Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
Yeah but they've gone down the Les Paul Custom route for Slash already, namely, and I feel like I'm forgetting another artist that had a Les Paul commemorated after him. Possibly Jimmy Page?
I think releasing an Edge Explorer almost "re-introduces" the guitar, opens up its market again, and potentially increases the popularity.
In this market they (Gibson) will want to sell something that they can guarantee to make money on.
In that case, they've already found that Les Paul artist signature guitars can make them money and appeal to collectors and players alike
The Exploer idea isn't a bad idea but Gibson, having already cloned Edge's Les Paul... chances are that that would be the one they would go with.