One losers conflicted ramblings on The Big Three:
We really are a complaining people. I mean this sincerely, I feel like I get neglected by the marketing gurus and design department at Gibson....but, if you think about it....in the last 10 years Gibson has offered the following: Thunderbird, SG, NR TBird, Flying V, Les Paul Standard, Les Paul Oversized, Les Paul DC, EB, ES 335, Midtown, Midtown Signature, ES Les Paul, The Bass V (in spirit anyway), Krist Nov Sig, Explorer, babicz bridges, new pickup designs..what did I miss?
And in the same time frame Rickenbacker has offered multiple colors of the same bass. Fender sells billions of color variations of 2 basses (mostly imports) with a couple of one-off designs here and there.
It almost seems like Gibson is trying too hard and still failing. Maybe giving up on basses and selling multiple colors of the same guitar (Les Paul) makes a lot more sense.
But I hope they don't. If for no other reason than it gives me something to complain about
At any rate I can understand the need for some sensible shoes.