Gibson Winter 2019 lineup announced

dindude

TV Yellow Les Paul Special is spot on - prob about £1300 over here, if built right and not heavier than the moon, could be a corker. 

NelsonP

Some small changes to the 2019 DC Junior:
- Jack moved to bottom rather than front
- volume tone controls in a different position
...presumably the above are to allow for a more consistent produciton approach with the special, which has the pickup selector near the bridge. I actually prefer the original as the controls are within easier reach.
- Graphtech, rather than Tektoid nut (which is better?)
- 10s instead of hybrid 9s
 https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/USAVDZ830/Les-Paul-Junior-Tribute-DC-Coming-Soon

It might be worth looking out for good deals on clearing existing stocks.

Original 2019

New 2019
Special

Grumpyrocker

What happened to the Gibson website? It seems to have been stripped of all the detail it previous had. 

stickyfiddle

Grumpyrocker said:

What happened to the Gibson website? It seems to have been stripped of all the detail it previous had. 

I assume they've removed all the old stuff they're not actually making any more and will keep only the current ranges listed. Given that a month ago they had about 7 active pages for seemingly identical Les Paul Customs I'm ok with it

stickyfiddle

NelsonP said:

Some small changes to the 2019 DC Junior:
- Jack moved to bottom rather than front
- volume tone controls in a different position
...presumably the above are to allow for a more consistent produciton approach with the special, which has the pickup selector near the bridge. I actually prefer the original as the controls are within easier reach.
- Graphtech, rather than Tektoid nut (which is better?)
- 10s instead of hybrid 9s
 https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/USAVDZ830/Les-Paul-Junior-Tribute-DC-Coming-Soon

It might be worth looking out for good deals on clearing existing stocks.

Original 2019

New 2019
Special

I reckon the side-jack followed the need for a switch on the 2-pickup version - it'd be very cramped with 4 holes.

I'm very interested to see some neck joints on all these new things... 

Bigsby

Grumpyrocker said:

What happened to the Gibson website? It seems to have been stripped of all the detail it previous had. 

Yes, I find that a shame - I liked being able to track changes over the last few years. It was also really helpful in checking out the specs of Gibsons on clearance deals - and there may be a few of those around when these new models reach the dealers. 

Until this update you could access some really old models - like the 2008 ''Guitar of the Week' range, via a Google search. But now the results redirect to the new home page - so there's actually a wealth of Gibson archive info that's been lost overnight too. Real shame.

Also, you could really see what was happening to prices - like the recent SG Juniors being the same price as the 2013 SG Custom. 

Philly_Q

stickyfiddle said:

Grumpyrocker said:

What happened to the Gibson website? It seems to have been stripped of all the detail it previous had. 

I assume they've removed all the old stuff they're not actually making any more and will keep only the current ranges listed. Given that a month ago they had about 7 active pages for seemingly identical Les Paul Customs I'm ok with it

True, it's good to strip out all the excess, but I hope in the future they'll completely re-write what's left and bring back some detailed specs - in a consistent manner for each model, rather than varying wildly like it did before.  They also seem to only have small pictures now.

stonevibe

Philly_Q said:

stickyfiddle said:

Grumpyrocker said:

What happened to the Gibson website? It seems to have been stripped of all the detail it previous had. 

I assume they've removed all the old stuff they're not actually making any more and will keep only the current ranges listed. Given that a month ago they had about 7 active pages for seemingly identical Les Paul Customs I'm ok with it

True, it's good to strip out all the excess, but I hope in the future they'll completely re-write what's left and bring back some detailed specs - in a consistent manner for each model, rather than varying wildly like it did before.  They also seem to only have small pictures now.

You just need this guys http://www.wayback.com

Whitecat

Still a Slim Taper neck though on that Special... :-/

Glad to see that the new Special has a '50's' profile neck though, which means it will probably be almost a guaranteed buy here if it comes in at a not-too-stoopid price after the conversions and the VAT, which it probably will.

Musicman20

The SG and the LP singlecut Junior, please.

Musicman20

...and the SG Junior....

dallcorp

When are the new models likely to be available to buy?

NelsonP

stickyfiddle said:

I'm very interested to see some neck joints on all these new things... 

Some discussion of that here
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/146870/gibson-les-paul-junior-tribute-dc/p1

NelsonP

stickyfiddle said:

Twin pickup cheapie Junior. YES

https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/USAHE5811/Les-Paul-Special-Tribute-DC-Coming-Soon

Paging @Haych ;

stickyfiddle

NelsonP said:

stickyfiddle said:

I'm very interested to see some neck joints on all these new things... 

Some discussion of that here
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/146870/gibson-les-paul-junior-tribute-dc/p1

Yes, but what I'm really interested to see is whether the new-new stuff is going to be better built than the old Chapter11-era stuff

Haych

NelsonP said:

stickyfiddle said:

Twin pickup cheapie Junior. YES

https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/USAHE5811/Les-Paul-Special-Tribute-DC-Coming-Soon

Paging @Haych ;

That's a bit more like it.  Would still prefer it if they just did a proper reissue but that doesn't look half bad at all.  Thanks @NelsonP

TINMAN82

Website updated to a greater degree now and includes the new model specs.

The Les Paul modern in Pelham blue could prove popular
https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/USAQ17249/les-paul-modern-coming-soon#SKU-LPM00M3CH1

johnl

That heel joint looks rather nice....

Philly_Q

SG Standard '61 with a choice of Maestro, sideways Vibrola or stop tailpiece?

Looks like someone in the new Gibson team really likes SGs.

Grumpyrocker

TINMAN82 said:

Website updated to a greater degree now and includes the new model specs.

The Les Paul modern in Pelham blue could prove popular
https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/USAQ17249/les-paul-modern-coming-soon#SKU-LPM00M3CH1

They should go a bit further with this, belly cut, more modern finishes etc.