LeftyBassist.com

Yep they're back but only one bass?
http://leftyfretz.com/left-handed-gibson-guitars/

What the hell are they thinking? I got really excited to see maybe a lefty thunderbird, or EB-3, but then I see this. Can we nickname it disappointment?

Sho is fugly

Looks like a blend on MTD Kingston and Ibanez
Would be nice to see some SG, Tbirds and LP.

Matt R. wrote:Sho is fugly

So I'm not the only one then.

I would have been happy with an SG Special bass.

Matt R. wrote:Sho is fugly

I second and third this..... What are they thinking.

Nevermind making the basses people want, that's too boring.

Gibson is undoubtedly the most clueless idiot in the biz. Do they honestly think they're gonna sell any of those, or are they looking to justify their belief that they should not offer lefties once those sales figures stumble in?

Somebody should fit Henry with a pair of cement shoes and drop him in the Cumberland river.

Don't hold back, PJ, tell us how you really feel

Holy crap.

Time for a management change at Gibson, 2017 is gonna be a tough year for them.

pjmuck wrote:Gibson is undoubtedly the most clueless idiot in the biz. Do they honestly think they're gonna sell any of those, or are they looking to justify their belief that they should not offer lefties once those sales figures stumble in?

Somebody should fit Henry with a pair of cement shoes and drop him in the Cumberland river.

The Cicilian in me loves this.

Matt R. wrote:

pjmuck wrote:Gibson is undoubtedly the most clueless idiot in the biz. Do they honestly think they're gonna sell any of those, or are they looking to justify their belief that they should not offer lefties once those sales figures stumble in?

Somebody should fit Henry with a pair of cement shoes and drop him in the Cumberland river.

The Cicilian in me loves this.

Ha! You and me both Matt. This is really a head shaker!

Looks like the mutant offspring of a Warwick Corvette $$ and a Peavey Millenium....

After clicking on the link, and reading the entire story, I can see why you're all upset. As a lefty guitarist, they offer the player all of the classic shapes and models... as a lefty bassist, their only offering has nothing to do with the classic shapes, and in a sense, is an after thought, as in, "let's offer up the easiest and most generic left handed bass we can cheaply make... I'm sure the lefties will be happy we're making a lefty bass at all, and will eat it up"! Yeah, right!

Check out the finish on he close-up of the back of the body.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/gib ... adType^PLA

danomite64 wrote:Check out the finish on he close-up of the back of the body.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/gib ... adType^PLA

Woah!! Here it is on danomite's behalf:

That's the grain on the ash.

...and an ungodly amount of orange peel. Too sloppy for a $1k bass, IMO. Makes me wonder how many other corners were cut.

I bet they did that just so the sales are a total failure so they can use it as an excuse not to manufacture anymore basses in the future but only guitars.

Well, for whatever it's worth, Gibson is taking a beating on the guitar side, too.