Oddball Gibson Thread....

[RorySquier]

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[RorySquier]

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[allbutromeo]

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I could never get over the V shaped pickups. I knew a guy years ago that had a later one with standard humbucker, and it was a awesome guitar

 

[Dave Locher]

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Please tell me that is photoshop and not a real guitar!!

 

[RorySquier]

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Please tell me that is photoshop and not a real guitar!!

Me thinks it's real. I kind of like it...an upside down Explorer. The headstock could take awhile to get used to.



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[Mincer]

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I could never get over the V shaped pickups. I knew a guy years ago that had a later one with standard humbucker, and it was a awesome guitar
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These things weighed about 15 pounds, too. Also,the reverse Explorer is, sadly, all too real.

 

[ItsaBass]

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The reverse Explorer could be "kind of all right" if it had a better headstock and guard.

 

[JamesPaul]

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These things weighed about 15 pounds, too. Also,the reverse Explorer is, sadly, all too real.

That's why Gibson started offering these Holy or "weight relieved" models.

 

[RorySquier]

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That's why Gibson started offering these Holy or "weight relieved" models.

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I bet you can play "Hole Lotta Love" with that axe.



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[Mincer]

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Yeah, that V is pretty sad, too. Some of these ideas had to be jokes that went too far. Almost any amateur guitar designer could have come up with better ideas than these.

 

[RorySquier]

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Here's another oddity with the Gibson Modern V guitar. I think it was a rip-off of the Roswell by Jackson.

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[ehdwuld]

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Here's another oddity with the Gibson Modern V guitar. I think it was a rip-off of the Roswell by Jackson.

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Or Star Trek

 

[Chistopher]

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Yeah, that V is pretty sad, too. Some of these ideas had to be jokes that went too far. Almost any amateur guitar designer could have come up with better ideas than these.

Most of those "jokes" were limited to production for one month and were mainly intended to appeal to collectors that didn't care for the norm and wanted something from left field.

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

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1979 Gibson Explorer E2. May be a custom order.

This one is absolutely beautiful......

Seriously man, I’m jealous!!!

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

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I don’t really know what to say about this???

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

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I could never get over the V shaped pickups. I knew a guy years ago that had a later one with standard humbucker, and it was a awesome guitar
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I’ve actually played one of these guys a few times & while I agree that the pickups are not the typical Gibson sound they’ve got a low impedance thing that’s not awful. Plus aside from it being pretty heavy for a V it was extremely comfortable to play!

 

[Mincer]

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Most of those "jokes" were limited to production for one month and were mainly intended to appeal to collectors that didn't care for the norm and wanted something from left field.

Oh I get that, but it is really expensive to come out with a new model. It just seems like a big waste of money.

 

[NegativeEase]

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I feel like most of these pics are actually for Trade Show Booth Bait only.

How can people be so ****in dumb? don't they draw out or visualize their guitar before committing to a **** design?

 

[eclecticsynergy]

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I knew there was that one year when the headstocks were really big...

 

[eclecticsynergy]

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Please tell me that is photoshop and not a real guitar!!

Real guitar; I think it was made for the Guitar Of The Month promotion that they ran for a year or two.