Hink wrote:
about the locations /celebrities....
I have an Epi LP myself and am quite satisfied with it for what it is. But I replaced the pickups with active EMGs because I needed balls to the wall hot output on it. It has no resale value, which is another thing to keep in mind. Gibson's are pretty good at holding value, unlike most off the shelfers. Not trying to be a 'company man' so much here as to be comprehensive in how to look at things once you invest in one. It won't impact me good/bad if no one reading this thread actually buys a Robot Guitar. I just think they're cool and worth knowing about. Plus, this is only the limited edition. There will be a production line to follow at some point, and an SG line with the RG technology.Hink wrote:
yes as to the cost, you proved it...2k for a collectable...I buy guitars to play, not collect and tbh the best Les Paul I played for my tastes is an Epiphone, the neck was better, there was no tone difference I heard.
Cool. I bet the JPage model is worth a ton, now. I'm not rich either, but I've got around 2K in my strat at this point. Money well spent, imo.Hink wrote:
It was one my half brother bought for his son when he was young. At the time he still had is transperformance les paul plus one of the first jimmy page signature models. The funny thing is it was my half brother who pointed how good the epi was...it was he that noticed it had a similar slim taper neck, and it was he that forked out a lot for the jimmy page model. I'm sorry, but 2k is too much for a guitar in my book, I'm not rich...not even close.
New guitars that cost $400 each with 'better' pups than a 2K Les Paul? Occasionally, maybe, depending on taste and intended function. The 490s are nice, man. Vintage tone, high output, quiet, etc. Perhaps you meant equally priced guitars, and in that case, it would be down to taste. People buy a Les Paul for lots of reasons, but chiefly I think its for how they sound and for feel. The added bonus is that they have a 'status' quotient, too, and I agree with you there that that's not what makes me play or want a particular guitar. But once I get an actual Les Paul, I won't mind that I can recover a decent amount of the sale value in a resale, if necessary. Bonus, imo.Hink wrote:
BTW, many new guitars come with better pick-ups than those that come stock in a Les Paul, I admire your tactic there but let's be reasonable...I'm probably going to swap out the pick-ups on the les paul.
Well, it's not like a computer where you have to replace the whole motherboard if something goes wrong with it. I imagine repairs could be very reasonable for it, depending on what breaks. And once in mass production, it could get much less expensive if they sell enough of them. On the plus side, if it breaks at a gig, it's still a normal guitar that you can tune manually.Hink wrote:
Don't fret (pun intended) it's not just Gibson, I think Fender is just as bad, (and any artist "signature" model, there you pay even more for two names). I know you work for Gibson and am a company guy, I get that and understand it. But one more point about the robot comes to mind, how much will it cost to fix when it breaks? I'm sorry, I just do not want a guitar that's smarter than me
