And Gibson do it again!

rcaz

Buckethead Les Paul

27-inch scale, two kill switches, minging colour, and the princely sum of €4,311. FFS.

-Chris-

That is absolutely hideous and only a lunatic would buy one.

I think it's fine for a guitarist to customise their own guitar - if Buckethead wants arcade-style kill switches, then more power to him. If Gibson wants to make 50 more of them so that Buckethead never needs to worry about losing or breaking a guitar, fair enough.

To expect someone to pay $4,300 to buy this frankenstein , mongrel, piece of crap, is insane!

MagicMarker

Dord

It's nice but not €4000 nice! :eek:

feylya

That's awesome! I want one.

Demeyes

I love it. It's one of the few interesting Gibsons I've seen in ages.

punchdrunk

Firewood...

punchdrunk

just so ya don't have to break out the eyebleach quite so fast...

Dord

punchdrunk wrote: »

just so ya don't have to break out the eyebleach quite so fast...

Semi-Hollow - CHECK
P90's - CHECK
Transparent Blue Finish - ehhh... what?
Pearloid blocks and pickguard - Get the fook out!
Ridiculous pricetag - Probably.

ArthurGuinness

What did you expect from a man who wears a KFC bucket on his head, beside never mind the prices on the Gibson website handiest thing to do is half them to get the usual € price ie they have the R9 priced at something like $8500 but you pick one up for around the 4300 mark I would expect this to be priced at around the €2000 mark. Still way to expensive tho I have seen better lookin' toilet seats

punchdrunk

Dord wrote: »

Semi-Hollow - CHECK
P90's - CHECK
Transparent Blue Finish - ehhh... what?
Pearloid blocks and pickguard - Get the fook out!
Ridiculous pricetag - Probably.

I'll give you the pickguard...;)

Dord

punchdrunk wrote: »

I'll give you the pickguard...;)

But that's the worst part! :rolleyes: :P

nehpets5555

Its the new CEO, hes driving the company to the ground, theres a website where you rate your workplace etc, and everysingle comment is from workers saying how he's destroyed the company releasing **** reworks of guitars, ltd editions etd and basically getting rid of QC. And wont work on new models etc.

Yakult

I would love that guitar! But I would just buy 2 Prs's instead

CianRyan

If I was going to buy a Gibbo any time, soon...

furiousox

l play bass but when l see axes like this one, makes we want to play guitar!!


http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/Angus-Young-SG.aspx

Dord

The next Gibson I buy will be one of these...



It'll fit in nicely alongside my Junior. :cool:

brendansmith

I think its nice, the killswitches make it abit of a toy though i will admit.

MattKid

I don't have Buckethead's hands to cope with the scale of the thing

-=al=-

i kinda like it

i like the buttons

furiousox

ls buckethead really famous enough to warrant his own signature guitar though?

-=al=-

If Kiefer Sutherland can do it

Brian can!

eoin5

furiousox wrote: »

ls buckethead really famous enough to warrant his own signature guitar though?

Its not the worst: http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/index.php?product=G6136I&cat1&cat2&q&st=1

MetalDawg

It looks like a guitar hero game controller! 4k though? are they mental? Bit of a recession on lads, ffs thats just over the top.

thegom145

eoin5 wrote: »

Its not the worst: http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/index.php?product=G6136I&cat1&cat2&q&st=1

That really bothers me, why the feck does bono get a signature gretsch? He doesn't play rockabilly. And you're right, its FUGLY.

-Chris-

I think the sequence of events went something like this:

Bono was given a green Gretsch with gold hardware by his stylist.
Either Bono or his stylist put a sticker on the scratchplate saying "The Goal is Soul". It's a nice enigmatic touch to this particular stage prop.

Mr Gretsch said to Bono, "you know, that guitar looks really good on you!"

Bono said "yeeeeeeeaaaaah"

Mr Gretsch then said "we can put that stupid sticker on a rake of green Gretschs, call it the Bono signature model, and charge a premium"

Bono said "what's my cut, mister?"

Mr Gretsch said a suitably high number, they both shook hands.

The end.

No artistic merit in it whatsoever, it's just a financial transaction subsidised by Bono's fans.

Johnny Storm

CianRyan wrote: »

If I was going to buy a Gibbo any time, soon...

Gotta be red, man.

Dord

Ahh you're both wrong. This is the correct answer. :pac:

feylya

Close but actually:

Dord

feylya wrote: »

Close but actually:

I think it's hilarious that the pickup is actually half a Precision bass pickup. :pac:

brendansmith

Please stop posting that hideous guitar!! :mad:

CianRyan

brendansmith wrote: »

Please stop posting that hideous guitar!! :mad:

Ah go play a Dean... :rolleyes:



:pac:

-=al=-

icky

Dord

CianRyan wrote: »

Ah go play a Dean... :rolleyes:



:pac:

Ah, now that's just mean!

eoin5

Dord wrote: »

I think it's hilarious that the pickup is actually half a Precision bass pickup. :pac:

They sound great through a microcube.

Dord

eoin5 wrote: »

They sound great through a microcube.

Don't tempt me.

If it had 8 strings I'd probably buy one.

eoin5

Tada! Let the GAS commence

Dord

eoin5 wrote: »

Tada! Let the GAS commence

-=al=-

those guitars are so nasty

thegom145

Oh my god. That epi mandobird (I just looked it up) is so ridiculous. So stupid looking.

I HAVE to get one. I'm not even joking. I think I need to order one and an electric ukulele from thomann asap.....

darrenw5094

The Buckethead sig is on gak.co.uk for £1799.
http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/84701

Gibson Buckethead Signature Les Paul

From his prolific solo work, to his prominent memberships in the supergroup Praxis and rock legends Guns N’ Roses, Buckethead has displayed one of the most fiery creative personas of our times, and has continually affirmed his stance in the upper echelon of contemporary shredders. Equally attention-grabbing as his incendiary chops, Buckethead’s stage show and visual presence remain unique among the rock field, and his Gibson guitars—a white Les Paul in particular—have always been a big part of that.

As Gibson continues to roll out the Rocktober action, the Buckethead Signature Les Paul celebrates this unparalleled artist’s achievements. With an oversized, chambered Les Paul body, a marker-less ebony fingerboard, and Buckethead’s choice of Gibson’s contemporary ceramic humbucking pickups—complete with modified electronics and “arcade” style kill switches—this is a Les Paul like none to have come before. It’s primed to get you noticed, and designed for utmost performance for the contemporary rock, metal, and shred performer.

Features:

Body: Chambered mahogany Back
Top: Carved maple
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: Custom profile that runs from .870” at the nut to .955” at the 12th fret
Fingerboard: Ebony
Scale Length: 27"
No. Of Frets: 24
Nut Width: 1.715”
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic with stopbar tailpiece
Knobs: Black
Tuners: Locking Grover keystone tuners
Neck pickup: 496R humbucker
Bridge pickup: 500T humbucker
Controls: 1 volume, 1 tone (with push/pull switch to engage the coil splitting in the bridge pickup), 3-way toggle pickup selector, 2 push-button kill switches
Finish: High-gloss Alpine White

ArthurGuinness

Told ya's

red_ice

MattKid wrote: »

I don't have Buckethead's hands to cope with the scale of the thing

whats goin on with his finger there?

brendansmith

red_ice wrote: »

whats goin on with his finger there?

I think he has a clothes peg on it. Its awesome regardless.

rcaz

We got another one!

Trying to get into Xiphos territory?

CianRyan

Sweet jesus, this is just taking the piss!!:eek:

brendansmith

I kinda like it tbh.

Cool tuners too.


Thumps up.

CianRyan

Don't make me say it again...

darrenw5094

Trying too hard. Les Paul Standards with Floyd Rose trems, and the prices on the Gibson site are not realistic either.

They should concentrate on the usual models, LP, SG etc. and make them as good as possible. There will always be a market for them. If they are not done properly, guitarists will buy other brand names that make the LP and SG etc.

rcaz

darrenw5094 wrote: »

They should concentrate on the usual models, LP, SG etc. and make them as good as possible. There will always be a market for them. If they are not done properly, guitarists will buy other brand names that make the LP and SG etc.

I dunno, I'm all for brands trying new things, but Gibson seem to be trying to get away from their roots and break into other companies' territory - which makes sense from a business point of view, but not from a tasteful one. I'd like to see what they'd do if they tried to make totally new models, going in a direction that Les or Orville would approve of. Interesting.

mattfender

whos buckethead