New Gibson Les Paul Tribute Model

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:55 pm

What is the difference between this and the 52 reissue they used to make?

FitzG · Post by **FitzG** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:06 pm

Why not just honor him by making the guitar he ACTUALLY WANTED

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:07 pm

maybe Ill come off as a noob.

but which guitar did he like/want ?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:10 pm

i don't want to call that number to find out how much this will cost.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:16 pm

FitzG · Post by **FitzG** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:22 pm

izodiak wrote:maybe Ill come off as a noob.

but which guitar did he like/want ?

http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesI ... rsonal.jpg

I love this guitar so much

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:53 pm

Aye making that cool les paul he played makes much more sense to me.

Don't even want to know what this thing costs.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:03 pm

they should have just re-issued this again...

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:41 am

Gibson are no longer in the business of designing new and exciting guitars. They are a nostalgia company that will occasionally reissue older models with ever-inflating prices for collectors. Why on earth anybody thinks they should reissue guitars that regular players actually want is beyond me. It is no longer within their remit to do this.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:58 am

I'm all for reissues but not ones that basically flush all the good bits down the loo. That thing will never intonate properly.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:06 am

The bridge on this model was a mess in 1952 and it will be a mess now. Oh dear.

A swing and a miss.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:02 pm

Here is a picture of an Gibson R2(Custom Shop 1952 Les Paul Reissue).Do they still make these?Looks like the new Tribute Model has a slightly different tailpiece.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:22 pm

FitzG wrote:
izodiak wrote:maybe Ill come off as a noob.

but which guitar did he like/want ?
http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesI ... rsonal.jpg

I love this guitar so much

Oh, that is niiiice.. interesting pickups.. looks like complex electronics.

I think Gibson should lower the price on their 'base' guitars..

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:20 pm

Mike wrote:The bridge on this model was a mess in 1952 and it will be a mess now. Oh dear.

A swing and a miss.

yea, they're crap. but IIRC, that was one of the main things that les paul designed on the guitar so it's understandable for a tribute model (sort of. another guitar entirely would have been better IMO).

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:50 pm

mage wrote:
Mike wrote:The bridge on this model was a mess in 1952 and it will be a mess now. Oh dear.

A swing and a miss.
yea, they're crap. but IIRC, that was one of the main things that les paul designed on the guitar so it's understandable for a tribute model (sort of. another guitar entirely would have been better IMO).

If they did some subtle sculpting to the top, sort of like built-in compensation, and then made the whole thing adjustable for tilt it could intonate well. Of course they don't do that, so it's a moot point.

When I hear the old Les Paul/Mary Ford stuff he sounds in tune, so it must be possible to make that bridge work.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:08 am

So much great music was recorded with the goldtop from that year that at the very least it's a capable design.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:48 am

All three of my Danos have slab bridges, and they all intonate pretty well. It is variable, though. The '57 is almost perfect except for the G being a bit flat. The 1448 is good for all but the low E. The '98 is the worst.

I think it mostly comes down to the quality and precision of the fretwork and using a balanced set of strings.

But let's be honest, these will all be bought by lawyers and dentists who want an investment or something to look pretty on the wall of the "music room".

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:25 am

They should have made the guitar he wanted. The body has no contours and the pickups are wrong.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:30 am

Will wrote:But let's be honest, these will all be bought by lawyers and dentists who want an investment or something to look pretty on the wall of the "music room".