Gibson SG Zoot

[metalman22105]

What the heck! These are so weird, I like the pickups though
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit/Overview.aspx

 

[CouchSpud]

I saw that too. I'm not quite sure if I like it or not :icon_scratch:

 

[JaySwear]

the black and gray one is kind of cool, but the others are too strange. the biggest problem i see is they're made from multiple laminated layers of birch (i think) and i think $2000 is way WAY too much to pay for something that's not made of solid wood. the body AND neck are made of laminated pieces. very weird.

i'd love for gibson to try making some new SG designs, but i don't know about this one. could sound good though, never gotten to try one

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

They're $1,200, not $2,000.  They remind me of Eric Clapton's Cream-era SG shaped LP.

 

[erogenousjones17]

the black and gray one is kind of cool, but the others are too strange.

I agree. Most of them are just a little too far out. However, the transparent pickups are kinda cool. Not that I think I'd want a set, mind you.

 

[Superlizard]

The peeps running the show at G. are obviously smoking mucho grass and very desperate.

 

[dmraco]

+1 on the pups...very cool.

the body is FUGLY!  the back of the neck does look cool...MRSP IS $1999

 

[Mor Paul]

They're $1,200, not $2,000.  They remind me of Eric Clapton's Cream-era SG shaped LP.

That's what I thought when I saw those a few weeks ago. Reminded me of the Fool guitar.

 

[Justinginn]

I wonder if the laminated body sounds any different... It must be pretty stiff.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

MSRP is always higher...on everything.  They are selling for $1,199.00

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-SG-Zoot-Suit-Electric-Guitar-484926-i1468557.gc

 

[kboman]

I like it!

 

[JaySwear]

either way, for $1200 i'd want some solid wood. definitely has potential though, glad to see gibson making new designs but these are a little too weird for me  :icon_thumright:

 

[rockskate4x]

do you ever just wanna take a leak on a gibson guitar? Naw, that'd be showing it too much respect...

 

[Mor Paul]

Hey, I'm glad G is trying something new here. I think this beats the Billy Gibbon LP, honestly. I'm curious how it does.

My favorite is the rainbow one Take it how you want.

 

[Watershed]

Personally, I think Gibson is trying to acclimate us to plywood guitars.
That, with the usual healthy dose of marketing that so many scoop up with a silver spoon.

What's new about this?
It's an SG, made of plywood. 
To recoup marketing costs, it's $1,200.00 for a plywood SG.

I'll stick with solid woods while they are still available.

 

[jerryjg]

Lets look at this from a different perspective. say you've got some money to invest over 20 years ; lets say 10 grand. What could you do?
One thing would be to buy a set of all of these colors, as this is a unique one time production run.
Sock them away, and in twenty years pull them out of the closet and put them on ebay as a mint vintage set.
I'm pretty certain they would outperform any municipal funds or CD's ( ugh, thats 'certificate of deposit', not the little silver things with music on them)  by a very good margin.

 

[smavridis]

Lets look at this from a different perspective. say you've got some money to invest over 20 years ; lets say 10 grand. What could you do?
One thing would be to buy a set of all of these colors, as this is a unique one time production run.
Sock them away, and in twenty years pull them out of the closet and put them on ebay as a mint vintage set.
I'm pretty certain they would outperform any municipal funds or CD's ( ugh, thats 'certificate of deposit', not the little silver things with music on them)  by a very good margin.

no offense jerry, but i think this is one of the first contributions you've made on the board that actually makes sense  :icon_jokercolor:

but seriously i saw the zoot on guitar center and i said outloud "how long until the board (you guys) starts a topic about this." 6 days.

 

[kboman]

Multi-laminates are a good recipe for structural integrity, but I think they maybe went a bit overboard here...? But let's not judge the Zoots 'til we've actually heard them, eh?

I mostly like the grey one and the blue/red one kinda reminds me of King Crimson's first album colours, it's pretty much spot on the same shades of red and blue.

 

[jerryjg]

Lets look at this from a different perspective. say you've got some money to invest over 20 years ; lets say 10 grand. What could you do?
One thing would be to buy a set of all of these colors, as this is a unique one time production run.
Sock them away, and in twenty years pull them out of the closet and put them on ebay as a mint vintage set.
I'm pretty certain they would outperform any municipal funds or CD's ( ugh, thats 'certificate of deposit', not the little silver things with music on them)  by a very good margin.

no offense jerry, but i think this is one of the first contributions you've made on the board that actually makes sense  :icon_jokercolor:

but seriously i saw the zoot on guitar center and i said outloud "how long until the board (you guys) starts a topic about this." 6 days.

No offense, but does THIS make sense to you junior?;
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=9185.msg120459#msg120459

 

[smavridis]

Lets look at this from a different perspective. say you've got some money to invest over 20 years ; lets say 10 grand. What could you do?
One thing would be to buy a set of all of these colors, as this is a unique one time production run.
Sock them away, and in twenty years pull them out of the closet and put them on ebay as a mint vintage set.
I'm pretty certain they would outperform any municipal funds or CD's ( ugh, thats 'certificate of deposit', not the little silver things with music on them)  by a very good margin.

no offense jerry, but i think this is one of the first contributions you've made on the board that actually makes sense  :icon_jokercolor:

but seriously i saw the zoot on guitar center and i said outloud "how long until the board (you guys) starts a topic about this." 6 days.

No offense, but does THIS make sense to you junior?;
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=9185.msg120459#msg120459

lol touche!