vaxxine Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Someone here was looking for a sunburst Byrdland a while ago ? The sunburst ones don;t seem to come up very often. Sunburst Elitist Byrdland A blonde Byrdland just sold for $2450. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed2 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 I would love one of those, in natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIX Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 That is a beautiful guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxxine Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 I would love one of those, in natural. The natural (blonde) ones are the most common. Keep an eye on eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffery Smith Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I bought my sunburst Byrdland from Elderly.com out of concern that they might be discontinued. I think I may have bought the last one produced. I think they were discontinued while mine was in the mail. I am humbled by the quality and craftsmanship of the Elitist Byrdland. There are innumerable variations of the Les Paul. Rather than making myriad Les Pauls and myriad Strats, how about making DIFFERENT models? I have three Les Pauls (1 Heritage, 2 Agile). That is too much redundancy for me. Marketing is not my field, but my gut tells me that one great Les Paul in different finishes makes the brand seem better than a bunch of Les Paul models in limited finishes...and no Byrdland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 ...There are innumerable variations of the Les Paul. Rather than making myriad Les Pauls and myriad Strats, how about making DIFFERENT models? ...Marketing is not my field, but my gut tells me that one great Les Paul in different finishes makes the brand seem better than a bunch of Les Paul models in limited finishes...and no Byrdland. Absolutely agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnappi Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Rather than making myriad Les Pauls and myriad Strats, how about making DIFFERENT models? I have three Les Pauls (1 Heritage, 2 Agile). That is too much redundancy for me. Marketing is not my field, but my gut tells me that one great Les Paul in different finishes makes the brand seem better than a bunch of Les Paul models in limited finishes...and no Byrdland. I may be wrong here, but every new model or significant variation on an existing model has failed to sell, so I understand Gibson being hesitant to play the new model game. I have an XPL and Blueshawk, which are two of my faves, neither caught on. My Fender Showmaster set neck "strat like" also failed miserably. There are many other "float a balloon" models that failed, so WE ask for Les Pauls, Strats and that's I'm afraid what they make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 I may be wrong here, but every new model or significant variation on an existing model has failed to sell, so I understand Gibson being hesitant to play the new model game. I have an XPL and Blueshawk, which are two of my faves, neither caught on. My Fender Showmaster set neck "strat like" also failed miserably. There are many other "float a balloon" models that failed, so WE ask for Les Pauls, Strats and that's I'm afraid what they make. That's what I mean by my not knowing about marketing. If the public IS truly wanting Epiphone to make more Les Paul models, then they're doing the right thing. Having a spruce top does make the Byrdland more difficult to manufacture than a plywood maple top, so the cost (and price) are higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosto7 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Someone here was looking for a sunburst Byrdland a while ago ? The sunburst ones don;t seem to come up very often. Sunburst Elitist Byrdland A blonde Byrdland just sold for $2450. http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/9913-gibson-epiphone-byrdland-experiences.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosto7 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I think I saw that this guitar sold for $2,100, which is a nice price for a sunburst Byrdland. It's just that, if I'm going to spend the money, I'm going to go $2,800 or so for a Gibson 350T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxxine Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 I think I saw that this guitar sold for $2,100, which is a nice price for a sunburst Byrdland. It's just that, if I'm going to spend the money, I'm going to go $2,800 or so for a Gibson 350T. The 350T would be high on my list too. Same body as the Byrdland but with a 25.5" scale. You make a good point : if you have to spend $2100 or so for an Epi Byrdland, you don't have to go that much further to get a genuine ES-350. An ES-350T with a 24.5 - 24.75" scale would be ideal for me (if they existed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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