Gibson showcases another damaged guitar

[Dredg]

I really am at a loss for words...

https://www.gearnews.com/gibson-les-paul-traditional-2018-now-pre-cracked-headstocks/

as of this writing, it's still up on Gibson's site, about 1/3 down the page

https://www.gearnews.com/gibson-les-paul-traditional-2018-now-pre-cracked-headstocks/

I'm sure we remembered the dinged LP from not too long ago.

https://www.gearnews.com/gibson-les-paul-standard-chipped-damaged-site/

It just doesn't seem like they give a damn.

 

[Chokey Chicken]

You'd think they'd at least photoshop it. It really is almost as if they just don't care anymore. Its a shame, as I do genuinely like their guitars.

 

[Captain Butterscotch]

Could be buffing compound, but still shouldn't be in any sort of promo picture.

 

[Dredg]

**EDIT**
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2018/USA/Les-Paul-Traditional-2018.aspx#LPTD18TBNH1

There's the gibson link

 

[cwhitey2]

Could be buffing compound, but still shouldn't be in any sort of promo picture.

I don't think it's a buffing compound if you zoom in close enough you definitely see lots of hairline cracks

 

[Captain Butterscotch]

Eh, I see stuff like this everyday where I work which is why I mentioned it as a possibility. This isn't the hill I'm dying on though, so carry on.

 

[BenjaminW]

You'd think they'd at least photoshop it. It really is almost as if they just don't care anymore. Its a shame, as I do genuinely like their guitars.

I wholeheartedly agree with you.

 

[Science_Penguin]

You'd think they'd at least photoshop it. It really is almost as if they just don't care anymore. Its a shame, as I do genuinely like their guitars.

Well... I guess that's what Japanese knockoffs are for... Edwards, anyone?

 

[gingerman]

Hmm, this kind of thing happening twice in a short time makes me think this gibson downhill thing is intended... Much like Microsoft invading and destroying Nokia.

 

[ZXIIIT]

Wow :/

I remember working at a certain guitar factory, I noticed a crack on a higher end guitar and brought it up to a manager, they said "good catch!" and then told me they didn't hire me to do QC.

 

[ArtHam]

That is crazy! Def cracked.

 

[fps]

What's the problem? I can't see anything.

 

[ArtDecade]

What's the problem? I can't see anything.