bradsure Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 recession priced Geetars! Reasonable prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinFish Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I kinda like em' outa reach for the masses...... Just sayin'...... Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Seed Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I planned on hitting a few stores this weekend. Are these prices supposed to magically change or will the stores still be selling their stock at the $1649 price? I have a feeling the managers won't have a clue when I mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I'm assuming the price changes havent been updated on the GC site. Yes? The $1649 Standard is now $1199 ??? If so I own one tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Just back from GC where I put a deposit on a new Black SG Standard for the new price of $1199 I'll pick her up next month. The Guitar plays and sounded awesome. The managers had no clue about the new price. After showing them the Gisbon website and then Sweetwater where the new price is listed they wrote me up. I'm not sure if this is a temporary sale price or this is the new price from here on. I don't see how anyone is gonna pick up one of the new Raw power Guitars when the Standards are just a bit more now. Great Guitar and a great price. Gibson made a smart move. In store pics from my iPhone, Next month she's mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Just back from GC where I put a deposit on a new Black SG Standard for the new price of $1199I'll pick her up next month. Congrats. Nice price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Hey nice SG. But I have a somewhat unrelated question. How do you post pictures from your iphone? I have an iPhone and don't know how to post pics. Do you need to put it on your computer and do it from there? Sorry to ask a tech question on a guitar forum. At this price I think I'm gonna get another SG and mod it in all the ways I'm too afraid to do on my precious first real guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejay Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Congrats! you will love her! Yes, I have not seen the new price anywhere other than Gibsons site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbomb76 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Definitely a bit more reasonable considering the bang-for-the-buck factor. Now they need to drop the other models a bit as well. And while we're at it, where are those Maestro options and better finishes/beveling on the USA stuff? ;) Baby steps, I know. :) H-Bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Hey nice SG. But I have a somewhat unrelated question. How do you post pictures from your iphone? I have an iPhone and don't know how to post pics. Do you need to put it on your computer and do it from there? Sorry to ask a tech question on a guitar forum. No tricks. I sent the pics to my email and then posted from my PC I have not seen the new price anywhere other than Gibsons site... Sweetwater has the new price posted. Gibson SG Standard $1199 I bet GC will make the updates in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninety1vee Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 oh man, i'm getting a faded SG for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwning Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 hope they lower all electrics :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_randy Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 What am I missing? They still seem pricey to me when I look them up at various musical supply stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 What am I missing?They still seem pricey to me when I look them up at various musical supply stores. SamAsh now has the new price listed. Gibson SG Standard $1199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninety1vee Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 still pricey probably because they have yet to get rid of their back inventory which they bought at the old price, give em' a week or 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MI_Canuck Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 you know these new prices are great, but at the same it's like wtf? are they cheaping out somewhere? sh1t wood? asian electronics? what's the catch?? i'm all for the price drop, but at the same time, it ruins resale for someone that bought an SG in say the last 2-3 years, or ever more so someone that bought an SG a couple months ago... all of a sudden their SG is worth close to a 1/3rd less... seems very drastic... too good to be true... something is fishy indeed... i'm wondering if the circuit board electronics that started showing up in '09 models is something outsourced overseas... what's next? philippino mahogany? cheap non-nickel frets? asian humbuckers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MI_Canuck Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 still pricey probably because they have yet to get rid of their back inventory which they bought at the old price' date=' give em' a week or 2[/quote'] still pricey? are you on crack? perhaps you'd be better served with an epiphone... you get what you pay for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Yessssss, now i can buy an SG standard for 839 euros. Here they are at 1100 euros :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared YLAM Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I'm gonna have to pick up the standard soon! In the recent musicians friend mag it was pretty pricey. This price is much more manageable! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraptor Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 still pricey? are you on crack? perhaps you'd be better served with an epiphone... you get what you pay for... Hey hey dude, no need to get up on his case. Yeah they dropped in price which is GREAT news, but there is no denying that 1200 krones is still a VERY large chunk of change. I dont think he really meant the price to quality, I ASSUME he meant price in general. Its like saying a $32000 car is cut to $18000, yeah its an absolutly AMAZING deal (Depending on the car) but its still pricey for those of us that are on a limited budget. And what is wrong with Epiphone? Yeah they arnt as good quality as a gibson, but they are still very reliable and great instruments. No need to use it as an insult to someone who cant drop over 1k on a guitar every time a new one comes out. I dont mean to tear you apart, but dude, that comment sounded INCREDIBLY immature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnolivos Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Sure they are cheaper now, but you know they are cheaping out SOMEWHERE. I think the PCB board thing was just a sign of things to come... I'm so glad I found a nice 2004 after I returned 2 of those SG Standards from '09. The quality was terrible, and they both had issues I could not live with. Oh, and they were ORANGE!!!! agh!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Sure they are cheaper now' date=' [b']but you know they are cheaping out SOMEWHERE[/b]. I think the PCB board thing was just a sign of things to come... I'm so glad I found a nice 2004 after I returned 2 of those SG Standards from '09. The quality was terrible, and they both had issues I could not live with. Oh, and they were ORANGE!!!! agh!!!! Ouch i didn't mind that :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Yes it sucks when you paid 1500+ for an SG and it's now $1200 If you have any negation skills at all you got 10% off that and if you can really talk and have a good history with the store you can haggle up to 20% off. That has always been the case with me and GC. So IMO you could walk away with a new Standard SG for $1250-$1300 +tax Before the decrease. Now it's $1200 not that much less. Being someone who just purchased an 09 for the new price of $1199 I'd like to see some proof that Gibson cheaped out somewhere. People say these things with zero facts. 0.0(Insert Stern show sound effect) The SG Standard I bought was $1549 at GC just 2 days ago. Were the parts on this SG the good parts then and now that the guitar cost less the parts turned cheapo? Ummm no. Fender increased prices on all models, understandably people *****ed and moaned. I bet most were not even on the market to buy a new Fender Guitar they just jump on the band wagon. And those that bought before the increase... myself included, made out a bit. Gibson lowers prices in a horrible economy on 2 models and people complain? Just goes to show you, you can't please everyone. My guess is Gibson has thought this out, I’m pretty sure they know a thing or two about selling guitars. Maybe they are targeting consumers considering a Strat or Tele that is now 30% more than it was 45 days ago. Anyone who was thinking about an SG can now pull the trigger. It's a very good strategic business decision. I would not be surprised to see more discounts Coming from Gibson once the sales numbers start coming in for the SG’s. I expect to see Fender react in the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG dude Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 LET THE GAMES BBBBEEEEEGGGIIIINNNNNNNN!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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