New Gibson Les Paul Tribute Model
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:55 pm
What is the difference between this and the 52 reissue they used to make?
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:06 pm
Why not just honor him by making the guitar he ACTUALLY WANTED
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:07 pm
maybe Ill come off as a noob.
but which guitar did he like/want ?
but which guitar did he like/want ?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:10 pm
i don't want to call that number to find out how much this will cost.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:16 pm
YAWN
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:22 pm
http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesI ... rsonal.jpgizodiak wrote:maybe Ill come off as a noob.
but which guitar did he like/want ?
I love this guitar so much
Posted: 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.
Don't even want to know what this thing costs.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:03 pm
they should have just re-issued this again...
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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.
A swing and a miss.
Posted: 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.
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:22 pm
Oh, that is niiiice.. interesting pickups.. looks like complex electronics.FitzG wrote:http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesI ... rsonal.jpgizodiak wrote:maybe Ill come off as a noob.
but which guitar did he like/want ?
I love this guitar so much
I think Gibson should lower the price on their 'base' guitars..
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:20 pm
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).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.
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:50 pm
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.mage wrote: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).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.
When I hear the old Les Paul/Mary Ford stuff he sounds in tune, so it must be possible to make that bridge work.
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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".
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".
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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".