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jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 1640
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 5:59 am:   Edit Post

In the past cheap guitars made of cheap plywood were sneered at but now Gibson have made such a guitar using multiple laminates of dyed birch.




http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit/Overview.aspx

I've always been impressed with the sound of the SG and the neck profile, but thought they look pretty fugly. However, these look very retro and the sound clips sound good on the clean setting. They'd be great on an MTV video. :-)

The web site looks like it's been done at Apple computers as it has a similar look to theirs.

I can't imagine Alembic would want to make a guitar with so many laminations although.

jazzyvee
hydrargyrum
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Username: hydrargyrum

Post Number: 658
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 9:22 am:   Edit Post

Those necks are pretty wild looking. I wonder how they sound.
benson_murrensun
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Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 168
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 9:26 am:   Edit Post

Other than the psych-o-delic look, I wonder if there are any real benefits to this type of construction.
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 2293
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 9:55 am:   Edit Post

The neck by itself will be pretty strong - I remember someone trying to smash up an early-to-mid 70s Matsumoku guitar with that type of neck (bolt-on) - the body broke off, and the neck was unscathed.
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 305
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 1:13 pm:   Edit Post

They should call them ____; WILD THING !
jbybj
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Username: jbybj

Post Number: 227
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 3:04 pm:   Edit Post

In a photo I think they look really cool. I wonder how it feels/looks in person. It seems like there are not many truly new ideas these days, these qualify in my book. Too bad I'm not a guitarist......

JBY
pace
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Username: pace

Post Number: 423
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 3:28 pm:   Edit Post

Kubiki basses had necks with a similar glue/wood ratio, and Fender did the whole died wood thing w/ their line of Wildwood Coronado's... and the pickups look like the ones Gibson used on the Maruader. Honestly, there's nothing "new" here, just a bunch of borrowed mediocre ideas.
toma_hawk01
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Username: toma_hawk01

Post Number: 3
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 4:01 pm:   Edit Post

All those colors can make me dizzy after a long set.
terryc
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Username: terryc

Post Number: 1035
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 5:20 pm:   Edit Post

Looks very funky to me..I guess it has its place somewhere
pauldo
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Username: pauldo

Post Number: 264
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 6:10 pm:   Edit Post

I remember once I had some fungus, and the next thing I know my Distillate's neck looked like it was plywood and it was wrapping backwards around me . . .
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6372
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 6:25 pm:   Edit Post

I kinda like the top. Reminds me of Peter Max/Yellow Submarine. Solid color back and solid color neck would suit my tastes better.

I can't say I'm fond of the other color combos offered, but it's a good thing we don't all like the same thing.
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 307
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 7:33 pm:   Edit Post

Remember John Cipollina ? He liked to do his own custom projects
modifying The Gibson SG . I like what he did both musically and other custom innovations with his amplifier set up . Those Wurlitzer horns were something else____
crobbins
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Username: crobbins

Post Number: 462
Registered: 6-2004
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 11:59 pm:   Edit Post

bsee
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Username: bsee

Post Number: 2421
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 3:12 am:   Edit Post

looks like a rifle stock to me.
smokinbear
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Username: smokinbear

Post Number: 32
Registered: 11-2008
Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 8:06 am:   Edit Post

Bsee i'd say you nailed it! Looks just like a mcmillian stock for a 10/22 ruger at my local gun store, only it was all purple!! Also Sonicus, I can totally envision Cippolina (rest in peace) with this guitar in front of that crazy contraption that was his amp. You know kinda reminds me of the Eric Clapton Cream era Psycadellic paint job thingey too.
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4074
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 9:42 am:   Edit Post

I like it!

Bill, tgo
dadabass2001
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Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 1265
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 1:30 pm:   Edit Post

The sound is going to be the key here, otherwise it's just another eye candy distraction...
Mike
peoplechipper
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Username: peoplechipper

Post Number: 153
Registered: 2-2009
Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 8:52 pm:   Edit Post

It probably sounds a fair bit different from the traditional slab of mahogany...but it's probably a lot less affected by climate; good for touring...Tony
bassman10096
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Username: bassman10096

Post Number: 1235
Registered: 7-2003
Posted on Monday, September 07, 2009 - 12:19 pm:   Edit Post

Hmm. I like the two color models (especially the black and natural and black and orange) better than the rainbow. It has to sound different than solid mahogany, but that should probably be judged on its own merit.
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4077
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Monday, September 07, 2009 - 6:11 pm:   Edit Post

Now I know why I like this so much. It reminds me of the giant lollipops I used to get at the amusement park when I was a kid.

Bill, tgo

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