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I don't know if this has been posted here- but GC bought Clapton's ES-335 and Gibson is making an outrageously expensive quot;signaturequot; guitar of it.

Here's pics of the examination:

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Funny. I was just thinking to myself, quot;You know, we really need more signature model guitars available.quot;

Maybe Fender would be willing to put out a KGMESSIER signature model. It's an all-stock MIM Strat with Elixir strings and real locking tuners. Ooooo. That'll fetch a pretty penny.

Looks lovely... but I wouldn't splash out on one, when I could have a cherry Epi 335 with Duncans in it. Or maybe a Gibson Trini Lopez, for those Foo Fighter moments...

I just got a brochure in the mail from GC yesterday and they are advertising this already. What do you think it will go for??? I gotta think 10K minimum.

I'm starting to be ashamed of playing Gibson's all my life!
The funniest line was the quot;particularly labor intensivequot; part about making a beat-up case! Hell, I can make one look like that in about 10 minutes! Just take it out and kick it up and down the street for awhile! Sorry, if I buy a new guitar, I want the case to look new too!
Oh, I forgot, the beat up case makes playing quot; Sunshine of your Love quot;sound just like the record!


Originally Posted by BludaveI just got a brochure in the mail from GC yesterday and they are advertising this already. What do you think it will go for??? I gotta think 10K minimum.

I quot;heardquot; it was going to be sold at 12K in the US. GC has dibs on 150 of them for the US.

I just don't get these signature models, I could not care less.

And does Clapton have enough endorsements, good god!

Fender amp; now Gibson too, that is amazing, just shows that he has truly become the guitar icon of all time when he can have signature models with both the Hatfields amp; the McCoys of guitardom!

I've always really like Claptons playing, he is excellent, but there are guys that are better. Although Cream amp; the Dominos are enough to cement his legend, he has basically coasted for 30 years and really put out some crappy pop stuff from mid 70's to late 80's.

here we go again, gibson charging more than a CAR on a guitar!!!
I wonder what the QC on these will be....

Sure....it's unreasonably priced.

But no one can tell me that they won't sell.

I once saw him play the real ES 345 (as far as I remember it was the stereo model). It was with Cream in 1968. Clapton had two Marshall stacks, big sunglasses, and was real cool. His sound was great, but not worth a car.