Grace Potter gets a signature Gibson...

[Barcham]

Don't get me wrong, I love Grace Potter. She's sexy, great stage presence and one hell of a rocker, but how does she get a signature Gibson Flying V?

Gibson.com: Grace Potter Signature Flying V from Gibson USA

And what the hell is a "Bound Chechen fingerboard with acrylic dot inlays"?

[Malikon]

Chechen: Chechen is an exotic Mexican wood with a wide range of color variation from dark chocolate to light butterscotch colors. Chechen has an irregular grain pattern, and coupled with the color variety it makes fantastic finished pieces. Chechen is also hard and dense, which allows the wood to polish to a high sheen without effort



and "Lol" at another Gibby Signature model. Especially for one who's young and more of a Singer then a guitar player.

[rxbandit]

I wish people would understand that signature models have little to do with perceived skill of said player and all to do with marketabillity.

[Corrosion of Conformity]

I don't care.

[Mexicanbreed]

First hit on googling "chechen tonewood"

Chechen is a species of tree that grows in Mexico and Central America. It is often referred to as Caribbean Rosewood, because of its habitat and characteristics, though not a true rosewood. Chechen is a little known tonewood that is hard, dense and tight-grained and that can be found in colors ranging from amber to dark brown with beautiful figure. Given it offers a sustainable alternative to rosewoods, we expect you will be hearing more and more about it.

It seems that´s a step in the right direction.

[icantbuyafender]

marketability is the game indeed. Id have thought she'd had gotten a sig mic or something... or a sig victoria secret line. >_< lol

[st.bede]

It is a nice looking guitar and a continuation of breaking the glass celling. There are a bunch of "sig" guitars out there that are not based around "monster" players.

There are good and bad things about the structures that are created (you know the whole "religion is the opiate of the masses but a heart in a heartless world" quote) in a case like this, one of the good things is that it benefits Gib to expand and market to women.

Basically since we all fall within the first slandered deviation of the normal curve basically everyone is able to meaningfully contribute to the development of the sciences and the arts.

[Jedadiah]

To be honest, i'd not heard of Grace Potter until one of the members on here posted that he picked up one of her Sig Flying V's last week:

NGD!! Flying V content!!

I've seen a couple of things on YouTube and she seems quite accomplished even though she is'nt a dedicated guitarist in the sense that that it is all she does. Having said that, i don't give much of a Tinkers cuss; it's a great looking axe and i'm actively chasing one. I like the appointments of the guitar and it's nice that it's a little different to the run of the mill V (if such a thing exists) and the fact it does'nt have any scrawl on it makes it even more desirable in my eye's.

[djrussell]

2 things: it needs an ebony board and those gold knobs have to go. Other than that its a cool V.

[Kirrt]

Originally Posted by djrussell

2 things: it needs an ebony board and those gold knobs have to go. Other than that its a cool V.

Agree, I dig the design, but pull off a new product line with ebony fretboard seems impossible for Gibson these day
btw, those are amber knob, not gold

[djrussell]

At first glance they looked gold, but yeah you're right they're amber... an ebony board would really set it off though I think.

[SGMM]

$1,899 MSRP ??

[dudu]

This thread made me aware of Grace Potter. I got some handcream, brb.


Oh, wait, nevermind.

[rockstar232007]

Originally Posted by Mexicanbreed

First hit on googling "chechen tonewood"





It seems that´s a step in the right direction.

Anybody else see what I see?

[The Archer]

I think it is a killer looking guitar & I like that they are using alternate tonewoods.

One of these V's would look nice in my collection. I also find Grace Potter and the Nocturnals a lot more listenable than 90% of all the guitar hero music out there so giving her this sig model is cool.

[nutsauce]

Not a bad looking V, it's a bit different for sure. I like her music/band but really wish I had never seen her episode of Story Tellers. I just really dislike her after seeing that. Not sure why, she just came across as very pretentious, but that's just me.

[li4ndavis]

Cat 5 KVM Switches

[TheWelder]

I think the guitar itself is pretty bada$$ but I agree that the board is too light - the days of rosewood boards on Gibson USA guitars seem to quickly be coming to an end.

As for Grace Potter herself, I would consider her more of an organist rather than a guitarist - the girl can rip up a B3 like no one's business. She has gone a little 'Hollywood' over the past couple of years but she does have some serious talent.

[theruns]

wait. does this mean i can get my signature gibson now? i mean why not everyone else seems to be getting them!

[The_Sentry]

Ah well. At least she looks awesome holding it onstage!

PS: I'd rather hear her behind a Hammond B3. I miss the OLD Grace Potter prior to the blonde bye job and miniskirts. Yeah, call me prude, but GP v.1 seemed more...real...

[Sinster]

I actually messed with one the other day at the Edina, MN GC. It felt great!! If it wasn't for the fact it was a "V" I would have begged or borrowed the money to take it home. It could have sounded like sh*t for all I know, but I know I liked how it felt in my hands. I thought the neck was a 50's neck and had the associate check for me only to find out it had a slim tapered neck.

[Hairless_Ape]

That is one sexy beast. Yeah, the guitar is cool too.

Originally Posted by SGMM

$1,899 MSRP ??

What's so funny? With that MSRP the retail will be about $1200.

[DHBucker]

It ain't about being able to shred the neck.....Grace is the total package. She can write, play multiple instruments at a VERY high level, and brings it from the heart...

She earns the sig because she is a consumate MUSICIAN!

By the way...I've been not five feet from her on more than one occasion and watched her play slide and kill it... Nothin' But The Water live...She had the tone and chops....Don't count her out as a player she could hand many of us our asses as musicians and not break a sweat.

[lunchbox]

Originally Posted by Malikon

and "Lol" at another Gibby Signature model. Especially for one who's young and more of a Singer then a guitar player.

And still no Tim Sult model. The guy has been rocking Gibsons for 20 years and has gold records under his belt.

Gibson is really becoming lame.

[DHBucker]

Originally Posted by The_Sentry

Ah well. At least she looks awesome holding it onstage!

PS: I'd rather hear her behind a Hammond B3. I miss the OLD Grace Potter prior to the blonde bye job and miniskirts. Yeah, call me prude, but GP v.1 seemed more...real...

I know what you mean. My fave GPN records are Nothin' But The Water and This is Somewhere. Her first record Original Soul is a treasure. I like the new stuff but my heart belongs to her from earlier days for sure. Thanks for your observation. You know her music I can tell.

[lunchbox]

Originally Posted by rockstar232007

Anybody else see what I see?

The Virgin Mary! AY MI DIOS!!

[KRaZeE]

Originally Posted by Barcham

Don't get me wrong, I love Grace Potter. She's sexy, great stage presence and one hell of a rocker, but how does she get a signature Gibson Flying V?

Gibson.com: Grace Potter Signature Flying V from Gibson USA

And what the hell is a "Bound Chechen fingerboard with acrylic dot inlays"?

I don't get it, but...it's not bad looking and MSRP isn't crazy.

[danohat]

I've always wanted to see Grace's v.

[OBX351]

Originally Posted by rxbandit

I wish people would understand that signature models have little to do with perceived skill of said player and all to do with marketabillity.

I get your point.

Maybe I am wrong about her "guitar ability" but it just goes against the grain for me see Gibson create a specific model for a pop music artist who strums the guitar. And who likes it because it made her feel stable on stage...?? I guess I am just an old(er) guitar pinhead. Isn't she a keyboardist? If so then let Hammond, Wurlitzer or Yamaha sport a GP signature keyboard.

Not a bad looking chick though...

[The Archer]

My local dealer has one on the way...I have first dibbs

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