dem00n Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I posted this in the gibson lounge but i know how some of you dont go there so ill post it here as well. http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/the-new-raw-power-guitars-401/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slogold Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Solid Maple body and solid Mahogany Neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 maple? YUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Robot Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Mmmm. A Les Paul with a maple fretboard (edited) - that'd take a bit of getting used to. Memories of the L6 (or was that the L5)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 That's got to be one heavy guitar. I'd love to hear it though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 My Les Paul has a maple neck, but with a rosewood fretboard. I don't like the looks of a maple fretboard with a LP. On the SG - nothing can make it look any uglier - IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Robot Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 My Les Paul has a maple neck' date=' but with a rosewood fretboard. I don't like the looks of a maple fretboard with a LP. On the SG - nothing can make it look any uglier - IMO[/quote'] Totally agree. You correctly said fretboard, not neck, which is what I meant to say - so Ive edited my comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottierocker Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 This is a lie .... a hoax. I refuse to believe it. Why doesn't Gibson just start making strats, because that's what these are. What's next, bolt-on necks? Maybe on Epiphones or Baldwins, but not my beloved Gibson. Gibson is selling out. The value of our guitars is going to wind up in the toilet over this. I akin this to what manufactured housing does to a good home market. It drags everything around it down. Next thing you know, these guitars will have an '88 Bonneville up on blocks in the front yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Well we still got the rest of the year to ago so be patient. Also someone put this on the SG forum so they can see this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceboy Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Is this an April Fools joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynadude Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 The maple SG should feel a little more balanced, and might have tone similar to a Tele Deluxe. Hmm, just maybe,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Mmmm. A Les Paul with a maple fretboard (edited) - that'd take a bit of getting used to. Memories of the L6 (or was that the L5)? L6-S and great guitar neck and maple board play and wears well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 This readers comment from underneath the article sums it up.. This is a prelude to the Gibson Les Paul Hobo. It's made from tomato crates with a carved balsa top. Who's ever dreaming up this stuff at Gibson, fire them. Sounds like there trying to re hash the studio..... Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Two things drive this guitar. 1. It's something new, something different, and it gets attention. That's what sells guitars - that and variety/choices. 2. It's CHEAP to produce. Cut Maple neck blanks, finish them. Don't bother adding a rosewood fretboard. Cheap paint. Same thing as the Studio. Why did Gibson introduce the Studio? Cheap. Then you figure out a way to market it. Next was the Worn, Faded and satin finishes. Were they better guitars? No. Gibson figured out how to market an American-made guitar that was less expensive to build. Finishes are extremely labor intensive and time-consuming, the less you spend there the cheaper the guitar is to build. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with getting price points down so beginners can afford the product. Just remember, cost is everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevezapp Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Why doesn't Gibson just start making strats' date=' because that's what these are. What's next, bolt-on necks? Maybe on Epiphones or Baldwins, but not my beloved Gibson. [/quote'] That's the first thing I though when I saw the maple board... Fender in disguise. Not to my tastes (if it's not a hoax). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 To me, a Lester has to look a certain way...this one does NOT do it for moi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaHooomie Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 WHAT THE HELL? Only one person got it? APRIL FOOLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I dunno, I kinda like 'em. Didn't really read the article, just looked at the pictures, but I think they look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Lol if its a april fools joke nice one but if its real id gladly rock one just to upset the guys who sit and brag on these forums about there 4 thousand dollar guitar more then playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'm actually hoping this isn't an April Fools' joke... I want a natural finish Les Paul with maple fretboard... I'd also take the green and the blond Tele-coloured one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Id suggest looking into the limited swamp ash if you dig the clear look. Also i agree that forest green one caught my eye :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 i just can't get used to the look of a les paul with a light coloured fret board! :- i wonder what it sounds like??? The SG however looks ok with the light coloured neck, and,..... they never did sound as good as the les paul, so.... maybe the maple will be an improvement ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tremmy Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 As much as I'd like some more affordable models, especially with '57 classics, I'm gonna have to say this is a joke. Maple Bodies? Unlikely. Also, they say the SG has 24 frets. If you look closely at the pic, it still has the standard 22. The Finishes on the guitars also look very fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tremmy Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Just spoke to Gibson the SG is 1680.00 MSRP and will come with either soft or hard case depending on dealer and the LP will be 1880.00 MSRP with the same options on cases. Now I have some serious GAS; I love my maple necks and the classic 57's drop a single coil in the middle with a 5 way switch; yum!!!! So it's real then. That's pretty awesome. Though that does make them slightly pricier than an LP studio. I'm assuming those pics were rough representations of the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongo Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Mmmm. A Les Paul with a maple fretboard (edited) - that'd take a bit of getting used to. Memories of the L6 (or was that the L5)? It was the L6. The L5 has a multipiece maple neck (and the rest of the guitar is flamed maple as well...I have one), but the fretboard is ebony with abalone inlays. I'm not a fan of a maple fretboard on this guitar; I would SO much have preferred it if the whole damned guitar was maple (neck *and* body) and the fretboard was ebony. As for maple body guitars -- if they're using hard rock maple, these things get heavy. Heavier than mahogany, in fact. I've got several all-maple guitars and the bottom end has a LOT of presence and little mud (and the guitars tend to be brighter sounding overall), and once you get past the weight, it's a really nice sounding guitar. I'm very unlikely to be interested in one if it has a maple fretboard. One more thing -- I'm not going to buy one of these guitars if it's done up in nitrocellulose lacquer. I think it's high time that Gibson gets off that kick and does one up in a nice polyurethane or UV-catalyzed polyester. And give me a good glossy guitar. No satin crap. YMMV, Hike Your Own Hike and all that, but I vote with my checkbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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