Gibson rr les paul

[Mr.Shreddy]

Nope. You're not. Considering that Randy's Les Paul was a factory stock guitar as far as anyone knows, this is a new low for Gibson.

Hey, Jimi Hendrix once played a Flying V. I can't wait to see what they charge for that reproduction.

The Jimi Hendrix V was already done and cost an assload. Gibson's losing credibility.

[guitardudeluke]

i would like to know how much these guitars actually cost before gibson puts their little sticker on it

[ulijdavid]

i would like to know how much these guitars actually cost before gibson puts their little sticker on it

Here's my guess:

All of the wood: $20.00
Pickups: $5.00 for both neck and bridge (Gibson winds their own and magnets are just about free)
Fretboard: $10.00
Tuners: $5.00
Binding: $1.00
Electronics: $5.00
Bodies are CNC cut, Top carve is made on a huge ganged carver that cuts about 20 tops at a time, necks are CNC craved and sanded. Most of the employees actually building the bulk of these guitars make about $13.00 an hour.
I would say Gibson has about $100.00 worth of materials into the guitar and probably another $150.00 of employee labor. The other $6750 is for lawyers, taxes, marketing, and employee benefits (oh...and there's probably some profit in there as well).

Just my guess

[guitardudeluke]

serius thas worse than what i thought this takes the piss

[stevieb91]

As if that isn't bad enough... Jackson's new Rhoads take on this model is about the same price. http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/1...%20runcampaign

Fender ran out of pin striping, so it became a "Limited Limited" model...

[PowerTube]

The Jimi Hendrix V was already done and cost an assload. Gibson's losing credibility.

Thanks. I didn't know that. So about how much did they charge and what time frame was this?

[Fender]

I've seen a picture of Steve Vai holding a Les Paul. How much time until they make a signature model and ask an average house mortgage for it lol

[Grim]

Too much money.

It's a Gibson, this is a given.