Who wants a John Lennon-model Gibson?

[Richardo]

There are 640 available. No pic for some damn reason :eyes:

http://www.manufacturing.net/News/2010/10/Other-Manufacturing-Gibson-Guitar-To-Honor-John-Lennon/

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -- The Gibson Guitar factory in Montana is finishing a project to honor what would have been the 70th birthday of Beatles singer and guitarist John Lennon.

Gibson Acoustic's director of sales and marketing, Robi Johns, tells the Bozeman Daily Chronicle that Yoko Ono asked the company to release a limited number of J-160Es -- the model of guitar her husband played.

Johns says the company is releasing three models with suggested retail prices of between $4,700 and $15,000.

The company made 70 of the all-white "Imagine" model, and 70 replicas of Lennon's J-160E as it was when he was murdered 20 years ago. On the guitar, Lennon had drawn sketches of himself at Ono.

Five-hundred replicas of an earlier model will also be released Saturday.

:headbang:

[HopeHoops]

1. $15,000 for a fucking guitar???? What the hell is it made of, solid gold?

I'm thinking "celebrity event gouging opportunity" here.

[MilesColtrane]

11. Cheap, compared to the Martin D-100 Deluxe.

http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=c&g=4&m=D-100%20Deluxe

(suggested retail price: $109,999.00)

[HopeHoops]

16. That's a matter of perspective. Some people think they can get a bargain at $tarbuck$.

All I see is "over-priced burnt coffee".

[tigereye]

2. that's very cool, but out of the price range of many folks...

:hi: richardo!

[Heidi]

3. I would pay exactly $49.95 for it IF

it were a ukulele. But it's not. So, as much as I love/d John Lennon, I consider this whole thangy just a ripoff of our Lennonesque sentiments with absolutely no consideration for the growing global ukuleliest population.

ETA: Fight the power, man!

[Throd]

4. Only if it is a Flying V

[CBGLuthier]

5. Imagine all the money Gibson will make

It's easy, if you try.

[gmoney]

6. Looks rather standard to me...

[Call Me Wesley]

7. What Heidi said.

Then I could play it sitting on this I just got recently at an auction:

[KurtNYC]

8. And by "honor" they mean: 'cash in on what would have been the 70th birthday...'

Cha-ching!

[Iggo]

9. $4700 -- $15,000?

They're not selling those to you and me. Those are for people who are never going to play them.

[Twillig]

14. 'Those are for people who are never going to play them.'

Yeah, Wankers!

[edbermac]

10. He was better known for the Rickenbacker short arm.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

12. 12-string Ricks are cool.

Even before Roger McGuinn made them the signature sound of the Byrds.

[The Midway Rebel]

13. I've played a J-160e a few times.

Nice guitars but not that nice.

I think I'll keep my Bozeman made Epiphone.

[old mark]

15. Gibson LOVES the collectors, has for decades now. I find many of their older,

less expensive models are much better actual instruments than their better known top of the line guitars.

I used to own 2 Les Paul Customs, a 1968 and a 1973 or 74. I now own a 2000's Les Pauyl Special made in Nashville, that is easily as good as far as playability and -to me - better in tone and overall sound. I bought it for around $600 on eBay from a pawnshop in Alabama.

Most of those expensive Gibsons are going right into storage as investments and will never be touched, much less played. A real waste and a shame.

mark