Gibson's Newest Guitar?! - Gibson Victory Guitars

[@RossCampbellGuitarist]

Looks like something you'd pay £150 for and get a free 10-watt solid state combo, strap and cable with.

[@Siebenstein83]

It really, really doesn‘t.

[@GrantSeinerOutdoors]

Swing and a miss again for Gibson. I appreciate the try, but why and for whom? This is so far off base and looks so cheap

[@martianmurray]

Well it’s not another LP or SG reissue so it’s obviously crap

[@BertMusicWorld]

In terms of fit and finish? Not a all. But it doesn't look like it should cost more than $1000

[@danielatherton1631]

@@GrantSeinerOutdoors It' looks like they're ripping off a basic Kramer even though they own Kramer.

[@victorbr234]

We will be seing this on trogly’s guitar show as a forgotten gibson model 20 years from now. Cool

[@thewonderofyou1]

Ha ha brilliant

[@benedekgabor.]

Lol true

[@Lorneplumber]

They’ve been around for decades already

[@thewonderofyou1]

@@Lorneplumber and always looked cr#p

[@Dnell-tb1yd]

@@LorneplumberGibson took a lot more risks in the 80’s and 90’s. The Victory series, the Bunny Brunel bass, M series guitars. It’s definitely time for a Frank Marino SG one with three single coil pickups the other with humbuckers both should have Wilkinson tremolos

[@PeterStrmberg007]

I've no idea who the target group is, but I'm sure they've got a mullet 😂

[@itspaddyd]

Can confirm, have mullet and went "ooooh" at seeing this

[@davidvest7170]

It's Gibson, so 40+ dentist / architect.

[@jrlee243]

Hey! There is nothing wrong with having a mullet. If you only knew how good it feels with the wind going threw your mullet in your T-top firebird. You don't know what you're missing. Now excuse me so I can see this new guitar Krammer, I mean, gibson just released.

[@rcc3music]

1st thing I thought, WHO IS THIS FOR?

[@jrlee243]

@PeterStrmberg007 Don't know. Fender lovers that want a set neck instead of bolt on? I'm not sure, really.

[@FalseTeeth-o4y]

Gibson try to shed the 'old man's guitar' image by aiming their new guitar at 70 years olds rather than 90 year olds.

[@glenh2752]

Looks like the love child of a Kramer and a PRS.

[@johnscott6072]

Gibson owns Kramer now, so pretty much on the mark with that.

[@NickWebbSax]

More like the penguin/elephant from Family Guy...

[@Renegade-g2w]

The hockey stick headstock reminds me of the Hamers Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick played. I see people are knocking this guitar and I understand why but can we all agree that it's great that new models keep coming onto the market. Guitar sales aren't what they used to be because a lot kids today want to make their 'music' on computers. Let's all keep buying guitars and accessories thus keeping our cult alive. Oh and a message to Andertons, please will you offer Klarna as a payment option? I bought a guitar from a rival last week, simply because they offered Klarna's 3 monthly payments and you didn't. I'd rather buy from you guys because I like and appreciate these videos. Good luck everyone!

[@Taylort3b]

Ford tried this with the Edsel. Did not go well.

[@GraemeCampbellMusic]

I like them (always did), but the original Firebird style headstocks are so much classier. I wish they'd bring the old model back.

[@nsiderultimaseth]

Man a Firebird headstock and a trem arm would make these look sooooo good. I still like them, but could be better!

[@c.noahbaoas6816]

Firebird headstock and a bigsby definitely would’ve brought this to the next lebel

[@tim5360]

The firebird headstock would look really good on these

[@bruceharding4986]

100% they mess up putting this headstock on it. Hate it, would have bought one straight away if it had the original headstock

[@grahamnunn8998]

Old enough to remember the original, I did not like them then but love this upgrade. With a design like this, Gibson can tweak it without so much kickback.

[@DuncanTyler]

Is it April 1st?

[@trevorD1156]

Any day when someone pays 2100$ for this is fools day.

[@deepakramgude1645]

Buying a guitar 🎸 has been made very complicated by this gugal media 😢

[@keithbrown6030]

I was just going to leave a comment saying exactly the same thing.

[@Ulti]

That's the scariest thing you'll see this Halloween.

[@cullenjames7542]

Gibson did a few superstrat-style guitars in the 80s and 90s -- the US-1, the U2, the M-III, the Victory, and my favorite, the WRC. I own a 1987 WRC and it's a great guitar.

[@elliotgreen987]

What wont Gibson do to avoid giving us a standard series Firebird! These do look and sound pretty cool though, I like them!

[@mstringer90]

Love the victory, I would 100% get one

[@rick00770]

I’m 73 , I like the headstock. I’d have to have a tremolo bar though. Looks good to me. 😊

[@garycrosby7658]

I’m 53 and have always loved the hockey stick headstock. I am a Strat and Les Paul player and yes, add a trem bar and I would be interested.

[@stephanfuchs7891]

They sound great. I'd prefer these over any Kramer, Jackson etc. Just too expensive. But I wouldn't use the split.

[@DomSchu]

The banter is so good on this one

[@randystrom7038]

I've had mine for a month now and like it as much as my LP and have recorded on it. Love it!

[@mangomango6746]

I love Gibson guitars but these are ugly as hell

[@davideatwell6577]

Indeed

[@lotusmark2]

Why would you buy these over a Kramer, Jackson etc at half the cost and twice the heritage in this genre

[@CG-rf6nu]

Exactly, kramer, charvel, Jackson, schecter, Ibanez and even a PRS is an S-type with HH pups, they're all better, cost less and have been doing it for decades. No one wants this thing.

[@Peterbrendanalbert]

To sell it.

[@lotusmark2]

@@Peterbrendanalbert it won’t sell.

[@Peterbrendanalbert]

@@lotusmark2 Fanboys.. They will always sell. Just the way it is. iPhone 16 anyone? Gobble Gobble. Oh! They sold.!

[@ToasterLover69]

Based.

[@moonelfcosmo]

Damn reading a bit through the comments there are so many haters lurking here. God forbid Gibson make anything but a Les Paul or SG. I actually really like the Iguana Burst model. No mullet, no mid-life crisis.

[@travellinglamp]

They’re so annoying it’s unreal. Finding something wrong with this guitar takes a lot of effort, a total waste of brain space

[@tylerk1013]

a "super strat" with a tuneomatic bridge? C'mon Gibson

[@StarQueenEstrella]

This goes back to the 1980s, actually. It’s not as new as you’d think.

[@cheenu711]

​@@StarQueenEstrella that's the thing nobody liked this back then so why not make a modern reissue of this with evertune, floating bridge etc.

[@simonpeek37]

Great episode! Lot of good laughs with this one...the "stains" got me pretty good. Love you guys:)

[@msaintpc]

Just got ne last month in figured wine red with an ABR-1 bridge. One of the best and most beautiful guitars I ever played.👍

[@ovCosmic]

I like the guitar but it should have come with a Floyd. Right now a modern floating tremolo is only available from Epiphon or Gibson Custom Shop (Axcess). Gibson USA needs to offer one as well, and this would have been the perfect guitar to do it.

[@TunerGuy_90]

The Victory and Theodore is my current favorite guitars from Gibson. I'm just waiting for the Gibson US1 to make an appearance.

[@EverettDudgeon138]

The only player I know of who uses/used a Gibson Victory was Danny Coralles who plays in the old school death metal band Autopsy and was also the guitarist for Abscess. He uses a blue Gibson Victory with a Kahler trem system. I think these are great but I can't help but the lack of trem system puts me right off. I suppose you could install one but I think these would be more appealing if they had one installed already.

[@fanbladeinstruments]

Victory basses have been a thing for ages, nobody knows about them but they're literally the best bass that Gibson have ever made. They're the only Gibson basses that are full scale, hang properly, and don't have godawful neck dive.

[@SlabISO]

Tried one through a hot channel 5150…it sounded and played incredible. Absolutely loved it.

[@larsheuker]

These arent new designs if anyone was wondering. They have been out for more then a decade. Either way i dig em. I think the guitar being that different sounding and looking are good things. Guitarists are too quick to disregard anything thats even slightly different

[@jaredt3985]

Especially Gibson fans. Changing even one little thing is sacrilege for these people.

[@89digits59]

I think the pickup's need to be hotter and this could do with a Floyd as an option - This could be a good shred machine - how many agree?

[@adolfoherrerat]

Agree with the Floyd, maybe an FRX would be doable on these without too much extra routing, Pickups seem to be nice as is, hot but not overly hot and also clear, perfect for pretty much all kinds of lead playing.

[@CG-rf6nu]

So like half of the other S-type shred machines on the market that have been around for decades and don't look like hot garbage?

[@tobothehobo]

I think they are kinda cool but honestly i would guess for most people a gibson is a huge purchase, once in a lifetime for alot. For that reason people want one of the big 3 (les paul, sg or 335) when they do buy. Thats why these are going to fail. And to be fair if you have to have an 80's metal guitar with gibson on the headstock how can you look past Explorer or flying v.

[@mydayis5]

I remember them from the 80s. They died on their arse for a reason! Although I do recall the guitarist from Warrior Soul used to play one. I’m sure they used to have a whammy bar on them back then as well.

[@TeeFetch]

bonus points for knowing Warrior Soul

[@mydayis5]

@ haha, thanks! I used to love them! The original guitarist (and Gibson Victory user) was John Ricco, who went on to become an airline pilot!

[@dpeters9897]

🤷🏻‍♂️ I like the lemon-lime burst.

[@Mikemazzo70]

I love Gibson stuff but woudn't it have more sense with a floyd or at least a tremolo bar?

[@danielsguitarchannel1992]

I quite like it without a trem system.

[@Professional.Bro.777]

The tune o matic has tons of sustain and resonance. Also with a trem syatem especially a Floyd you can't put the bridge pickup that close to the saddles where you have the most harmonic richness

[@Pizvo]

Well that's kind of the thing - every guitar company on the planet makes a superstrat with a floyd or a tremolo. Gibson has no chance in that market at all. This thing however is a bit unique. You don't really have a lot of fixed bridge superstrats (that aren't one piece hipshot bridges) on the market. And Gibson fans don't really care for tremolo bridges anyway. I see it more as a stab at PRS McCarty that proved to be a really popular design in the last few years - a more ergonomic guitar that still offers the sonic ballpark of a LP.

[@joehynes2964]

They are in desperate need of a PRS-style trem system (at least as an optional model).

[@k.s.vids1]

Did they ever say what the pickups are? Ceramic or Alnico?

[@dadtimejamtime]

Saw the head of product from Gibson talk at the Fretboard Summit this summer. He alluded to a lot of “heritage” products continuing to come out - like the Theodore as well. They’re pulling from the archives for inspiration…

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

I quite like it. Something different after all this time of endless Les Pauls, SGs, and Explorers (and Vs, sure). But I wish that they had made the headstock a little straighter. Not straight, but a little less droopy and perhaps let the strings run straight to the posts, only that much straighter. - And the pickguards don't help the look. I think either a better shaped pickguard, as well as a nicer color than just plain black with a white edge, or just no pickguard at all, would make them look a LOT better. - It's all in the details that makes the whole. - But other than those few things, really nice.

[@nagatom]

it doesn't quite look as good as you'd want it to does it

[@chrisb8193]

I think they’d look cooler with pickup covers but still, I like them.

[@theariesexperiment4642]

Not sure why people are hating on the Victory. I played one at my local mom & pop shop. Incredible guitar. Not sure the pups and don't care. It sounded sensational through a Dr.Z Carmen Ghia. It's a super strat killer imo.

[@david_farmer]

Looks like I'm in the minority by browsing the comments but I love these! For me too I love coil=split options. It's such an inexpensive thing to include and it makes a guitar much more versatile. I always feel that if the pickup in a guitar has wiring to allow splitting, just include that option standard. If people hate it they never have to use it, but at least some of us like it. Truthfully for me it's almost always a deal-breaker these days if coil-splitting isn't included. Or it at least knocks a guitar down my list if the option isn't included.

[@runwin3]

Say what you want about the looks or price, but it sounds great. Excellent playing as usual, guys.

[@brooksroman2918]

Still can’t believe we got these before we got a legitimate original collection issue of a doublecut LP Special.

[@Basti-Ti]

Firebird Headstock or reversed Explorer would look so nice one those! The headstock really throws me off, but I love the body shape!

[@seanlucas1538]

I kind of like them, but I don't think are going to sell well. My guess is if I wait a year, I can get one on clearance or a used one for about half price.

[@Thatdudeoverthere69420]

This looks pretty sick. Ive been eyeing a 80s model Victory for a minute then they drop these and with with 24 frets! I would throw in some burstbuckers (ik its not everyones favorite but i like the touch response and clarity from my 61 Reissue.) And not have the coil splitting option. I feel having the extra wiring steals from the tone. Im a Soul/ Reggae artist.

[@robertwillett4122]

Looks like my 83 Gibson MIII Deluxe. Love it. But I have a Floyd Rose.

[@andywhite3777]

Jimmy Page on the Outrider tour had a Gibson ‘Strat’ style guitar when I went to him live. Think it was the US 1. They did a bunch of super strats with Floyds etc from the mid 80s until Nirvana blasted the shredder out of the water . They got Wayne Charvel to help with them.

[@GilmorePaul]

Lots of tone options. It’s light. It’s a blast to play. A bit pricey though. If I had a Gibson/Messa support deal I would use this just for fun. Buy one though? Na, PRS or Jackson, less than 1/2 the cost. Will stick with my Less Paul’s. 🥂🎸🎶

[@axllbk]

Trapezoid inlays and covered pickups and it might work for me honestly. Less 80's superstrat vibe and more something a nameless ghoul might rock in Ghost.

[@carolredbourne3520]

Looks great 👍

[@WolverineBeast86]

Oooooooo that green one! I dig it!!

[@howitzer92]

I actually played one and thought it was cool. It's not a PRS, it more like a Schecter Avenger and a Les Paul had a kid together. PUs are hotter than your standard PAF but it retains a distinctive tone. The neck is comfy and thin, but not Ibanez thin.

[@sonikku997]

This looks like it a great candidate for drop-tuningy modern stuff with its hot pickups and its long scale length.

[@GearPhase]

I think these sound great, and I especially love the way the darker finishes look on them. I hope some show up locally so I can try them.

[@Thebertski69]

Is it an explorer , is it a Prs vela or is it a child of the both of them . The top horn looks slightly too big imho? Good to see something different from Gibson though ?

[@rhymeskill]

So a PRS Vela?

[@PaterCap330]

With an ugly headstock

[@jordanpratt3821]

Did the vela come out in the 80s??

[@El-Scorcho]

Except it predates PRS existing as a company and is almost certainly the inspiration for the Vela.

[@danparry834]

I like the look of these, thin neck, hot pickups, what’s not to like!

[@TheWorstManOnEarth]

Most ALL split humbuckers sound that way. Saying they sound like your regular standard single coils, in most cases, was never really right. BUT, they have their usefulness. When you wanna sound a bit "acoustic-ish" they can have a pretty sound if you have an amp or pedal setting that will enhance that tone, often specially on the mid position... think like the Hotone Omni AC for instance ... and you don't need 2 guitars for a live gig. It's just "different", just think of it this way, definitely jangly.

[@robertworboys9944]

I find that split humbuckers vary in quality considerably. I find the high output humbuckers tend to not split as well but there are notable exceptions. Funny enough, one of the best splitting humbuckers I've ever tried was one that by default, cannot be split without modification. But the Slash Duncan's sound fantastic if you're brave enough to give em the 4 conductor wiring needed

[@TheWorstManOnEarth]

@@robertworboys9944 I didn't know that trick. The "thing" with a humbucker is the overall architecture of the pickup and the way the magnetic field spreads and interacts. It's so different. I mean, they tried hard for nearly half of a century, didn't they?

[@robertworboys9944]

@@TheWorstManOnEarth it IS different. But for my uses, I don't have time between songs to switch guitars, sometimes I even need a single coil sound immediately due to a medley or something. So coil splits are my go to. My main sound is humbuckers based, but if I'm doing some Nile Rodgers esque stuff? I'm splitting that neck pickup. I think it helps that my rig is dialed in for it. So that it sounds good for both sounds. For me, coil splits are an easier way for me to get a single coil sound rather than trying to flatten up a single coil. But that comes with my personal bias of really loving my Les Paul so you know haha In that subject, Seymour Duncan makes the stag mag that is an all slug bucket which they claim does a col split more authentically? I've not heard it though. Imo, the best guitar/pickup is the one you personally like the most haha

[@TheWorstManOnEarth]

@@robertworboys9944 Is your preference 25.5 scale or 24.75 ? 'Cause with a Strat with a big rectangular cavity there are lots of options (sometimes not very "pretty" though). Like on a fresh pickguard having the neck humbucker and a single coil close to each other ... of course the position also changes the tone, but that can also be a solution, I suppose.

[@robertworboys9944]

@@TheWorstManOnEarth I mainly play 24.75 but have some 25.5. I mainly alternate between my 24.75 Les Paul's and my 26.5 7 string

[@ionobelisk]

I love that iguana burst. They sound great, but a bit too pricey. When do we get the Epiphone?

[@Philtration]

Why does Gibson pretend that brands like Ibanez, Schecter, Jackson and ESP are not competition?

[@randrothify]

The problem for many people with this guitar’s design is not that it is different, it’s that people it is ugly. There is just no consistency in the proportions, which for most Gibson players and fans is important. For some reason Gibson‘s aesthetic design execution is just a little off compared to Fender. When Fender does a new shape it still bears a family resemblance and has relatively graceful lines, like the Meteora, the Lead, or the Toronado. But for some reason when Gibson does this, they get the Theodore, the Moderne, or this thing. Still, I applaud them for trying and it sounds killer. But got to work on having better flowing lines and leave this stuff to Kramer line Fender does with Jackson.

[@nicknickson3650]

Love a Gibson with the split V headstock. Easier to tune, looks nice. definitely going to look into this

[@nickm.9474]

I think they are cool! And I don’t have a mullet.

[@Lomoholga2]

19:37-19:41 NICE

[@dazred1]

They must’ve liked the look of the Chapman Guardian

[@davedavem]

Came here to say this - The Chapman has a better headstock and a solid rosewood neck, though ;)

[@cchavez248]

Except these predated the Chapman by decades!

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

@@cchavez248 Nah, nobody alive knows that.

[@cchavez248]

@@michaelangeloh.5383 🤔 I may be communicating from the other side!

[@michaelschmidt8752]

I'd love to see them bring back the RD Artist

[@Pegasusrock1]

ive had my iguana burst for a few weeks. It's now done a few gigs with me. the only downside its hard to use the push pull on the pots as they are hard to grab in full action. Gibson would have been better to put a button sprung pot to make mid song changes possible

[@kenjikodai]

I quite like the look but dunnk about that Headstock, my fav pointy headstock is a reverse ibanez. Wish they had cooler inlays specially for the price Man peeps are quick to hate on stuff lmao

[@DiogenesCaulfield]

The solid color ones look pretty cool to me tbh.

[@indigos290]

Wow. Just wow! Gibson? Y'all okay over there?

[@Taylort3b]

Just a little too much melatonin at night.

[@gabriellima9012]

remove the pickguard, change the headstock for the inverted firebird, put a floyd rose, it's done

[@richardclark6807]

I think they are doing their best to get enthusiastic about these guitars. I ran out of match sticks to hold my eyes open so never saw the end of the video.😆

[@stevekirkby6570]

Love the figured one and what a great sound. Wish it was usual Gibson scale though. :/

[@martel8626]

"New from Gibson! This isn't your dad's Gibson!" "It literally is, he had one as a kid in the 80s" "...okay, but it's not your grandfather's Gibson... maybe" Nothing says new and fresh like relaunching the guitar you launched in the 80s to seem new and fresh

[@TheTopGun920]

They have a great tone. The headstock is a deal breaker for me though. Maybe it will grow on me.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

6:03 - They should've gone with a Wilkinson or something that is NOT annoying to deal with then. You know, with saddles that can be adjusted on the fly, because Floyd Rose doesn't believe in such black magic.

[@treorross99]

If that upper horn wasn't sooo big it would be a nice guitar.

[@wallofrock6725]

That long horn is a handle that you use when it’s ready to be placed in the fireplace 😂

[@creationinspired200]

I definitely love these things

[@graemero5532]

Good looking and sounding guitars, not the green one though.

[@phenixreturns]

The green color is so dinosaurs

[@Peterbrendanalbert]

Yes, It looks like a cheap plastic toy.

[@mrtelechi]

...Or, buy a Fender tele with humbuckers, or a fat-strat for cheaper, and it will stay in tune too! (Or one of the many wonderful Squire guitars, and again, enjoy the tuning stability and workman like construction that will probably last a lifetime.)

[@jaxonspry9191]

I guess I’m going to be the only one to say this. I’d buy one

[@humstrumbangtwang]

The Gibson Vince Noir.

[@geemac7267]

Pretty cool imo. I think the smarmy comments and complaints are mostly from the crowd that thinks Gibson should only be making detail specific '59 Les Paul replicas. This isn't anything like the Firebird thing that looked awful and got run over by the company itself. It's a slightly Strat shaped guitar and people are losing their minds over it. LOL. People are strange (and really like bandwagons).

[@travellinglamp]

Seriously. There’s nothing about this guitar that warrants their weak criticism

[@jeremiahgibbs8732]

I've owned 4-5 of these guitars and basses from the 80's. They weren't great then and I can't imagine these are better. There is a reason it was short lived then. I hope they weigh a little less than the 80's models did...boat anchors.

[@MyHumanWreckage]

I was looking for an original one for years- never found one. Now I have a second chance…wait…I can’t afford these either. Looks like I’ll be waiting for the Epiphone version…

[@Grant_Ferstat]

I'd put a Bigsby on one.

[@ChanceCooper125]

I think these are awesome but the colors aren’t flashy enough. I want a purple sparkle one

[@arildhartvigsen3491]

Hope Oz will take a spinn on theese guitars 🤘

[@ihasatypo]

I’m at the intro scanning comments and I’m “different”. But mom loves me, so it’s okay. But my guitar selection goes 1 no trem, fixed bridge 2 good body design because most are boring or un-weird …and this doesn’t nail it… headstock weird, body shape fine, but nothing like the beautiful kaizen for instance. Still sounds like great guitars and better than the standard boring shapes, that’s true…

[@jimmythefish]

Brought to you by the same people that discontinued the Tribute.

[@scaredypicker]

Knew within 2 seconds the guitars weren’t my thing, but just stayed for the bants

[@jesshumphries3745]

My first electric was an Aria Cat - it looked a bit like this too

[@3J_Music]

@jesshumphries3745 that was my first guitar also (single pickup, still have it) and I was thinking the same thing

[@TheGuitarman1968]

Hmmmmmm......I am torn on this guitar. The 80s metal-head guitar player still lurking inside me says, "Heck Yeah!" However, the more practical guitar player in me these days thinks Gibson just took their Kramer guitar line (Gibson owns Kramer now), put a few bells and whistles on the guitars, jacked up the price (of course they did, it is Gibson after all), and said, "Here is a guitar for those 50-something nostalgic "professionals" that can afford to re-live (or start anew) their guitar playing heyday." There are so many other really great guitars on the market that look just like this guitar and play just as good or even better. Sorry, but I will have to take a hard pass on this guitar, as I already own many of those other great guitars. I am not a Gibson "hater" either, as I do own a Les Paul Custom, as part of my ever-growing guitar collection, that I play quite regularly, and I really like it a lot. 🤔

[@wallofrock6725]

Aka pricejackers

[@powerboon2k]

I think this looks killer for doomy sludgey stuff. The green one.

[@DaveArksey]

Gibson could have an introductory promotion - the choice of a leather vest or leather pants that lace up on the sides of the legs. They should leave these to Kramer or Jackson!

[@andrewhnorris1]

When ‘new’ is something 40 years old!

[@heyjoel]

Yea would’ve liked to see a tremolo on these but I sill dig ‘em

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Since the F-word keeps not being mentioned, maybe there will be some Leo watching, thinking 'Hey, double cutaway...', I should make a guitar like that....

[@williamking7420]

That's the new Gibson logic for you. Bring back a prior guitar model that no one wanted and hope that for some strange reason they'll be able to sell them in todays market. Just goes to show you that folks have short memories and there is no accounting for poor taste.

[@tonepilot]

It's not the worst thing Gibson has brought out.

[@NeungView]

Luckily people's taste change, or we would be stuck with Elvis.

[@gregputman]

They did very well with the RD re-issue