Gibson releases a new model. Theodore

[Securb]

The Theodore is available now for $4,999, and arrives with a historic-style brown/pink case, leather guitar strap, print of the original signed design and deluxe certificate of authenticity.

Somewhere in Austin a hipster just maxed out his credit card.

[Mincer]

Gibson is researching patent drawings for their next big idea. This is a big fail for me.

[Erlend_G]

I really have no words, maybe Ted was ahead of his time then, but just no.

ahead of his time?

More like... on bad acid...

[Open lane]

Lol. I just saw the $5000 price tag. Lmao. What a joke.

[Mincer]

At the board meeting, someone presented this idea that was both historic, yet somehow new. Everyone sitting there thought it was a great idea and agreed to fund the prototypes and eventually build it in production. I don't think this is my kind of company.

[UnderTheFlame83]

I like the neck. Nothing else.

[Open lane]

I saw pics of one in a dif color on fb a min ago and it doesn't look as bad. $5000, though? Hard pass.

[JB_From_Hell]

I'm picturing that headstock crashing straight into the floor because it's such a bad design.

Has Fender or PRS done anything that's 1/10th as sucky in every way as this?

[nexion218]

I actually like the fact that it exists... I'm having the best laugh of the week reading all the comments of disgust... LOL Joking aside though, this is pathetic....

[Wattage]

I ordered one in each color

[beaubrummels]

For $5000 it's not a 'faithful' reproduction. The pickguard is the wrong shape, the switch and the pots are in the wrong locations.

Gibson Gibson rant rant rant quality rant overpriced rant rant

[nexion218]

Just to make sure if I get this right.... Gibson created the Archive Series to make money from sketches of guitars that never even made it to prototype stage?

[Securb]

Just to make sure if I get this right.... Gibson created the Archive Series to make money from sketches of guitars that never even made it to prototype stage?

Yep. The next release will be based on Picasso's drawing.

[CipherArcher]

Looks like a something for 1's & 0's deficient crowd.

[formula73]

I like it. Not $5k like it, but I like it.