Gibson Gothic- relaunched...

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Gibson has relaunched its Gothic series, now known as Gothic II, with EMG pickups (81/ 85). if, like me, you were put off by the previous series for some reasons, this time the guitars are kept plain & desireable- sensible revision...

i'm urging the local dealer to bring it in- anyone with me? 8)
 
why i think this Gibson matters:

*simple design/ less cosmetics- should trim quite a $um from the asking price

*EMG pickups- not that it's the ultimate pickup to many of us, but it helps Gibson units manifest clarity. thusfar, only the ZW models get EMGs as default but these guitars are a little costly for obvious reasons
 
No floyd rose and the cool red cross on the headstock?

I like the old ones better. Well the physical attraction anyhow
 
ok, let's compare, from head to toe:

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Design-wise, this doesn't vary too much from the original Les Paul design. Hey, it's a Les Paul. :lol:

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I'm attracted to this beauty. 8O

1) A little graphics at the headstock, the red color "LTD" brought a good contrast to the all-black-feel.

2) 12th fret marking, kind of cool, I usually won't "get lost" over the fretboard with such help on it.

3) String-thru-body, wow, how cool, think about the sustain you get. 8)

4) 1 vol. 1 tone, as compared to 2 vol. 2 tone, talk about simplicity in controls (same theory why Paul Gilbert likes his 1 vol. knob design on his signature Ibanez).

5) Pickup selector switch, IMO, it's better to be placed at the bottom, that's easier for switching.

6) Plus, all 3 items (vol. tone, selector) rest nicely in the curved-top.

Then again, all IMO. :wink:


I was glad suspend_thought brought this model to our attention.
 
Pretty cool looking gibson, but they're not going to relauch the explorer gothic?

mattleesc said:
haha i guess no ones gonna buy the menance models now :D

well it hink the mence is vastly different from the gothic. I've got a les paul mence myself and am loving it.
 
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