MR GIBS 29 Report post Posted December 26, 2018 A masterpiece Who will buy this? It is Christmas! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncle fester 461 Report post Posted December 26, 2018 I don't know if I could carry it off with all the bling, but the grain in the blue surfaces is unbelievable... So Mr Gibs - IMHO, you've got it going on! I think you owe it to yourself to treat yourself a little bit - and I'm pretty sure you could come up with a song or two that makes it shine ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the other side 10 Report post Posted December 26, 2018 Someone with a lot of money! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedzep 150 Report post Posted December 26, 2018 Yuk! Drippingly gaudy. I don't get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drathbun 91 Report post Posted December 26, 2018 Like most art it's out of my price range. Ren said it was out of his price range too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jalex 23 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 I think if it had a natural finish it would've looked better. Not my cup of tea but I do admire the craftsmanship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissouriPicker 389 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$! Does it sound 16 times better than on of my $3000 Gibsons? I tend to doubt it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedzep 150 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 (edited) Still a Maserati if you stripped it down to natural. Adding a NOS tortoise pguard or just none at all makes it even better. I could live with the inlay stuff if I had to. Hmm, I think I got it down to the $8,000 range. Oh no! Just took another look. Tuners have to go too. Hope you aren't reading, Ren. We're just ball busting. Edited December 27, 2018 by jedzep Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murph 536 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 I love those. Not for me, but fun to look at. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fretplay 19 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Now if they did a CJ version I might be tempted!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Paul 19 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Check out that reverb shop's other listings, their specialty is over the top. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDuke 9 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 IMO a beautiful show piece. not for play. To afraid of a scratch or ding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombywoof 251 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Looks like a Smurf decked out for a country music concert. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docr 11 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 Like a "cream Cake" ... This guitar demonstrates what is technically possible, of course a fine piece of craftsmanship. But on the other hand - you can buy about 6.600 sets of new Gibson strings for the price of this guitar. Finally it will find a place at a wealthy collector. Thank you for the link, it is always interesting to see nice guitars. Doc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salfromchatham 235 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 Cue Brian Setzer singing Blue Christmas! He can buy it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhanners623 79 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 A guitar can be too gaudy... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobouz 225 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 Check out that reverb shop's other listings, their specialty is over the top. This fellow's stuff is frequently way over the top, but a while back he had a super nice Ren-era J-185 Custom Quilt for $4,000. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
merseybeat1963 25 Report post Posted January 1, 2019 Extremely overpriced. I like bling but the flowers and shape of bridge not too beautiful..theyve done much nicer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogeye 69 Report post Posted January 4, 2019 Just so you know. Gibson had a contract with Ren for 4 super guitars a year. They were Master Museum guitars. These were not offered to the general public but they were commissioned for high end collectors and museums. They never went to dealers. Almost all of them went to the Tsumura collection. This was the biggest collection of Gibson instruments on the planet. You can get a hardcover book of the collection on Amazon for $125.00. It is very unusual for one of these guitars to find it's way to the market. Several years ago Tsumura, who was the owner of a huge pharmaceutical company, was convicted of price fixing in Japan and his holdings were liquidated. This included his massive guitar collection. It's interesting to see these instruments finding their way back into the market. Like most here have stated they are a bit over the top but that is what Tsumura was looking for so...…Yes they are arbitrarily priced and they are probably not worth the price to the average buyer but they are still sought after by the big guys. I'm would not be surprised to see one in SlimT's collection. Tsumura's collection was so extensive that he had one guy that traveled the world just to do nothing but buy guitars for him. Price was no object for pristine show quality instruments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
