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voyteskimo

voyteskimo

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Ive recently stumbled across a large sum of money... and have a very serious question about Gibson...

 

Do they still make Custom Guitars?

I seem to recall hearing something about this, and well i have a rather cool idea for a Gibson guitar...

 

Here are the specs:

Colour: Gold Flake Goldtop, Dark back

Top: carved plain maple

Back wood: solid mahogany

Binding: Cream-black-cream binding on whole

Neck: Neck-thru-body 1 piece Mahogany, ‘60s

Fingerboard: 24-fret rosewood

Inlays: Gold Trapeziod

Neck Binding: single-ply cream

Pickups: ‘57 Classic and Classic Plus, Split Coiled

Controls: 1 volume, 1 MCK, 2 tone, 3-way switch, Toggle for Splitting

Hardware color: nickel

Tuners and Hardware: 2nd Gen Robot Tuning

Custom Shop made

 

So yea...thats my dream guitar... Could it really be just that? a dream?

myspace.com/jessenoah

myspace.com/jessenoah

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im pretty sure you have to order a run of 25 guitars

otherwise, nada can do

 

 

personally, id buy this if i where you

http://cgi.ebay.com/1954-1958-Gibson-Les-Paul-Conversion-vintage-burst_W0QQitemZ280288647494QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item280288647494&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

 

 

 

 

 

why is the floor sticky?

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i just came

lol

voyteskimo

voyteskimo

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So i got an email from Gibson saying that i can do this, all i have to do is talk to my local Gibson dealer...

SWEET!!

 

Wonder how much of my pile of money its gonna cost lol.....

canon_mutant

canon_mutant

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Ive recently stumbled across a large sum of money... and have a very serious question about Gibson...

 

Do they still make Custom Guitars?

I seem to recall hearing something about this' date=' and well i have a rather cool idea for a Gibson guitar...

 

Here are the specs:

Colour: Gold Flake Goldtop, Dark back

Top: carved plain maple

Back wood: solid mahogany

Binding: Cream-black-cream binding on whole

Neck: Neck-thru-body 1 piece Mahogany, ‘60s

Fingerboard: 24-fret rosewood

Inlays: Gold Trapeziod

Neck Binding: single-ply cream

Pickups: ‘57 Classic and Classic Plus, Split Coiled

Controls: 1 volume, 1 MCK, 2 tone, 3-way switch, Toggle for Splitting

Hardware color: nickel

Tuners and Hardware: 2nd Gen Robot Tuning

Custom Shop made

 

So yea...thats my dream guitar... Could it really be just that? a dream?

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Give Carvin a call +:-@

voyteskimo

voyteskimo

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So i see a few of you are wondering where i got the money.

I won a small lawsuit against a company who basically F***** me over...

 

As for Carvin....NAH

 

Gibson or nothing....

 

Apparently my large sum of money isnt enough to buy a Dark Fire guitar in New Zealand...Its gona cost $8000NZD...

SRV-Zeppelin

SRV-Zeppelin

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voyteskimo, I have your avatar as my desktop background... +1 on the awesome pic!

 

and good luck with the Custom shop order... although I'm sure Tim will tell you to get a 50th anniversary R9...

bryvincent

bryvincent

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Apparently my large sum of money isnt enough to buy a Dark Fire guitar in New Zealand...Its gona cost $8000NZD...

your custom gibson is gonna be more expensive than that.

canon_mutant

canon_mutant

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As for Carvin....NAH

 

Gibson or nothing....

 

 

Hey look, I am not affiliated with Carvin in any way OK but have you actually owned or even played one?

 

If you want a neck through design, custom color, custom bling, and the electronics package you mentioned, Carvin can absolutely get you damn close and I know from personal experience they make absolutely wonderful axes. To get a Gibson with these specs unfortunately is going to mean . . . nothing.

 

Good luck to you though . . .

Guitarooster52

Guitarooster52

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I would go for a standard or traditional and ad all the goods later: Kahler trem' date=' pickups of your choice... and of course change the electronics.

 

Prety cheap.[/quote']

 

+1 for Thunder's idea...;)

voyteskimo

voyteskimo

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Anybody got any ideas about how much the Robot hardware is going to cost when it becomes available? Installation is no problem, know a really good luthier.

 

Buying a Traditional, and then installing Robot hardware would be sweet...

Murph

Murph

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Hate to POP your bubble, but Gibson ain't gonna build a neck through Les Paul with 24 frets.

 

This is STUPID.

 

Carvin is where you need to go.

 

But then.

 

You'll still have a CARVIN.

 

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

Murph.

canon_mutant

canon_mutant

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Hate to POP your bubble' date=' but Gibson ain't gonna build a neck through Les Paul with 24 frets.

 

This is STUPID.

 

Carvin is where you need to go.

 

But then.

 

You'll still have a CARVIN.

 

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

Murph.[/quote']

 

And, yes I still have a Carvin, goin' on 20 years, and still lovin' it. And it ain't never [wonderful grammar!] seen the inside of a luthier's shop nor has it needed to despite being 1/5 the cost of my one and only Gibson that's now been in the shop twice. Let's not be trashin' other guitar makers here. Gibson may not like the direction this thread heads . . .

 

My 355 is a tone monster when it's right [when it's right] and I intend to own an LP perhaps next year just because they serve their purpose. So does my Carvin, my Fender, my Breedlove Atlas, and had it not been for a $350 Peavey, I wouldn't even be playing today. I say thanks to all . . . There's at least 3 other guitars I want to own before I leave this earth but dare I say they're not Gibsons. Don't tell anyone OK?eusa_shhh.gif

Murph

Murph

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A Carvin is a Carvin.

 

Put it on Ebay and try to sell it.

 

Play it in a bar and try to tune it.

 

I like their bass amps. And their P.A. gear.

 

But their guitars are junk.

 

JUNK.......................

 

Sorry.

 

Murph...

Ian Martin

Ian Martin

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Anybody got any ideas about how much the Robot hardware is going to cost when it becomes available? Installation is no problem' date=' know a really good luthier.

 

Buying a Traditional, and then installing Robot hardware would be sweet...[/quote']

 

Have they said anything about selling the Robot hardware separately? To my understanding, they're providing something to UPGRADE the old Robot guitars to new specs, but you can bet the core system is in place.

 

Honestly I kind of got the impression that there were some cords or something running from the control cavity through the inside of the neck.

 

I HIGHLY DOUBT they will ever provide Robot technology so you can retrofit any guitar with it. Mebbe in like 15 years.

 

Even if they did still do Custom guitars, I have a feeling yours would be the most expensive and time consuming EVER made.

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