never thought i'd crave a maple neck Gibson

Gomer · Post by **Gomer** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:29 pm

LINK

I know it looks like a coffee table, but the controls could be fun.

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:25 pm

Like the neck, hate the rest.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:28 pm

they had that whole damn series of mappp-ley necked gibsons a few years ago.

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:14 pm

with only $2599.00 MSRP, I am sure people will be jumping all over this one. I don't mean to sound pissy, but Gibson has just been pissing me off for quite awhile with what they release, the swirl Les Pauls and the Firebird X are just the latest icing on the cake.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:25 pm

You can buy the old ones for way less than that.

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:35 pm

Whoa...they reissued it. The originals had special pickups, made by bill lawrence i believe. I wanted one for a while.

Zack · Post by **Zack** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:45 pm

I think the whole thing was designed by bill lawrence. As always, jcyphe is right, I'm seeing them pretty cheap on the 'bay even if some of them are project guitars. I'm also surprised they reissued it, maybe there will be some more of those L series coming out. I've always been interested in that studio les pauls they made with the gaudy gold hardware, I think it was called the L5s or something but I recall there being like multiple models with that name.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:40 am

Looks a bit like black socks on pasty legs.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:45 am

I think they're pretty desperate to get guitars out at the moment that don't necessarily demand rosewood... seeing as their rosewood has been seized. This is one of them.

I kinda like this one though, and also the new Pelham blue Jr is awesome.

I also like the RDs.... but you got to be mad to buy new at the moment. Everything is extortionately priced.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:56 am

Clearly they need to market them like they used to.

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:09 am

Sloan wrote:they had that whole damn series of mappp-ley necked gibsons a few years ago.

I think you're talkign about the Raw Power series?

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:56 pm

That would look better if they took off the black face and tinted it slightly, like an old Tele.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:54 pm

pumpkin wrote:
Sloan wrote:they had that whole damn series of mappp-ley necked gibsons a few years ago.
I think you're talkign about the Raw Power series?

yes that rulez

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:05 pm

Check out this Ibanez L6-S on craigslist for $550. The seller is a member a member of The Telecaster forum: ideaofnorth

http://maine.craigslist.org/msg/2657823143.html

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:19 pm

The only maple necked Gibson I crave is a Grabber bass.