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#185,482
Chucky Stiletti said:
really?….pickup select switch?…hmmmm..
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Interesting idea but the wrong price.
Yes, it might be a novel idea to put out a stripped down version of your flagship bass so buyers with less scratch can join in the fun and then mod it as they go. But IMO they would have had to price this down closer to $1200 to make it broadly appealing. Sure, some will be drawn to the blacked out hardware and pups with no pickguard, but I suspect not a lot at that price.
 
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#185,487
Larry V said:
Pretty cool to be able to get one like that from the factory but rewiring one on your own is doable too and then you can have all the chrome goodies and a PG as well.
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a more modern approach i think…that body style is “in” with younger players…it’s always been sexy and that finish is spectacular…..add to that the modern pickups and hardware, no pg holes or TBird sticker and you got a full facelift with a simple and cheap BOM/ass’y drawing revision….definitely worth a try for Gibson….don’t agree with GB (all due respect George) on the pricing for folks purchasing this item are prolly not just “shopping around” for a bass…
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
a more modern approach i think…that body style is “in” with younger players…it’s always been sexy and that finish is spectacular…..add to that the modern pickups and hardware, no pg holes or TBird sticker and you got a full facelift with a simple and cheap BOM/ass’y drawing revision….definitely worth a try for Gibson….don’t agree with GB (all due respect George) on the pricing for folks purchasing this item are prolly not just “shopping around” for a bass…
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I get what you're saying but I guess I'm not young enough to appreciate this offering. I'm with George on the pricing though... not sure if $1,200 is right but somewhere in the $1,300-$1,400 range might be the sweet spot. Where it's priced right now is just $200 shy of the flagship NR, right?
 
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#185,489
GBassNorth said:
Interesting idea but the wrong price.
Yes, it might be a novel idea to put out a stripped down version of your flagship bass so buyers with less scratch can join in the fun and then mod it as they go. But IMO they would have had to price this down closer to $1200 to make it broadly appealing. Sure, some will be drawn to the blacked out hardware and pups with no pickguard, but I suspect not a lot at that price.
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In reading the listing this looks like a blemished one-off, not a product line addition. Am I reading it correctly?
 
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#185,490
MCF said:
That's odd. The gigantic cases for the new NR and my '15 fit across in the Subaru Forester.
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…that‘s good news because I ordered this one today …. the huge flight case for my 66 NR didn‘t fit…

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bylar13 said:
In reading the listing this looks like a blemished one-off, not a product line addition. Am I reading it correctly?
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Kinda reads that way, but not sure if that’s the intent.

Personally speaking, had they not come out with the chromed up NR Tbird and instead only offered this bird at this price I wouldn’t be remotely interested. Closer to $1200 and I’d be more interested. I think Gibby should have left this particular offering to Eppi, where it could have been sourced and priced better. It’s almost like Gibby forgot they have an Eppi division than can bring offerings like this to market at a lower cost which broadens the customer base and creates a potential step up path to the more expensive Gibby line up.

Looks like a classic case of product line and brand equity mismanagement to me. But hey, at least they’re showing some ears for what people want and the flexibility to give it a shot, that’s more than they would have done 5 years ago.
 
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bylar13 said:
In reading the listing this looks like a blemished one-off, not a product line addition. Am I reading it correctly?
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You're right about the blemish part because I read that as well but I think these are not one offs and can be ordered. They're just saying not to expect the finished product to be factory perfect. This might be like what the auto industry did when they had a bad roof stamping, they'd slap a vinyl roof on it and call it good. Eventually vinyl roofs came into fashion and people ordered cars with them. Originally they were a band-aid.

Maybe Gibson had a number of imperfect unfinished NR bodies sitting around and went this route so as not to tarnish the flagship NR by throwing factory seconds into the mix.
 
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Larry V said:
You're right about the blemish part because I read that as well but I think these are not one offs and can be ordered. They're just saying not to expect the finished product to be factory perfect. This might be like what the auto industry did when they had a bad roof stamping, they'd slap a vinyl roof on it and call it good. Eventually vinyl roofs came into fashion and people ordered cars with them. Originally they were a band-aid.

Maybe Gibson had a number of imperfect unfinished NR bodies sitting around and went this route so as not to tarnish the flagship NR by throwing factory seconds into the mix.
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That is sounding like a high probability guess.
 
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