This great find comes courtesy of one of our Tube Freaks Guitar Forum members, Gibzenerfender, who managed to show off his staggering Ninja skills by digging up a page from an online music retailer (screen shot here) revealing full specs and photos of the next ten Guitar Of The Week instruments from Gibson.
Of course, I have no way of knowing whether any of Gibson’s online guitar vendors were under non-disclosure orders on these new models, but since Gibson has made a bit of a big deal out of announcing a new one each week on their website, I’d guess that this was a definite slip-up.
Check ‘em out…
- #27 - Les Paul Classic with Antique Mahogany Top & Faded Cherry Finish.
- #28 - Les Paul Classic Custom with 2 P-90s and Antique Ebony Finish.
- #29 - Reverse Flying V in Trans Amber Finish
- #30 - SG Special with 3 single coil blade pickups and Ebony Finish
- #31 - Flying V with Carbon fiber pickguard and Ebony Finish
- #32 - SG Special with EMG’s and Ebony Finish
- #33 - Les Paul Classic Vintage Sunburst in Antique Mahogany, with Top Scroll Logo
- #34 - Les Paul Std. 50’s neck in Antique Vintage Sunburst
- #35 - SG ‘61 Reissue in Antique Satin Walnut Finish
- #36 - And the previously leaked X-Plorer New Century with Carbon Fiber Pickguard
There are a few beauties here, including two LPs––the Les Paul Classic in Antique Mahogany, and the Les Paul Classic Vintage Sunburst––and of course that Reverse Flying V is one of the stranger looking instruments I’ve seen coming out of Gibson, or anywhere else for that matter.
For the more interesting of these guitars I will continue to post announcements with full specs, photos, and descriptions. Good find Gibzenerfender!
- EGR’s Gibson Guitar Of The Week Index
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #27 :: Les Paul Classic Antique
- Hello Gibson? This Is IG Calling…
- Gibson Betting On ‘Limited Run’ Guitars–52 New Models For 2007
- Gibson Jumps The Gun, Reveals Next Twelve Guitar Of The Week Models
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #4 :: Explorer Pro Vintage Sunburst
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #2 :: Les Paul Classic Antique
- Gibson Giving Away A Guitar Of The Week
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #7 :: Les Paul Money Bass
- Video Demos From The Big Boys… What’s Taking So Long?
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #11 :: Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #10 :: SG Standard With 3 Single Coil Pickups
July 22nd, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Whoa.. reverse flying V? I like the look of the Classic Antique.. more my style.
Thanks. J
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:28 am
Reverse Flying V? Why did no-one think of that before?
What was the strange Gibson Flying V-derived guitar that Cheap Trick’s Rick Neilson was photographed playing relatively recently? It was a kind of sem-reverse Flying V, I’d guess.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Hehe… yeah, that reverse v is amazing.
July 23rd, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Whenever I see a V, I can’t help think “how do you play while sitting down?” And no, I’m not lazy, I’m just askin.. :) Love most of the Pauls, though.
July 23rd, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Thanks for Ruining my next 10 weeks of staring at the musicians friend website :) !
July 23rd, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Hehe… that’s OK Joe, it should take me at least ten weeks to cover all the new guitar announcements from NAMM ;)
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Jeez Cary, what a scoop! You’re like Jimmy Olsen from The Daily Planet!!
That reverse V is probably the wildest thing I’ve seen Gibson do.
August 7th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Reverse V !!! Holy Peking, I have to catch one B 4 they all fly off to Venus….. 8-))
BertuZ
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Prices are to high.