| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1640 Registered: 6-2002 |
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
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 658 Registered: 3-2004 |
Those necks are pretty wild looking. I wonder how they sound. | ||
| benson_murrensun
Intermediate Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 168 Registered: 5-2007 |
Other than the psych-o-delic look, I wonder if there are any real benefits to this type of construction. | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2293 Registered: 6-2002 |
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
Advanced Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 305 Registered: 5-2009 |
They should call them ____; WILD THING ! | ||
| jbybj
Advanced Member Username: jbybj Post Number: 227 Registered: 6-2006 |
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
Senior Member Username: pace Post Number: 423 Registered: 4-2004 |
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
New Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 3 Registered: 9-2009 |
All those colors can make me dizzy after a long set. | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1035 Registered: 11-2004 |
Looks very funky to me..I guess it has its place somewhere | ||
| pauldo
Advanced Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 264 Registered: 6-2006 |
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
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6372 Registered: 6-2000 |
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
Advanced Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 307 Registered: 5-2009 |
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
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 462 Registered: 6-2004 |
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| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2421 Registered: 3-2004 |
looks like a rifle stock to me. | ||
| smokinbear
Junior Username: smokinbear Post Number: 32 Registered: 11-2008 |
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
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4074 Registered: 7-2004 |
I like it! Bill, tgo | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1265 Registered: 6-2002 |
The sound is going to be the key here, otherwise it's just another eye candy distraction... Mike | ||
| peoplechipper
Intermediate Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 153 Registered: 2-2009 |
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
Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1235 Registered: 7-2003 |
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
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4077 Registered: 7-2004 |
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 |
