• From: Danville, IL
  • Registered: 2012-02-18
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Topic: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

Wifey is as big a fan of Joe as I am, and is more than accommodating my guitar collecting habit - so when I showed her a pic of Joe's Candy Apple Blue, she loved it and said, "You should get one."

Well, wifey, you don't have to tell me THAT twice! wink

I know that my odds of acquiring one of the four (of course not counting Joe's personal one) is pretty much zero - so... How close can I get?

Not aware of any Gibson production model in that color - and doubt the Gibson Custom Shop will reproduce what was a limited edition... So, am I screwed? smile

Any helpful suggestions appreciated!!!

kestrou

  • Registered: 2012-10-16
  • Posts: 182

Re: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

Well..it's not the same blue but if you replace those plastic to black...

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LPTDPCBCH/

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  • From: London, UK
  • Registered: 2011-04-01
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Re: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/17093155 … &cbt=y

This one's probably closer but you'll need big dosh.

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4 Reply by cindyron (edited by cindyron 2012-11-11 11:20:56)

  • From: New Hampshire, USA
  • Registered: 2010-12-21
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Re: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

kestrou wrote:

Wifey is as big a fan of Joe as I am, and is more than accommodating my guitar collecting habit - so when I showed her a pic of Joe's Candy Apple Blue, she loved it and said, "You should get one."

Well, wifey, you don't have to tell me THAT twice! wink

I know that my odds of acquiring one of the four (of course not counting Joe's personal one) is pretty much zero - so... How close can I get?

Not aware of any Gibson production model in that color - and doubt the Gibson Custom Shop will reproduce what was a limited edition... So, am I screwed? smile

Any helpful suggestions appreciated!!!

kestrou

I would say you are correct getting one of the Joe B Candy Apple Blue models is unlikely since there are only a few. I know Gibson made a limited run of 25 sometime back because I have one i purchased from another Forum member. The one shown in the other response may be one of the 25. Good luck finding one
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  • Registered: 2010-11-16
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Re: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

xavier wrote:

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/17093155 … &cbt=y

This one's probably closer but you'll need big dosh.

That's really cool.

conorb

  • From: New York
  • Registered: 2011-02-13
  • Posts: 444

Re: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

I still haven't figured out why Gibson hasn't done a run of Candy Apple Blue JB Studios.

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7 Reply by airportdon (edited by airportdon 2012-11-12 13:56:42)

  • Registered: 2006-06-30
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Re: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

Jimmy wrote:

I still haven't figured out why Gibson hasn't done a run of Candy Apple Blue JB Studios.

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That's a good question.....but then again we all wondered why they issued more of the "So called Limited " Gloss Top Gold L/Ps too...
Maybe the Candy Blue Paint costs too much money, But then again nothing surprises me anymore....as far as what Limited means..

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  • From: North Carolina
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Re: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

What a manufacture offing someting in a way that the customers want???  That would hurt their other sales.  Same reason the standards and the traditional pros have peach colored binding and hardware, because off white looks better you gotta pay for it!

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Re: Looking for something close to Joe's Candy Apple Blue

+! they can't come too close to what they already have. That's partly why I think they stuck with JB Goldtops even though he's playing 'bursts now.

JB '59 Les Paul Standard Sunburst (not custom shop) priced around $1400 would be the HOT Ticket!
That, or a JB Korina V (not custom shop) at $1299...

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