In a smoke filled bar...

[vchizzle]

https://www.premierguitar.com/artic...&utm_campaign=PGN - 061317&utm_term=PG Weekly

 

[WEDGE]

Fugly

 

[watelessness]

I had a doublecut in the early 2000's. It felt great but the neck was very susceptible to changes in the weather. The shape of this one makes me giggle.

 

[flux]

"May cause retinal damage."

 

[Elliot]

The body is usually not the part of a Gibson that I'm worried about.

Fugly

Yeah

 

[ieso]

they'll sell tens of them

 

[BMiller]

I got about excited over that guitar as a kick in the jewels.

I'd rather grab a CU22 or another McCarty......

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Ugly chicks need love too.

 

[bodia]

Reminds me of a bad Chinese PRS knock off. Best thing in that video was his Cocoa Puffs t-shirt.

 

[drdoom8793]

I'm reminded of a particular phrase...something about a lead balloon?

 

[Elliot]

they should have put parallelogram inlays on this thing.

Parallelograms turn dogs into prom queens.

 

[AP515]

I find it interesting that they modified the shape to appear much like the PRS. They made such a big deal about the LP shape and it has a very circular shape on the back end. This has the teardrop shape of a PRS on the back end. I guess the rounded LP shape wasn't so important after all. I do think it is a very intentional nod to PRS flattery.

 

[Elliot]

Trying to sell a volute without calling it a volute - not that I have anything against volutes but I know G purists do.

Sorry to spam this thread so much, so soon, its just such a hot topic.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

.. its just such a hot topic.

Well said. This is the guitar equivalent of Hot Topic. You know, that store in the mall where kooks go to buy "alternative" fashion because their square-@sses are all of the sudden tryin' to be cutting-edge, but the missed it, like ten years ago.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

What about escalation?

Escalation?

I don't know if this helps my analogy but.. you do have to take an escalator to get to the Hot Topic.

 

[László]

It looks pretty nice to me, and more importantly, sounds good. What's the big issue?

It's probably a very nice guitar. Why bother slagging it?

The thing doesn't really look like a PRS, the shape reminds me of some of the bass guitars on the market.

 

[Rapdog]

Competition is the driving force for the free market. This may make prs step up their game. Can't wait to see what paul has in response.

 

[Ovibos]

I don't hate the control layout.

 

[dogrocketp]

My big complaint is that the body carve looks cheap. Sounds pretty good, and you can`t go wrong with a gold top. THere is the Gibson fret popping issue to deal with within 8 months. Also, I have a friend who`s a luthier and has a plek machine. he and I looked at a new Lester that definitely was not plekked. Don`t care what the ads say.

 

[watelessness]

Well said. This is the guitar equivalent of Hot Topic. You know, that store in the mall where kooks go to buy "alternative" fashion because their square-@sses are all of the sudden tryin' to be cutting-edge, but the missed it, like ten years ago.

Serg, be careful what you say as it may come back to bite you when you guest-judge on PR