Gibson doesn't even post them on their products list. When I was looking, I just found a sort of press release page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelde Del Sur Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Why does Gibson not announce their releases on here, or am I missing it somewhere? Congrats on your new V, would have liked to have the explorer version. I checked everywhere online with no luck... A little frustrating.. I was just lucky on this one. I had wanted (not needed) the grey flying v when they first came out. I was a little slow, and they were gone. Sweetwater put on their website that they had another, but I missed that one too!Several weeks later I received a call from Sweetwater, and that Gibson was going to make another run, so I told them I wanted one for sure. Months past, and I did not think this deal was going to happen. One day I got a call and it had arrived. I was told the color was "Desert" and case was black, but I still wanted it.......a happy ending. My guess is you have to have someone where you order your equipment, always on the look out for things that you might want. I have seen many Gibson guitars that I would have liked, but are never really seen or talked about till there are already gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertdubel1 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 hey guys i know someone in rochester ny that has one of each but a v i bought that one i think he has a sg from the first series also email me at roberttdubel@yahoo.com he just got them he bought all of them from house of guitars as a pre order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 "Dirty Fingers" humbuckers in it! What a classy joke! Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderhorse71 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I still just don't get "the joke". Is there a point beyond "we dodged the feds jack booted thugs so now we'll release Army looking guitars to celebrate"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vangoghsear Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I said this a while back about the first Government Series. To my knowledge, and please correct me if I'm wrong, the Gov't Series guitars are the first time a series of guitars were constructed as a protest against a government action. The joke is that they are "made with wood seized by the government with Dirty Fingers" They are a work of art, an exercise in freedom of speech, a thumbing the nose at "the man" for enforcing a poorly conceived law that forces them to follow regulations of foreign countries that their foreign competition can flat out ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomse Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I received my flying V yesterday . I like it a lot, it is great how Gibson did them right down to the paint color . And it plays great . The Dirty Fingers are great pickups . I missed the first one but i was able to get the 2nd one . great pic of history . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychonaut69 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I still just don't get "the joke". Is there a point beyond "we dodged the feds jack booted thugs so now we'll release Army looking guitars to celebrate"? Does there need to be a point beyond that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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