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Just wanted to share this with you guys because i'm happy like a little child.
As a few of you might know I'm a big fan of the "moderne" guitar.
It's a weird shaped guitar like the flying V or the explorer and was designed in 1958 but has never been taken into production.
People like it or find it extremely ugly.
Well it has become sort of my trademark and i collected all sorts of replica's.
I was so trilled when i found out Gibson decided to do a new reissue in 2012.
And yesterday i went to the local shop who recieved 2 black ones and of course bought one.
A dream come true.

Super cool, that really looks like a good player. I'm jealous!

The turtle pickguard really sets off the design & gold hardware. And I've always thought that neat shaped guitars(BCRich, Flying V, eXplorer, etc) look better with 3 on a side headstocks. I'd own a T-Bird if it was like that Moderne.

Awesome, man, I can't wait to hear it! Congrats, proud papa!

Matty

Not ugly but weird.
Very good playability right ?
Cool , have fun with it..

Hi Henky...It's good to hear your happy with your new baby! I bet it sounds awesome....well it's virtually a 'Les Paul' anyway....exept that it only has three pots? Does it have the tone pots ganged together or something?....Awesome purchase bro!........sideshow bob

Your fingers are smokin fast in that picture! I was curious about your guitar after seeing your contest vid. This guitar is def your style..luck w/it! Me? I want a LP and a Strat!!

Cool ax.

Now you need a YRG, Henk..I JAMMED the thing today...completely, 100%, and entirely all YRG here!

Aeolian Dream

Great tune Aeolian Dream.

Looks like the YRG is great fun but i'm all out of cash now and will be for a while with the purchase of the moderne.
However i like the things you do with it, guess you being a keyboard player as well it's a great marriage between both worlds.

Exactly, but when you do finally get your hands on one, you will be AMAZED!! Listen to my track again and take note of how fast and perf I can fire off tap leads. Sooo much easier than my ES...but the Moderne has my attention. The more I browse it, the more I want for SHREDDING!!!!!

The Gibson Moderne is the closest guitar equivalent of the Bigfoot, in the sense that there is little evidence to prove its existence and there is yet to be solid proof of a real one anywhere on Earth.
http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2012/01/gib ... assic.html

Little pricey though...how much is this in US$?
http://www.dawsons.co.uk/gibson-moderne-trans-amber

Dillion-1959-Moderne-Replica

Yeah i got a Dillion moderne last year, nice guitar but nothing compared to the Gibson which is a great guitar but the Ibanez Modernes i own are even better...
Gibson Moderne is $1,699.00
http://www.samash.com/p/Gibson_Moderne% ... se_1923203

...OK, your turn! SHRED that Moderne..I'll never afford one!!!
Omega here, one take...
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11562431

Backing track and chords

http://www.reverbnation.com/marchalikas

Am9 Am7 Am9 G/A
Dm7 Fmaj7 Amin7
Am9 Am7 Am9 G/A
Dm7 Fmaj7 Amin7
Dm7 Fmaj7 Amin7

Pretty different axe there. Kind of looks Billy Gibbons-ish. How many gits do you have?

and the Gibson is not even in this pic...

But they all look the same.

About the only thing in common on my guitars are that they use six strings. I'm primarily a bassist and all of them are different styles as well.

Classic rockin' guitar face, Henky. That's love!

Sounds like you should get a 12-string.

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=6031694

Yo, Henk...wanna sell/ship me one of those cool shred sticks! I LOVE em!!