![]() If the Original Collection is about delivering instruments that don’t force innovation down people’s throats, the Modern Collection gives Gibson licence to experiment. A couple of years ago, we did a deal with the government of Fiji, so we’re in a really good position today, as we have several years of what I would consider to be lightweight mahogany.” Vintage-style machineheads with keystone buttons adorn the headstocks of both models Cesar says no: “We have a long term, steady source of mahogany. With weight relief off the table for the Original Collection instruments, we wonder if sourcing lightweight mahogany for the range has been a challenge. We particularly focused on the audio taper, to not bring output down when it cleans up the sound.” Specification changes aren’t just aesthetic: “Everything we’re doing in the Original Collection is hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors. There was no science to what we were doing in the 50s, you see variations on original models – the thin binding is definitely more consistent in terms of what we did in the late 50s and so we’ve gone there.” Unlike many vintage models, the Standard intonates correctly without the need to flip the G saddle around “It’s closer to what the classic models were, it’s more authentic, it’s what we did back then. “We went for thinner binding generally in everything we’re doing in the Original Collection, including the SGs,” reveals the CMO. We notice a few nods to the nerds, such as skinnier fingerboard binding on the Les Paul Standard ’50s and ’60s. None of these guitars are chambered, they are all solid, just like we did them back in the 50s.” “It’s our way of celebrating our past, our legacy and our heritage. “This is where we look back and pay tribute to our iconic past and bring those classic models back,” he explained. The ’50s Les Paul model has slimmed-down fingerboard binding for a more vintage-accurate lookĭuring our visit, Cesar walked us through the Original Collection. ![]() The Original and Modern Collection instruments are made at the company’s ‘Gibson USA’ plant on Massman Drive in the eastern part of the city, near the airport the Custom division is situated just over a mile away on Elm Hill Pike. Simple things – better lighting and extraction, more efficient workflows – have already had a positive effect on the factory floor and when we visited, there was a buzz of positivity about the place and a palpable excitement about the company’s new lines.įor 2019, Gibson’s electric-guitar output is split into the Original Collection, the Modern Collection and Gibson Custom. The Les Paul Tribute in Satin Tobacco Burst Factory recordsīack in April, we flew out to see Gibson in Nashville and witnessed first-hand the improvements that have already taken place under the watchful eye of new chief merchant officer Cesar Gueikian. ![]()
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