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Skaforlifeologist
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
wish i could have a vegas with dual volume/master tone. that'd be real slick.
wish i could have a vegas with dual volume/master tone. that'd be real slick.
Gibson's coolest guitar designs
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Simon_F
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Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
I quite like it too.
Really, is there anything on earth cooler than a Gibson Les Paul?
Not sure if it'll ever catch on, but I've always liked this design!
I quite like it too.
Really, is there anything on earth cooler than a Gibson Les Paul?
Gunny47
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Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
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I believe Gibson is reissuing the Trini Lopez this year. It's essentially the same thing as the Grohl model but in red and you can get it with a trepeze tailpiece.
I really liked them Vegas High Rollers, don't think they lasted too long...
:notworthy
I believe Gibson is reissuing the Trini Lopez this year. It's essentially the same thing as the Grohl model but in red and you can get it with a trepeze tailpiece.
I really liked them Vegas High Rollers, don't think they lasted too long...
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
V90 Single/Double
25.5"/24 frets/3pc maple neck/ebony/split diamonds (some were bound)
Mahogany body
Choice of Schaller Floyd, TOM/stringthru, Steinberger trem thing
Recessed football jack on the inside of the upper point
Belly cut
Steinberger leg rest
I think they were probably the most well thought-out Vs Gibson's ever done. I was playing one at the jam last year, but I can't seem to find any pics. Bummer.
V90 Single/Double
25.5"/24 frets/3pc maple neck/ebony/split diamonds (some were bound)
Mahogany body
Choice of Schaller Floyd, TOM/stringthru, Steinberger trem thing
Recessed football jack on the inside of the upper point
Belly cut
Steinberger leg rest
I think they were probably the most well thought-out Vs Gibson's ever done. I was playing one at the jam last year, but I can't seem to find any pics. Bummer.
Boogie Bill
New member
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
Here's some dope on the Trini Lopez guitars.
Trini Lopez has TWO Gibson Signature guitars and a lot of folks get them confused.
The TL STANDARD was based on the 335 design, with a thin body and the rounded venetian cutaways. This is the model that the Grohl is based on.
The TL Custom was based on the Gibson Barney Kessel Custom model. Both are full hollow-bodies, with roughly 3" depth. (There is also a "Standard" version of the Kessel.) The Kessel Custom has "bow-tie" inlays; the TL has the split diamonds. The BK has the f-holes, the TL has the diamonds. A standard 3+3 headstock on the BK, versus the TL's six-in-line. Finally, the TL has a "Standby" switch that the BK does not.
Kessel rarely, if ever, used his signature Gibson. However, Trini is often seen in concert pictured with his guitar. Trini was a terrific all-around Latin entertainer in his day, a Vegas staple. He's most known for his rockin' covers of Peter, Paul and Mary hits, "Lemon Tree" and "If I Has A Hammer". Trini also did some acting, and had a part in the WWII movie classic, "The Dirty Dozen".
I love these guitars, at least for their aesthetic. Play them at any kind of volume, and they shriek and howl like banshees. I think that's the major reason that they don't sell for the huge money that some of the other Gibson guitars of '60s vintage do. Ditto for the thick, hollow version of the ES-335: the ES-150DC. I had a natural finish ES-150 and it was a beautiful guitar; but it frustrated me, never being able to play it above a whisper-level.
The Kessel and Lopez models will never achieve the collectibility status of some of Gibson's more popular models. But for this old guy, who was there at the height of their popularity, I will always feel a little bit of awe (and a heaping dose of lust!!!) whenever I see one of these guitars.
Bill
Here's some dope on the Trini Lopez guitars.
Trini Lopez has TWO Gibson Signature guitars and a lot of folks get them confused.
The TL STANDARD was based on the 335 design, with a thin body and the rounded venetian cutaways. This is the model that the Grohl is based on.
The TL Custom was based on the Gibson Barney Kessel Custom model. Both are full hollow-bodies, with roughly 3" depth. (There is also a "Standard" version of the Kessel.) The Kessel Custom has "bow-tie" inlays; the TL has the split diamonds. The BK has the f-holes, the TL has the diamonds. A standard 3+3 headstock on the BK, versus the TL's six-in-line. Finally, the TL has a "Standby" switch that the BK does not.
Kessel rarely, if ever, used his signature Gibson. However, Trini is often seen in concert pictured with his guitar. Trini was a terrific all-around Latin entertainer in his day, a Vegas staple. He's most known for his rockin' covers of Peter, Paul and Mary hits, "Lemon Tree" and "If I Has A Hammer". Trini also did some acting, and had a part in the WWII movie classic, "The Dirty Dozen".
I love these guitars, at least for their aesthetic. Play them at any kind of volume, and they shriek and howl like banshees. I think that's the major reason that they don't sell for the huge money that some of the other Gibson guitars of '60s vintage do. Ditto for the thick, hollow version of the ES-335: the ES-150DC. I had a natural finish ES-150 and it was a beautiful guitar; but it frustrated me, never being able to play it above a whisper-level.
The Kessel and Lopez models will never achieve the collectibility status of some of Gibson's more popular models. But for this old guy, who was there at the height of their popularity, I will always feel a little bit of awe (and a heaping dose of lust!!!) whenever I see one of these guitars.
Bill
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
Explorers are awesome.
Explorers are awesome.
Fusion1
Active member
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
I think someone on here posted a small bodied Gibson 335 from like the 80's or 90's. The cutaways were a bit deeper and the color was wine red like that of an 80's Les Paul Studio. It had dot inlays and IIRC neck binding. Could that have been a 339? Whatever guitar it was, it was one of the coolest guitars I have ever seen and I hope whoever owed that guitar comes here and posts their guitar, it was sweettttt@!!!
I think someone on here posted a small bodied Gibson 335 from like the 80's or 90's. The cutaways were a bit deeper and the color was wine red like that of an 80's Les Paul Studio. It had dot inlays and IIRC neck binding. Could that have been a 339? Whatever guitar it was, it was one of the coolest guitars I have ever seen and I hope whoever owed that guitar comes here and posts their guitar, it was sweettttt@!!!
ibanezrocks
HardtailPisser
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
I used to hate how the nonreverse firebird looks, but lately I keep wishing I had one...
I used to hate how the nonreverse firebird looks, but lately I keep wishing I had one...
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Skaforlifeologist
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
despite the fact that it's worth stoopid money, i really like the les paul axcess. smaller neck heel and contoured body along with floyded les paul tone!
despite the fact that it's worth stoopid money, i really like the les paul axcess. smaller neck heel and contoured body along with floyded les paul tone!
metlking
Well-known member
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
I LOVE it! I WILL have one! Want a white one tho....:banana:
Since no one else is going to say it...
I LOVE it! I WILL have one! Want a white one tho....:banana:
Eddie J.
Member
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
I think that Adrian Smith will get few of them.
I think this is a cool "Strat that isn't a Strat"
I think that Adrian Smith will get few of them.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Gibson's coolest guitar designs
+1. Except that I'd add the SG as their third great design.
+1. Except that I'd add the SG as their third great design.
