Author Topic: What guitar is this!? (gibson) (Read 4103 times)

Lazy_McDoesnothing · « **on:** February 22, 2008, 06:36:01 AM »

At the end of Conan O'Brien there was a band and one member had an interesting looking guitar. It looked like a cross between a les paul junior(top half) and a firebird(bottom half). I'm pretty sure it was a gibson with the open book headstock. I just may be gassing for it! What is it???

Lazy_McDoesnothing · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:42:05 AM »

Gibson RD.

Looks very weird in a I want it sort of way. :P

Philly Q · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2008, 10:52:54 AM »

Yeah, it had a load of weird active electronics, and there were bass versions too - as used by Krist Novoselic (I think).

I've always quite liked the body shape, I wouldn't mind owning one (minus the actives). I know Dave Grohl has at least one.

Scotty477 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2008, 11:17:36 AM »

That looks really nice.

Aw cr@p ... now I want one too .... :D

indysmith · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2008, 11:19:18 AM »

I certainly wouldn't call it aesthetically pleasing :?: Uggers for sure. The firebird's ugly hunchback sister

Scotty477 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2008, 11:33:15 AM »

See, I've always found Firebirds very clumsy looking, but this looks far better balanced - much nicer to the eye.

Well mine anyway :roll:

gwEm · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2008, 11:33:16 AM »

WTF are you talking about indy?! :) :)

Shes quite charming I think, not beautiful in the conventional sense, but strikingly gorgeous anyway.

http://www.gibson.com/jp-jp/Divisions/Gibson%20USA/Guitar%20of%20the%20Week/RDStandardReissue-Week48/

Will · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2008, 12:23:47 PM »

And would no doubt sort out the issue of the firebird sitting so far forward when playing sitting down

Mr Ed · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2008, 12:47:03 PM »

I wonder if it's a true reissue with the appalling tuning that dogged the original RD's.

WezV · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2008, 03:53:34 PM »

its not a proper reissue without the moog designed (IIRC) circuitry of the originals. Thats the bit a lot of people ripped out.. i havnt had chance to play one of the originals but have always been intrigued by it - you would expect interesting things from a Moog circuit :?

its the sort of bass that needs to be low slung to look good!!! The shapes a bit goofy but i like it

Davey · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2008, 04:24:22 PM »

Quote from: indysmith

I certainly wouldn't call it aesthetically pleasing :?: Uggers for sure. The firebird's ugly hunchback sister

very much so.. was made from the tree, the ugly sticks are made of

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2008, 05:49:00 PM »

That's so ugly it could make an onion cry.

I have a reverse firebird and it's sooooooooo much nicer than that biffer :roll:

broken cord · « **Reply #12 on:** February 26, 2008, 08:35:17 PM »

I quite like it.

Lazy_McDoesnothing · « **Reply #13 on:** February 26, 2008, 10:18:45 PM »

If I would get one it would be the blonde:

Could have a lot of fun with her!
:fouet:

headtheball · « **Reply #14 on:** February 26, 2008, 10:39:28 PM »

It's not the worst Gibson Shape, though...

The Corvus takes that particular prize by a country mile.