How about adding a Moderne to round out the Explorer and Flying V for a "late 1950's space-age freakazoid guitar shapes" trifecta? I've always loved the shape of the Moderne (the headstock, not so much) and actual Modernes (from the 1980s -- Gibson apparently never manufactured any in the late 1950s) are very difficult to find without a monumental price tag. Is this a shape Warmoth has tried before?
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You'd have to ask how much demand W would have to produce that shape. Maybe the reason those 80's Modernes are so expensive is that so few were sold, i.e. not many wanted them in the 1st place.
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Yea, ya either love em' or hate em'...
This has been discussed on the board in the past. I personally love em'.
There used to be a guy on flea bay that worked for Gibson back when they made the Moderne.
He was making some custom copies that looked really great. Seems like they went for ~$2500.
I have not seen him on there for quite some time.
Warmoth might make a custom for you if you have a true to scale blueprint :icon_scratch:
This has been discussed on the board in the past. I personally love em'.
There used to be a guy on flea bay that worked for Gibson back when they made the Moderne.
He was making some custom copies that looked really great. Seems like they went for ~$2500.
I have not seen him on there for quite some time.
Warmoth might make a custom for you if you have a true to scale blueprint :icon_scratch:
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dmraco said:hurts when I look at it...especially the headstock..to each his own...may look cool with a V headstock...I am sure W would make on if you had the dimentions.
Yea, I agree about the headstock. When the prototypes were made, there were three different headstock used.
One of them was the V headstock and I agree, I like it best...
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Blue313 said:
OMG, the slab of flame wood that body was cut from!!!!
I would own that Moderne in a heart beat. :icon_thumright:
I like them, but I wonder how much of this shape's appeal comes from its mystique and rarity; would I still want one if they were easy to get?
Similarly, I suspect that my dislike of Strats and Les Pauls comes from their ubiquity; I can't deny that they're classic designs, but when I see walls and walls of them at every guitar shop, I just think they're boring.
Similarly, I suspect that my dislike of Strats and Les Pauls comes from their ubiquity; I can't deny that they're classic designs, but when I see walls and walls of them at every guitar shop, I just think they're boring.
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I'd suggest there'd be little demand for that shape and best left to be made as a custom shape when someone specifically requests it.
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dmraco said:hurts when I look at it...especially the headstock..to each his own...may look cool with a V headstock...I am sure W would make on if you had the dimentions.
I can't believe they let it get out the door with the Gibson name on it.....Damn right ugly too me.......looks like art deco furniture....... :laughing7:
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Superbeast520 said:dmraco said:hurts when I look at it...especially the headstock..to each his own...may look cool with a V headstock...I am sure W would make on if you had the dimentions.
I can't believe they let it get out the door with the Gibson name on it.....Damn right ugly too me.......looks like art deco furniture....... :laughing7:
And how much is genuine art deco furniture these days? A Moderne would look right at home, leaning up against an art deco couch, for sure. A genuine Gibson Moderne is very rare - I'm talking about the original 50's model not the 80s reissue - & would be worth, in good condition, a lot of money if found. But you are right, they are butt ugly.
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OzziePete said:Superbeast520 said:dmraco said:hurts when I look at it...especially the headstock..to each his own...may look cool with a V headstock...I am sure W would make on if you had the dimentions.
I can't believe they let it get out the door with the Gibson name on it.....Damn right ugly too me.......looks like art deco furniture....... :laughing7:
And how much is genuine art deco furniture these days? A Moderne would look right at home, leaning up against an art deco couch, for sure. A genuine Gibson Moderne is very rare - I'm talking about the original 50's model not the 80s reissue - & would be worth, in good condition, a lot of money if found. But you are right, they are butt ugly.
Isn't the "original" (50's) Moderne just a myth? As far as I always understood, it was never produced, with the possible exception of a prototype. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Quoted from the book "Moderne - Holy Grail of Vintage Guitars" by Ronald Lynn Wood
ISBN: 978-1-57424-241-6
" It was originally believed that 12 to 20 Modernes were produced, but a more realistic interpretation of the records would indicate only a few, probably four, were ever crafted. The prototypes were built for introduction at the 1958 NAMM trade show in New York CIty along with the Flying V and the Explorer."
However, it later states, "Gibson's own shipping records show that 19 Modernes were shipped in 1958 and 3 were shipped in 1959. This doesn't account for all the 1957 and earlier prototypes and the working models that had already been developed.
I guess this is why everything is so confusing regarding this rare geetar.
ISBN: 978-1-57424-241-6
" It was originally believed that 12 to 20 Modernes were produced, but a more realistic interpretation of the records would indicate only a few, probably four, were ever crafted. The prototypes were built for introduction at the 1958 NAMM trade show in New York CIty along with the Flying V and the Explorer."
However, it later states, "Gibson's own shipping records show that 19 Modernes were shipped in 1958 and 3 were shipped in 1959. This doesn't account for all the 1957 and earlier prototypes and the working models that had already been developed.
I guess this is why everything is so confusing regarding this rare geetar.
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I would think that after all this time, if even a handful were made, we'd have seen one by now.