VonKebbels
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I love LP's. That however is not my cup of tee.
Gibson Releases Slash Signature Vermillion Les Paul
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Pikka Bird
Vaya Con Cornholio
The corpse-teeth? Yeah, they always (ALWAYS!!) look like crap. The rest of the guitar? Sure, but can it really be true that a simple redder than red finish is all that it takes to make a signature? Well, we're talking Gibson so of course it is, but in a reasonable world?
mcd
stuff and thangs
I know he gets some slack...But I ....ing love slash, I'm not even a les paul fan and I want this.
Side note: I love red guitars
Side note: I love red guitars
I'm just thinking that one axe could get me 3 solid Gibsons that suit my tastes better... (70's tribute, an LPJ and a traditional series LP)
then i'd prolly have enough money left over to buy a few pedals and a half oz of kush
Kush > Slash
then i'd prolly have enough money left over to buy a few pedals and a half oz of kush
Kush > Slash
Wolf 6
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A sig of a sig... Gibson, Bringing inception to the guitar world since 19??...
Is this based on a guitar he's known for using or is this just something of his design? Anything unique, specwise?
You're basically describing 90% of signature guitars on the market, from all makers.
Sometimes, all an artist needs to do is make a slight aesthetic tweak.
No need to make it seem like Gibson is alone on this.
Once again, lets not pretend this was something Gibson did first and that they're the only one who has/is doing it.
Though, to say that this is a "sig of a sig" doesn't give Les Paul himself the credit he deserves.
Pikka Bird
Vaya Con Cornholio
Partially agreed, since most of the time the change in finish for a signature is a little more particular than just "red" or at least it'll have some other visual identification trait, like a band logo inlay (*shudder*) or something else that the brand hasn't done in a while (or ever before). There have been a few red flame top standard LPs before, so basically this is a signature guitar because it's got those pickups, and what else?
I feel kinda the same about for instance the Jimmy Page LP, which is just another '59 re-release with a wiring mod.
Of the brands I can think of, Gibson and Fender are the ones who are willing to change the least amount of features on a standard wall model and still call it a "signature".
100% agreed on this, though. The Les Paul isn't a signature guitar at all in my mind; it's a guitar bearing the name of an inventor, who just so happened to be a guitarist as well.
Andromalia
Pardon my french
Pretty, but I'm with the "for that kind of price I'd rather get a LPC" crowd.
mhickman2
The Abiding Dude
Love Slash. Love Les Pauls. But I would be much more inclined to buy a sig that didn't have some dudes crappy drawing of himself on it.
Pikka Bird
Vaya Con Cornholio
Slash signature pickups, and nothing else that I can see.
Ironbird
Kahler Abuser
Which are SD Alnico II's - hardly a 'signature' pickup by all means.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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From what I understand, the standard Alnico IIs that Duncan currently offers are different than the original/older version. The Slash Alnico IIs are supposed to be based on the original pickups that were in the Les Paul he used for recording AFD.
So, they're not exactly a signature pickup, but they're not the same as the current standard AIIs.
And much shit as people give Slash for constantly releasing signature gear, at least he actually uses it all.
Ironbird
Kahler Abuser
I agree with you 100%And much shit as people give Slash for constantly releasing signature gear, at least he actually uses it all.
