Gibson Theodore Standard | Review | Guitar Interactive Magazine

Step into a time machine with the Gibson Theodore Standard, a guitar born from a 1957 sketch by Gibson's legendary president Ted McCarty. This remarkable instrument features a solid mahogany body with double Florentine cutaways, delivering both vintage aesthetics and modern playability. The SlimTaper mahogany neck with an Indian rosewood fingerboard ensures comfort and smooth navigation across its 22 frets. Equipped with a '57 Classic humbucker in the neck and a hotter '57 Classic Plus in the bridge, this guitar offers a versatile tonal palette from sweet, rounded tones to aggressive, crunchy rhythms. Nick Jennison tells us more.

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[msaintpc]

Sounds like a Gibson, a Strat and a Tele. Sorry but I gotta have it! Buying one today!😍🤩 It would really look good with binding on the body and headstock.🙂

[olganesterowicz]

I actually like the design very much. What's the matter with you all?

[markbois]

They should have called it The Tulip lol. I wonder if it will sell as well as the Firebird X .

[DonHansen-th]

Tune the damn thang!!! SO many "reviews" feature out of tune guitars...

[northlight]

It sounds great and I love the design. It's way better looking than an SG (Gibson's ugliest, with those curved pointed horns) and from what I understand, the Theo doesn't shift you over to the left like the SG does.

[Tatted-netu]

I just can’t. Like even if it was free.

[Staypuft]

They could have done a modern vintage superstrat with the headstock

[stlflyguy]

This will get discontinued after three years…and some guitar great in 15 years will resurrect it and suddenly make it cool….

[Motherloadrocks]

sounds good, I'm not into the design.

[Robstafarian]

This should be on someone's stand next to a PRS McCarty.

[stug]

Want an SG, but way more ugly? Have we got a guitar for you 😂

[zngzubw]

Sorry. It just does not sound good to me. My $400 Sire sounds way better.

[impartialobservers]

It looks dreadful. A failed SG but you pay more.

[Staypuft]

I’d take the Gibson Hendrix flop or the whatever x guitar by henry j over this

[Staypuft]

Was he in the hobbit, sang that dumb song

[Staypuft]

It’s like Henry j snuck in and said McCarty this and that and bam…another dumb guitar run

[Staypuft]

This guys face isn’t gonna make the guitar look less ugly, good try Gibson

[garycoates]

I hate this guitar, ,, its hideous, , it's Gibson testing their mind control powers .
I think the "story" is made up and they made a bet on making a goofy looking zero innovations adequate guitar and sell it for expensive prices to fanboys