Members bjcarl Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hopefully, we'll see a repeat of these blowouts next Christmas...and there's always a chance of an after holiday sale this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl Hopefully, we'll see a repeat of these blowouts next Christmas...and there's always a chance of an after holiday sale this year... Hopefully not. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beyer160 Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl Hopefully, we'll see a repeat of these blowouts next Christmas...and there's always a chance of an after holiday sale this year... I think this is a one-time-only blowout on the Gibsons. Unless they run afoul of the Feds again and have to use oak for bodies or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Aristotle Well, sounds like I'm going to pass. http://www.advantagelumber.com/obeche.htm According to the posts over at TGP, they actually have ebony boards on the white models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chipwich Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Marc G Damn.... I got my Midtown P90 for $799 from Sam Ash on the day before Thanksgiving.... I asked and they said they were not getting the standards or customs at that location.... oh well... I'm still reallllly digging the P90s though. I bought a Pelham Blue P90 Midtown from samash for $799. A week later I realized that I was so in love with the damn thing, that I went looking for another on the rumor that they were out of production. Now they were sold out, but I found a new Vintage Sunburst on ebay for $899. Probably someone samash flipped, but I was happy to get it at that price. They are really something special, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Back in the year 2000 was the last "good time to buy a Gibson." Gibson has a few fire sales on certain models in late 2000. I got my brand-new fantastic 2-year-old Les Paul DC Standard for $799 out the door at Mars Music. I had the choice of blue or green. I liked the blue, but loved the deep green. Besides, it played the best of the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by Radar-Love Back in the year 2000 was the last "good time to buy a Gibson." Gibson has a few fire sales on certain models in late 2000. I got my brand-new fantastic 2-year-old Les Paul DC Standard for $799 out the door at Mars Music. I had the choice of blue or green. I liked the blue, but loved the deep green. Besides, it played the best of the lot. Sorry but it has 2 to many frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megawzrd Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by Radar-Love Back in the year 2000 was the last "good time to buy a Gibson." Gibson has a few fire sales on certain models in late 2000. I got my brand-new fantastic 2-year-old Les Paul DC Standard for $799 out the door at Mars Music. I had the choice of blue or green. I liked the blue, but loved the deep green. Besides, it played the best of the lot. Wish I can find one of those in the used market someday. What is the neck profile like on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by Deadbeat Son According to the posts over at TGP, they actually have ebony boards on the white models. I can confirm that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by megawzrd Wish I can find one of those in the used market someday. What is the neck profile like on it? Normal 60s profile just like any recent Standard would have. Also, the DC Standard has 24 frets. The naysayers will point out that the neck humbucker is in the "wrong" place, because of the longer fretboard to accommodate the 24 frets, making it sound a bit different than a single-cut Standard. Also, some don't like the fact that the body is not scooped out a bit at the neck joint to allow better access to the upper frets (like a PRS double cut). Believe me, both of these are minor issues at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.