New Gibson colors

[metropolis_4]

I love the plain top paint options for standards and I like that you have the choice of the same colors with either the ‘60s or ‘50s neck and hardware.

I’ve always loved the look of a painted top with binding and a plain wood back/sides/neck.

And I’ve always wanted an Inverness green LP

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/custom-color

 

[FuzzyAce]

Yep, I like the look of solid paint top Les Pauls too.
Inverness Green is very cool, and I'd be fine with Pelham Blue or Cardinal Red as well.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I love the plain top paint options for standards and I like that you have the choice of the same colors with either the ‘60s or ‘50s neck and hardware.

I’ve always loved the look of a painted top with binding and a plain wood back/sides/neck.

And I’ve always wanted an Inverness green LP

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https://www.gibson.com/en-US/custom-color

Given how hit-or-miss I've found a lot of the standard bursts lately (not to mention how All.Over.The.Place the grain is on the tops) this seems like a good call. My only concern would be more difficult resale?

 

[spawnofthesith]

outstanding

 

[FuzzyAce]

Given how hit-or-miss I've found a lot of the standard bursts lately (not to mention how All.Over.The.Place the grain is on the tops) this seems like a good call. My only concern would be more difficult resale?

PRS does a better job with the maple top guitars. I don't own one, but I think it's pretty obvious their general standard is higher, at least from what I can tell.

 

[metropolis_4]

Given how hit-or-miss I've found a lot of the standard bursts lately (not to mention how All.Over.The.Place the grain is on the tops) this seems like a good call. My only concern would be more difficult resale?

I don’t know, resale on anything unique tends to be pretty good.

These certainly stand out from the sea of burst Standards out there currently

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

PRS does a better job with the maple top guitars. I don't own one, but I think it's pretty obvious their general standard is higher, at least from what I can tell.

For $2k more…

The Gibson stuff all has more “character” to the grain, sometimes it’s good, sometimes…nefarious. I feel like PRS finishes tend to obfuscate the annular ring grain and highlight the flame.

 

[FuzzyAce]

For $2k more…

The Gibson stuff all has more “character” to the grain, sometimes it’s good, sometimes…nefarious. I feel like PRS finishes tend to obfuscate the annular ring grain and highlight the flame.

I do like the looks of a more plain maple top myself, with some mineral streaking, but there has to be some balance there. Some of the ones I've seen are so mismatched it just jumps out.

 

[la szum]

I love the plain top paint options for standards and I like that you have the choice of the same colors with either the ‘60s or ‘50s neck and hardware.

I’ve always loved the look of a painted top with binding and a plain wood back/sides/neck.

And I’ve always wanted an Inverness green LP

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https://www.gibson.com/en-US/custom-color

Very Mentos.

 

[la szum]

Stonewashed Denim Les Paul.

 

[Eagle]

Remember the snotburst ?

Everything is up after this one.

 

[la szum]

I am going with Barfburst!

 

[norminal]

Stonewashed Denim Les Paul.

Sweet book-match!

 

[metropolis_4]

I don’t think Gibson book matches all of their tops do they?

I’ve heard some are book matched and some use other techniques based on the wood.

I’ve also heard some guys say they want perfectly book matched tops and others say they want mid-matched.

I figured Gibson probably does a mixture of both because

A. It’s more cost effective
B. Variety gives everyone the chance to find what they like best

I don’t know

 

[Eagle]

I don’t think Gibson book matches all of their tops do they?

I’ve heard some are book matched and some use other techniques based on the wood.

I’ve also heard some guys say they want perfectly book matched tops and others say they want mid-matched.

I figured Gibson probably does a mixture of both because

A. It’s more cost effective
B. Variety gives everyone the chance to find what they like best

I don’t know

Book matching is easier and cheaper than anything else other than random planks. The mismatched tops you see are usually just viewed from an angle and the light makes them look different. Sometimes a low grade piece can look a little different in depth of pattern on one side.

 

[laxu]

Book matching is easier and cheaper than anything else other than random planks. The mismatched tops you see are usually just viewed from an angle and the light makes them look different. Sometimes a low grade piece can look a little different in depth of pattern on one side.

Plus the finish used can have a big effect on this. Some brands dye the tops with a darker color, then sand it back and then finish in the desired color so the figure is more prominent no matter what.

By comparison the traditional way like Gibson does can vary a lot based on angle and light. It does make the figure look more "alive" though but might look mismatched in pics.

Sometimes even though the top is made by sawing a plank in half and then folding it out like a book still ends up not having the sides exactly match in figure. You just never know before you saw it and the company is not going to throw away a piece of wood for that.

Maybe that "stonewashed denim" top might look a bit better if one of the halves was moved up or down a bit in relation to the other.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

You can tell from the annual ring pattern in that denim guitar that they just grabbed two random pieces of maple and threw them together without even taking a glance at how it looked.

 

[Eagle]

You can tell from the annual ring pattern in that denim guitar that they just grabbed two random pieces of maple and threw them together without even taking a glance at how it looked.

I know what you mean but I bet it looks very different from a different angle.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I know what you mean but I bet it looks very different from a different angle.

The annual rings curling in the same direction on the center seam? Doesn’t matter what angle you look at, that’s not going to change. Nor can it be achieved via book matching.

 

[CBHScott]

With the issues with the wildly varying grain on the Standard tops these days, gold tops are the answer