http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=17730
 
Les Paul studio monitors... I know it kind of make sense somehow, but I'm not so sure.
 
I love a nice burst Les Paul, and I dig good monitors, but I'm not sure about a mix of both.
Doesn't Gibson own KRK anyway?
 
At any rate, I guess we shouldn't worry - either they'll be very successful and Gibson will discontinue them, or then, they'll raise the exorbitant price on those by another whooping 30% in 6 months...
 

I'm sorry, but those are hideous.

if they are crap monitors,
gibson did not do itself a solid.
 

Wonder if the chief magic officer was in on those?

I can see KRK all over those puppies. Ports on the front and the way the tweeter is shaped seem familiar. I love the look of a burst and would rather pay for wood than plastic, but those monitors look pretty pimped.

it seems like a cool idea and they sure looks nice ….in the end , the proof is …. How do they sound ?
 
Kenny

Karyn
I'm sorry, but those are hideous.

I agree.

Maybe in Ice Tea, burst.

I'll wait for the Epiphones, deep red ones that'd match my Riviera. :P
 

 

An excerpt from B. Owsinski's newsletter:
 
"Gibson was showing their Les Paul line of loudspeakers, complete with a nice flamed maple top front. I asked if these were simply rebranded KRK's (a company that Gibson now owns) and was told in no uncertain terms that wasn't the case. There were 3 speakers in the line - a two way 8" ($999 each), 6" ($799 each) and 4" ($599 each). They seemed to sound OK from what I could tell on the floor, but there was no information available other than the spiel by the booth guy. I guess my big question here is "Why?""
 
That's $1200 for a pair of 4" drivers monitors?! You can get some pretty darn fine monitors for that kind of money - and not midgets...