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Yup you used to be able to order off a menu - the base model and then effectively add factory options like simul class, GEQ, verb toppings. It’s insane by modern standards.
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We know Gibson isn’t interested in being our friend. They’re here for dollars. They’ve found a new revenue stream and I fully expect them to be reissuing Randall and Mike B’s underwear before this is over.
The IIA, IIB, IIC, IIC+, IIC++ all use the same headshell and chassis and may even be able to be built off that one PCB. If there’s enough action expect Gibson to keep running with it. These are easy to build, lots of interchangeable parts.
As much as they would have a blast reissuing the III no stripe, black stripe, red stripe, purple stripe, blue stripe, and green stripe variants, I don’t think they can price them competitively against the vintage models. There isn’t as much scarcity to take advantage of either the III or IV.
I suspect the 90s Recto reissue is less successful than the IIC+ for similar reasons. I can buy an OG 1997 revision G and get it a cap job and new tubes for $1500 less than a new reissue.
Gibson money grab? Sure. But assuming the new HRG is priced similarly to the current IIc+, inflation adjusted it’s almost $2k more affordable than an OG at its time…. Give or take some hundreds for the mods but still…