Endtime wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 5:31 pm
The 2c+ made sense. Kinda. I mean the JP2c should have filled that void. But whatver. I get it..
This is Gibson fucking Gibsoning another company they acquired. This may be a somewhat shrewd business move by trying to capitalize on the lore of specific amps and eras, but that’s what they are legit cashing in on. This won’t be somehow BETTER than what’s out there. And if it is, that’s like saying all the modern shit Mesa is making sucks. . And before you know it this is gonna be another company that USED to be great but It’s had its legs cut off by the mighty Gibson…
I am a huge recto fan but haven't run one in a long time. Boosted rectos are still some of my favorite tones.... but this is spot on. The 2c+ and this reissue are cool, but to be honest I prefer the JP2C for it's modern flexibility and if I wanted a recto I would get the Badlander or the multi watt 3 channel.
Definitely Gibson getting the 80s guys and the 90s bros some nostalgia at pretty high costs.
The official demo wasn't great but at least it was a little better than the II C+ lol
Endtime wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 5:31 pm
The 2c+ made sense. Kinda. I mean the JP2c should have filled that void. But whatver. I get it..
This is Gibson fucking Gibsoning another company they acquired. This may be a somewhat shrewd business move by trying to capitalize on the lore of specific amps and eras, but that’s what they are legit cashing in on. This won’t be somehow BETTER than what’s out there. And if it is, that’s like saying all the modern shit Mesa is making sucks. . And before you know it this is gonna be another company that USED to be great but It’s had its legs cut off by the mighty Gibson…
Yup. Mesa is (was) an ever-evolving company, where-as Gibson has been making variations on the same 5 guitars for the last 50 years. I would assume the first Gibson owns Mesa meeting was making a big list of Iconic Mesa amps and plans to reissue them with a big price tag. I'm waiting for the Standard, Classic, & Deluxe versions of the the Mesa IIC+.
You have completely overlooked the hundreds of hours of R&D that Gibson put into the 2019 Jimi Hendrix tribute guitar. I mean up until that point, literally nobody had ever thought of a 25.5" scale alder-bodied guitar with three single coil pickups, plastic faceplate and a tremolo available in white and black.
This was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, of course, but I do commend Gibson for bringing back the late 70's RD, if the rumors are true.
Maybe they will release a U.S. Tak Matsumoto DC too.
