Guitar Chico Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Well' date=' this has become a very depressing, thread, all of a sudden.... ;>) CB[/quote'] Why because you had to make fun of your beloved rickenbacker brand? LOL! I kid I kid. GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Why because you had to make fun of your beloved rickenbacker brand? LOL! I kid I kid. GC Nah, Chico...I made fun of that, when it was introduced! LOL! What I meant, was...The thought of "live"music/performance being relegated to "Karaoke" like "happenings," is very depressing, to me! I guess I'm more "old/old fashioned" than I realized? LOL! I like/love the whole guitar experience, acoustic and electric. When "technology" starts messing with that, as interesting as it might end up being...I find it somewhat depressing. That's all. Not saying I'm "right"... Just a feeling, you know? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg3333 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Don't worry - we can always go to the 'Throwback's Club' and listen to live music from real musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 The latest type of site to sell Jordan shoes, purses, hats and other products, please enter: http://jordannew.com E-mail: jordannewsale@hotmail.com MSN: jordannewsale@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 WTF!!! Where are the "moderators," NOW?! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corcoran Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 OOOOO That finish is actually a nice dark fire red. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Seems like a Gibson LP Studio, with a Plus Top, and Line 6 (but probably more advanced?) Vari-axe electronics, along with the robot tuning....??? The top seems nicely done, but the body itself looks a bit "rough," doesn't it? So, is that part going to be "faded" or BFG style "rough out?" The inlays are of similar (maybe the same) material as the Soap-bar pickup, seemingly. It will be interesting, to see where it's priced, in relation to "normal" (Analog...LOL) LP's. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Actually, in the pictures the top looks a lot like the Epiphone Prophecy GX. I was very disappointed in Fender's VG Strat ... the other "does it all guitar". None of the tones (other than the strat, naturally) sounded anything like what they were supposed to be ... even the telecaster sound was off quite a bit. And $1800 for a basic American Standard Stratocaster was just too much! I gotta admit, I'm more than a little intrigued by this apparent Gibson attempt. God only know what its gonna cost ... or sound like. MIDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButchCassidy Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I wonder if the "G" really does glow blue... cuz wow, that would make it worth $4,000#-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverman Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 What I meant' date=' was...The thought of "live"music/performance being relegated to "Karaoke" like "happenings," is very depressing, to me! I guess I'm more "old/old fashioned" than I realized? LOL! I like/love the whole guitar experience, acoustic and electric. When "technology" starts messing with that, as interesting as it might end up being...I find it somewhat depressing. That's all. Not saying I'm "right"... Just a feeling, you know? CB[/quote'] Well there will always be the purists around to play these instruments designed back in the 40s and 50s. Maybe there was also some innovation (besided p_up technology; like the active pickups and different magnets available today), but other than some curiosities, most of the guitar market up to now has been based on the original designs from Gibson (and other makers too) from the 50s. I think it was Confucious (or maybe some other famous philosopher) that once said "We live in interesting times"...witnessed from the this weeks events in the presidential race. Most of us that grew up with Gibson/F*nder/Guild and Epiphone can only relate to guitars of "our generation"...but just like Karoke and digital CDs have replaced old technology 45/33rpm vinyl records, so will the advent of new technology in guitars keep the next generation interested in music. Most kids in the "technology revolution" of the 90s and today are not going to relate to those "old instruments" like jazz archtops or nylon string classicals..they want to be part of the young generation's experience and what they see on TV and video games, such as Guitar Hero I,II, World Tour etc. That plastic guitar shaped game console with imprinted with Gibson on it, was a smart move..because when those kids grow up playing and being part of the virtual video rock scene, they may actually want to try to play a Gibson robot guitar or even a virtual guitar if it's available. But technology has to gain acceptance by the people that use it. I can't relate to text messaging and all of these new fangled I-phones..it''s just too much for my old brain..but I can use a computer and a cell phone and that is more than my father or grandfather who could turn on a radio and maybe be able to call someone on magneto phone or rotary dial. I would also like to say that I am proud to be part of the process of innovation in the 80s, that turned analog phone networks into digital and cell phones. I think that this time Gibson has got it right and they are very smart to start the innovation process on the next generation of guitars , (for the next decade and beyond). The kids born today are evolving with constant change and advances in technology. They enjoy being entertained, whether it's a big screen tv or a interactive video game, and they don't want to spend years learning doing something like playing a guitar. They just have too many other high tech innovations competing for their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverman Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Actually' date=' in the pictures the top looks a lot like the Epiphone Prophecy GX. I was very disappointed in Fender'sVG Strat ... the other "does it all guitar". None of the tones (other than the strat, naturally) sounded anything like what they were supposed to be ... even the telecaster sound was off quite a bit. And $1800 for a basic American Standard Stratocaster was just too much! I gotta admit, I'm more than a little intrigued by this apparent Gibson attempt. God only know what its gonna cost ... or sound like. MIDI[/quote'] Like or not fellow guitar players, we are now in a technology period that is driving innovation to hold on to market share. Gibson, F*nder, and others are starting to see the "writing on the wall", with the asian factories ramping up to mass produce guitar clones in the LP style. Their share of that guitar "pie" is shrinking. Clones (and fakes) are starting to appear everywhere now. The solution is innovation and proprietary sealed electronics to create new demand for their guitars. As well, as the years go by, the old generation of archtop/flat top players is slowly being replaced by the new generation that are looking for "something else". Yes, there will always be a market for traditional instruments, but if a company wants to continue growing in this day and age of "global economies", it has be innovate new products tocreate a demand. Just like there are some digital emulators (Podxt etc) for unique EFX and popular amp "sound signatures" in one box, there is also a demand today for different styles of pickups. Wouldn't it be nice to just be able to dial in that P-90, Classic 57, F*nder Strat SC, SD, DiMarzio Distortion, on a dial on your LP rather than have to go through all the trouble of swapping and evaluating different pickups? Ted McCarty had the vision in the early 50's that they needed something "different" to compete with Leo Fender... and their version should have a carved top, because most of their guitars had carved tops and they wanted to offer something different from the competition. At least someone in corporate has supplied the vision for the next generation of guitars that can be considered exclusive LPs to Gibson, maybe even Epiphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Innovation, and forward thinking/action is Great! But, when it will end up replacing "people" in jobs, beit manufacturing, or entertainment, with robots and endless digital loops, programmed robotically, or even by a select few "people," where is the "joy" and feeling of accomplishment, then?! A totally "Techno" society, is just around the corner...and a short corner, it will be. There is some concern too, that all this "electronic" stuff isn't even healthy...cell phones, in particular. Tech societies, all advertising BS aside, move people away from people! Increase one's dependency ON Tech stuff, and increase dissatisfaction, and impatience, with less than the "newest greatest thing!" We get so bored (already), with our new toys, so soon...that before the wrapping paper is thrown away...we want something else. We've created a disposible society, that some day soon, will dispose of us...and not bat a LED, in the process. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebb Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 That thing is even more obscure than the robots and I'm sure it will sell even less well. Surely Gibson could think of SOMETHING better to do with their time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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