I just have to say that Gibson guitars who I love and respect has really gone crazy with there prices. How can a kid afford a new cool vintage custom shop or historic Les Paul. What are they thinking !!!At this point in time the vintage Les Paul’s are a better deal and much more affordable and that in itself makes no sense at all
Take for example a new Les Paul standard for $2000 , what kid has that kind of money . How about a historic Les Paul well they start at $3000 and go up tp $6000. As if that was not bad enough signature models aged such as the billy gibbons and Jeff beck models and jimmy page models range form $15,000- $25,000. who would pay that when you can get a real 54 goldtop for the same price of $25,000 ?? I simply do not get it
Gibson Guitar has to realize that if they are going to remain strong in their market they have to make the great and upper model guitars more affordable. Why do you think kids started playing all these strat styled guitar and metal guitars. Guess what they sound great and are cheap and many are very well built. If a kid can rock out for $ 700 and still get all the girls why would he even think of spending $2000 +. Somebody in their marketing department better Wake up. I deal with musicians on the front lines and have for 20 years and this is what I have found to be true.
Sure Gibson sells guitar and makes amazing guitar that I will not dispute but why the price. they could sell them at half the prices and sell three times as many and get three times as many loyal Gibson fans for life. Rather thanone or two people with money and could open up a new market for them. I am not a fan of the stripped Les paul or the low end crap give them a great guitar at a great price that is all. I banez did , Yamaha did, ESP did and they have fans for life. Remember this a kid who buys his first great guitar is a fan of that compnay for life.Gibson should head that advice and not loose potential customers
So I am telling the younger generation yo might as well buy a vintage Les Paul Jr or SG before you spend money on a new
over priced Les Paul . Again this is only my opinion but as I stated I talk to kids everyday and many want a good Les Paulbut cannot afford it so they settle for another guitar brand . I would rather have a 1950′s Les Paul jr any day than a new Historic 59 reissue for the same price Think about it!! If you have any comments or questions please feel free to e mail me at
Jim Pasch