Oddball Gibson Thread....

[Chistopher]

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Can't believe no one has mentioned these classic dumbass guitars yet:

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It's a little known fact that the sole purpose of the Texas Annex in 1845 was so that USA shaped guitars would have better balance in the seated position. The Gadsen Purchase later was made so that guitar manufacturers would have a large enough flat surface on the side for an output jack.

 

[RorySquier]

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Can't believe no one has mentioned these classic dumbass guitars yet:

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That guitar is geographically incorrect. Don't people know that Wyoming doesn't exist? It is true because the TV said so.

;>)/

 

[Wattage]

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Chalk me up as someone who doesn't hate the reverse V.

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I’ve played a few and they were all killer

 

[Mincer]

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The ES-Artist had the strange Moog electronics in them. Double pickguards like Steve Howe used in ASIA.

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

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Is that a compressor???

 

[Dave Locher]

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C'mon fellas, pulling pictures off the internet doesn't count, you have to actually OWN one!
(I know, my photo was an internet grab but I actually DO own the Marauder, it just doesn't look as odd anymore as evidenced by my avatar.)

I think the map guitars were meant to be collector items/promotional pieces. The fact that they actually thought people would BUY the X thing and the SGasm makes them MUCH weirder to my eye!

Speaking of which, I bet a totally different pickguard could make that thing look a LOT better.

 

[chadd]

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Links to this series? I’ve never seen it.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gibson-es-335-government-series

 

[Mincer]

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Is that a compressor???

There was a compressor and an expander. There was a boost too, I believe.

 

[stevie_bees]

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Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of me playing my old one, but I had a '91 MIII Standard that was cool.

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

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Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of me playing my old one, but I had a '91 MIII Standard that was cool.

I’m actually kinda surprised that nobody has posted a M3 yet.

Cool guitars, too bad Gibson was about a decade late with the design.

If they’d released them in 80/81 instead of 90/91 I bet they’d be a lot more popular today!

 

[ehdwuld]

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I want one of the modern double cut
https://images.app.goo.gl/8TWjfsQfJ1e8qQqX7[

 

[Mincer]

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I’m actually kinda surprised that nobody has posted a M3 yet.

Cool guitars, too bad Gibson was about a decade late with the design.

If they’d released them in 80/81 instead of 90/91 I bet they’d be a lot more popular today!

Gibson had their own issues back in '81.

 

[RorySquier]

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I think the Gibson Sonex-180 was an oddball version of the Les Paul. With a body made of resin it sparks a whole new tone-wood debate.

;>)/

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

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I want one of the modern double cut
https://images.app.goo.gl/8TWjfsQfJ1e8qQqX7[

You know I kinda do too...

I’m not going to be spending $2,000+ on one but eventually I’ll come across one for under a grand & grab it up. I actually could have had one with a BAD short grained headstock break that I probably could have fixed given enough time, equipment, & energy but it was a scary one that was going to be expensive to fix so I passed....

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

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Gibson had their own issues back in '81.

LOL, don’t I know it!!!

I will say that some of the best sounding & playing Lesters I’ve ever been able to own have been Norlin era but there was a lot of garbage too....

 

[RorySquier]

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I’m actually kinda surprised that nobody has posted a M3 yet.

Cool guitars, too bad Gibson was about a decade late with the design.

If they’d released them in 80/81 instead of 90/91 I bet they’d be a lot more popular today!

I remember watching this review on the Gibson MIII. I think it's an awesome guitar with a Floyd Rose & 24 frets. They are cool looking offset guitars.

;>)/

 

[chadd]

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M3 was an awesome guitar, surprised that Gibson didn't bring that back instead of the modern double

 

[Chistopher]

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M3 was an awesome guitar, surprised that Gibson didn't bring that back instead of the modern double

Epiphone has done a few reissues of the M-III.

 

[Adieu]

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I remember watching this review on the Gibson MIII. I think it's an awesome guitar with a Floyd Rose & 24 frets. They are cool looking offset guitars.

;>)/

They're great in every way... except the "straying mom battle panty print" pickguard and trc, that's just wacky

 

[wmachine]

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1979 Gibson Explorer E2. May be a custom order.