Oh dear
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Didn't Paul Stanley, back in 1975 or 1976, smash guitars just like that?
Only it was called a Marauder?
Only it was called a Marauder?
Bluesdoggg
TDPRI Member
But how much does it weigh?
Ugly
Looks like I'm completely immune, thank goodness.
What grade of plywood has knots in it?
It's a LeSplatocaster: the entire motor is mounted on a plastic plate just like a Strat, and screws to the body.
El Chivo
Tele-Holic
meh.
Not as cool as the original.
Not as cool as the original.
ChXpensiveVintage
Tele-Meister
Is Gibson trying to woo the Chibson market??
Can drop a decent set of pickups, pots and wire in a Chibson. Ain't no one gonna file the ugly off that bat though.
Can drop a decent set of pickups, pots and wire in a Chibson. Ain't no one gonna file the ugly off that bat though.
Is Gibson cutting corners Much? "Lets make a Gibson on the details of a strat , and give it a cone head , head stock. think any one will notice?", "Oh Yeah , sell it for about 3000.00 every kid will want one"
bottlenecker
Doctor of Teleocity
Try that in a small town.
With a regular peghead I at least wouldn’t hate it
Grandfunkfan
Friend of Leo's
I'm not a Les Paul guy, so cut me some slack, but I wouldn't mind that headstock on Les Paul jr. I will say that guitar isn't gonna make me run out and get one. It definitely has that Marauders vibe to it and I don't mean that as a compliment.
it is reminiscent of the L6S but I can only envision it in maple , the sunburst never looked good to me. that was a student model for the time i think , the L6S did not have the cone head, head stock though
while scouting on the net I came across this site , some beautiful head stocks and inlays ( I know its a side bar , I hope no one minds)
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fretknot
Tele-Afflicted
An uglier guitar than the Sonex?
I don't know if I should admit I kind of like it.
Although I prefer the aforementioned idea of a Flying V headstock on a Les Paul Jr. I'd take two of those.
I wish they would do a proper limited reissue of the Marauder or S-1 though. This kind of just looks like someone briefly glanced at an artistic rendering of a Marauder, put together a prototype, and said, "Eh, good enough."
Although I prefer the aforementioned idea of a Flying V headstock on a Les Paul Jr. I'd take two of those.
I wish they would do a proper limited reissue of the Marauder or S-1 though. This kind of just looks like someone briefly glanced at an artistic rendering of a Marauder, put together a prototype, and said, "Eh, good enough."
ahiddentableau
Friend of Leo's
Reminds me of the plainer/simplified PRS models. Like a single cut version of a Mira or some of the S2 styles.
But that headstock...woof. I like it on a V, but it looks terrible here.
Somebody at Gibson had better warm up the tank, because they're going to have a pile of these leftover in not-too-distant future.
But that headstock...woof. I like it on a V, but it looks terrible here.
Somebody at Gibson had better warm up the tank, because they're going to have a pile of these leftover in not-too-distant future.
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