Gibson releases a new model. Theodore
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NegativeEase
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I know a lot of you hate this guitar, but style and preference are not objective at all, it's mostly cultural, social, nostalgia than any sense of yourself sensing an absolute.
Fashion is about dictating a sense through repetition and motif.... just like a musical earworm. -although Nu Metal sucking is the only thing universal.
If Hendrix played this guitar at Woodstock, you dudes would be competing for these your whole life.
So lets not get too cocky about what you think is right and great versus what sux in guitar fashion.
Although keep the memes coming -pretty funny
Fashion is about dictating a sense through repetition and motif.... just like a musical earworm. -although Nu Metal sucking is the only thing universal.
If Hendrix played this guitar at Woodstock, you dudes would be competing for these your whole life.
So lets not get too cocky about what you think is right and great versus what sux in guitar fashion.
Although keep the memes coming -pretty funny
GuitarStv
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Sure. And if Jesus was crucified on one, there would be a huge sale of little gold Theodores that people would wear around their necks all the time.
But that's not the world we live in. And in lieu of decades of guitar heroes emotionally drawing us to them, we've got to use our eyes. Which is going to be trouble for this model at that price point.
NegativeEase
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Whoops -you already covered this before my comment I see.
Totally agree, fashion is about normative conformity -if we see someone engaging or of interest or hear something we like or are told is cool or girls we like like it or men we revere, the associated aesthetics in whatever the art is also get programmed emotionally as well and is made normal through repetition -it becomes our preference when it may have once was seemed strange or ugly or absurd.
If Jimmy Page had played Led Zepplin II on a Norton Master Beat Guitar.... people would like that look as the classic rock guitar.
Synapsys
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Words of wisdom right here.
beaubrummels
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Uh huh huh huh huh ... he said, "master beat". huh huh, yeah
GuitarStv
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Whoops -you already covered this before my comment I see.
Totally agree, fashion is about normative conformity -if we see someone engaging or of interest or hear something we like or are told is cool or girls we like like it or men we revere, the associated aesthetics in whatever the art is also get programmed emotionally as well and is made normal through repetition -it becomes our preference when it may have once was seemed strange or ugly or absurd.
If Jimmy Page had played Led Zepplin II on a Norton Master Beat Guitar.... people would like that look as the classic rock guitar.
Nah. Don't buy it.
The telecaster has been played by everyone and their brother since being released. They're still ugly as fuck. This tulip guitar is also ugly as fuck.
Powdered Toast Man
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Oh man, the pretzel twisting justification of trying to say how we'd retroactively love it if some ancient guitar hero had played one. Perfection. Once again, the Gibson apologists don't fail to deliver.
Meanwhile over at Fender, this is what happens when they design a new model (and it's awesome):
Meanwhile over at Fender, this is what happens when they design a new model (and it's awesome):
GuitarStv
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Oh man, the pretzel twisting justification of trying to say how we'd retroactively love it if some ancient guitar hero had played one. Perfection. Once again, the Gibson apologists don't fail to deliver.
Meanwhile over at Fender, this is what happens when they design a new model (and it's awesome):
Yep, that's a cool looking new guitar.
ICTGoober
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And then THIS happened...
Gibson Archive Collection | First Look at the Theodore Guitar w/Joe Bonamassa - YouTube
Gibson Archive Collection | First Look at the Theodore Guitar w/Joe Bonamassa - YouTube
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
Powdered Toast Man
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Gibson: "We'll give you three guitars and a bunch of money if you show up and say nice things about them for 60 seconds."
Bonamassa: "Did you say money? I'm in."
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
I do not think anyone is being a Gibson apologist. The consensus is the guitar is horrific. However, many of us feel if the right person had played one fanboys of that artist, it would be flocking to buy it. Keith Richards started playing Les Pauls in the 60's next thing you know the price of used Les pauls skyrockets. Then Gibson starts producing the guitar again. Joe Strummer rocks a Tele, every punk artist is now looking for a beat-up Tele. EVH plays a superstar next thing you know every guitar is Strat shaped with a single pickup. Slash plays a Les Paul in the 80's and boom, Les Pauls are back in fashion.
If the right artist played the Theodore, trust me people would be buying them.
NegativeEase
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haha
-this is the sure fire way for me to not watch a Gibson product launch -have John Bonamassa pentatonically masterbate while staring creepily at a camera.
beaubrummels
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He opens the case "Oh wow" like he didn't know what was coming. He's finally attained the Keifer Southerland of the blues.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
I picked up on that also. The entire thing seemed scripted including the Slash reference.
piblock
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I just had a coughing fit I laughed so hard at this.
I actually love the design. Until they bring back the Howard Roberts Fusion, I'd take that over any production model Gibson.
