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  • 'The Paul' is coming back

    The walnut stripped down 'The Paul' is making a return to Gibson's lineup (1979, or so). I always liked this guitar, even if walnut could sometimes be sonically & weight-wise unbalanced. I think it is about $500 too expensive though.
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    I like that.

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      That's really nice!! I agree on the price, though. $800 would be good.

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        I saw that posted somewhere else. There is also a SG Special with P90's/dot inlays and an SG in Walnut Finish with TTop Replica's and small block inlays. I believe retail is $1499 on the Walnut finish SG, but I don't know what street will be. It's beautiful though. I was also hoping something like that would be a bit less expensive, but they are doing some nice things that don't cost $3500 like a 2019 "Standard", so I'd like to give them some credit.

        It remains to be seen what they'll do with their core models like the Standard, Traditional, Custom, etc., along with the SG Standard/Custom, the 335's and others. If they can give us quality there at a more attractive price, it will be a huge win.

        I'm not expecting $1800 new Standards, but a street price in the $2500 range would be great. That's basically a grand less than now. Also, I'd like to see more stores carry Gibson and for those stores to have a good selection of the catalog.
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          I'm not at all a Les Paul person, but (or possibly 'therefore') I like the looks of that above a regular Standard/Studio or whatever.

          I used my first real paycheck to buy a nineties 'The Paul II," which was all mahogany with a thin body and tummy cut; a lot more comfortable than a regular Les Paul. It got sold after shuffling an army of pickups through it without being satisfied, and eventually having the neck joint go weird; got it fixed and was finished with it.
          Originally posted by King Buzzo
          I love when people come up to me and say “Your guitar sound was better on Stoner Witch, when you used a Les Paul. “...I used a Fender Mustang reissue on that, dumbass!

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          • #6
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            Cool axes. I've had a couple through the years. In fact, the first guitar I ever built back in '83 was basically a walnut The Paul with all the edges radiused and the neck joint molded. These should be big sellers, I think.

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              What if they made something that was kinda like a BFG The Paul? Take a The Paul, thin out the finish, remove the Inlays, put a P90 in the neck, and make the pickups wood mount.

              I think that would be hella nice.
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              • #8
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                Very cool

                I always wanted to get one

                It feels strange to have the reissue be more than an original

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                • #9
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                  $1400?

                  When even the promotional photo has a hideously mismatched 2-piece headstock....

                  Uhm yeah no thx, try selling it for $499
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                    Originally posted by Adieu View Post
                    $1400?

                    When even the promotional photo has a hideously mismatched 2-piece headstock....

                    Uhm yeah no thx, try selling it for $499
                    $1400 is MSRP, it will sell for less, and I'll probably pick one up once the used market is established for this model.
                    You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
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                    • #11
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                      SG in Walnut Finish
                      Walnut finish SG
                      Walnut finish and made from walnut are NOT the same thing.

                      The old The Paul and the new The Paul are 100% walnut - even the neck.
                      The later The Paul II's were mahogany, then Gibson marketed them as Firebrands with the Gibson logo branded on the headstock.
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                        I had one of the Firebrands in a natural finish. Mine had frets that were so low as to be almost unusable, but was otherwise a fine instrument… and one I have absolutely no interest in getting a new one of.

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                          I got an original with an amp for 250 back in 1983.



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                            Originally posted by SlyFoxx View Post
                            I got an original with an amp for 250 back in 1983.



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                            And what looks like >$250 in upgrades alone... or were those installed by you?

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                            • #15
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                              The Firebrands were cool guitars, too! It is sort of a 'not valued' period for Gibson, but hey, everything old is new again. And when you are out of ideas, mine the past!
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