fnaiberg Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hello folks, I need a help with a question...Does someone maybe know why Gibson discontinued this model year after they put it into market? I am saying that because I am very interested in buying it in a local shop here in Europe. I saw a lot of reviews and seems to be a great and versatile guitar, so why they discontinued this model? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Gibson is notorious for doing limited Runs for all their Guitars... Some of their Guitars, like LP's, have so many variations of Models it appears to be continuous Runs of the same Guitars. When in actuality it isn't the case... I wonder about the ES Les Paul's. I bought a Memphis Blacktop with MHS Pickups & Bigsby. It's an amazing Guitar! I want another one. The Goldtop with P90's & Bigsby.... But, they quit making them too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnaiberg Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Quote Gibson is notorious for doing limited Runs for all their Guitars... Some of their Guitars, like LP's, have so many variations of Models it appears to be continuous Runs of the same Guitars. When in actuality it isn't the case... I wonder about the ES Les Paul's. I bought a Memphis Blacktop with MHS Pickups & Bigsby. It's an amazing Guitar! I want another one. The Goldtop with P90's & Bigsby.... But, they quit making them too... Thank you very much! Now I understand... 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) Yeah, I'd love to have that ES LP or the ES-235, too. Edited April 17, 2020 by zigzag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Could be something to do with closing the Memphis factory. All the ES models were made there, and they closed it and moved that production back to main plant in Nashville. Maybe not as much room to make all the former models. If it was a good seller it will come back at some point. They often stop making certain models and then start up again a year or two later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnaiberg Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Twang Gang said: Could be something to do with closing the Memphis factory. All the ES models were made there, and they closed it and moved that production back to main plant in Nashville. Maybe not as much room to make all the former models. If it was a good seller it will come back at some point. They often stop making certain models and then start up again a year or two later. That's very reasonable. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugotz Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Hey everyone...I had a suspicion that the 235 might disappear in the move from Memphis to Nashville...so I pulled the trigger, and bought a special Ed. model, bound neck and body, with figured top, in the cherry finish. It’s for sale for the right price...made in the last days of Memphis mfg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Its a tidy looking alternative to a 339 or ES LP. odd sunburst though. More of a 'sun peep'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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