[jackr]

I know that the mechanism wont effect the tone. The power heads are about $900 to buy them and install on another guitar. The prototypes were done by the company that gibson bought to make these.


Here is my train of thought:

If they stop production then I have something unique or sort of novelty and that could make it valueable.

However they going to be releasing other models in 2008 that are not limited editions.

If it turns out to be a great success and they make many of these then I have a limited edition from the first run and that would drive the price up even if it wasnt as good as the newer ones.

So stricly from a collector's point of view it may be a decent investment. I would just keep it for 20 or so years and see what happens.

Also, it doesnt seem like the type of thing I can get hurt on too badly if it turns out to be bad. I can always sell it for a few hundred less than I paid for it. A few hundred loss is an acceptable gamble for me.

Now when I go to pick it up, if it is a piece of shit I wont get it at all but it should be a decent ( not great) guitar.

SO what do you think of that logic?

[Tennessee Jedi]

Me thinks if you got the bread ,get what you want.If you are having trouble feeding the kids ,then I say nay.Not so sure this is what I would call an investment.It is a Gibson so there will always be a market(you hope).
How could having a few more guitars be a bad thing?
Dude -do it do it do it.

[jackr]

I went down to guitar center and played a les paul studio. I didnt like it at all. Maybe that was because I was comparing it to thier $3000 les pauls.

The guys tried to convice me that it was really good. But I still didnt like it no matter what they said.

So I am rethinking the whole thing.

I want to invest in a guitar and keep it pristine but I know me, I will play the shit out of it.

[Tennessee Jedi]

I used to jam with a guy who had an LP.
he said it was a "Studio Light".
He got it 'cause he thought it was lighter then other LPs.
Thing must have been a dud,cause he just struggled with the thing,trying to keep it in tune.
After only 2 years all the brass turned green and got so pitted I couldnt believe it.He played out alot,so maybe that was a factor.
Every other LP I've ever played seemed like a dream.Just top notch.Right now I have guitar lust for their double cut-away model.
Guess I'm just used to Strats 'cause I feel like I'm playing a mandolin when I play LPs.Little tiny necks.

[BuddhaG]

the neck on my epi LP is a heck of a lot fatter than any Strat neck i've ever wrapped my hands around...