New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

[Bludave]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

Oh, I wish I had the money! That is such a great price (the real price, not the one on the Gibson site). that would be such a versatile guitar.

Actually, the whole midtown lineup has been a success, I think. Good guitars at good prices. Creative use of materials and building techniques, without being over the top radical.

Hard to believe the same company that makes this made the Firebird X (Sorry, Gibson, it's going to be a few more years before you live that one down.)

Cool axe but like the Bird land I just can't get used to that 23.5" scale. When I was a kid I couldn't wait to get my hands in a Byrdland and when I finally did I was so disturbed by that short scale that I face up on it


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[kpdavid]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

When I think Byrdland, I think Florentine:

And 23.5" scale isn't Byrdlandish IMO either.

I realize they do come rounded, but most I have seen are sharp horned. Then again, I may not have seen that many.

But like I said - I think it is a cool guitar at the right price! Also not something Gibson is known for...

Both of mine were Serpentine cutaways.

 

[kpdavid]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

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When I think Byrdland, I think Florentine:

And 23.5" scale isn't Byrdlandish IMO either.

I realize they do come rounded, but most I have seen are sharp horned. Then again, I may not have seen that many.

But like I said - I think it is a cool guitar at the right price! Also not something Gibson is known for...

And 23.5" scale isn't Byrdlandish IMO either???????

It is exactly Byrdlandish...What is your source?

 

[kpdavid]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

$1499 MAP, I got mine $1425 out the door. I hear more than half the pre-orders are spoken for already and they haven't even released them yet.

I got mine for 1275 out the door

 

[TattooedCarrot]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

I got mine for 1275 out the door

Wow, where?

 

[kpdavid]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

$1499 MAP, I got mine $1425 out the door. I hear more than half the pre-orders are spoken for already and they haven't even released them yet.

I ordered mine for $1090, after seeing amazons price.

 

[kpdavid]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

From music123. Then yesterday saw that Amazon had sold one for 1089, and got music 123 to price match.

 

[TattooedCarrot]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

That's crazy cheap.

 

[Ayrton]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

I canceled my order, couldn't sit with such a short scale having never played one before.

You puss...

 

[J E C]

Re: New Gibson Midtown Kalamazoo - Poor man's Byrdland

The body looks to be about half the thickness of a real Birdland. They give you all sorts of specs but not the neck thickness. That short of a scale would be odd to play, that's for sure.