obfuscated 335 site and the firebird x

[drsoda]

I'm having some fun (difficulties) with the neck relief (sorted out now, stupid noob mistake) of my 335 build, and of course I jump straight onto the 'net to source images and whatnot for reference.

I found this little jem - dedicated to Gibson's es-335 and more, a comprehensive blog site - Charlie Gelber has obviously spent a lot of time developing, but no domain - not sure why, but it is really cool and I wanted to share with you guys. find the site here - http://030be21.netsolhost.com/WordPress/

Oh, and I've also been looking at this today to - Gibson's new yet to be released Firebird X - http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri ... ird-X.aspx

A total geek guitar, indeed, what I found interesting was how much discussion it has created (over 3000+ comments), mostly traditionalists, arguing over the usability and functionality of such a complex creation. Where do we leave tradition behind? I must agree though - even for this geek, it's just too much in one guitar. What do you guys think?

[needsmorecowbel]

That can't be a firebird...the headstock ain't awesome

[Nick]

Thanks for the 335 link Jeremy, quite a good site (a 335 is on my rather long "must build" list ) too.
Speaking of Gibson, I see they have quite a few Strat/Hendrix lovers in a tailspin (& even a few die hard Gibbo owners)
http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/stratoc ... strat.html

Made in China too, just to rub further salt into the wound.

[Kim]

WTF! That's weak on so many levels...and look...Jimi looks like he's getting ready to yawn in the photo of the box on the right!

Thanks Nick


Coll 335 site thanks Jeremy.

Cheers

Kim

[drsoda]

Hi Nick - I've been digging around following up info about the guitar pack that the estate of Jimi Hendrix was releasing with Gibson - sure enough, there was a press release from the estate about it here: http://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/jan ... deo-244336

It appears Gibson also had a feature about it as well in their blog site, in the lifestyle area, but it has since been pulled - this was all about 2009-ish. The trail goes quiet after that.

Then I found this: http://4henry.gibson.com/index.php?/top ... ndrix-sig/ - according to Gibson in mid '10, the estate saw how much of a bad public reaction the idea got when presented, and consequently backed out of the deal.

I agree - it would have been nasty looking and poorly constructed - however they were planning to market it toward the squier/junior end of the market, hence why I guess China ended up with the production originally. Still, bad excuses for crapping on Jimi's legacy, I'm glad someone saw the sense in it and killed the idea..