TWANG Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/the-new-raw-power-guitars-401/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Where's that smiley that pukes up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted April 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I like it. *L* I like the finishes. choices of wood.. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsideMan Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Don't care for 'em. Don't like the finishes. Don't like the choice of wood. If I wanted a maple fingerboard I'd buy a fender. Get back on track, Gibson! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I like it. *L*I like the finishes. choices of wood.. TWANG Sooooooooo, WHEN will we be seeing the EPIPHONE versions of these fine guitars? YEAH, they CAN do it if they WANT to!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookelputz Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 You know, that Raw Power SG with P-90s might get close to strat tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 But if you want a strat why not go out and buy a strat. For me personally I play Gibson/Epiphone guitars because I like their style and sound (335/dot, 330/casino, Les Paul etc). When I want to expand that sound and get a strat/tele sound I'm not going to spend more money than I have to just to have Gibson on the headstock... Plus I don't like them aesthetically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 An SG with a maple body and maple neck? HAS THIS WORLD GONE MAD???? Actually, I think it looks pretty sweet...except for the translucent pickguard. I personally dont find pickup cavities attractive. Leave it to Gibson to make something sweet and top it off with a dash of "WTF?". My suggstion would be *any* other pickguard with a matching TRC...and natural headstock...and maybe ditch the vintage pegs on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiEric Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 An SG with a maple body and maple neck? HAS THIS WORLD GONE MAD???? Actually mahogany neck and a maple fingerboard. Still pretty different for an SG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydpink7 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Well... it's not as bad as the Eye Guitar on the front page: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Chico Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I like it but only with that maple natural finish (don't know what to call it...). I also love the feel of maple necks so that could be pretty cool. GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Actually mahogany neck and a maple fingerboard. Still pretty different for an SG! From The Article: "And for the first time the SG is available with a three-piece solid maple neck' date=' topped with a maple fingerboard"[/quote'] ...GONE MAD, I TELL YOU!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Well... it's not as bad as the Eye Guitar on the front page: Hey' date=' Floyd - thanx for posting the picture of the offending guitar in question. STILL looks like it's wearing a pair of white bell-bottom pants.... To Be, or NOT to Be...That is the question... NO. NO, NO!!!! (and YES, Sexy Gibson, I know you like it...). AAHHHRRRGGHHHH! Looks like the tech was drunk when he took a router to the upper horn on this one. There is NO [u']VISUAL BALANCE [/u]to this Guitar, it looks like it was made by an off-brand SG copy company. Yeeeeccchhhh. I DON'T CARE if the "Headstock sez GIBSON", it should be priced at $29.99 on the local Craigslist. I'll admit, I'm a Purist - a guitar should look as sweet as it sounds, but to "offer up" a guitar that was designed by a marketing group that was FREAKING on 'Shrooms while they designed it... BLASPHEMY, I say!!!! (The COLORS...Oooohhhh.....The Colors.....Oooohhhh.....). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyFingers Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 You know' date=' that Raw Power SG with P-90s might get close to strat tones. [/quote'] I honestly hope not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Where's that smiley that pukes up? The date on that screen is April 1. Do you think.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I must be way out there. I have no idea why anyone would think a maple body would sound like a strat ash or alder. I have no idea why humbucks would suddenly give strat tones. There seems to me to be a lot of very odd wood bigotry going on here that's just not held up by fact. I like multi piece necks.. they're more stable and often give better fatter tone. I like the look of the eye guitar just fine.. and I like the set up in general. that's all personal taste though. I like Gibson messing around with design and all.. I think it's a good thing, and I know the guitars are going to be limited runs.. and highly collectible.. because that's the insureance gibson needs. My favorite strat neck is three piece mahogany and maple. maple being the thin piece. It certainly wont turn a strat into an sg or lp because you added mahogany. Man you guys are just a bunch of stick in the muds! I like a couple of colors of the raw power.. probably natural first, but I like that gold color as well. But.. to each his own! TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generation zero Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Not big on SGs in general, but I am anxiously awaiting the chance to play one of the Pauls in person. I'm pretty much set on either the blue/silverburst, or the natural. Preferably in a gloss finish if that's an potionl which I think it is on some finishes. I want chrome hardware, too. I just hope the chambering doesn't make it feel too hollow for my tastes, that would be the only forseeable deal breaker. Well, that and I'm broke, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icantbuyafender Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Well... it's not as bad as the Eye Guitar on the front page: okay. gibby has designers that play guitar right? the knob placement on this is awful for my taste. id smack the knob every time I got into the hard hitting shoulder powered strums. That PG is quite....... unique... only thing i like is the matching color headstock and pickup covers. well, at least they're showing some creativity... and mild halucinagen use. "groooovy":-s as for the raw power series, Im dying to wail on one.... hopefully the natural one with gold hardware (sans that pickguard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsideMan Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 okay. gibby has designers that play guitar right? Every idiot has an opinion, and so do I. ;-) Apparently, Gibson made their players leave the room while they were designing this one. For god's sake, it looks like a damned Kay! WTF were they thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icantbuyafender Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Every idiot has an opinion' date=' and so do I. ;-) Apparently, Gibson made their players leave the room while they were designing this one. For god's sake, it looks like a damned Kay! WTF were they thinking?[/quote'] well insideman, im willing to pat them on the back for giving a full 24 fret neck. but the praise is to be short lived. Next comes the interogation to find out who the joker was that actually gave this a greenlight. This screams daisy rock. Im surprised the finish is not glittery. ugh.... that damn pickguard..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I'd like it better (and possibly concider buying one) if it were done on a guitar that traditionally has dot inlays, such as .......perhaps a Flying-V. A Cherry Red V with the maple fretboard would be more appealing to me, maybe i'm too "set in my ways". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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