Ian Martin Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-The-Holy-V-Electric-Guitar-Worn-Cherry?sku=516477 I mean seriously, WTF??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten M Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I read somewhere many years ago that drilling holes in a solidbody shouldn't affect the sound. But with such a big hole between bridge and neck I have serious doubts about the stability of the construction as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Looks like Holy Crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Martin Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 Looks like Holy Crap. NO WAY! I JUST PRE-ORDERED IT! ... Just kidding. But yeah, it LOOKS like **** and Morten said how could it sound much better? This is coming from a guy who has owned a Reverse Flying V. This is FUGLY, Gibson!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibis Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 This is one step beyond chambering or swiss cheesing. Can't say I'd buy one. Would probably laugh derisively at anyone I saw playing one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten M Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 The design is new. Very arrow looking. It's always a matter of taste. Could be it sounds just fine with the ebony board and all. A variation inthe sonic qualities of a V. The price is a bit steep for a faded V with only one pu and a luxury fretboard. But I doubt the stability of the construction so I'll have to try it before even considering buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsol Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 good guitars from gibson are between $600 and $1,000 (flying V faded) the rest are "extras" , that is up to you if you want to give more money to gibson for design, finishes, signature series etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrktwn Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Stupid. Waste of wood and components. Gibson does some dumb **** sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Being an old purist, I actually kind of like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 If it only came in Gecko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Is there also a V hole in the headstock or is that white plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten M Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Is there also a V hole in the headstock or is that white plastic? That's a hole to compensate for the weight taken out of the body by the other holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra26 Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I would have concerns about strength, stability, and sustain. The big wholes would tend to create a less rigid body structure wouldn't they? Not an acoustical engineer, but I would tend to think that would make it more prone to oscillation and oscillations that might rob the strings of sustain. No doubt intended for folks who are going to use it with higher gain settings where that matters less and where weight might be a point of complaint. For what it's worth, I love my poiinty gutiars but that one doesn't really appeal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 really gibson, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Cool or not, I hope they're using rejected body wood on these; otherwise, it is a waste of good wood to shape a body and then cut so much out of it. Given that the good woods are fast disappearing, using the good stuff on these would be almost criminal in my mind. I also have to add that this really seems to say that Gibson is stretching to come up with new guitar ideas at this point. Ignatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 good guitars from gibson are between $600 and $1' date='000 (flying V faded) the rest are "extras" , that is up to you if you want to give more money to gibson for design, finishes, signature series etc...[/quote'] Hey tsol-- I really have to disagree with you on this. Changes in the tonewoods, the fretboard, etc. can add money quick but also can make a HUGE difference in sound; they aren't just "extras" but make real concrete differences in sound. The numbers you mention don't mean much for Gibson hollow-bodies, semi-hollows, or acoustics. Those Gibson guitars typically only start getting good at $1500-2000 these days. I'm not saying that there aren't cheaper ones that are great, but I am saying that the clearly and consistently good ones cost a lot more than you are saying above. Ignatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Is there also a V hole in the headstock or is that white plastic? You're looking at it upside down. It's actually an A-hole... Sorry, couldn't resist. :-k/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxx Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Thanks guitar junkie, you made my wife and I really laugh hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKingN Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Maybe id it was like $500, but still then probally not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Thanks guitar junkie' date=' you made my wife and I really laugh hard![/quote'] Me too thats very funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I read somewhere many years ago that drilling holes in a solidbody shouldn't affect the sound. But with such a big hole between bridge and neck I have serious doubts about the stability of the construction as such. Tell that to Eddie VanHalen with his Ibanez explorer copy that he cut the notch out of, then tried to "fix" to get the sound back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Well it should reduce the weight! it also should reduce the collectibilty, value and desire many people name their guitars after women in that case this should fall into the category of natural birth control since nobody wants to touch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 if they gave me $10 each, i could take them from gibson and burn them... wait, i would do it for free... really gibson, wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten M Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Tell that to Eddie VanHalen with his Ibanez explorer copy that he cut the notch out of' date=' then tried to "fix" to get the sound back.[/quote'] And now we've established that holes can affect the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Whomever designed THAT....Has holes in their head.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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