Gibson Guitar of the Week
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| Gibson Guitar Of The Week | |
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 The 2007 Reverse Flying V in Trans Amber, Guitar Of The Week #29 | |
| Manufacturer | Gibson |
| Period | 2007 |
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In 2007, Gibson did a series of limited editions called the Guitar Of The Week, also known as GOTW. A new limited run of 400 guitars was presented every week on Tuesdays. The runs started on January 22nd with an SG Supreme Bass and finished on December 18th with a reissue of an RD Standard. The listing contained 22 Les Pauls, 13 SGs, 5 Explorers, 3 Flying Vs, 3 Firebirds, and 1 RD for a total of 47 unique series. [1] Note that week 45 was skipped. It is often mentioned that #45 was pulled and turned into the Joan Jett signature model Gibson Melody Maker, but Gibson has not confirmed this.[2]
These limited editions brought a lot of different models on the market, with different sets of features that were not common at this time. In some cases, like the Week 33, the old Gibson logo on the headstock can confuse and make you think the guitar is fake.[3] It is easy to confuse a Guitar Of The Week model with different models if they are not looked with an experienced eye, like the Week #28 and another Ebony Black Classic or the Week #42 and the Ace Frehley signature model.
List of guitars[edit]
| Week | Release date | Name | Body type | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | January 22nd, 2007 | SG Supreme Bass | SG | bass |
| #2 | January 29th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Antique | Les Paul | guitar |
| #3 | February 5th, 2007 | SG Standard Silverburst | SG | guitar |
| #4 | February 12th, 2007 | Explorer Pro | Explorer | guitar |
| #5 | February 19th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Antique Artist Series | Les Paul | guitar |
| #6 | February 26th, 2007 | SG '61 Reissue Antique Ebony | SG | guitar |
| #7 | March 5th, 2007 | Les Paul Money Bass | Les Paul | guitar |
| #8 | March 12th, 2007 | Les Paul Antique Deluxe Gold Top | Les Paul | guitar |
| #9 | March 19th, 2007 | Les Paul Supreme Autumn Burst | Les Paul | guitar |
| #10 | March 26th, 2007 | SG Standard w/3 Single Coil Pickups | SG | guitar |
| #11 | April 2nd, 2007 | Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass | Firebird | bass |
| #12 | April 9th, 2007 | Firebird V Zebra Wood | Firebird | guitar |
| #13 | April 17th, 2007 | Explorer Pro | Explorer | guitar |
| #14 | April 24th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Antique H-90 | Les Paul | guitar |
| #15 | May 1st, 2007 | Les Paul GT | Les Paul | guitar |
| #16 | May 8th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Custom Silverburst | Les Paul | guitar |
| #17 | May 15th, 2007 | SG Special - White Jazz Pickguard | SG | guitar |
| #18 | May 22nd, 2007 | SG Supreme Bass Fireburst | SG | bass |
| #19 | May 29th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Antique Zebra Wood | Les Paul | guitar |
| #20 | June 5th, 2007 | Les Paul Studio | Les Paul | guitar |
| #21 | June 12th, 2007 | SG-3 Fireburst | SG | guitar |
| #22 | June 19th, 2007 | Les Paul Supreme Gold | Les Paul | guitar |
| #23 | June 26th, 2007 | Les Paul Money Bass | Les Paul | bass |
| #24 | July 3rd, 2007 | Firebird V | Firebird | guitar |
| #25 | July 10th, 2007 | Les Paul Studio - Ebony | Les Paul | guitar |
| #26 | July 17th, 2007 | SG '61 Reissue Classic White | SG | guitar |
| #27 | July 24th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Antique - Faded Cherry | Les Paul | guitar |
| #28 | July 31st, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Custom 2 P-90 Pickups | Les Paul | guitar |
| #29 | August 7th, 2007 | Reverse Flying V | Flying V | guitar |
| #30 | August 14th, 2007 | SG Special - 3 Single-Coil Pickups | SG | guitar |
| #31 | August 21st, 2007 | Flying V New Century | Flying V | guitar |
| #32 | August 28th, 2007 | SG Special - EMG pickups | SG | guitar |
| #33 | September 4th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Antique - Mahogany Top | Les Paul | guitar |
| #34 | September 11th, 2007 | Les Paul Standard 50 | Les Paul | guitar |
| #35 | September 18th, 2007 | SG '61 Reissue Antique Satin Walnut | SG | guitar |
| #36 | September 25th, 2007 | Explorer New Century | Explorer | guitar |
| #37 | October 2nd, 2007 | '67 SG Special Reissue w/P90's | SG | guitar |
| #38 | October 9th, 2007 | SG Classic Custom Aged Cherry | SG | guitar |
| #39 | October 16th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Custom Antique White | Les Paul | guitar |
| #40 | October 23rd, 2007 | '84 Flying V Reissue | Flying V | guitar |
| #41 | October 30th, 2007 | Nashville Les Paul Jr | Les Paul | guitar |
| #42 | November 6th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Custom w/3 Pickups | Les Paul | guitar |
| #43 | November 13th, 2007 | Explorer w/Short Vibrola | Explorer | guitar |
| #44 | November 20th, 2007 | Les Paul Standard Un-burst | Les Paul | guitar |
| #45 | ||||
| #46 | December 4th, 2007 | Les Paul Classic Custom w/3 Pickups Ebony | Les Paul | guitar |
| #47 | December 11th, 2007 | '84 Explorer Reissue | Explorer | guitar |
| #48 | December 18th, 2007 | RD Standard Reissue | RD | guitar |
Details[edit]
Week 2 - Les Paul Classic Antique [edit]
The Week 2 - Les Paul Classic Antique, released on January 29th, 2007, is a Les Paul Classic Antique, including a figured maple top and a pair of Gibson's '57 Classic humbuckers—with a special Fireburst finish.
Week 5 - Les Paul Classic Antique Artist Series[edit]
It is another Les Paul Classic Antique. This guitar has a unique finish, made and signed by Tom Morgan. The finishing is sometimes called Tom Morgan Lava. The back is painted black.
Week 14 - Les Paul Classic Antique [edit]
For Week 14, The Les Paul Classic Antique is updated with unique H-90 pickups and an Iced Tea Sunburst finish on a figured maple top. Gibson's H-90 stacked double coil pickup results from a close collaboration with Billie Joe Armstrong. It offers the snarl and punch of a classic, vintage P-90, but with none of the 60-cycle hum that usually plagues traditional single coil pickups.[4]
Week 27 - Les Paul Classic Antique - Faded Cherry[edit]
The Week 27's Les Paul Classic Antique continues Gibson's Classic line with vintage touches. The mahogany top is finished in Faded Cherry. The pickups are '57 Classic PAF humbuckers.
Week 28 - Les Paul Classic Custom 2 P-90 Pickups[edit]
Week 28 is a Les Paul Classic Custom drawing on the legendary Black Beauty Les Pauls. It comes with P-90 pickups, antique ebony, a single-bound body, gold hardware, and a slim 60s-style taper neck. Unlike a Black Beauty, a Gibson Les Paul Custom, the Week 28 doesn't have the binding on the back of the body or the diamond in the headstock.[5]
Week 33 - Les Paul Classic Antique - Mahogany Top[edit]
This Les Paul Classic is unique because of its Antique Vintage Sunburst finish and mahogany top.[3]
Week 39 - Les Paul Classic Custom Antique White[edit]
The Week 39 is a Les Paul Classic Custom. Its originality comes from a pristine Antique White finish, Custom—gold hardware, an ebony fingerboard, white binding and inlays, and two covered '57 Classics.
Week 42 - Les Paul Classic Custom w/3 Pickups[edit]
The Week 42 is a Les Paul Classic Custom with a trio of cream Dimarzio Super Distortion pickups. The finish is a Heritage Cherry Sunburst. The model is near the Les Paul Custom Ace Frehley signature. The differences between the two models are in the headstock and the back of the body. The headstock of this model has the crown instead of the artist's face. The back doesn't have the binding. The neck inlay of the signature model has a unique thunderbolt shape.
Week 45 - The missing week[edit]
Week 46 - Les Paul Classic Custom w/3 Pickups Ebony[edit]
Like Week 28, Week 46 is a close copy of a Gibson Les Paul Custom, but as a Les Paul Classic Custom. Like Week 42, it comes with three pickups but with gold hardware. It can be differentiated from the custom by the headstock with a crown instead of a diamond and the back of the body without binding and no block inlays.
References[edit]
- ↑ "See all of the Guitars of the Week". Gibson. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gibson Guitar of the Week series". 17 June 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The "FANCY" Logo, 2007 Gibson Guitar of the Week 33 GOTW 33 Les Paul Classic Antique Review + Demo". youtube.com. The Trogly's Guitar Show. 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "2007 Guitar of the Week production runs". www.mylespaul.com. mylespaul. 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Help me locate a 2007 Guitar of the week 28..." www.mylespaul.com. mylespaul. 19 January 2016.
External links[edit]
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- "That Time Gibson Did 47 Limited Edition Guitars In a Year". youtube.com. The Trogly's Guitar Show. 23 January 2022.
- "Gibson USA 2007 Guitar of the Week". musicasa.es.
- "2007 Guitars of the Week (Quality?, Value?)". www.mylespaul.com. mylespaul. 13 March 2008.
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