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Old 05-20-2009, 07:44 PM   #1
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Gibson Sonex
What do you guys know about them? When I saw a used Gibson online today for $400 I got all excited but as it turns out thats pretty normal (perhaps even too expensive) for a Sonex. But it made me curious. Are these still good guitars? I hear they are MIA?

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Old 05-20-2009, 08:25 PM   #2
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I just saw one locally at a garage sale for $250 -275. If I remember correctly, the body is made of some particle board like composite (Gibson had a fancy name for it), the neck is maple, bolt on. I didn't give it more than a casual glance, I just wasn't interested. I believe it was MIA, from the 80's.
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Yup, they were around in the early '80s. I almost got one instead of my LP, but my dad didn't want to cheap out on my first good guitar, so take that for what it's worth regarding my opinion of them.

Here's some original info on them:
http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/sonex.php
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