New Gibson 2014 Range Announced

[morethan6]

Yo,

Couldn't see a post on here for this - apologies if there is one!

Looks like Gibson have announced their new range for next year - no specific models up yet but looks like DV247 have an overview on the go - it's being updated right now so I'd assume there is more specifics to follow.

Gibson 2014 Guitars and Basses Announced | DV247

Looks cool - lots of stuff to take more time looking over and develop GAS for...

What do we reckon then?

 

[Mprinsje]

nawww no pics

looks good tho, but:

" In a bold move, the Gibson Les Paul Standard is only available with the Min-Etune mechanical tuning system"
Booooooo gibson. boooooooo

 

[morethan6]

Yeah man saw that - I think the Trad is basically a STD with normal tuners though?

Hopefully more pics will follow

 

[xzyryabx]

Gibson jst don't get it.
All we want is a well-built standard w/ high QC + an explorer w/o a pickguard.
How hard is that?!!
Didn't they already fall on their asses with the robo-tuners in the past?!

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Curious about the LPM, revamped Melody Maker, Les Paul Studio Pro, and the Les Paul Peace.

 

[Pikka Bird]

So the Melody Maker becomes the Junior, the LPJ is a Junior, but it's got the Studio range appointments, the Studio is bumped up a bit with almost Standard-like looks and the Standard is definitely not standard anymore? Eeerrrrr...

Not that it doesn't look good 'n all, I'm just wondering why they feel the need to stir the pot like this.

 

[Skullet]

Les Paul Signature is the only one sticking out to me . However i wont judge till i see the whole gibson range

 

[aneurysm]

Gibson jst don't get it.
All we want is a well-built standard w/ high QC + an explorer w/o a pickguard.
How hard is that?!!
Didn't they already fall on their asses with the robo-tuners in the past?!

You´re so right, oh and i hope the will finally bring out a decent looking V which they never did !

 

[kevdes93]

and heres gibson serving up a big steaming pile of "meh".

that light blue classic looks kinda nice though

 

[Mprinsje]

Curious about the LPM, revamped Melody Maker, Les Paul Studio Pro, and the Les Paul Peace.

I want that purple one. min-e-tune or not.

 

[JoshuaVonFlash]

nawww no pics

looks good tho, but:

" In a bold move, the Gibson Les Paul Standard is only available with the Min-Etune mechanical tuning system"
Booooooo gibson. boooooooo

Looks like they're trying to pull a Google+ on us. In all honesty though I'd still buy one MinEtune is just an added bonus.

 

[BucketheadRules]

So the Melody Maker becomes the Junior, the LPJ is a Junior, but it's got the Studio range appointments

The LPJ is nothing like a Junior? It's more like a Studio - the body is about twice as thick as a Junior and it has humbuckers and a tune-o-matic bridge.

The Melody Maker has a kind of Les Paul Special vibe (essentially a 2-pickup Junior) which always appeals to me. P-90s are tr00.

The LP Signature looks cool too, like that one a lot. It has a bit of a 70s vibe.

 

[MatthewK]

If they could please just release a non-studio buckethead signature again I would be pretty psyched.

 

[3074326]

Yeah man saw that - I think the Trad is basically a STD with normal tuners though?

Hopefully more pics will follow

Nope. Standard has a circuit board rather than hand wiring, locking tuners, asymmetrical 60s neck rather than 50s, Burstbuckers rather than 57 Classics, chambering rather than weight relief..... I think that covers it. Well, other than the Min-E-tune thing.

I think Gibson gets shit on way too much on these forums, but adding the least popular feature to the most popular model is ....ing retarded. They shouldn't be surprised when they don't sell many Standards. I sold very few Min-E-tune equipped Gibsons this year, and I sold a lot of Gibsons.. Oh well I guess. Always liked the Traditional's specs more anyways.

If they'd make a 60s Traditional again I'd buy one.

 

[darren]

The Melody Maker/Les Paul Special (dunno why they feel they have to change the names around) looks awesome, and the LPJ (Studio?) looks like great value for the money. For some reason, i like the more stripped-down, workhorse Les Pauls without all the fancy wood and binding.

Not a fan of that 120th Anniversary 12th fret plaque on EVERYTHING. At all.

 

[Duraesu]

No more Flying V and Explorer? ... boring ...

 

[Andromalia]

So the Melody Maker becomes the Junior, the LPJ is a Junior, but it's got the Studio range appointments, the Studio is bumped up a bit with almost Standard-like looks and the Standard is definitely not standard anymore? Eeerrrrr...

Be thankful there is no GII line.

Disappointed it's still LPs and SGs though. Explorers get no love.

 

[jephjacques]

Impressed that they've not only kept prices steady but seem to have brought them down for a lot of models. Gibsons aren't really my thing these days but it looks like some good stuff.

 

[newfinator]

Okay, here's my ignorance on Les Paul's shinning through and this is an honest question but other than the obvious aesthetic differences between the various models what varies? There seems to be so many that, on the surface, appear the same. Don't they all have 24 3/4 scale, mahogany neck, mahogany body(with or without maple cap), rosewood or ebony fingerboards and two pickups with two tone controls, two volume controls and a three way toggle switch. Do the fingerboard radius, fret size and other non-obvious details change between models?

 

[3074326]

Okay, here's my ignorance on Les Paul's shinning through and this is an honest question but other than the obvious aesthetic differences between the various models what varies? There seems to be so many that, on the surface, appear the same. Don't they all have 24 3/4 scale, mahogany neck, mahogany body(with or without maple cap), rosewood or ebony fingerboards and two pickups with two tone controls, two volume controls and a three way toggle switch. Do the fingerboard radius, fret size and other non-obvious details change between models?

Necks, fretboard radius, tuners, pickups, wiring (coil taps, phasing, circuit boards), binding, chambering vs. weight relief, fretboard wood, quality of figured wood, and finish sum up the differences.

Gibson no longer uses ebony, by the way.

The only thing that remains the same is the mahogany body and scale length.