Gibson Sonex
| Gibson Sonex-180 Custom | |
|---|---|
| File:Needed! | |
| Manufacturer | Gibson |
| Period | 1980 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on Neck |
| Woods | |
| Body | Resonwood |
| Neck | Resonwood |
| Fretboard | Resonwood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | fixed |
| Pickup(s) | H-H? |
| Colors available | |
| Offwhite, Silver, Red, Black | |
The Sonex guitars were a range of budget Gibsons launched in 1980. They were made from a material called Resonwood, and manufactured with Multi-phonic™ body construction. There were four models: deluxe, standard, custom and artist.
They were very much an entry level instrument, replacing the Marauder and S-1 guitars. Like these two instruments, the sonex took its styling from the Les Paul guitars that had been popular for the previous decades, but using Resonwood instead of mahogany, bolt-on necks instead of set (glue-in) and far less ornamentation.
At its launch in mid 1980, the Sonex deluxe cost $299 which was Gibsons cheapest instrument. The standard was $375, custom $449 - all cheaper than the next model, the 335S at $499
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