tbonesullivan Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 oh WTF. At least the Zoot Suit SGs were made of a cool material .These are just purposely ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 hours ago, cynic said: I'll hand it to Henry...he's figured out a way to get people stop whining about Richlite fretboards. Now that IS funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 3 piece maple neck? That actually sounds kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Prof Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 27 minutes ago, django49 said: Plan? I suspect Henry is marshaling his personal cash to secretly buy back the debt when the creditors see stuff like this and throw in the towel. I like your thinking Don, but we both know that the average Wall Street nerd doesn't know shit from shinola when it comes to guitar design. Then again, that would confirm Henry is an average Wall Street nerd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhuber Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 1 hour ago, kizanski said: I like 'em. 1. You never know what the younger generation (or Kizanski) is going to like. There's a 1% chance these are rare collector items 20 years from now. 2. My gut is telling me you should wait 2 to 5 years if you want to buy one. I have to believe these will be selling used on eBay for $1300. 3. Some guy in the next county has a fairly new mint Traditional for sale for $1300. I already own a Traditional but if I didn't I still by the Traditional over the above "Van Custom" even if it was selling for the same $1300. 4. I about fell out of my chair "As per other Custom models, it ain’t cheap, with a $4,999 price tag" and Hamer is out of Business. Crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Does Gibson force dealers to take the limited editions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
django49 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 14 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: Does Gibson force dealers to take the limited editions? That might require a LOT of lubricant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom53 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Dana_V said: No bubble window? I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 1 hour ago, dhuber said: 1. You never know what the younger generation (or Kizanski) is going to like. There's a 1% chance these are rare collector items 20 years from now. 2. My gut is telling me you should wait 2 to 5 years if you want to buy one. I have to believe these will be selling used on eBay for $1300. 3. Some guy in the next county has a fairly new mint Traditional for sale for $1300. I already own a Traditional but if I didn't I still by the Traditional over the above "Van Custom" even if it was selling for the same $1300. 4. I about fell out of my chair "As per other Custom models, it ain’t cheap, with a $4,999 price tag" and Hamer is out of Business. Crazy! I agree with all of that. Especially the 1st point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Fail. And I usually like the weird shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrettyMcgee Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Only thing I learned here is that they Gibson closed down a fairly popular software company, Cakewalk. Cuz software development is so 2000s. And the market is screaming for B-brand Philips tv's.... http://www.cakewalk.com/Gibson-Announcement I hope they go bankrupt and get sold off piece by piece.....(*grumble........*grumble....*Last Jedi sucked....*grumble....). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Prof Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 9 hours ago, gtrdaddy said: They tried that once. This guitar was $3K new in ‘99 I think? Now they can’t get $1300 at GC. Jackass would buy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_S Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I expect a trademark infringement cease-and-desist from Randall Smith in 3, 2, 1... They should do a two-color white-on-red and call it Starsky and Hutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 26 minutes ago, Rich_S said: They should do a two-color white-on-red and call it Starsky and Hutch. YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 51 minutes ago, Rich_S said: I expect a trademark infringement cease-and-desist from Randall Smith in 3, 2, 1... They should do a two-color white-on-red and call it Starsky and Hutch. How about a Smokey and the Bandit model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, scottcald said: How about a Smokey and the Bandit model? A friend got an authentic Trans Am decal and put it on his Gibson Firebird. He played a Firebird Trans Am. Some people got the joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, scottcald said: How about a Smokey and the Bandit model? I like the way you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 10 minutes ago, Ed Rechts said: I expect to see more earth tones and pastels soon, in that case. How about an Avocado refrigerator color? 10 minutes ago, Ed Rechts said: This company is DONE by the end of the year, in it's current management model. I'm no financial wizard, but that's a lot of debt coming due at once. You can only sell off so much stuff to make payments. What companies do they currently own and what ones would be worth anything to sell off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 As for what Gibson can sell off, they have the electronics division. Maybe Gibson went to the electronics show instead of NAMM to dress up those electronics companies and show them off to boost their value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Has anyone pointed out that you can probably buy an actual '70s van for $5K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSII x 2 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 18 hours ago, murkat said: Your timing is impeccable. https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/music-business/article/20992105/gibson-running-out-of-time-rapidly "... some bondholders have complained about a lack of clarity from Gibson..." Just some of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 22 minutes ago, SSII x 2 said: Just some of them? The rest are probably Henry's friends and they buy whatever he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkat Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 32 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: Gibson went to the electronics show They do at that, and bring guitars as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersteel Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 More "terrific" ideas: The "Moonless Night" $4,299 The "Chinese New Year" $6,699 The "Chambered Blackout" $4,899 The "Modern Flying V" $4,499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Black binding is blackout? The color is blinding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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