I love 2015 Gibson!

[splatter]

The 2015 Memphis line is pretty flawless.

Gibson Memphis 2015

I have to disagree , the flaw is the price tag. also the 335 studio only has a master tone and a master volume . I need 4 knobs

But I can't lie I want to play one . I've wanted a 335 for years so maybe this will work .

 

[Bill Hicklin]

I have to disagree , the flaw is the price tag. also the 335 studio only has a master tone and a master volume . I need 4 knobs

But I can't lie I want to play one . I've wanted a 335 for years so maybe this will work .

http://www.heritageguitar.com/models/h535almsb_specs.html

 

[Dun Ringill]

Is it just me being inexperianced/having tin can ears, or do epiphone and gibson/taylor/martin acoustics sound all fairly similar? enough so that theres no need to pay a premium price for brand name?

You are not paying for a brand name with Taylor or Martin. You are paying for quality craftsmanship. I've not played a Gibson acoustic but my Epi acoustic is nowhere near my Taylor.

 

[MikeyTheCat]

I have to disagree , the flaw is the price tag. also the 335 studio only has a master tone and a master volume . I need 4 knobs

But I can't lie I want to play one . I've wanted a 335 for years so maybe this will work .

For me the two knobs on the Studio work, the ones on the 335 have always been in the "wrong" place for me.

 

[rxbandit]

my Epi acoustic is nowhere near my Taylor.

Whaaaa?!?

 

[colchar]

You are not paying for a brand name with Taylor or Martin. You are paying for quality craftsmanship. I've not played a Gibson acoustic but my Epi acoustic is nowhere near my Taylor.

You most certainly are paying for a brand name with a company like Martin. While they might be well made and have good craftmanship, you are also paying for the name on that headstock.

 

[Dun Ringill]

Although I've never owned a Martin, the quality of the ones I've played were proportionate to the increased price. My Taylor was also quality/price proportionate. 10 times better guitar for 10 times the price.

I wish the same proportions held true with electrics...

 

[splatter]

Heritage Guitar, Inc. of Kalamazoo - Semi Hollow Body - H 535

thats sweet,but I can't even afford the studio much less the heratige

 

[martin H]

I just don't get why people and companies feel the need to constantly fvck with stuff. .

This is business school doctrine that arose in the 70s/80s. At that time, American manufacturers of electronic equipment and instruments were finding it difficult to compete with Japanese manufacturers who seems to produce a new model every six months. The (wrong) lesson was learned that you must "update" you line every year, even if there is no functional improvement in the updates.

It's all about generating another review of essentially the same product in the press, and the basis for a new sales promotion.

 

[snow and steel]

seems 2014 was the last good year for Gibson. by the end of 2014 they were announcing and bring out the 2015's - and 2015 was the year they went loco and its getting worse every year now.

Glad I bought my two when I did.

 

[SteveGangi]

Does anyone have a link to the post in Historics for the Holy Son's FB page?

I would join Facebook, just to troll someone like that

 

[garweft]

I bought a 2013 Trad during the end of year blow out sales. I ended up selling it a few months later because I wasn't big on the rim burst that they put on all the new honeyburst finishes. I didn't lose any money on it, but damn it if 2013 wasn't the best year ever for a trad, and I sold mine. Figured they would get better, not worse. Really regretting selling that now.

 

[lǎo​wài]

I bought a 2013 Trad too. I'm thinking of selling it now. Great guitar, but I'm a 60's neck kind of guy.

My 89 Standard is currently in the hands of BCR Greg for a refurb. Frets pickups, the works. That will be kept forever.

 

[Bill Hicklin]

seems 2014 was the last good year for Gibson. by the end of 2014 they were announcing and bring out the 2015's - and 2015 was the year they went loco and its getting worse every year now.

Except in Memphis: the madness seems to have missed that division and they are instead making guitars more like the old ones than ever. No holograms, G-Force, 7-string necks or scrawly signatures; instead for 2015 they've given them bone nuts, vintagey sunbursts and corrected binding color.

The best 2015 Les Paul might be the Memphis ES-LP.

 

[HenryHill]

Like he's gonna leave well enough alone.

 

[roeg]

I have a great idea for Gibson and 2016...little LED's on the fretboard that light up to show the chords and scales to play.Maybe an onboard blue-tooth'd processor with an app on the your phone and a Gibson approved library of tunes.Anybody can learn to play a Gibson in 5 minutes!!!

 

[TA462]

I have a great idea for Gibson and 2016...little LED's on the fretboard that light up to show the chords and scales to play.Maybe an onboard blue-tooth'd processor with an app on the your phone and a Gibson approved library of tunes.Anybody can learn to play a Gibson in 5 minutes!!!

That would be FREAKIN cool!!!!!!

 

[LtDave32]

I have a great idea for Gibson and 2016...little LED's on the fretboard that light up to show the chords and scales to play.Maybe an onboard blue-tooth'd processor with an app on the your phone and a Gibson approved library of tunes.Anybody can learn to play a Gibson in 5 minutes!!!

And he'd call it "breakthrough" technology.


..Though the Fretlite is over 20 years old.

 

[fleahead]

Somehow I just can't warm up to the "new" burst pattern. The classic "tear drop" looks far better, the new version looks like an import...

Change of topic... so does anyone have a link to Henry Jr.'s FB account?

 

[ErictheRed]

You are not paying for a brand name with Taylor or Martin. You are paying for quality craftsmanship. I've not played a Gibson acoustic but my Epi acoustic is nowhere near my Taylor.

At least with regards to Martin, I could not agree more. They have guitars at almost every price point, and they are made with serious craftmanship. Gibson makes some great guitars too of course, but you're certainly paying a lot for the brand name, in my opinion.