Guitars

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6664 Location: Minnesota

So, the SG looking thing we saw earlier this year, looks like it's called the Gran Sport. No more info until NAMM though.

This looks pretty sick.

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1275 Location: Easton Ma

Oh hell yeah!! I was wondering about that one.
I cant wait for NAMM pics and updates

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 13399 Location: Earth

I'll put my greasy fingers on one and take some photos for you.

Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 3468 Location: North Carolina

Wait, wait. Dean, is making an SG thing? If this looks good and they are doing USA's me and my new job just might be getting a custom order.

Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 1391 Location: Lutz, Fl.

So the SG thing will now be the GS (Gran Sport.) Pretty sneeky Dean.

(Some of you that are old like me may get the "sneeky" reference. For those who don't, there is a method to my madness.)

Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 1275 Location: Easton Ma

Should have called it the G spot

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6664 Location: Minnesota

Lanning is Killdozer wrote:

I'll put my greasy fingers on one and take some photos for you.

I KNEW you would come through for me bro.

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:30 am

I might have pics on my fb page.., I saw the GS and the USA Stealth in Tampa in December.

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6664 Location: Minnesota

bassmantim71 wrote:

I might have pics on my fb page.., I saw the GS and the USA Stealth in Tampa in December.

All I saw on your page was a wicked stealth, and a bad ass T Bred.

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:32 am

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:41 am

Lanning is Killdozer wrote:

I'll put my greasy fingers on one and take some photos for you.

I'll try to get pictures for you before Lanning puts his greasy fingers on it Wink

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:20 am

Graunke wrote:

bassmantim71 wrote:

I might have pics on my fb page.., I saw the GS and the USA Stealth in Tampa in December.

All I saw on your page was a wicked stealth, and a bad ass T Bred.

I'll have to look thru them, I was using a friends camera and a few pix didn't come out.
But I did see the GS and it was Kewl.., like the SG meets the ESP version of that shape.
But Dean'ish if that makes sense.

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:00 pm

Me and the USA Stealth:

My buddy Pat and the USA GS prototype:

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6664 Location: Minnesota

That's sick. I'm really intrigued by that guitar. Probably going to have to get an import to start with.

Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 4257 Location: Derry, N Ireland

Looks good!! Razz

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:27 pm

Tim, when were you down there????

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:10 pm

DeanSlime396 wrote:

Tim, when were you down there????

End of Nov / early Dec.

I haven't made a thread about my trip yet (too busy)..., I have a show this Friday with Milfy and the Burnouts, and the other guitar player can't make it:

http://www.facebook.com/MilfyandtheBurnouts

I gotta learn all of his guitar parts this week + work Surprised

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:30 pm

bassmantim71 wrote:

DeanSlime396 wrote:

Tim, when were you down there????

End of Nov / early Dec.

I haven't made a thread about my trip yet (too busy)..., I have a show this Friday with Milfy and the Burnouts, and the other guitar player can't make it:

http://www.facebook.com/MilfyandtheBurnouts

I gotta learn all of his guitar parts this week + work Surprised

Cool! We'll wait! Mr. Green

Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 75

Hmm, a Dean-style SG, this could be interesting. Let's be blunt here, there is nothing like a Gibson SG, except maybe, maybe a Japanese Orville SG. Should Dean get one on the market I hope it has a non-V headstock, but we will see.

...wisdom

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6664 Location: Minnesota

Pics I saw so far, show the T-Bred style headstock. However, would love a 'v' profile on that neck.

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:33 pm

Graunke wrote:

Pics I saw so far, show the T-Bred style headstock. However, would love a 'v' profile on that neck.

Oh gawd yes.., gimme dat V!!

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:40 pm

bassmantim71 wrote:

Me and the USA Stealth:

My buddy Pat and the USA GS prototype:

Looks like an ESP Viper body

That stealth looks pretty badass though

Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 2435 Location: Midwest, Sweden

Graunke wrote:

Pics I saw so far, show the T-Bred style headstock.

I've probably seen it, but can't remember it Laughing

Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 75

As odd as it may sound in the Dean forum, but I'm mainly a Reverend, Rickenbacker and Gretsch cat, oh, and Gibson, so I don't know exactly what a T-bred headstock is. I rarely see anything but a V.
What does it look like?

...wisdom through admittance and questioning

Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 1391 Location: Lutz, Fl.

indianation66 wrote:

As odd as it may sound in the Dean forum, but I'm mainly a Reverend, Rickenbacker and Gretsch cat, oh, and Gibson, so I don't know exactly what a T-bred headstock is. I rarely see anything but a V.
What does it look like?

...wisdom through admittance and questioning

Oh, I'm glad to help. First, go to the main Dean homepage. Then go to products, and select electrics. Go down that page to almost the bottom to Standard Series. In that grouping will be the Dean Throughbred. Click on it, and it will have full body pictures of the Throughbred including the headstock.

I hope that helps you out. Take care.

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 4737 Location: Dayton, OH

There's a ad in the new GW, looks great! I think I like it more than a SG. Laughing

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:06 pm

do want!

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:58 am

rzbk 777 wrote:

There's a ad in the new GW, looks great! I think I like it more than a SG. Laughing

An ad for the Gran Sport?

Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Posts: 336 Location: Syracuse, NY

So, A copy of a copy? No thanks.

Joined: 09 Sep 2011 Posts: 1

DrShredder97 wrote:

rzbk 777 wrote:

There's a ad in the new GW, looks great! I think I like it more than a SG. Laughing

An ad for the Gran Sport?

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:58 am

i agree the upper horn is slightly bigger. i dont think its a Viper Copy

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:15 am

I would love to see and play one. SG style is next on my radar and I want a killer one.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:28 am

djp141 wrote:

DrShredder97 wrote:

rzbk 777 wrote:

There's a ad in the new GW, looks great! I think I like it more than a SG. Laughing

An ad for the Gran Sport?

Ohh sweet baby Jesus! I cant decide if my next guit will be a splittail, soltero, or this sick fiddle.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:00 am

The SG is my last one I want to find. I don't own any and it was my first guitar. The Viper series did zero for me. If this one stays natural and is USA i might hop on it.

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 7668 Location: Florida

that looks pretty neato!

Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 5498 Location: White Haven,Pa

The headstock ruins it for me!

Joined: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 2487 Location: Ontario, Canada

It's just a simple looking SG with dot inlays...

...not feeling it, sorry.

Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 379 Location: Kent, UK

Looks like its got some weird boner thing going on there.

Very 70's to me

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:08 pm

Honesty time. The headstock is an abomination. If you're going to use a body style that is a well-established model for another manufacturer, I would think it would be prudent business to make your version somehow stand out (in a positive way) from all of the other clones.

Joined: 01 Jun 2006 Posts: 727 Location: Oslo, Norway

I'd have to say I'm not feeling it; Body looks off, inlays are boring, headstock is pretty nasty. I'm sure it plays nice though Smile

Never really could get into the ESP Vipers either.

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:27 pm

Old EVO headstock on a morphed viper body..........interesting, i'll wait to see a pic of the final product instead of some photoshoped add.

Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 12290 Location: Twin Cities

I hope there are several graphic options to choose from Laughing

Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Yorkshire, England

shorty85 wrote:

It's just a simple looking SG with dot inlays...

...not feeling it, sorry.

That's exactly what I thought, maybe at least a flame/quilted maple veneer instead of straight to the mahogany and lose the inlays altogether, then I might be interested. Would prefer covered pups as well but those can easily be swapped out.

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:56 pm

Graunke wrote:

So, the SG looking thing we saw earlier this year, looks like it's called the Gran Sport. No more info until NAMM though.

This looks pretty sick.

USAs will be at NAMM available for order (limited edition run).
Imports won't be unveiled until Spring 2013 or later.

Joined: 28 Apr 2011 Posts: 1756 Location: in the past

dont dig it at all. i like sgs but this looks like an sg's retarted cousin or something.....kinda looks like this

Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 75

The only thing slightly wrong with the Guild S-100 is the lower bout which is a bit short, but actually, it doesn't really bother me. I'd opt for ownership!

...wisdom through two horns

Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 2200 Location: Seattle, WA

Grim Reaper wrote:

Old EVO headstock on a morphed viper body..........interesting, i'll wait to see a pic of the final product instead of some photoshoped add.

I wish they would have used the old EVO headstock logo as well. I understand branding is important, but the "wings" logo takes up a third of that headstock and looks strange having it so big on that style of headstock.

Joined: 19 Dec 2011 Posts: 421 Location: Northern Arizona

Would rather just get an original Gibson SG.

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:05 pm

cjtropolise wrote:

Just get an original Gibson SG.

ditto.