0:20 The Moderne Intro 1:05 - Gibson's 1957 'Futuristic' Designs 2:37 - The Heritage Series - Birth of the Moderne 4:14 - How Does It Play? 5:54 - Tuning Stability? 7:18 - Other Specs/Info 8:46 - Why Only 3 Knobs? 9:56 - Serial #'s 11:36 - Black Demo 13:21 - White Demo 14:31 - Natural Demo 16:54 - Natural Condition 19:27 - Black Condition 21:13 - White Condition 24:41 - Blacklight Tests 26:24 - Original Cases.
@fanoboss6 жыл бұрын
its pronounced MOH-nair
@timcarter72024 жыл бұрын
Hey man. When you were trying to distinguish what the trussrod cover looks like I immediately identified it as rocket shaped. Which makes sense coming out in the 50's.
@anakinmorgan24563 жыл бұрын
I realize Im quite randomly asking but does anybody know a good site to watch new series online?
@bostonjuan95373 жыл бұрын
@Anakin Morgan I watch on flixzone. You can find it by googling :)
@cashjaziel53453 жыл бұрын
@Boston Juan yup, have been watching on Flixzone for since april myself =)
@squidwardstesticles59146 жыл бұрын
I always love the high quality photoshops in these videos
@dirtcobain77776 жыл бұрын
Squidward's Testicles ikr. He could work for fucking universal.
@mattryan24894 жыл бұрын
The moderne is V's cousin who came from out of town. No one liked him, but he ended up hooking up with a local girl who he would later fall in love with and marry. They would later hear mention of his name, but no one really remembered his face, significance, and above all else why they'd remember him to begin with.
@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters6 жыл бұрын
Headstock looks like Gumby.
@maxscardanelli61856 жыл бұрын
Bandit Keith King of Duel Monsters You know, now that you mention it... 😂
@DatBoi-mo9vc4 жыл бұрын
Could you never do that again
@christianalexander63646 жыл бұрын
The moderne its simply too ugly to hate, I love em :3
@THEQueeferSutherland6 жыл бұрын
No, I pretty much hate it. I puked on my lap from that headstock.
@christianalexander63646 жыл бұрын
QueeferSutherland You either love it to bits or hate it to gut... sooo :)
@johnboe4126 жыл бұрын
It's so ugly that its beautiful. And so unique and rare. I want one. ;_;
@elijahkelley76166 жыл бұрын
I can't help but laugh at it...but for some reason it's growing on me. I think I'll have a bass custom made in its image one day.
@jake_of_the_jungle98404 жыл бұрын
I love it!
@bennettmusiclabs93824 жыл бұрын
bear in mind that I come from the early 80s punk era.. but that said i LOVE these Guitars. Great tones and can handle all type of music, excellent play-abillity total upper fret access, and unforgettable looks, I I've had club owners ask our agent for our band by saying "send me that band with that guy who plays the weird looking guitar" The Gibson Moderne is a truly performance oriented Model. when they were new, they were only 899.00 , nearly half the price of a Paul, with none of the weight.
@EbonyPope Жыл бұрын
It might play well but it's really a butt ugly guitar. Oh boy.
@lazyrrr24116 жыл бұрын
For Historys Sake: 'am original owner of #F 028 - presently "not really for sale" in a glass case at a friend's guitar shop - - - he tells me a few young dudes have actually fallen to their knees going "we are not worthy" - While others HATE it. It's my BIG SHOW bird & amazingly versatile . . .
@whatyoumakeofit66355 жыл бұрын
Where can we see this beauty of yours ?
@philbarrows4246 жыл бұрын
I like the Moderne guitars. Looks great in Korina!!🎸👍🏻
@jcoulter436 жыл бұрын
The body shape is weird, but cool at the same time. The gumby headstock is really off putting. Like I mentioned on the last video you had these in, the hockeystick headstock would have made it look cooler IMHO. Great info on these as usual Austin. Maybe this guitar is where the inventor of the string butler got their idea? God bless bro. 😎🎸
@rckrbear4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Back in the 80's I owned a korina wood moderne made by Ibanez. The best playing guitar I had. I passed it down to a family member while on hiatus from playing. Will have to inquire about it. Maybe find some pictures. Thanks for all your work.
@PhilFeedback Жыл бұрын
Great video! I’ve got a Gibson Moderne Heritage Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1982), made in Nashville, TN. Serial # E 083 - antique natural lacquer finish, Korina body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, with original brown tolex Guitar case. Its my most prized possession 👍
@whatyoumakeofit66356 жыл бұрын
Probably the best sounding demo ive heard on your channel yet. Those pickups r great.
@CorvusCorax.4 жыл бұрын
Looks like the result of a Flying V mating with an Explorer. They forgot they're cousins XD
@Outta-hz1ej3 жыл бұрын
just tried to imagine this
@francomartini43285 жыл бұрын
Very Jetsons!
@jenniferwhitewolf37846 жыл бұрын
I am interestingly attracted to the Candy Apple Red Moderne... More interesting by far than a “V”, more ‘50s’ than Explorer... an oddity and cool... It would be fun to have one.. I like it!!!!!
@ghosteh65036 жыл бұрын
Those are indeed odd but I love them
@julosx6 жыл бұрын
The more I watch them, the more I dig them.
@blankblank46424 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing one of these in the 80's, still have the strat I bought.
@jm_gonzales6 жыл бұрын
i like the style. and the sound of it too.
@StringTension6 жыл бұрын
Historic video Trogly, like you say about displaying guitars many of us will never see, this channel is really important!
@patricksommer39716 жыл бұрын
Love this Guitar
@MrJam10016 жыл бұрын
I can't believe you got an Amish guy to play the electric guitar.
@mikeRgtar6 жыл бұрын
MrJam1001 😂
@maxscardanelli61856 жыл бұрын
God dammit!!! 😂
@zackjackson55624 жыл бұрын
@@JordyMarincic Shame he cant play it better.
@riansettles25065 жыл бұрын
I have a Gibson one and an Epiphone one. It's a very comfortable guitar. The neck rules!!!!
@tavicotavio6 жыл бұрын
They look beautiful
@johnfrancis24044 жыл бұрын
Mine is serial number G 068, natural. Bought new in Nashville in November, 1982. Lightly played, all original gear, excellent condition. Original case with paperwork and bill of sale from Gibson.
@Iheartdgd6 жыл бұрын
Welp, you caught me just before bed , I suppose I can stay a few more minutes.. Or 30 lol The black one looks amazing
@Foxonian6 жыл бұрын
They made an Epiphone version in the mid-90's that was very well made(made in Korea with Gibson pickups). Think it was only availible in natural.
@noises70292 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorite guitars of all time.
@Cougar139tweak3 жыл бұрын
So glad I found one of these Epiphone, but still very happy
@NiceLittleLeprechaun6 жыл бұрын
i almost bought a ZW Modern once but i changed my mind last second and bought a Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster instead.. got $100 off it tho so that's cool and all. I'd really wish the explorer had the "Dean like" headstock
@NiceLittleLeprechaun6 жыл бұрын
I love the Dean Z's. they are beautiful.
@mikeRgtar6 жыл бұрын
Leon although the ZW Moderne would have been the better investment technically, how do you like the signature guitar?
@NiceLittleLeprechaun6 жыл бұрын
The jazzmaster was great but the neck was a bit chunky and the top switch was annoying as heck but other than that it was a beautiful jazzmaster i still wish i had.
@RobbieTayVaughan6 жыл бұрын
Gibson should put those string guides on all of their guitars
@perrycomo79845 жыл бұрын
I just went in a guitar center and got to play one of these it was in perfect condition and it played great!!!!
@vmat10006 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the insightful vid here. I mentioned elsewhere i saw a natural finish one but didn't play it. It dawned on me that i quickly did just not plugged in. Aside from my daughter wanting to leave, this Gibson felt and 'sounded' good. I bought a '75 Strat in '76 and didn't plug it in before buying it. SRV said he didn't plug in Number 1 before he bought it, "...I knew. I just knew...". Still wish things were different.
@eddiejr5405 жыл бұрын
Trogly....dude, i am really starting to fall in love with those Tim Shaw PAFs....they sound insanely good no matter what guitar you demo....i only heard about them in those new fenders...dont know much about the guy, but holy hell he makes a good pick up!!!....rock on my brother!!!
@fuzzcous6 жыл бұрын
I've seen pictures of the Futura but assumed it was a prototype Explorer.
@squidge74363 жыл бұрын
It was. The only known photo of any of the Modernistic guitars at the '58 NAMM Show is of a couple of guys holding the prototype Explorer/Furtura.
@triplesevensix2916 жыл бұрын
Lovely guitars. Really cool.
@OdinHammersmith6 жыл бұрын
It would be pretty cool to own one along with the Explorer and Flying V.
@Loki_FPV6663 жыл бұрын
I have never seen a Moderne in person but I have always wanted one just because of how odd they are. I would gig the hell out of it.
@softaill5 жыл бұрын
I made a boat load of these when I worked at Gibson in Nashville!
@JesseWrangell6 жыл бұрын
Please do a tutorial on how you do those sweet Photoshop pics!
@SuperFurry1004 жыл бұрын
I've never seen these before. Thanks Trogly
@krystianwojtas10325 жыл бұрын
this shape is iconic polish guitar named Defil kosmos which means space
@Howlinblind6 жыл бұрын
Yes I would rock this guitar
@dougreed98432 жыл бұрын
Great job on these guitars sounds awesome too
@HarbingerOfBattle4 жыл бұрын
I'm hardly a guitar guy, but when I first saw a Moderne it was so different from any other guitar I'd ever seen. I just looked so cool. I can't play for beans, though I tried, and my calluses are long gone. But I've always wanted to know what people think of the Modern as an instrument. Is it balanced? Is it heavy? Is is awkward to hold or play? Are it's components any good? What genre would it be best for? The list goes on.
@jonathanhudak20593 жыл бұрын
Quirky looking but cool. My two favorites are the Korina natural finish or the white one. They sound pretty good as well, nice!
@1991stratplus6 жыл бұрын
Different but i really like those, I would rock one for sure.
@mightyV4444 жыл бұрын
I had tried out an Epiphone Moderne in Korina some time last year at the local music store, and I really quite liked it! So light, and it had the Futura headstock with the cutout :-)
@albertoansaldo29586 жыл бұрын
If you look carefully at the video, it is pretty clear that the impression mark on the headstock of the white one is the "made in USA" stamp. Dint know if there is simmering more, but made is clearly visible.
@4Gunzo6 жыл бұрын
I still love these, just like the futura. I'd like to see one on the channel
@marcraygun62905 жыл бұрын
Love the black one
@Satoriga6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for intro music, I was becoming restless!
@57stratkat4 жыл бұрын
I have a custom made Moderne - natural flame maple ,black ebony fretboard with real mother of pearl block inlays. I love it. Everyone asks about it - even non-players. I’ve always thought the shape was cool - very 50’s space-age.
@EbonyPope Жыл бұрын
Never heard of anyone who looked this shape. It's really, really ugly. It looks like someone slipped while routing the shape.
@mrpbody444 жыл бұрын
I have three of these I bought new in the 80's along with the Korina V and Explorer. Great guitars and I used mine live quite a bit till the 2000's. The Tim Shaw pickups on these are better than the ones on the Explorer and V for some reason. They are a lot hotter. These really stay in tune.
@LuigiTheMetal642 жыл бұрын
It is supposed to be similar to the late-50s car designs where they have angular fins. Guitar Hero II and 80s claimed it.
@sski6 жыл бұрын
Wanted one since I first started playing 37 years ago. Have yet to find one. Even a reissue.
@harryt9885 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting about these interesting guitars
@wolframhohmann13004 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this very good researched story of the Moderne. I first heard of this guitar while reading Gregoire Herviet's brilliant novel "Vintage". (Oh, how I would love to see that novel to be turned into a movie...) And by the way, kid (sorry for that :) ) You are a ripping good guitarist, with a great tone, phrasing and a feel for the good tunes
@ja8ames4 жыл бұрын
These things are sweethearts. I'd love to have one, way more than an Explorer or V, myself.
@Paul_Lenard_Ewing11 ай бұрын
I have wanted one for decades. I remind those who hate it. No one ever made a difference by being the same as everyone else.
@RaphaelNano6 жыл бұрын
I think this is where the String Butler idea came from
@maxscardanelli61856 жыл бұрын
Well, it wouldn’t surprise me...
@mikeRgtar6 жыл бұрын
I definitely think so too, it’s basically the same thing, only on the modernes it’s built into the guitar, and all 3 of them stay in tune just as well as any other guitar I’ve owned.
@scottwiley5 жыл бұрын
Had a black one in the mid 80's. Was still new hanging in the music store in 1986. Not sure what retail was but I paid 400.00. Sadly, I sold it a year later.
@McShooty_3 жыл бұрын
One of these with a reverse Corvus headstock would be perfect.
@j.frankparnell.radiation3 жыл бұрын
I have my dads old one he’s had since 64!
@Wargasm6443 жыл бұрын
Then it’s probably valuable. Because no one had seen an actual one from that time frame.
@leonarrutube4 жыл бұрын
Two things. 1) These were not made in Kalamazoo. They were all made in Nashville. 2) There were far more than 143 made. I built 124 of them myself. Including six of the prototypes.
@thejkyle3 жыл бұрын
Do you own any guitars you built from your time at Gibson? Always wondered if a builder wanted to buy one could they build it themselves to make sure it was perfect.
@leonarrutube3 жыл бұрын
@@thejkyle Yes! I have several.
@atomko876 жыл бұрын
Great review, I had heard of but never saw the moderne before. I need to know what song is being played at 13:13.
@mikeRgtar6 жыл бұрын
Andrew Tomkovich “Bath Salts” by Highly Suspect
@Ibaneddie766 жыл бұрын
Tuning staybility hahaha, you crack me up dude I love your videos.
@randyheath8566 Жыл бұрын
Another video that I haven't seen 🎸
@Burztur996 жыл бұрын
Well in Poland in 1980's polish biggest back then guitar brand Defil produced legendary nowdays Defil Kosmos that just look like this guitar :D back when rippofs was okay
@josephkingston925211 ай бұрын
I love his warehouse
@delboyoelmundo47182 жыл бұрын
Somewhere some place there is lurking an original Moderne it's v hard to imagine Gibson filing a patent and never building some. So when it surfaces,? I'll keep checking Reverb in case
4 жыл бұрын
This is my number guitar design shape
@markvickroy67256 жыл бұрын
11:40 or so - awesome riff!
@nickm60016 жыл бұрын
I have a mini first act that looks pretty similar
@user-ww3js8ci7d6 жыл бұрын
I actually like it
@fernandobocadillos4 жыл бұрын
bruce kulick from kiss used to use one onstage, a black one
@BiginBelgium3 жыл бұрын
Got my Moderne at Manny's Music in New York in 1985 for $500 bucks. It sat hanging for 3 years in the store as no one liked the design. Got the case for an extra 50 bucks. That was a SCORE!!!
@BiginBelgium3 жыл бұрын
These pickups scream too!!
@IanThatMetalBassist6 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Futura over this, but I'd love to have both
@lucaszembrzuski6 жыл бұрын
Im getting a Polish ~1980' mass produced copy of this monster, called "Defil Kosmos" from my friend today, to renovate and try go tego some sounds of it. It has a more normal (flying v?) looking headstock and some very strange, probably single coil pickups. Moderne headstock reminds me of the disfigured head "Sloth" dude from Goonies (@_@)
@ericcowles65183 жыл бұрын
My father was a Kalamazoo Gibson employee and said that the original Moderne never made it past the blueprint stage and was never built.
@Jester-Riddle5 жыл бұрын
I noticed that it looks very unstable when playing standing … Not a fan of this particular style of guitar, but Explorers and Flying V's are great. I note that the Ibanez Destroyer is also somewhat similar to the Futura ...
@a64tbird6 жыл бұрын
Nice playing froggy
@paulj0557tonehead5 жыл бұрын
Great guitar! Awesome playing!!
@rocknrollresignation936 жыл бұрын
I really like the body shape and I'm someone who HATES Flying V's but the headstock ruins it for me.
@toneyisaiah4084 жыл бұрын
What a unique guitar created by Gibson.
@uhuhuhuhuhuh35376 жыл бұрын
At 12:30 your guitar tone sounds like Brian May's.
@shvinehoond6 жыл бұрын
The more I look at it the more I like it. I think the black looks best
@Life-Row-Toll6 жыл бұрын
Hope someday, you and the host of 'California Gold' can do an episode! 🍺😄
@55511446 жыл бұрын
Life-Row-Toll Huell Howser died a few years back...
@Life-Row-Toll6 жыл бұрын
5551144AT oh no, I haven't heard! I really can't feel good now at all. Howser is the best! Ps: thank you letting me know. I'll of crying in my pillow tonight, truly.
@Adam-rm3fh5 жыл бұрын
Sounds really good dude
@bluekoi4554 жыл бұрын
I love the headstock. But. Imagine explorer headstock. Straight sexy!
@RIDETHESUNSHINE5 жыл бұрын
It's "GUMBY" DAMN IT!!! LOL!!! Will
@strat08715 жыл бұрын
'57 Chevy Bel Air rear fender (not Leo) inspired.
@davidanastacio89282 ай бұрын
I would call the truss rod cover shape a 50's rocket ship shape.
@pleromicpastry54454 жыл бұрын
I love it! Never even knew they existed. Gotta have one but I can only afford a chinese epiphone model.
@mattwright92326 жыл бұрын
ever seen the epiphone poly mod modernes?
@Arfshesaid4576 жыл бұрын
I like how you say stay-bility.
@zacharyjohnson40146 жыл бұрын
What about math mcflys guitar from back to the future?
@schztinky28205 жыл бұрын
Zach Johnson Gibson RD
@NIN10DOXD6 жыл бұрын
I want one so bad.
@stb20175 жыл бұрын
Imagine one of these in Candy Apple Red with a White Pickgaurd
@mrpbody444 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing one at Sam Ash on 48th st with a black pickguard. I bought the natural Explorer that I have there back in 85
@Bleats_Sinodai6 жыл бұрын
Could you try making a video on the Gibson Corvus? I honestly dig the design on that one myself, but I'll probably Neve have a chance to try one myself. I'd love to hear what you think of them!
@Trog6 жыл бұрын
I like the Corvus/Futura - I just haven't found one at a price I'm willing to pay, yet! I've came close - but will definitely find one some day
@stevenchisari95642 жыл бұрын
I really like the body look of this guitar, other than the headstock at least. Any body know were to by a cheap modern one of these? Or some sorta replica?