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Happened to find this on the Andertons site.... Seems odd its the only one they have up but it is slightly different to the current model
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2017/USA/Les-Paul-Tribute.aspx
This one (apparently) has no weight relief and a slightly different pickup combo..
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Ohh and someone on the Gibson forum has (apparently) an 2018 SG Special with mini humbuckers..
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Bear in mind as well, they presumably build in batches from mostly pre-CNC'd parts. Therefore they get all the good publicity for the sake of changing some drawings.
The only negative side from a marketing point of view is old people (and this isn't aimed at anyone in particular, least of all you Elwood) going "change for changes sake - humbug I tell you!" but those people tend to buy vintage stuff or custom shop anyhow, so are not affected.
Remember as well the huge majority of Gibson's customers in terms of individual guitar volume buy Epiphone - and these are kept very similar for years on end.
(Except the handful of nutters who buy the latest CS Les Pauls "with even more accurate glue" and then still have them shipped off for vintage "conversion" to get them even more mojo than they already have which makes the players even better than Jeff Beck, right?)
Do left handed people also read backwards or have they just flipped the pic of a right handed one?
https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/LPTD18HBNH1/solid-body-electric-guitars/gibson-usa-2018-les-paul-traditional-in-honey-burst
https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/LPTD18HSNH1/solid-body-electric-guitars/gibson-usa-2018-les-paul-traditional-in-heritage-cherry-sunburst
https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/LPS18HSCH1/solid-body-electric-guitars/gibson-usa-2018-les-paul-standard-in-heritage-cherry-sunburst
https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/SGS18EBCH1/solid-body-electric-guitars/gibson-usa-2018-sg-standard-in-ebony
Slim Taper, Slim Taper, Slim Taper, Slim Taper, Slim Taper etc.............
But Gibson don't make true historic LPs at 7k a pop because they are better musical instruments, they do it to make money out of successful professionals who like classic rock. A diminishing breed now they are all old enough to have bad backs and weak fingers, part of the root cause of their financial problems.
Yes you are right it seems silly, its actually pretty silly with mobile phones but thats another topic.
As I keep commenting on these threads, the future is to drop the anti-far east prejudice and make most Gibsons out there. Then they can keep a US manufacturing operation as a larger "Custom Shop".
If they made an LP to the current "standard" specs, but in the Far East, it would probably be better made, and come in at say £999 with a big profit.
Gibson make cheaper decent guitars in the US, like the Studios and Tribute models so pointless to go abroad IMO.
Added to that the price difference between Asian made and US Custom shop would be huge.
Gibson buyers tend to be more conservative than other buyers IMO and would probably baulk at foreign made models.
Once Pandora's box is open it can't be closed again.
No.. I will see if I can find out...
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