Rabs Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 When I first saw the pics of these I assumed it was going to be a Kramer or something.. Nope.. All Gibson.. Shop the Gibson Modern Electric Guitar Collection | Gibson Well people keep asking for something different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 So they are resurrecting the Victory? Must be 40 years on by now. I used to think I wanted a guitar that sounded like a fender but handled like a Gibson. These all have HBs though. I'm sure the 80s ones had a single coil in the middle. I reckon they'll knock these out for about 2k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 1 minute ago, merciful-evans said: So they are resurrecting the Victory? Must be 40 years on by now. I used to think I wanted a guitar that sounded like a fender but handled like a Gibson. These all have HBs though. I'm sure the 80s ones had a single coil in the middle. I reckon they'll knock these out for about 2k Yup... About 2k... Im not a huge fan.. The top horn is a bit big and I dont really like that style of headstock... Still all look better than the Theodore though 😄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I’ve got an ‘81 Victory bass. It’s a victory if you can pick it up. Weighs about 12 lbs. Killer tone and playability! 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 1 minute ago, ksdaddy said: I’ve got an ‘81 Victory bass. It’s a victory if you can pick it up. Weighs about 12 lbs. Killer tone and playability! I wonder why its so heavy? All maple maybe? I have a couple of all maples that make me ache. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Yep maple body. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 12 lbs! Play the bass and no need to go to the gym. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 16 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: 12 lbs! Play the bass and no need to go to the gym. My LP Classic is almost 11lbs... Its a proper monster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil OKeefe Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 53 minutes ago, merciful-evans said: So they are resurrecting the Victory? Must be 40 years on by now. I used to think I wanted a guitar that sounded like a fender but handled like a Gibson. These all have HBs though. I'm sure the 80s ones had a single coil in the middle. I reckon they'll knock these out for about 2k On the new Victory and Victory Figured Top models, the two knobs are connected to push/pull potentiometers for coil split (volume) and inner/outer coil selection (tone), so you can not only split the humbuckers for single coil tones, but select whether you want to use the inner or outer coils when using them as single coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil OKeefe Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 54 minutes ago, Rabs said: Im not a huge fan.. The top horn is a bit big and I dont really like that style of headstock... It's just my personal POV, but I think the Explorer headstock is a BIG improvement over the design used on the vintage Victory models from the early 1980s. YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Okay, so not QUITE 12 lbs.... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 29 minutes ago, Phil OKeefe said: It's just my personal POV, but I think the Explorer headstock is a BIG improvement over the design used on the vintage Victory models from the early 1980s. YMMV I just went and had a look and actually for me I much prefer the original.. To me the only guitar that should have the hockey stick is the explorer.. Just looks weird on any other guitar in my view... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 11 minutes ago, Rabs said: I just went and had a look and actually for me I much prefer the original.. To me the only guitar that should have the hockey stick is the explorer.. Just looks weird on any other guitar in my view... Rabs It looks wicked on a Les Paul IMO.... If Gibson ever re-releases this model I'll buy one in a millisecond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 1 minute ago, duane v said: Rabs It looks wicked on a Les Paul IMO.... If Gibson ever re-releases this model I'll buy one in a millisecond. It does look striking but its not for me.. It looks to me like the horn should be a similar shape to the headstock.. That I think would make a bit more sense in terms of shape.. One of the reasons I think it works so well on an explorer as the body is pointy too so it flows nicely to the heastock.. Oddly enough what I was going to suggest for the victory is a more simple firebird headstock which is sort of what the original one looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 And the headstock was on the Epiphone-Gibson Telecaster…why not just make a full Gibson reissue of those (with set neck probably)? ? I’d have thought the Tele would have more appeal than these or the Theodore? ….A Tele with Gibson nitro cherry sunburst paint job! 👍 Hey, they could be called a Theocaster and then both PRS and Fender could combine and save on legal costs. Everyone wins 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 4 hours ago, ksdaddy said: Yep maple body. Cutting board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil OKeefe Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 4 hours ago, merciful-evans said: I wonder why its so heavy? All maple maybe? I have a couple of all maples that make me ache. The originals had maple bodies, IIRC, while the new ones have mahogany bodies, or mahogany with a AA figured maple cap, depending on which version we're talking about. The scale length is also different on the originals (24.75" vs. 25.5" on the new ones), too. The new ones are supposedly lighter than the ones from the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Again already? rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 They remind me of some Eastwood Guitars. For $500-$600.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryNimda Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 80's Tribute pickups: are these just rebranded 490R/T? I like the pickup wiring, which splits coils and gives 11 different combinations (if my Math still holds in these times). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/10/2024 at 11:45 AM, Rabs said: I just went and had a look and actually for me I much prefer the original.. To me the only guitar that should have the hockey stick is the explorer.. Just looks weird on any other guitar in my view... Though I'm not a fan of that body shape, but the headstock in the above image does match much nicer than the Explorer headstock shape. To me this guitar just doesn't have any of that Gibson vibe I look for. If I had voice in a Gibson Strat re-release, it would be the US models from the 80's like the two I have that I seldom play. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 The nicest thing I can think of to say is it makes the Theodore look almost good by comparison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 26 minutes ago, SteveFord said: The nicest thing I can think of to say is it makes the Theodore look almost good by comparison. Every time I see that guitar the "That Girl" caricature comes to mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 1 hour ago, duane v said: Every time I see that guitar the "That Girl" caricature comes to mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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