Amino Moore Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Good Afternoon gang, A buddy of mine with a '64 ES-335 sent me the link to this video on Google Videos. It's a few years old and some of you may have seen it before but man is it cool. This is called "Recreating a Legend" where Gibson and Guitar Center got together on the Cossroads 335. It's almost an hour long and your gonna have to have DSL or faster to watch it but it is worth it. So if you have time grab your favorite beverage and click the link. Enjoy! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4764707652331081865 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloyDZeD Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I can't believe I actually watched all of that. Pretty interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epinder Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 That was great. It's also going to turn out to be a very expensive hour. Now I've got to have to find a left handed 335. ;) Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchie1281734003 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I found the film very interesting,so the Gibson custom shop is a conveyor built operation.So many people involved in the production of the guitar,all doing their specialist jobs.We saw edge binders,sprayers,pickup makers,and wax potters,neck shapers etc(no different to Fugi Gen Gakki,or the old Matsumoku factory).I`m not doubting the skills of the people involved,but we are asked to pay a small fortune for some of these guitars(if we so choose!),whereas i own a very nice Santa Cruz H14 acoustic,of which one person made and finished the whole neck,and another did the same with the body,now thats a custom shop!!.I once read that in the old Matsumoku factory,all the guitars were 60%hand built,and from what i saw of the Gibson film,i would imagine that`s about the same there,too!!Having said all that i wouldn`t mind one of those Clapton 335`s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 A very informational film. Makes you appreciate all the work and detail they put into those Custom Shop guitars, but $12,000 for a es-335 is a bit too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 It's all about what the market will bear. I would classify a large percentage of Gibson workers as assembly line drones rather than true luthiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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