Gibson's Next BIG Release ($$$)

[@jimmyb4728]

Gibson is so out of control with their prices, it's a company for rich boys and their toys, very lame

[@RayC234]

It isn't just Gibson but I agree these companies are just getting stupid now.

[@peelingshallots]

I’m happy with my 59 Epiphone

[@Relayer6a]

@@peelingshallots There you go. It just turns people off that they don't put Gibson on the headstock of their imported guitars like Fender, PRS, etc... do. If someone doesn't want it simply because it doesn't say Gibson on the headstock but would buy an SE model, it says more about them than anyone else.

[@winston67]

I mean are people just throwing down $22k for a guitar?? I know I’ll never be able to do that.

[@HALWASRIGHT]

And yet you chose to click on the link😂

[@randall9000]

Dang it, was looking forward to the $50k Slash banjo

[@SignificanceOfThePassageOfTime]

Im holding out for the Slash 100k Ukulele.

[@stephenfoley1261]

I'm waiting for the Epiphone.

[@donmilland7606]

lol

[@stratman9449]

don't worry...it's acoming.....watch this space....

[@DouglasMcLaughlin-kq7hk]

​@@SignificanceOfThePassageOfTimeonly if strings are independently signed... lengthwise

[@GreenyBlues]

‘Giving’ you a free strap. At $22k. Isn’t that generous of them.

[@SidWalter]

The free strap is a ripoff but those rubber strap retainers… now those make it a tempting buy!

[@stratman9449]

haha....VERY kind.

[@PaperBanjo64]

At 22K it should come with an amplifier with settings to make you sound like Clapton circa 1967 and a bikini model.

[@DouglasMcLaughlin-kq7hk]

1) "Names" are forgotten...ask a gen z about Charlie Christian (3rd baseman for Brewers?) or Lester Polfuss ! 2) Steinways aren't getting cheaper either... 3) Full audial analysis of sonic effects of gold vs black speed knobs included for $22k? 4) Relic costs buyer premium, but dimple drops value for seller hundreds/ maybe thousands? Beano brethren have discount dimples?

[@mylogify]

Based on Trilogy's comment, it could be ''priced worse''. It could have been 75.000 USD

[@markt4815]

Honor Ed King by getting an SG and a Strat and keep the other 18 thousand dollars for 18 more Strats and SGs.

[@MuscleCarLover]

Gotta go for a '73 sunburst Strat to place next to Red Eye

[@georgeprice4212]

@@MuscleCarLoveractually, Ed said that Sunburst Strat was the worst guitar he ever played…traded it for his Black Stratocaster used in live shows and from “Sweet Home Alabama” until he split from Skynyrd.

[@MuscleCarLover]

@@georgeprice4212 Didn't that sunburst sell for 450k? LOL

[@charlesbolton8471]

⁠@@MuscleCarLover Carter Vintage had it listed for $450,000, and it DID eventually sell. I have no idea if actually sold at the asking price or if it went lower. I think it was seriously overpriced, which is really unusual for celebrity owned gear at Carter Vintage. Normally, they don’t really have a “celebrity owned” markup it’s just priced accordingly with whatever the current value is for that guitar/amp.

[@stratman9449]

you got it.....i've got a mim strat a mim tele a gibson "faded" SG and a couple of prs SE singlecuts modified....at a fraction of that kind of money....and all of them look and play even better....cheers.

[@JonnySoundSounds]

they are making so many of these type of guitars theyre not even special anymore. its just like oh yeah another money grab

[@shanemorrison2428]

.. saturation:/

[@DavidHBurkart]

Agreed... the uniqueness of such pieces has diminished. I also see other makers doing interesting "aging", at modest prices if that is your thing

[@HALWASRIGHT]

How is it a money grab when no one is forcing you to buy it?

[@charlesdigennaro4981]

Agreed

[@michaelsmith2785]

Meanwhile PRS is making nice guitars like the SE Swamp Ash Special for $850...

[@turtlefeet7722]

$22k is ridiculous. Absolutely not worth the money.

[@larryburwell8550]

prices are out of control at gibson

[@olganesterowicz]

I feel like Henry Juszkiewicz was heavily misunderstood. He tried making Gibsons more accessible. Now we have Cesar Gueikian with his expensive and not achievable releases.

[@PaperBanjo64]

The Henry Juszkiewicz era was better...Les Paul Jrs were $500, new studios were $800 with the satin finish, SG faded for about that, now it's just a brand for old rich people with more money than time to spend it...cashing in on the retiring boomer lawyers and doctors.

[@kjackson5946]

As an actual stage & studio working musician (for over half a century), I love a good Les Paul - especially when they feature modern advancements that improve every aspect of the sound and playing (multi-radius necks, push-pull knobs, locking tuners, weight-relieved bodies, etc). Maybe I'll buy a couple of those, a couple of SGs, a couple of Teles, a nice Strat, a cool Reverend baritone, a couple of those great new PRS SEs, maybe a Danelectro, with some lipsticks, an acoustic or two and a nice amp. OH, WAIT... for the same money I can get a heavy, clunky, fake relic w/a free strap! ...Never mind. ❤️😎🎸

[@robnamowicz8073]

But, but, the strap's free!

[@cleetushellhamster4143]

Ngl I'm not a fan of Jason Isbell but Red Eye is cool. 22K is stupid crazy money and Gibson is insane for charging that much

[@miketuttle9319]

It appears there are a few fellas here in the comments who disagree with the Gibson high end guitar pricing.

[@STORMBREAKER_250]

Gibson has been making 59 reissues for at least 40 years now. And every year they're *even closer* to the original. When are we gonna see reissues of reossues? This is absurd.

[@charlesbolton8471]

Honestly, this guitar is technically a reissue of the Red Eye from the Collectors Choice Series.

[@ckaras100]

I will not be surprised if they go bankrupt again…

[@CrazyAuntJoey]

If this is their strategy to get out of it... I think they're trying to fail.

[@pat5882]

Ed King was also a band member of “The Strawberry Alarm Clock” “Incense and Peppermints” was a number one hit on BB hot 100 for a week in may of ‘67. The song was based on an instrumental by Ed King and another band member. However, two other band members were credited with writing the song.

[@clarkbabin9799]

I seem to remember him from another band besides that one. Lynard Skynard being one band for sure

[@joermnyc]

Meanwhile I picked up a Epi SG Classic in green for under $400… 😂

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Hey man, Epi’s play the same notes Gibsons do. Enjoy the new axe!

[@jameshughes6049]

​@TylerJohnstonGuitar I have Epi's and Gibsons and I love them both. Epi's are awesome.

[@davidburke2132]

Fender call their lowest form of “relic” an “NOS” (standing for new old stock), not “VOS”. “VOS” is purely Gibson terminology.

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

Absolutely not for the working musicians 😂

[@PrisonerD]

Funny that it's the opposite of the Isbell signature telecaster - for his Fender signature model he went for Mexican built to make the guitar affordable for players and avoid the custom shop premium price tag despite having specs you can normally only get with Fender custom shop guitars.

[@FightorFlightBoxing-lh5qn]

Why i the hell would anyone pay 21k for a guitar??? Why???

[@Wolf_K]

A new guitar, no less.

[@PaperBanjo64]

I wouldn't pay $2,1000 for a guitar, let alone 21K! I'd happily pay $210 for one though!

[@christopher-miles]

tone

[@BrewPackBuck12]

7:10 ON A BUDGET!!?!?!?!? Really, 21k and u can't throw in the nice case.....I'm so over gibson...

[@Commander_Grub]

It's a collectors piece. They do one every once in a while. It's not meant to be a standard player.

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@Commander_Grub The “on a budget” he’s talking about is just the case. A modern Gibson chainsaw case versus a Calton cases which are $1,200 or more. Honestly, $22,000 for the guitar would classify as “on a budget” compared to the $350,000 that Jason Isbell paid for the original, and for that matter the Collector’s Choice Red Eyes have been selling for more than $22,000 for a while now.

[@martinclayton7260]

And for us normal people who will never be able to afford one?

[@JimBischoff1184]

Gibson expects us to settle for used ; Epiphone ; etc . Nope .

[@Miningfordiamonds1]

Get the 59 epiphone and close your eyes or work 15 minimum wage jobs to save up.

[@davedavid7061]

You can get used les Paul standards in my area for under 2k

[@triplelindys]

I am a huge Jason Isbell fan. I saw that this was coming out and I was like "OOOOOOOOOH", then I saw the price and I was like "EWWWWWWW". Good for them to get what they can, tho, that's the way business works. It would be pretty sweet to have one, tho.

[@ousley421]

R9 that makes a decent Hollandaise and does laundry??? Gibson Please

[@yamahargxtt]

Probably a starfish in bed too

[@robertsole9970]

I just buy ESPs from Japan now. This Gibson replica thing is out of hand now.

[@JimBischoff1184]

I looked at them ; they just aren’t optioned to my tastes . 🤷‍♂️ “Sigh”

[@carlcarl6032]

Me too....and Ibanez Prestige. Both are awesome guitars.

[@mylogify]

@@carlcarl6032 Ibanez is yes indeed great. And if Custom Shop matters??? J. Custom is the way to go...... Amazing Custom Shop guitars at just around 3K.

[@ibanezleftyclub]

Yaaaaawn same old stuff…

[@vincentmorelli1013]

Man I'm sick of Gibson having a million 20k '59 reissues when it would be awesome if they gave us more basses, baritones, 7 strings or an EB-6 reissue (preferably the SG one)

[@jordanpratt3821]

A 7 string Gibson??? Stop it.

[@HenritheHorse]

I had the original Gibson 7-string Explorer for couple months on test back in 2011.

[@vincentmorelli1013]

@@jordanpratt3821 they do exist, but they're rare and people seem to hold on to them

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Gibson has a specific demographic of buyers locked down. They’re gonna cater to those guys until the money stops coming in, and they’re definitely not short on sales at the moment.

[@KennedyIvy]

They wouldnt make as much boomer money

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Rule of thumb: If you’re gonna steal something, steal something that isn’t an easily identifiable 1/1 guitar.

[@ryand5251]

And if you still a 1 of 1 guitar, don’t publish photos of it

[@elbib2446]

nice,but where do they think people get the money

[@BasedHyperborean]

You not being able to afford something doesn’t mean other people can’t. Where do people get Ferrari money or Balenciaga money? I don’t know, but both brands are too popular for people to not have figured it out somehow.

[@martyshwaartz971]

There's only 59. I'm sure it'll sell out.

[@michaelcosta7235]

It's simple, some of us know how to invest, not buy 70k cars marked up to 130k with 1600.00 a month notes to keep up with the Jeffersons, and actually develop skills that are in demand to get good paying jobs. And no, I'm not buying it.

[@danielrevollo3278]

​@@michaelcosta7235yeah that gtx of yours sure gives me the vibes you know how to spend money lmao

[@charlesbolton8471]

@BallisticEvents Some successful musicians actually buy these type of reissues, too. Jason Isbell actually had (maybe even still has) one of the Red Eyes from the Collector’s Choice Series before he bought the real thing. Kenny Wayne Shepherd and John Mayer both have the Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Monterey Strat that was around $25,000 when they came out.

[@zombieparrot2606]

I feel like Gibson would convert all those ppl that hate on them for being a “doctor and dentist” company by releasing a line of actual affordable but good Les Paul reissues. Not to collect, but to play. I bet a lot of “haters” would come around. I know I would.

[@Gruppe_11]

NO!

[@will_the_don]

What’s your definition of affordable? Just curious

[@charlesbolton8471]

The only way the “haters” might “come around” is if Gibson started selling Les Paul standards for the price that Tributes were before they were discontinued and Les Paul Customs for the price of the previous version of the Les Paul Studio. That is absolutely not going to happen.

[@zombieparrot2606]

@@will_the_don idk like anything around 2k and under. I feel that’s at least attainable.

[@zombieparrot2606]

@@charlesbolton8471 a guy can dream, can’t he?

[@Ixodiusixi]

I have that feeling of i am done with Gibson honestly i rolled the cards i rolled. They can sell to doctors and lawyers and i can still enjoy looking at them.

[@frankaalderink3667]

At 22k I think they should have thrown in a blue Calton case. The blue chainsaw case feels like a cheap gimmick

[@DanielBobke]

Wow...I am shocked. Gibson releases another overpriced reissue guitar? Who would have thought?

[@donmilland7606]

No way in hell I’d pay that much even if I have money like that!

[@tonyp1313]

Have they lost their minds? Wouldn't a real 1959 LP Special be about half that price? I'd take that over some new fake any day.

[@Trog]

Nope, clean vintage specials are about 20k now

[@tonyp1313]

@@Trog Sorry, no...not the "false market" created by Reverb thieves and KZbin wannabes...real musicians getting 8-9K tops (which is still way too much) for road worthy Specials.

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@tonyp1313 Where are you finding them in that price range? How recently?

[@Ervin-1190]

Haha, at 3:24 that's 'Bees in a Jar', met the owner a couple months back at a vintage guitar show, super cool guy.

[@macgibbon]

Wait... $155k and $85 shipping?? Really? $85?

[@Steve.Cutler]

No new guitar is worth that much.

[@HALWASRIGHT]

Says who? You??

[@highlands]

@@HALWASRIGHT Says everyone with a brain.

[@Winterfell1066]

My brother-in-law Scott Coopwood wrote the obituary for Ed King that was released. Ed and Scott were good friends. Ed was super nice to be around.

[@wilhelmtheconquerer6214]

IMO all guitar priced at one grand or more should come with a case, multi-tool, strap and certificate of authenticity

[@rockhead69]

Fantastic guitar...planning to set my wife's Cherokee on fire to collect insurance.

[@elvee7851]

Gibson is out of their minds - stark raving mad.

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Of course the Red-Eye is cool & beautiful , it kinda funny it's being copied again under another players name , the Dark Burst 89' LP is SICK , incredible finish on that baby ! The Copper Iridescent makes me think of Joe Bonamassa's three Bronze Iridescent LP's which are unusually cool , I purchased my ES-335 from Willie's American Guitars many years ago and I still love-LOVE -love it ! Thanks TRogly !!

[@michaelsakells169]

I don't get the appeal with these types of guitars. Like, yeah, I get it. it's for collectors, but I think it's better just to get a les paul standard 50s model instead.

[@giabgr]

Fender calls VOS NOS (New old stock).

[@ChrisH575]

Shouldn’t that be Ed King on the inside of the coa?

[@Jaimeguitarist]

Limited editions only make sense if they are Limited and not a being reissued again and again, they are ruining it.

[@markgarner2725]

Gibson's best recent "new" release, IMHO, is the reissue of the 70s Les Paul Deluxe. I got a sunburst "scratch and dent" from Zzounds. After tax, it was 33% off what it would've cost. All it had was some tiny dings on the back. It weighs about 75 pounds, but those mini buckers sound great. (I'm a huge Thin Lizzy fan, and that model was "instrumental" (pun intended) in their sound during the early Robbo and Scott albums.)

[@partycakes456]

I'll just keep playing my Hondo I bought for $100 in the 90s

[@michaelcosta7235]

Dirk Ziff had this guitar and it's why he won't let the public see his collection anymore. It's likely that he also has Beano.

[@SVFresh2Salty]

It’s just pricing the guitars out of the realms of the general public. I have wanted a Gibson for over 40 years and I just can’t justify spending that kind of money. When I started you could get a Les Paul studio for $350 in today’s money that’s $1150 and to be honest the modern light just look awful I’m my opinion. But I guess that’s what happens when basically investment bankers and hedge fund investors take over a company. I think in a couple of years we will hear how they are about to go bankrupt again because they have produced an affordable and unobtainable set of guitars that no one wants. Then we will see the number of law cases go up to all the other guitar manufacturers

[@patrickgraham777]

These are the reason I’m going back to bass guitar

[@mylogify]

Go back to Ibanez and ESP instead :D. Make a U turn again! There are worthy brands.

[@robertlondon6728]

These will probably sell out with Ed King history and Jason signature. But the last batch of 20k Brazilians are still out there. Seen as much as 20% off and some used ones are falling closer to low teens. Only so much money out there in this market.

[@steffenruud83]

Good guitars,yes!But i cant understand what they thinking?How many can afford Gibsons guitars? I love Gibson,but its only for collector’s,not for a working musicians struggling to ends meet😔

[@07blackdog]

Definitely not for me. I regret not getting one of the 60th anniversary ones for $5,850.00.

[@3cardmonty602]

I heard the red eye came from a sign placed on it saying: “HSC included”

[@Fredaonch]

Fender has no VOS, but NOS... New Old Stock... which means no relic... as new... then Closet Classic has just a little weather checking... Journeyman adds a few scratchs... and the relic gets heavier and heavier from there...

[@RaymondCarpenter-e2x]

THEY are nuts

[@adamfindlay7091]

Overexposure becomes burnout-lash. So...time to seek and dig out some mystery dives, i.m.o.

[@strin6lord]

Hey Trogly I believe first stage of Fender's relic levels is NOS New Old Stock, and not VOS. Keep up the cool stuff. Cheers!

[@JIMIIXTLAN]

Ed King Strawberry Alarm Clock EXCELLENT

[@Madakalim]

WOW. And not in a good way.

[@monsterkxf]

Well at least their making money to keep the company afloat 🤷‍♂️ (not my money though…)

[@michaelballard4095]

More insane Gibson pricing

[@MuscleCarLover]

I absolutely love when bursts darken, my favourite is the bourbon burst, thank the appearance of Joe Perry's example in the November Rain music video for that one

[@101hotwire]

I'm pretty sure you meant NOS not VOS for fender

[@Shaneroozy]

Didn't know Ed King played Gibson at all. Just ever seen him play strats and later PRS.

[@DaringDan]

A fool and his money are easily parted.

[@johnfritz15]

And we are a gathering of fools.

[@cromBumny]

Too bad they hold their value, unlike 99% of cheep new guitars

[@a-nus]

​@@johnfritz15 the greeny is half its msrp now, markets dead

[@doctoribanez]

Idk. I'd rather have one without the faded finish, lol. especially if it's fake faded.

[@Dragon_rls]

I just pissed myself. Austin... I have a wonderful bridge in lower Manhattan that goes straight to the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, and guess what you Gibson heavy weights!!!!!! IT'S FOR SALE!!!!!!!!. Let's make arrangements to meet in Dumbo Brooklyn. CASH ONLY. Waiting to hear from y'all😂

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

You can buy pads for that especially for men. Cash or card.

[@TungstenCarlbide]

When Gibson releases the Red Special, pllllease review one

[@ethenvallance-dx4uu]

Whats sad is epiphone is building way more interesting guitars than gibson. Gibson has not in my opinion built great guitars since the early 90’s. Just a rich boys club not to mention all the guitars have the same boring finishes. Who buys these anyway

[@robertsole9970]

Next up will be a Slash toilet seat made out of flamed maple for 10k. And for 15K one that he used.

[@mylogify]

Oh man I've been waiting for Slash toilet seat since 90's, had one in 2002, and it's neck binding had to be adjusted, otherwise cool guitars

[@stratisfied678]

Yeah, no

[@rampman8940]

And they said that prs was for doctors and lawyers, for Who are these guitars. César Gueikian's downfall is coming.

[@ee-xp5lg]

Why do people buy these? I don't understand, especially at this price.

[@ovivan79]

But the big difference will be that the original faded everywhere except the red-eye area. The replicas will have the red-eye sprayed on. Meh.

[@iamjezuzchrist]

Yeah I'd like #18 the dutchburst 😢

[@Mar33322]

Still rather have like 3 ESP custom shop guitars vs that 1 Gibson. Some of these Les Paul releases are the same thing over and over for the most part.

[@cbcacbca]

I wonder how many of these high priced Gibsons actually get played as opposed to being part of an unplayed collection.

[@Wolf_K]

Ah, Gibson; once a great guitar company producing good guitars, now a lifestyle brand producing overpriced luxury goods under the guise of good guitars. I like to think where they will be in 15 years when every last boomer is dead. Will they even have enough people buying their goods to keep them in business? I don’t know, and frankly I don’t care. Inflation adjust for original 1950s and 1960s Gibson models (get prices from old catalogs) and factor in what you got (exact materials etc) and try to convince anyone that they’re getting a good deal from Gibson today. The USA original line is not equivalent in parts and specs to the original 1950s/60s guitar models. You know what other company you can do this with? Rolex. They spend more on advertising than most other watch companies combined and who pays for it? The customers who spend 8k +/- on a steel Submariner that’s really just a $1200 watch at best. These companies are taking their customers for a ride.

[@MrMike-fm8bp]

Joe B didn’t buy the original ?

[@rampman8940]

Stop hailing Gibson, 23k for a guitar thats the same as an R9 for 6k. It's just nuts.

[@mfallen2023]

Finally! a Gibson Les Paul episode!

[@kkrsnn5632]

Is there a red nose version?

[@palukens]

I saw heckle fish

[@BIZARBIES]

Good job human!

[@jameshughes6049]

Evening all!!!

[@Releasethebats123]

I have been over Gibson for a while. Used to own 7, now I own zero.

[@ashes2ashes20]

I met Jason isbell in 2004 at Juanita's in Little Rock. I got to stand on the steps of the stage, he was in DBT right after the Dirty South came out.

[@Captain_Yata]

It's insane not being able to afford the guitar I want more than any other (the epiphone Adam Jones les paul) and then watching this

[@josephsmith8673]

Everyone here seems to say the same thing. Too pricy. Before my local Sam Ash closed I bought three Les Pauls. A Cherry Burst Standard for $1,299.00, and two Studios for $699.00 each. Guess what? They sound the same. Don't even consider what I paid for American mae Fenders and a Gretch. Wood metal and talent makes a good guitar.

[@Awake_for_days]

Can’t wait to buy my Chibson

[@BushidoPhoto]

Guitar strap might have been wrapped over the guitar.

[@homer7504]

are you buying one Trogly?

[@mylogify]

He's a collector, so....... Yes... He's all for business, he doesn't care about guitars.

[@stratman9449]

nice looking guitars...but to me it seems Gibson is in a absolute final hype about this LP market...surely the "party" must be over some time... and hey...20 to 22 k $$for a standard LP that once cost less than 400$$$...come on....pleeease.

[@andrewstendahl36]

Most of us anticipate seeing the simpler build guitars like the 59 double cut juniors with gloss finishes in the 1200 dollar price range. As opposed to their current 4 thousand dollar price tags. Gibsons satin finish only/reasonable price trend has been going on for years

[@JimBischoff1184]

I don’t know ; to me ; those aren’t really a Les Paul ; more of a “student guitar “ .

[@ziggylayneable]

The red eye to me it's such a recognizable guitar? If you try to recreate it I'm going to notice that the red eye is off. I've been playing guitar for 40 years. I can tell by one look if it is a re-creation

[@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188]

Jupiter Great Red Spot LP

[@tmunney21]

This is old news. Gibson already announced this model. It’s the Ed King Red Eye model

[@DuncanMcArthur-l7l]

what are gibson playing at easy dont buy them plenty of copies out there joke

[@mylogify]

I loved the neck of the Jason Isbell himself, what a nice body!