Onboard effects are nothing new actually.
However the damaged guitar is kinda a big oops
However the damaged guitar is kinda a big oops
Lightly...It's not damaged - its reliced! And the price just went up.
So true - damned if you do, damned if you don't. This is also why most little independent guitar makers just sell their versions of the classic guitar shapes. Guitarists are a conservative bunch. Look at Taylor - a very reputable and capable maker whose slightly different solid body guitar shapes/sounds didn't take hold in the market - despite playing like a dream so they dropped the whole line. I have one and I love how it sounds, plays and feels in the hands.On the flip-side of this though, must be tough as a guitar manufacturer these days because if you make traditional guitars, people complain that they keep making the same boring old guitars year in year out. So you try new ideas and people complain that you changed the guitars too much and took away from the traditional thing.
Disagree. People would be fine if Gibson stuck to traditional stuff. Or at least kept the trad line and mnade seperate models for whatever experiments they wanted to try (like this year doesn't bother me; the all robotubner year was bullshit). See Heritage; nobody gives them shit; they have a thing and they stick to it.On the flip-side of this though, must be tough as a guitar manufacturer these days because if you make traditional guitars, people complain that they keep making the same boring old guitars year in year out. So you try new ideas and people complain that you changed the guitars too much and took away from the traditional thing.
People are never happy no matter the product line, and Gibson keeps striking out with their new ideas...
My comment on it being tough for manufacturers was implied for all manufacturers in general, hinting at why Gibson might be trying dumb ideas. We're basically on the same page when it comes to Gibson.Disagree. People woulkd be fine if Gibson stuck to traditional stuff. Or at least kept the trad line and mnade seperate models for whatever experiments they wanted to try (like this year doesn't bother me; the all robotubner year was bullshit). See HJeritage; nobodygives them shit; they have a thing and they stick to it.
It is nothing new with Gibson. They were always innovators. The difference now is they think any change is an innovation. Many of their previous innovations weren't accepted at the time either (and they gave up on them ) and are only appreciatred now (LoZ pickups; active electronics; crazy guitar shapes; F/TBirds). I doubt these will follow suit. If anything the probnlem with Gibson is that they are so fickle; they gave up on those classic innovations too easy. .,.. kinda glad Henry J is so impatient as regards new innitiatives being profitable though.
Gibson Corp trying to capitalize on a guitar that has quite the story, by making replicas hoping diehard Frampton fans have deep pockets and a penchant for buying overpriced guitars.Someone needs to explain how this is even a thing....
$20,799 Peter Frampton "Phenix" 1954 Les Paul Custom
Not the original, a copy.
Apparently the quality of something no longer matters. Put a big price tag on it and people will assume it must be good, right?
None of this makes any sense to me.