Gibson Midtown Custom

lex666

lex666

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Not sure if its been covered yet, but talk to me about the Midtown Custom.

On paper it sound like a great idea. Just wondering if anyone has nay real world expereince with it yet...
 
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I haven't managed to find any of the Midtowns -- Standard or Custom -- in person.

In general, I like the Standard better, but block inlays would be nice.
 
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I love the idea of their construction:

"...built with the chambered solid-wood construction (rather than a laminated top and back with solid center block)...A solid mahogany body is strategically chambered for optimum resonance and capped with a solid carved maple top with traditional f-holes"

Probably way, way, way, way, way cheaper for them to produce this way, and will feel and sound more like a Les Paul, which is what all of their customers want anyways.

Also, a Bakelite fingerboard?
 
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I dunno man, I'd be willing to bet that when you through it against a 335 or such, that is laminated maple, you're gonna miss some of the definition, and the mahogany body is gonna muddy it up. On paper, I'd rather have maple.

With that said, it could be interested for players who like to hit the distortion hard. I'll agree with I6 that it could sound more like a Les Paul, but to be honest, having recently acquired a 339, I'd miss some of the semi hollow character if it steers even further into LP territory. At that point, you might as well just get a LP, and be done with it.

I dunno, an interesting concept for sure. Only time will tell. I'll reserve my judgement for after I've played one for a while.
 
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Good looking guitar. I've always liked that type of construction. I regret selling my Wildkat. Got one when they first came out, and sold it when I needed some money.
 
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looks sexy.

I have to mention tho that not everyone wants a smaller body - in fact the larger body is a lot of the reason i swapped my bluesbird for a 335. Nor do all players want a les paul.
Laminates also have their place in the scheme of things. One of the reasons ES guitars became so popular back in the 50s and 60s was that laminates are less prone to feedback than solid woods. IN a hollowbody especially guitars tend to have certain resonant notes that will feed back more. Laminates allieviate this to quite a large extent.
Its all horses for courses of course. There is no right or wrong with guitar design. There is just what works for different types of players.

but back to topic - yeh they do look sexy!
 
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Works pretty well (by which I mean "Holy crap, that's one of the best sounds I've ever heard in my life") on the Johnny A model.

phil_104 said:
I dunno man, I'd be willing to bet that when you through it against a 335 or such, that is laminated maple, you're gonna miss some of the definition, and the mahogany body is gonna muddy it up. On paper, I'd rather have maple.
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St_Genesius said:
Works pretty well (by which I mean "Holy crap, that's one of the best sounds I've ever heard in my life") on the Johnny A model.
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Never played one of those, but I hear good things. I just kind of assumed you'd give him any guitar and he'd sound like one of the best tones you've ever heard, lol.

I wonder how long before we get some models up here. I guess I'll get to try them out next year if I'm lucky.
 
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To the best of my knowledge, I've never heard Johnny A play.

phil_104 said:
Never played one of those, but I hear good things. I just kind of assumed you'd give him any guitar and he'd sound like one of the best tones you've ever heard, lol.

I wonder how long before we get some models up here. I guess I'll get to try them out next year if I'm lucky.
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St_Genesius said:
To the best of my knowledge, I've never heard Johnny A play.
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Completely off topic, but here goes.

 
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phil_104 said:
It's the same as on most ES models, and yes, it is epic.
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It's even a little bit deeper. The normal cutaway depth on a real ES is right at the 22nd fret. This looks like you could fret notes on the pup screws!

This doesn't apply to most of the copies, btw. Epis and just about all the other stuff aside from the MIJ copies have the necks set in a little deeper.
 
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