Gibson have apparently learned nothing.

You could always just...not use the dip switches

 

Dont like it? Don't buy it.

Im averse to the cult of LPs, but I might be interested with dip switches. I'm envisioning a Jazzmaster-Les Paul hybrid since this thread lacks pics

 

Finally after all these years they final listened to the people and gave us a BLUEBERRY Burst.

Whatever target they were shooting for, I don't think they even shot in the right direction.

 

60 cycle hum has an interesting point of view.

 

It looks like they're sucking wind, and down the line, they still make guitars like a les paul standard, but they just call them something else.

I would imagine the strategy is two part:
* look at all of the features you get (they probably receive calls from countless PRS owners or people who threaten to be saying they could have one guitar that does all things), that justifies the price (in reality, it's a hundred bucks of features to justify 3-10x the price it's supposed to account for
* they're probably still smarting from losing the lawsuit to PRS on the singlecut and aiming directly at their market

I can't imagine wanting a butt heavy les paul if you're looking for a pRS type guitar (clarify here, I own six les paul style guitars - including one les paul, and had a standard in the past, and have never owned a PRS).

I get the appeal of a guitar that almost sounds like 10 guitars, but each time I've had a guitar with coil splitting and various gimmicky mutliwiring schemes in it, the novelty wears off pretty quickly and i use the three standard positions and ...if i'm going to try to get a strat sound, I get a strat. When I used to play live, I did the same thing. simple pedals, simple guitars, no confusion.

I understand what Gibson is doing here, though - they're shooting at birds hoping to hit one.

 

Why do you care if you cant afford it , or dont want to spend the money ?
You know , I could buy it if I wanted to , but I would never buy any guitar at 3600 $
No guitar is worth that to me , sorry
I already have 4 great Les Pauls , all bought used
You can still buy ones made like approx 60 years ago , at various prices right ?

 

I agree! Compare the 2016 Les Paul Standards to the 2019 Standards line. There were lots of color choices and they were what a standard was supposed to be.

Remember, you can always buy a used non-2019 Les Paul Standard for a MUCH better price!

 

I think a name like 'gangrenous tiger' for that finish would be pretty neat.

 

And btw , 2 vol/tone controls are more than enough for me , just one more reason not to buy one , LOL

 

Don’t know if I would buy a new Gibson these days. It’s funny because When I was 17 years old and bought my first pro grade guitar I was looking at Gibson’s. At 17, I’d have to finance it but I would have don’t it if the guitar was right.

Today, I could just buy one new but today I prefer used guitars. Let someone else put the first scratch on it, take a hit on depreciation and put some miles on it. That way the guitar has some stories to tell.

If I were going to buy a Les Paul today, it would be used and there’s are so many to be had in our market, I could choose whatever I wanted and get it for a good price too.

 

Violet Beauregarde asked for that color.

 

For the love of a deity, quit exaggerating. It is only $3399!