Gibson jumps on the 7 string bandwagon 12 years late

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:22 am

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri ... tring.aspx

Seems like the time for this would have been when Korn and Limp Bizkit were popular in 1999.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:28 am

korn, limp biskit, creed is all they play on rock radio here in buffalo.

Stan Kwervo · Post by **Stan Kwervo** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:28 am

MSRP $2,129 and they put some fret markers on there?

I Think it's cool they kept the arrow headstock and just added a tuner to the tip.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:04 am

yeah, it definitely wasn't ugly enough.

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:10 am

Gabe will be surprised. I do not want this guitar.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:20 am

The gearless tuners are nice. Cool with the headstock, but don't really care either way about the guitar.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:56 am

I actually really like that. Now if epiphone have a go at it...

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:19 am

Ugly as sin, even without the wrong number of strings.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:25 am

Looks completely uninspired. Gold hardware looks shit.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:25 am

I think I'm alone in my love of gold hardware

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:28 am

I love gold hardware, but only when combined with the right guitar and the right colours. Gretsch can get away with it, for example.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:46 am

I don't hate gold hardware outright, but SGs are the only guitars that look consistently good with it.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:53 am

I do think it depends on the size of the guitar/colour scheme. But my first guitar had gold hardware so I think thats where the seed was sown - I love it on most guitars.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:57 am

Well, all Fender styles, Ric's and acoustics are a big no-no as far as I'm concerned. Every now and then a nice non-SG Gibson or yes, Gretsch springs up with gold hardware but apart from that it looks so unbelievably tacky.

James · Post by **James** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:03 pm

No fret markers works but the pale rosewood looks terrible. It needs to be something that at least looks like ebony. The jack socket mini pickguard is a detail too far, and of course the gold is ugly. They were quite close to pulling it off but got caught between keeping things simple and adding silly 'ornate' details.

arcadedave · Post by **arcadedave** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:17 pm

Fender isnt the only one pinching their child companies ideas then. Epiphone released a seven string V (and Les Paul) years ago. I'd love one.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:04 pm

damienblair17 wrote:The gearless tuners are nice. Cool with the headstock, but don't really care either way about the guitar.

That's where I'm at.
Those tuners were really the best way to go, maintain the arrow headstock, pop a tuner on the tip, streamline the whole thing by getting rid of the machine heads. That looks nice, it's a nice symmetry.

Other than that, it's just a V with gold hardware. Boooooo.

Rhysyrhys · Post by **Rhysyrhys** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:13 pm

I love that guitar. I shouldn't but something about it just makes me want to fuck shit up.

+1 On the headstock also. Great idea though I like the look of that epiphone more.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:30 pm

Ugh that's atrocious. We really don't need more butt-rock-friendly guitars.

I'm really looking forward to the days when you will be able to get more nice guitars that are 7-strings, with good single coils.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:11 pm

I think they made a few 7-string goths, which look a shit ton better than this pile of shit.