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Bad enough that Gibson's doing a Strat knockoff...are they really calling it a Jimi Hendrix model and saying it's the guitar Jimi would've played if he hadn't died? :wah:
This guitar's almost as ridiculous and unbelievable as the comment from the guy who claims he spends "$500,000 a year on guitars and musical equipment." :laughing:
It's the new Jimi signature Gibson. A guitar guaranteed to enrich three out of every four pockets when somebody buys one.
It's not like Gibson's never built a strat before.
http://www.quality-guitars.com/images/gibson_s1_s.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/...50842e.jpg?v=0
Haha . I had a Victory. Beuatiful guitar, but solid Maple and very bright. The frets werre the fretless wonder size, and all wrong for the guitar. They didn't give a lot of thought to the pickups either, I don't think. I couldn't ever get mine to play well, so sold it. I was able to tame the icepick to a considerable with some Dimarzio pickups ( Air Norton, Air Classic).
The old US-1 one is a Gibson Superstrat with a pedigree. It's a great guitar IMO, if you can find one.'
OTOH< Gibson layed a few eggs like the other one in Kap'ns post, and a Custom Shop Superstrat that I forget what it was, it was expensive and it sucked, by all accounts.
As far as the Gibson new Starts..they look Killer! I bet they get them right!
What's really sad is that I'd bet the Victory probably would have sold decently had they actually made it out of ash or alder, or included one of those fancy lock nut whammies that were the trendy thing at the time.
As it is, they weren't even as popular as the bass model of the same name. How sad is that for Gibson?
Looks like a Hail Mary pass from here, or just a huge mistake by a marketing group that eagerly wolfed down a line of crap from "Authentic" Hendrix.
I remember the Victory, now that I see the ad. I remember thinking the body shape was kind of cool. I also remember not wanting one. :D
I wonder if the recent Monster.com ad somebody linked to, where Gibson's looking for a new CEO, is a result of this ill-advised Hendrix model. :laughing:
Wow, I could see maybe having epiphone make them, but Gibson USA? LOL the comments on that page are pretty funny hahaha.
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Originally Posted by Stonefreefuzz1
Eeeee-yep.
EPIC fail.
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:Quote:
Originally Posted by silent j.
This makes as much fookin' sense as Fender offering a Carlos Santana "signature" Telecaster.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, GIBSON?!?!?
:slap :wtf :kick
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Originally Posted by phantomman
"Money, its a gas.Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash." :332:
Ah yes......the "prime directive".
Better order two, Ian. In case the first one wears out!
:biglaugh:
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!:applaudit :applaudit :applaudit :applaudit
Heres my post on the Gibson Forum;
Gibson who cares what these losers think? They are the same ones who burned Darwin at the steak 500 years ago. Hey, I would love to have this. Laizze Faire baby. I bet Gibson gets this Strat right! Gibson Custom shop Strat for production price.
Have you suckups seen waht Fender is charging for a Start built 1/2 way the way they were in the 50's? ;7 grand! Thats right, so you can all sh*t and fall in it. Gibson knows waht they are doing, and I'd love to have one! Thanks Gibson.
9/22/2009 10:02:09 PM
That's pretty incoherent.
Yeah, wow, dunno about that signature Jerry.... :wah:
Although I was able to decipher with the help of this....
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...g?t=1253683970
What doesn't a tricorder do?
:D
I get ya though Jerry, While not for me, It might be made pretty well, and might actually be a great playing guitar , so If you dig it and pick one up then plug into the marshall stack and... :headbange !
burned Darwin at the "steak"......Quote:
Originally Posted by jerryjg
You mean, like at Golden Corral or Tony Roma's? T-bone or porterhouse?
500 years ago......
Charles Darwin died in 1892. He was given a state funeral and buried at Westminster Abbey in London.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin
Geez, Jerry......you better get it together, man.
:wah:
Yes, but it's consistent.Quote:
Originally Posted by 71818
i'm of a wait and see attitude as to how this one turns out, but i've got to tell you my favorite of all my guitars is still a Gibson MKII, (basically a gibson superstrat style axe) it plays like a dream, double coil tapped 'buckers, skinny ass maple neck and fretboard, nothing i've bought since plays like it, so i'm one that will check it out when they're available.
Nah, man. It makes as much sense as Fender offering a Carlos Santana signature SG copy.Quote:
Originally Posted by phantomman
It makes as much sense as...as...as Jerry's Darwin steak post! :laughing:
LOL!
Does Gibson actually reference Hendrix anywhere?
Maybe JMH= Juszkiewicz, Mr, Henry.
Note that it's "News-Lifestyle..."
Yeah, it's kind of creepy that Gibson now thinks of itself as a "lifestyle" company... like Harley-Davidson, I suppose, which I was told was at one point making more money licensing their logo than they were building bikes.
Not that Fender doesn't think of themselves as a "lifestyle" brand, but at least they keep it mostly to themselves, as lone as you can ignore the barstools and playing cards. :D
The rapid decline of MTV came when they decided they weren't a music network... they were a network for people who made music a major part of their "lifestyle." A Strat-shaped guitar, based on Jimi's sister's wild guess as to what he might be either playing or simply "inspiring" in the 21st century, may be Gibson's version of "The Real World."
Aside from the angry posts, where does it mention Jimi?
Nevermind. I found this.
It's early, but I'm already thinkin' Darwin Steak for lunch today.
It doesn't in that article. The guitar has been announced, though, and there's a dead link on Gibson.com
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Elec...i-Hendrix.aspx
"Darwin Steak... the natural selection."™Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoFauve
What? Too easy?
Well done, Jim.
:couch
:laughing:
Jim's rare wit has me cowed, and that's no bull -- I wouldn't steer you wrong.
(Thought I'd see if I could kill this off before it gets too much further. :wah:)
Almost choked on my coffee. HI-LARIOUS!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by silent j.
Rog, you are clearly in need of education. He is referring to Gino Darwin who was slow-cooked just outside the Palermo BBQ in 1509 for making eyes at the sheep.Quote:
Originally Posted by phantomman
It's well known.
:applaudit :applaudit :applaudit :applauditQuote:
Originally Posted by elicross
Ah, puns. The leanest form of humor, barn none.Quote:
Originally Posted by elicross
BTW: Three in one sentence! That's an A1 feat.
Three?! :332:
Oops.
4
That might make you the Kobe :wah: of beef shtick.
:lmao:
"Darwin Steaks... Eat or be eaten!"™
LOL JIM! I too just (almost) choked on my coffee.:ha
LMAO, Jim!Quote:
Originally Posted by silent j.
:salud:
You know what they say......
If you don't have a seat at the table, you're on the menu!
:biglaugh:
Back to the evolution of that guitar.
So, what's that rectangular rout that goes through the body?
Is that for a Kahler?
The neck heel looks like a PRS.
Darwin Steaks - A taste this good takes more than six days to create!
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Originally Posted by Kap'n
LOL!
I had to google it.
I found Darwin's Perfect Steak. :D
There's no way they age them more than 6,000 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kap'n
Wow. It's got the contours on the back of the body and everything.
I don't get it.....it's like Chevy building a Mustang replica, and calling it the Carroll Shelby.
WTF are they thinking?
LOL NEO! We should all meet there for some revulotionary food and conversation :D
I know not as good as the others but I had to give it a shot
:D
If they were wet-aged for 40 days, they'd be pretty nasty.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoFauve
In pairs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kap'n
maybe I should apply for that jobs
Yuk!
The nut route looks like it's for a locking nut - but why would you put a locking trem and nut on a single coil strat style guitar?? Does any one else just think that this is Gibbo winding Fendy up??
Here's the "package", $450 as I understand it;
http://www.pbase.com/cwilliamrose/im...8/original.jpg
Would you spend this kind of money on development and tooling just to get a rise out of a competitor?Quote:
Originally Posted by gbstrat
I sure wouldn't. They think they can SELL this thing.
But I'll bet they're getting a sick feeling in the pit of their stomach right about now... when they announced this alliance between Gibson and Authentic Hendrix on a blog page that invited discussion, the comments ran so negative that people were calling for violence against Janie Hendrix. If I were in marketing over there, I'd be having a beer after work with some of the others and asking, "Jeeeez, do you think we've screwed the pooch on this Jimi thing?"
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That's the thing? A department store starter kit?
Well, so much for that. Yeah, they'll unload a few. I should have realized it would be, with all that yak about how the new guitar would embody Jimi's spirit of sharing with young people.....
Well, we all know that Jimi used a lock nut Floyd.
This is almost as funny as the the "Hendrix Signature Prewired Pickguard" somebody was selling back in the 80's. Some crappy overwound pickups with a reverse slanted bridge. Because Jimi's name just wasn't enough to sell the product, they got the bozo from Duran Duran to endorse it. :wtf
Well, the shape of it does make you think you were looking at a strat while you were tripping.
"My guitar is getting all MELTY, maaaahn...."
Isn't $450 a little high on the scale for what looks like a StratPak? The tie-dye can't be THAT expensive.
Well, it also includes a bottle of wine and a fistful of sleeping pills. :jawQuote:
Originally Posted by silent j.
Me, I'm gonna get one. I plan to play it through my blackface Marshall for clean tones and my Fender JCM for dirty stuff. I'll probably run it through my Boss Dyna-Comp and my MXR TS-9.
I was just sitting and eating a Big Mac at Burger King thinking about how good it'll sound.
Aside from CDs and DVDs, most of what "Authentic Hendrix" sells looks like souveniers.Quote:
Originally Posted by silent j.
Here's an interview from the Gibson site with Janie.
I think Janie should drop the "e."
You think they'll get a C&D letter from FMIC about the photo of Jimi playing what is obviously a Fender Stratocaster, and not a Gibson product? Sounds like the most blatant trademark infringement I can think of.
And it was thus. FMIC's legal team directly confronts Henry J's legal team, and both companies go bankrupt suing and countersuing each other.
The husks of the companies are purchased by Mitsubishi and Hyundai, respectively, and the legal battle resumes.
How odd that the guitar in Jimi's hands is cut out almost completely in every photo in that article. Except for the one Les Paul he's playing with the trem springs showing on the back. At least I presume it's a Les Paul. ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoFauve