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Post subject: Janie hendrix
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:43 am
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I think she just plainly hates fender but i mean this has put gibson in a really bad place i mean by the looks of this guitar its a mini strat, they cancelled the item on gibson usa because so many people hated it. Gibson have had other failures but i think this is the worst one, their original ideas are good and they shouldnt go around taking other peoples ideas i mean yes many body shpaes have been used but i am sure a company that huge could come up with something original.


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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:58 am
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When they had pictures of Jimi playing with only the back of the Strat visible -- making it look like he actually did play one of their guitars -- should have been a clue that ... maybe ... this is a bad idea.

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Post subject: Re: Janie hendrix is a B****
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:15 am
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Reynoldsw wrote:
I think she just plainly hates fender ...


You don't think she pitched this crap to them first?

And don't be so sure the project has been scrapped... the low buck (Starcaster-type) department store guitar kit didn't say "Gibson" anywhere on the package... there is every possibility that guitar will still be manufactured and shipped, but with no further mention on the Gibson site (the demo for that was never the kind of Hendrix fan who was going to throw a fit over it, anyway).

Now, the more expensive set-neck Gibson branded guitar... well, that might be as dead as the Moderne. Imagine what the vintage dealers will charge for a "real" Gibson/Hendrix "prototype" in a couple of years. I'll bet Ed Roman is building some right now.

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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:30 am
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Everyone is responsible for there own actions. Things must not be that good over at the Gibson factory for them to bite at a deal that is screaming with utter desperation. On the Gibson forum the players were really pissed off even more than here. I do not follow all of Gibsons new product lines but one guy was ranting about like 5 duds in a row and also about the new Night Hawk reissue. I always thought the Night Hawk was a cool guitar but the reissue looks cheap and is also a bit different, and the complaint was why bring back something that did not make it the first time to only put it out in a cheaper instead of a better form. Everything is timing! If you take away this Hendrix disaster and with the recent passing of the great Les Paul, Gibson would be riding high as all the emphasis would be on Les. I just read that during the weak of Les Pauls passing there was a 27% increase on ebay and other places that sold any model directly related to him like The Paul or anniversary models. TIMING


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They also pulled the Jimi $180,000 piano from the website as well.

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Post subject: Re: Janie hendrix is a B****
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:51 pm
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Reynoldsw wrote:
I think she just plainly hates fender but i mean this has put gibson in a really bad place i mean by the looks of this guitar its a mini strat, they cancelled the item on gibson usa because so many people hated it. Gibson have had other failures but i think this is the worst one, their original ideas are good and they shouldnt go around taking other peoples ideas i mean yes many body shpaes have been used but i am sure a company that huge could come up with something original.
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:09 pm
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I really can't see the point, JH was a stratocaster player, and played other guitars as well.

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Post subject: Re: Janie hendrix is a B****
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:50 pm
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I'll bet Ed Roman is building some right now.

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I wouldn't doubt it--and also penning a rant about why they're such bad guitars--but he'll sell you one anyway--and not let you touch it first.

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