Bluesburst Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Okay, so who would pay $7500 for this??? It's so bizarre, I would consider it but that at that price! It's the 50th Anniversary Les Paul Korina Tribute guitar available at Provate Reserve Guitars. http://www.privatereserveguitars.com/Gibson-Custom-50th-Anniversary-Korina-Tribute-Guitar-531001-i1431986.guitars The Futura headstock is a mismatch, no binding on the neck, crazy selector switch and that knob arrangement, please... I LOVE IT, but not at that price sadly Over and out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Okay' date=' so who would pay $7500 for this??? [/quote'] Uh, nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Pup Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 for that price, I'm not impressed. You could buy a Custom Shop '57 LPC with 3 pickups and save about $3,000.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKingN Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 But someone's going to come along (with an abundant amount of money) that's really going to want that guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvansickle Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 It's not as bizarre as the Reverse V... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesburst Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 It's not as bizarre as the Reverse V... Mmmm... I disagree. On the reverse V the headstock and body have a symmetry that for me at least, while bizarre, actually works. The LP Korina Tribute??? Not so sure. I'd still have one if the price was was more palatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Dont get me wrong, I like my guitars but lets face it 7.5k for a bit of wood! I think Gibson's lost the plot! Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Okay' date=' so who would pay $7500 for this???[/quote'] I would.... if they were YOUR $7500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Dont get me wrong' date=' I like my guitars but lets face it 7.5k for a bit of wood! I think Gibson's lost the plot! Flight959[/quote'] What do you mean gibson:-s ? Isn't that a DEAN??? Oh wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T50 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Love the design! Hate the price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 The guys at Gibson design must be getting better dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elantric Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Or former Dean dudes I guess Maybe it was their 1st attempt to prevent the "g" string from sticking in the nut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Not for me. Don't like the headstock, and for that kind of money, you should get better(fancier) inlays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni_boy Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Why do they make this crap! From the god dahm reverse V, to the reverse Explorer.....Then this! Then i bring up an idea For a 84 EXPLORER IN LEFT HANDED and Gibson tells me no! So basically they are only do stupid ugly models thet wont sell and the company ultimately looses money, and great ideas that will sell alot they ignore. Get your **** straight Gibson! Your creating your company to go under! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 It will sell and they will sell all of them. Why? because some people will like it. Some things are not for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossroadsnyc Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 I pretty much dislike everything about that guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T50 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Wow is this how Gibson is going to stop the Chinese Counterfeiters by making something no one wants? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Why do they make this crap! From the god dahm reverse V' date=' to the reverse Explorer.....Then this! Then i bring up an idea For a 84 EXPLORER IN LEFT HANDED and Gibson tells me no!So basically they are only do stupid ugly models thet wont sell and the company ultimately looses money, and great ideas that will sell alot they ignore. Get your **** straight Gibson! Your creating your company to go under![/quote'] My best guess? They design that stuff out of wood leftovers... (Its the only thing that would make sense...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 That headstock is so out of place on that guitar... nastiness. But I'm sure someone out there will dig it and dish out the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverLesterStd Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 My best guess? They design that stuff out of wood leftovers... (Its the only thing that would make sense...) I think you're right TG. They make a game of it. Yes, that's what they do. They get 3 engineers to drink 3 cases of beer. Then they take two wheelbarrows full of leftover korina wood and dump them on the floor. Yes, that's what they do. Then they give them a the remaining 6 hours of the day to come up with the next great thing. It's kind of like a cross between the word scramble on Soul Train & the TV show Junkyard Wars. It hurts my feelings just to think about the process. I wonder if Don Cornelius emcees the mess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaHooomie Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Maybe it was their 1st attempt to prevent the "g" string from sticking in the nut? That's what she said. Sorry, I had to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdclmn7 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Its a corporation thing, most people don't have that as part of their resume. That single-coil idea, Dimarzio told me that there is no demand, well, what do you say to a guy that has production orders and sales figures in hand? He actually did me a favor. I still remember how in the late 70's the major types started to cut their bodies out of multiple pieces of wood. Just like my 85 Studio, it was never meant to be painted any other way than to hide the face. You can't knock them for trying to get something off the factory floor in a manner as cheap as possible. That's why the original Studio had bounding, dot inlays and a painted brand name, a pattern that has since been followed over the years. I bought that $1,100+ guitar for only $750 only because for the last 3 years nobody wanted to look at it. The store owner didn't even have to tell me. It would be almost 20 years before I bothered to look up the numbers. The articles publicized during the late 70's also mentioned how pre-CBS strats were going for $250, and at the other extreme, you would have someone travel halfway around the world and blow up to $10,000 to get a guitar that would never get played and encased in glass. Its all supply and demand. Add to that the most costly element to production, - wages, and it shouldn't surprise you how the most basic version of your favorite guitar can still cost you megabucks. People do indeed buy with their eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdclmn7 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 That reverse Flying-V would look better with some of the firebird added to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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