Oh Lordy, Coda are selling new 54 Reissue Les Paul Customs..

WezV · July 2021

They were also rumoured to be original 50's parts that never got completed. Not sure how true that is, the inlays are not right for a 50's guitar so the fretboards are certainly not older, I would be surprised if the rest was. However they are supposed to be solid mahogany bodies, not pancake style

pmg · July 2021

ryanverbena said:

Glorious. The sound in my head

Chuffola · July 2021

Agree, it sounds fantastic. Player / amp help though. I’d still sound like me unfortunately…

Offset · July 2021

I'd have to agree the tone is bloody fabulous.

tomajoha · July 2021

Yes lovely tone and playing that

hollywoodrox · July 2021

I don’t have a limit I just have no money

TTBZ · July 2021

Hattigol said:

I had the Epi version of this which sells for around £500. Great guitars.

I've really wanted one of those for ages. They seem to be either super rare and expensive, or when they do come up it's not a good time for me to buy! Could never justify the Gibson pricing though.

chris45 · July 2021

I had a reissue (my avatar picture) - it sounded great but I could not get on with the fretless wonder low profile frets. I notice the spec for this new reissue is medium jumbo which doesn’t seem “authentic” but will be a lot more playable. And way out of my price range!

GuyR · July 2021

AK99 said:

TTony said:

equalsql said:

Mrs equalsql would cut my heart out with a spoon if I picked up one of these.

What's one to do?

Hide all the spoons.

She's still have the forks, and the potato peeler to hand..

Its the egg slicer you need to look out for

UnclePsychosis · July 2021

HOW MUCH?

You can buy a new Rickenbacker---who are pretty much the definition of "nice guitars, but they're taking the piss on the price, aren't they?"---for half of that.

Despite being complete aware of how this kind of market works---you charge what people will pay, and people will pay this---the whole thing leaves me scratching my head.

£6k? For a Les Paul? A solid body Les Paul? with a solid black finish at that? £6k? Piss off.

Teflon · July 2021

Hottubes said:

The Dancing ain't bad either.

If it made me play like Franny Beecher I'd happily pay the £6k:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ye2WTHb90&feature=youtu.be

Philly_Q · July 2021

I'm a bit surprised that the price of this guitar, in particular, is causing such outrage. Have you not noticed how much custom shop Gibsons (and Fenders for that matter) cost nowadays? It's not exactly an outlier.

UnclePsychosis · July 2021

Philly_Q said:

I'm a bit surprised that the price of this guitar, in particular, is causing such outrage. Have you not noticed how much custom shop Gibsons (and Fenders for that matter) cost nowadays? It's not exactly an outlier.

Totally get that. Sadly Fender and Gibson have long since moved from the instrument market and into the "rich man's toys" market. They can still get fucked at £6k for a solid-finish, solid-body, hard-tailed Les Paul though.

dazzajl · July 2021

UnclePsychosis said:

Philly_Q said:

I'm a bit surprised that the price of this guitar, in particular, is causing such outrage. Have you not noticed how much custom shop Gibsons (and Fenders for that matter) cost nowadays? It's not exactly an outlier.

Totally get that. Sadly Fender and Gibson have long since moved from the instrument market and into the "rich man's toys" market. They can still get fucked at £6k for a solid-finish, solid-body, hard-tailed Les Paul though.

I think fender are still in the instrument making game, not so sure about Gibson. Sure Fender make some seriously costly stuff but the Mexican guitars are solid and good feeling instruments.

This particular LP does sound great, as all guitars do on Jack’s Peach demos but I’ll bet there are dozens of guitars at 20% of the cost that would sound similar enough to pass a blind test. So the reason to buy one has to be something more than tone.

UnclePsychosis · July 2021

dazzajl said:

This particular LP does sound great, as all guitars do on Jack’s Peach demos but I’ll bet there are dozens of guitars at 20% of the cost that would sound similar enough to pass a blind test. So the reason to buy one has to be something more than tone.

Absolutely. The price of these Gibson's has nothing to do with tone, or work involved, its just about the economics of premium collectibles for rich people.

In comparison, £6k would get you one of Feline's 25th anniversary Les Pauls, which is handbuilt in the UK, comes with a quilted top, binding, bareknuckle pickups, a hiscox case, Earvana nut, a limited edition ThorpyFX pedal, and a week's all-inclusive in the Carribbean. For two.

Needless to say, if my lottery numbers come up next week it won't be Gibson getting my cash.

ewal · July 2021

UnclePsychosis said:

Philly_Q said:

I'm a bit surprised that the price of this guitar, in particular, is causing such outrage. Have you not noticed how much custom shop Gibsons (and Fenders for that matter) cost nowadays? It's not exactly an outlier.

Totally get that. Sadly Fender and Gibson have long since moved from the instrument market and into the "rich man's toys" market. They can still get fucked at £6k for a solid-finish, solid-body, hard-tailed Les Paul though.

A fool and his money are easily parted... It's a a piece of wood with some knobs on.

Brize · July 2021

Philly_Q said:

I'm a bit surprised that the price of this guitar, in particular, is causing such outrage. Have you not noticed how much custom shop Gibsons (and Fenders for that matter) cost nowadays? It's not exactly an outlier.

It wasn't long ago that the 50s Custom reissues were the same price as R8s. Now they're more expensive than R9s.

hyperben · July 2021

Brize said:

Philly_Q said:

I'm a bit surprised that the price of this guitar, in particular, is causing such outrage. Have you not noticed how much custom shop Gibsons (and Fenders for that matter) cost nowadays? It's not exactly an outlier.

It wasn't long ago that the 50s Custom reissues were the same price as R8s. Now they're more expensive than R9s.

Agreed. Not certain why they’re priced at such a premium now.

Jason · July 2021

Just buy an Orville John Sykes (so you get an ebony board) and get it converted, all in about £1500

https://i.imgur.com/OzsaFeP.jpg

Brize · July 2021

hyperben said:

Brize said:

Philly_Q said:

I'm a bit surprised that the price of this guitar, in particular, is causing such outrage. Have you not noticed how much custom shop Gibsons (and Fenders for that matter) cost nowadays? It's not exactly an outlier.

It wasn't long ago that the 50s Custom reissues were the same price as R8s. Now they're more expensive than R9s.

Agreed. Not certain why they’re priced at such a premium now.

They were discontinued for a while when Gibson had problems sourcing ebony. When they were reintroduced, it was always in limited runs and for a much higher price. I believe the cost is put down to the ebony, but I imagine it's just the rarity value.

meltedbuzzbox · July 2021

Jason said:

Just buy an Orville John Sykes (so you get an ebony board) and get it converted, all in about £1500

https://i.imgur.com/OzsaFeP.jpg

What's been converted?

Would also recommend edwards

hyperben · July 2021

Brize said:

hyperben said:

Brize said:

Philly_Q said:

I'm a bit surprised that the price of this guitar, in particular, is causing such outrage. Have you not noticed how much custom shop Gibsons (and Fenders for that matter) cost nowadays? It's not exactly an outlier.

It wasn't long ago that the 50s Custom reissues were the same price as R8s. Now they're more expensive than R9s.

Agreed. Not certain why they’re priced at such a premium now.

They were discontinued for a while when Gibson had problems sourcing ebony. When they were reintroduced, it was always in limited runs and for a much higher price. I believe the cost is put down to the ebony, but I imagine it's just the rarity value.

I bought a ‘68 Custom last year. RRP on that was £4300 ish (not what I paid as mine was B stock so reduced). That has a real ebony board and aside from the 100% hog body and pickups on the 54 it’s identical, so I don’t get the £6k price tag. It’s these prices that have pushed me towards player grade vintage stuff lately. Costs a lot less and is as good or better than CS stuff.

Jason · July 2021

meltedbuzzbox said:

Jason said:

Just buy an Orville John Sykes (so you get an ebony board) and get it converted, all in about £1500

https://i.imgur.com/OzsaFeP.jpg

What's been converted?

Would also recommend edwards

It was humbuckers, stripped, filled, re-routed and sprayed

guitarjack66 · July 2021

I'd never swap my Ian Elson custom for this.

jimmyguitar · July 2021

ICBM said:

tomajoha said:

Was the ‘73 ‘54 a pancake too?

I don't think so. I've never seen a stripped one, but a couple of friends of mine have owned these (different examples) and there was no tell-tale shrinkage line around the body, which you almost always get otherwise.

Both were good guitars but neither were as great as the original '56.

They're '72, not '73 by the way. Not sure if any ran over into the next year, it was a limited edition.

Yes, they ran into 73 as well, hence me saying 73 as a 72 might be a touch more expensive.

Hottubes · July 2021

Well the one at Peach has sold. Come on who bought it.

So they're selling alright

Hattigol · July 2021

Aren't reviews strange?

The guitar sounds absolutely fabulous in Jack's video. But couldn't that review be as much a review of whatever amp he is using? Or whatever pedal he adds in?

If it was, we'd be saying 'that amp/pedal sounds fabulous - I want one'. But it's a review of the guitar so that's what we all say sounds great.

Crackers really...

HandwrittenHero · July 2021

There’s also the fact Jack could probably make a tissue box and elastic bands sound incredible

riffpowers · July 2021

I prefer it when they demo a guitar on a well known amp. Like when Seymour Duncan used to use a jcm800 with everything on half for their crunchy pickup sound samples . Everyone knows what that sounds like so you’re better able to hear the difference in the pickups.

I agree with you, I don’t know if you’re hearing the guitar or the amp there .
although it does sound great !

equalsql · July 2021

Any Gibson experts out there know which years in the 1970s that the company produced the 54 reissues?

I tried one back in the late 70s, possibly 1977 at a little guitar show held iirc at the old Arundel Centre Inn in Southampton, near the Bargate. I fell in love with it immediately and have lusted after one ever since.
Interestingly, they also has a Travis Bean TB1000S at the same show that I got to play and that was mind-blowing.. so is another one on my bucket list.

I wonder if there are any older players on here from the Southampton area that went to that show?

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