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Gizmo

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Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« on: January 11, 2009, 01:33:36 PM »
At first glance i didnt think it was a gibson. Its £4400. Very odd looking guitar.



I love LP's but i'm not a fan of this. Could get a lot of guitar/guitars for that money.
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Dixie_Crap

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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2009, 01:47:48 PM »
Who is designed this!?
And for £4400!

Come on Gibson, you're not even trying anymore!
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2009, 01:53:47 PM »
The switch is wrong, the control layout is wrong, the headstock is DEFINATELY $%&#ED UP. I even think the case is wrong.

They wasted a good piece of Korina.
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2009, 03:35:45 PM »
So we have the wood of a Flying V/Explorer, the headstock of a Futura, the switch of an ES-5 Switchmaster and a control layout from.... ????  :?

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of.... what?  Korina?  Certainly not the Les Paul Custom.  :|

You sometimes have to wonder what they're smoking at Gibson.  Or maybe it's the nitrocellulose fumes.
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2009, 03:40:22 PM »
I'm sure thats been out for a while now. I could get over the control layout if the switch and headstock were normal.
Or a 6 way switch for the extra options of the 3 pickups
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2009, 03:45:39 PM »
The wood looks great, the 3 'buckers look great..... that's about it I'm afraid! :(
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2009, 03:48:05 PM »
and they say my Caddy is not good looking... :P

...this is the real Frankenstein.
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2009, 04:12:45 PM »
I've seen this in the flesh at Guitar Guitar. Very odd looking thing, with original Explorer headstock from the 50s and that strange layout.

Still not sure if i like it tbh, maybe it sounds off the chain?
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2009, 04:46:05 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on January 11, 2009, 03:35:45 PM
So we have the wood of a Flying V/Explorer, the headstock of a Futura, the switch of an ES-5 Switchmaster and a control layout from.... ????  :?

The control layout is that of a Non-reverse Firebird.  :)



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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2009, 05:25:10 PM »
I'm a big fan of the Les paul but this is too far, controls don't make sense as far as I can see
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2009, 05:30:53 PM »
i think i'll pass on this one
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2009, 05:56:05 PM »
What the fugly?!  It makes me want to sell my Gibson just out of principle.  Ugly by association. :x
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2009, 06:19:39 PM »
Is the idea that it contains parts of all different Gibson models?

Flying V Scale length or something?
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2009, 06:46:20 PM »
Quote from: Troy on January 11, 2009, 04:46:05 PM
Quote from: Philly Q on January 11, 2009, 03:35:45 PM
So we have the wood of a Flying V/Explorer, the headstock of a Futura, the switch of an ES-5 Switchmaster and a control layout from.... ????  :?

The control layout is that of a Non-reverse Firebird.  :)



Ah, well done, I knew it looked familiar.  I should have spotted that.  :)
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Re: Gibson:Les Paul Custom 50th Anniversary Korina Tribute Guitar opinions?
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2009, 06:53:54 PM »
Quote from: noodleplugerine on January 11, 2009, 06:19:39 PM
Is the idea that it contains parts of all different Gibson models?

Flying V Scale length or something?

expect the unexpected...?!?
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