Members FrankenTelly Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Was this Gibson project killed, is it still on hold, or was it just a mirage? Any official or unofficial explanation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Don't know what happened but I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 It got laughed out of existence? I just realised that it has a firebird headstock... thats pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrankenTelly Posted June 11, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Well, you gotta admit that Gibson did their homework on this one. Being that the righty version shown has the lead pickup slanting the wrong way for a righty sting-up config means you'll get Henrixian tonal nuances out of that bridge pickup. 'cept the tremolo is correct for a righty, when it shoulda been a lefty tremolo. Oh well, what the {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 If any of them ever actually sneaked out onto the market, they'll probably become insanely collectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Chappell Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Being that the righty version shown has the lead pickup slanting the wrong way for a righty sting-up config means you'll get Henrixian tonal nuances out of that bridge pickup. ... 'cept the tremolo is correct for a righty, when it shoulda been a lefty tremolo. I think they made the right decision with this config, though. It would be a pain in the neck to operate the vibrato arm in the wrong position, but the reversed pickups and headstock doesn't affect your ability to play the guitar well, just the tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Where ever it is, it has the Gibson-Baldwin Jimi Hendrix piano to keep it company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yngtchie Blacksteen Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 That's not the Gibson Hendrix guitar, that's one of the cheapos that would be released under the Experience Hendrix brand name. Maybe Gibson would oversee the production, I don't remember, but I distinctly recall that the Gibson Hendrix guitar was never shown in its finished state. The closest we ever got to seeing one was pictures of unfinished models in the factory, and those were removed shortly after. The whammy system would supposedly be something out of the ordinary. Someone mentioned its resemblance to Steinberger tremolos, and it could be something similar. All in all, it did look intriguing, and I think that judging by the little I've seen, it could've been a pretty damn good instrument. As long as the whole Hendrix thing is erased, it's one of the worst marketing decisions ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 WOW that's soooooooo cool, looks just like the guitars I usually see Jimi with. Cuz when I think Jimi, I think Gibson, oh and digitech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 I know people don't assoicate Jimi and Gibson, but I thought what I had read was that Jimi was designing an actual Hexdrix guitar with Gibson before he died. This is a "resurection" of the project with Jimi's original input on the design.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Cuz when I think Jimi, I think Gibson me too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ΨWindingΨ Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 I know people don't assoicate Jimi and Gibson, but I thought what I had read was that Jimi was designing an actual Hexdrix guitar with Gibson before he died. This is a "resurection" of the project with Jimi's original input on the design.. He played a V from time to time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 I still say a strat looks better on him. (Sounds better, IMO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricEye Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 I think the uproar around the world once those pics got out was enough to kill the project. Now they have an even better excuse, though: THE FLOOD DESTROYED THEM ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yogi_Sizzle Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Now they have an even better excuse, though: THE FLOOD DESTROYED THEM ALL! I think somebody might have saved atleast 2 of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anonymous Guy Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 I know people don't assoicate Jimi and Gibson, but I thought what I had read was that Jimi was designing an actual Hexdrix guitar with Gibson before he died. This is a "resurection" of the project with Jimi's original input on the design.. sounds like a folk legend the owner of Jimi's estate is trying to spread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 At the head of Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 I know people don't assoicate Jimi and Gibson, but I thought what I had read was that Jimi was designing an actual Hexdrix guitar with Gibson before he died. This is a "resurection" of the project with Jimi's original input on the design.. Could well be ... But I've done more Hendrix research than most, and this is the first I've ever heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 its own stupidness created a black hole that quickly destoyed all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Well, Gibson DID release a Jimi Hendrix Flying V in 2006-2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slave2TheAudio Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Well, Gibson DID release a Jimi Hendrix Flying V in 2006-2007 That is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V-8 Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hey! That looks familiar. Where I have I seen one of these before??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V-8 Posted June 11, 2010 Members Share Posted June 11, 2010 Most rare of all his Gibson sightings was Jimi + TV Yellow Les Paul Junior Special with a pair of P-90 pickups. There's another shot I've seen in a book with Jimi and this particular LP Junior guitar playing in a rehearsal session with Gil Evans' jazz orchestra for an album that was never released. It seemed that Jimi became interstied in getting an LP Junior after witnessing Leslie West recording some tracks at Jimi's Electricladyland Studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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