GuitarJunkie Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Read to the right of pic... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Les-Paul-Standard-Faded-60s-Neck-Electric-Guitar?sku=517524&src=3SOSWXXA There was also a post on the LP forum saying a guy heard from a Gibson rep that the faded LPs were done (mind you, there are also posts about gibson reps saying they weren't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonicchaos Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! that was a guitar (along with a few others) that i wanted in the future. i think almost every guitar i really love is a short run and i'm broke right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Hey i checked it and it says "product discontinued or no longer available" but if i search it in either guitar center, zzounds, samash, or musiciansfriend, it does show up and with price and no notification about it being discontinued... where did you find this? (actually zzounds doesnt have any but honey burst says "comming on monday 10 march" and the other colors say "comming soon". Is there someone at gibson that can clear this up? I´d really like to know because i just got a honney burst in december and was really looking forward to getting a tobaco burst! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 I think as long as they have stock, they'll list it as available, but as soon as they run out of a particular color then it's listed as discontinued since they can't get any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 MF and GC still have the 50's neck version but the 60's neck is sold out. BTW, MF also has had the Vintage Mahogany on "Clearance" since Christmas and they just jacked the price back to $899 (it was $749 at Christmas) so they must be starting to run out of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Theres a nice lightburst at L&M Burlington.... Someones going to snatch her up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I think as long as they have stock' date=' they'll list it as available, but as soon as they run out of a particular color then it's listed as discontinued since they can't get any more.[/quote'] That's how it works. And the 60s neck was discontinued last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Yet another brilliant decision .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 So.. those of us that got one (or more than one!) should consider ourselves lucky? I think is one of the finnest guitars ever made by Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Have you checked you the new Gibson product pages? Lots of colors gone. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
led floyd9 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 There are no more of the 60's neck standard fadeds, but there still are the 50's neck ones! LP Standard Faded 50's neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P90Pete Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 What a shame. It's a sweet guitar at a great price point. They've taken the standard out of the realm of affordable (well still not that inexpensive) guitars. Did you check out the MSRP's on the new site? Ouch! It will be interesting to see what happens at retail over the next couple of months. I'm glad I got my Tobacco Sunburst. Now I have two limited run Gibsons.... the standard faded and a '67 SG Special Reissue with P90s. I wonder how many standard faded with the 60's neck were made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 I went to the local shop today to see about ordering a faded Honeyburst. They called the canadian distributor and they said they have no more faded LPs in any color with either the 50s or 60s neck. In other words, whatever is hanging on the wall of your local shop is it (at least in Canada). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Guitarjunkie... There is one left, right now .. L&M Burlington Maybe I should buy it for financial reasons? lol Naw...Guitars are to be played, not bought for investment purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P90Pete Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 deepblue1963... I play every guitar I own especially my Gibsons. Some I don't bring to certain gigs. That said, there are many factors I consider before spending my hard-earned $$s on a guitar. Personally, tone, playability and looks are the biggest factors. After that, and Gibson guitars are a great example, if a guitar retains or gains value that's a good thing. Also, I like having guitars that not everyone else owns. Believe or not.... a guitar is a thing of value.... not just financial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 L&M in Ottawa said the location on Steeles ave. in North York had a honeyburst/50s neck. I called to ask what kind of top it had, but got the "Idunno... looks pretty cool... I guess... " It didn't fill me with confidence. On an unrelated note, they had an inventory clearance sale this morning and I picked up a used Traynor YCV-40 as a back-up amp for $299!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slogold Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Just been to Gibson website and did a searched on Gibson Les Paul Faded and I cannot believe it......It's not there anymore???????WHY???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geetar_Axl Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 This is not true, they are still being made. Just got Gibsons reply. They are still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 I just called Gibson 2 minutes ago and asked again, explaining that on several forums there are guys saying the rep told them they are discontinued, other guys claiming their rep said they're not. He looked at his 2008 Gibson price list, last updated on january 17th, and they are still being built but only with the '50s neck. That explains MF showing them as discontinued in the above link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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