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Gibson To Increase Prices and Update Models For 2015

sonar

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Scaling back the model range is a good thing.

Raising the MAP to $3900... not so good.
 

Tom Wittrock

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I have never seen MAP mentioned as Manufacturer Advertised Price. :wah

It has always been Minimum Advertised Price. :hmm
 

goldtop0

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Possibly a 29% increase......that's steep.
It'd certainly inflate the asking prices for used older CS models like the excellent '13s and '14s.
 
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Kim R

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Brass nut, expansion of the "min-Etune...," deletion of the "Les Paul" silkscreen...... :dang

I find all three of the above items to be a bit surprising -

The big price jump: Not so surprising.
 

landminelenny

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"Gibson USA continues to raise the bar of Quality, Prestige and Innovation with the new line up of 2015 guitars. All Gibson USA guitars except for the Les Paul Supreme, Firebird and Derek Trucks SG will ship with the G-Force tuning system. Among many of the added features is the new Zero Fret Nut which is a patented applied for nut that has adjustable action capabilities. The new Tune-O-Matic Bridge features a hex wrench adjustment on thumbscrews for easy action adjustments. All guitars receive a professional set up with accurate intonation, and a new PLEK program with 27% lower fret wire. All models now have Pearloid Inlays and the fingerboard is a thicker one piece rosewood which is sanded and buffed with a new oil treatment for smoother and easier playability. To take it a step further Gibson USA has increased playing comfort by widened the neck and fingerboard by .050 per side. Sparing no expense, Gibson USA even changed the internal wires from 28 awg to 26 awg, along with a new and improved jack design and together they give you an improved uninterrupted signal. For 2015 Gibson will be producing gloss lacquer finishes and no more Satin or Vintage Gloss finishes. On top of all the upgrades Gibson USA did not stop there. They are now introducing a removable Les Paul pick guard with NO SCREWS NEEDED. In honor of Les Paul's 100th birthday all LP and SG guitars will carry the 100 logo on the headstock and a Les Paul Hologram on the back of the headstock for authenticity and tribute to the man himself. To wrap everything up, each 2015 Gibson USA guitar ships in a Gibson Hard Shell case."
 

Xpensive Wino

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Classic

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Oh gawd. I'm sure there's a good reason someone might buy anyone of those guitars. I just can't think of any that would make me buy one.

Why drift so far from the tree that got Gibson where they are today?
 

tdarian

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Come to the LA AMP Show next month.

"Flash! Guitar Center will debute the new 2015 model Gibsons and some New Marshall amps at the show in the Gulfstream Ballroom! There will be a stage in there and I'm not sayin' who will be on it. Keep your fingers crossed and look for updates soon."


http://www.ampshow.com/

TD
 

2002standardmat

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"Gibson USA continues to raise the bar of Quality, Prestige and Innovation with the new line up of 2015 guitars. All Gibson USA guitars except for the Les Paul Supreme, Firebird and Derek Trucks SG will ship with the G-Force tuning system. Among many of the added features is the new Zero Fret Nut which is a patented applied for nut that has adjustable action capabilities. The new Tune-O-Matic Bridge features a hex wrench adjustment on thumbscrews for easy action adjustments. All guitars receive a professional set up with accurate intonation, and a new PLEK program with 27% lower fret wire. All models now have Pearloid Inlays and the fingerboard is a thicker one piece rosewood which is sanded and buffed with a new oil treatment for smoother and easier playability. To take it a step further Gibson USA has increased playing comfort by widened the neck and fingerboard by .050 per side. Sparing no expense, Gibson USA even changed the internal wires from 28 awg to 26 awg, along with a new and improved jack design and together they give you an improved uninterrupted signal. For 2015 Gibson will be producing gloss lacquer finishes and no more Satin or Vintage Gloss finishes. On top of all the upgrades Gibson USA did not stop there. They are now introducing a removable Les Paul pick guard with NO SCREWS NEEDED. In honor of Les Paul's 100th birthday all LP and SG guitars will carry the 100 logo on the headstock and a Les Paul Hologram on the back of the headstock for authenticity and tribute to the man himself. To wrap everything up, each 2015 Gibson USA guitar ships in a Gibson Hard Shell case."

A lot of changes for the 'worse' for a huge hike in the book price, IMHO of course.

Since i bought my 02 standard when they first revamped them, they seem to have drifted further and further away from what I would consider desirebale with each coming year.

And their 'justifications' for some of the positive reasons for the changes just make me laugh. :rofl
 

Classic

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There's an online shop in the uk with 2014 Standards for £2,000. That's really steep as they used to be £1,400. That's a massive uplift.
 

Kris Ford

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The ONLY thing I saw that I liked was the 'No satin or vintage gloss" finishes..but everything else, I hate soo much it makes me want to vomit..

Yet another reason I will only buy Kalamazoo made Gibsons..:2cool
And people wanna shit all over the Norlin era..
 

Ryan Givhan

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well, gibson had a good run. seems like they do it on purpose. have a few decades of great guitars, a decade or so of lesser guitars. then a few decades of great guitars again. we may be in for another down turn.
 

Dave P

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WTF is the appeal of all this robot tuning shit? Buy a Snark for $20 and turn the knobs yourself.
 

gibboboy

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"Gibson USA continues to raise the bar of Quality, Prestige and Innovation with the new line up of 2015 guitars. All Gibson USA guitars except for the Les Paul Supreme, Firebird and Derek Trucks SG will ship with the G-Force tuning system. Among many of the added features is the new Zero Fret Nut which is a patented applied for nut that has adjustable action capabilities. The new Tune-O-Matic Bridge features a hex wrench adjustment on thumbscrews for easy action adjustments. All guitars receive a professional set up with accurate intonation, and a new PLEK program with 27% lower fret wire. All models now have Pearloid Inlays and the fingerboard is a thicker one piece rosewood which is sanded and buffed with a new oil treatment for smoother and easier playability. To take it a step further Gibson USA has increased playing comfort by widened the neck and fingerboard by .050 per side. Sparing no expense, Gibson USA even changed the internal wires from 28 awg to 26 awg, along with a new and improved jack design and together they give you an improved uninterrupted signal. For 2015 Gibson will be producing gloss lacquer finishes and no more Satin or Vintage Gloss finishes. On top of all the upgrades Gibson USA did not stop there. They are now introducing a removable Les Paul pick guard with NO SCREWS NEEDED. In honor of Les Paul's 100th birthday all LP and SG guitars will carry the 100 logo on the headstock and a Les Paul Hologram on the back of the headstock for authenticity and tribute to the man himself. To wrap everything up, each 2015 Gibson USA guitar ships in a Gibson Hard Shell case."

"Sparing no expense" - unfortunately this only applies to the end user, change a few bits and charge more for it... :hmm
 

smitty_p

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That "removable Les Paul pick guard with NO SCREWS NEEDED" is a bit curious to me. I would hope this is a secure fit that won't loosen up or start to rattle after use.
 
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