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Epiphone... G-3?


neepheid

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Just now, Minininjarob said:

You would have thought they’d be chomping at the bit to get a Mike Dirnt signature model. 

 

You would have thought Gibson would insert wholly sensible course of action.  Should be their motto.

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10 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Yeah I saw that and thought it was weird that Gibson can’t make bolt on necks anymore. 

 

The business might have a stance of just producing set necks/neck-through instruments, but I'd take this comment by Dirnt with a pinch of salt.

 

They're more than capable of producing bolt on instruments, they probably just choose not to.

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The more I think about this, the angrier I get.  If Epiphone was a mate, you'd take them aside and try to talk some sense into them.

 

£929, what the hell are they thinking?  How much does it cost to produce a bolt on, single pickup bass these days?  Different body shape - big whoop, it's CNC, just get 'em made - it's absolutely no different to any of your other models.  I'd go so far as to say the different shaped headstock is the same deal - change the CNC program, how effing hard is that?  They have seriously misread the room and are attempting to take people for mugs IMO.

 

When you have market disruptors like Sire going about, producing instruments which I'm quite sure would kick this Grabber's arris in terms of fit, finish and features, at half the price - it's absolutely suicidal pricing.  People aren't stupid - they're going to compare and contrast and if they've got half a brain will realise they're being taken for a ride.

 

The Gibsonification of Epiphone is in full swing - I had hoped it wouldn't happen, but it looks like an unwise, premature, and very ham fisted attempt to move Epiphone "upmarket" is happening.  It makes me sad.  Angry, but ultimately, sad.

 

There's no way in hell I'm buying this Grabber at £929, and because it's a signature bass, the G-3 will be more like £1200.  I was so excited by this development when news first broke but Epiphone, you've broken me instead.  I'm out.

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On 29/09/2024 at 08:10, NancyJohnson said:

 

The business might have a stance of just producing set necks/neck-through instruments, but I'd take this comment by Dirnt with a pinch of salt.

 

They're more than capable of producing bolt on instruments, they probably just choose not to.

To be fair it’s probably just repeating what he’s been told, he won’t have been to do an inspection of the factory’s manufacturing capabilities. 

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1 hour ago, neepheid said:

The more I think about this, the angrier I get.  If Epiphone was a mate, you'd take them aside and try to talk some sense into them.

 

£929, what the hell are they thinking?  How much does it cost to produce a bolt on, single pickup bass these days?  Different body shape - big whoop, it's CNC, just get 'em made - it's absolutely no different to any of your other models.  I'd go so far as to say the different shaped headstock is the same deal - change the CNC program, how effing hard is that?  They have seriously misread the room and are attempting to take people for mugs IMO.

 

When you have market disruptors like Sire going about, producing instruments which I'm quite sure would kick this Grabber's arris in terms of fit, finish and features, at half the price - it's absolutely suicidal pricing.  People aren't stupid - they're going to compare and contrast and if they've got half a brain will realise they're being taken for a ride.

 

The Gibsonification of Epiphone is in full swing - I had hoped it wouldn't happen, but it looks like an unwise, premature, and very ham fisted attempt to move Epiphone "upmarket" is happening.  It makes me sad.  Angry, but ultimately, sad.

 

There's no way in hell I'm buying this Grabber at £929, and because it's a signature bass, the G-3 will be more like £1200.  I was so excited by this development when news first broke but Epiphone, you've broken me instead.  I'm out.

I have to agree with you there, even Fender can do a Dirnt signature model for £1450 (it was less recently) and didn’t overprice the squire version when that came out. 

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11 hours ago, Minininjarob said:

To be fair it’s probably just repeating what he’s been told, he won’t have been to do an inspection of the factory’s manufacturing capabilities. 

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Gibson had tossed the machines they used for bolt-on's, probably in favour of getting their QC department even more effective blinders so they can't see what they're doing. On a slightly more serious note, I'd hazard a guess at it being a directive from on high, that bolts on's aren't 'Gibson' enough for their target audience. I'd say they're leaving the getting new players onto the brand to Epiphone, except with the prices Epiphone are charging these days, that seems more and more unlikely too. Honestly, just a lot of questionable decisions. 

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I can't un-see that scratch plate. Even if this release was the first of its kind, I'd still question the geometry. It should hug the curve of the lower bout, not stray into it.

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