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Title: Just in time for the Holidays! Gibson 20/20 on eBay......
Post by: Grog on December 20, 2017, 07:59:04 AM
I think it's been over two years since one of these beauties have popped up. Any takers?

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-Steinberger-20-20-Bass-Guitar/322944143277?hash=item4b30f88fad:g:c6QAAOSwV~VaNply
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Post by: Denis on December 20, 2017, 08:02:17 AM
Do it! You know you want to!
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Post by: gearHed289 on December 20, 2017, 08:49:16 AM
Who could resist those graceful lines and tastefully applied graphics?  :P
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Post by: Basvarken on December 20, 2017, 09:28:39 AM
Great bass!

And certainly a head-turner.

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Post by: planetgaffnet on December 20, 2017, 09:35:12 AM
I'll wait a couple of years for the reissue.  hehehe.
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Post by: Basvarken on December 20, 2017, 09:47:19 AM
I'll wait a couple of years for the reissue.  hehehe.
They'll f*ck that up for sure.
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Post by: Dave W on December 20, 2017, 10:11:01 AM
It's a nice enough example. I'll be surprised if he gets much more than his starting bid, unless two or more Outposters get in a Christmas bidding war.
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Post by: Grog on December 20, 2017, 10:25:45 AM
This Outposter already has two. It's time to spread the cheer to another open minded bassist!

(https://i.imgur.com/7lRv72S.jpg)
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Post by: Basvarken on December 20, 2017, 10:34:14 AM
Gratuitous video!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ4wEKX5Yp4
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Post by: uwe on December 20, 2017, 11:44:52 AM
Great bass!

And certainly a head-turner.

Also - thankfully so - a real head-tuner.

But it's true what Rob says, I've never seen anyone in a band - even the most vintage obsessed guitarists that would never be caught with a guitar shaped like that - be dismissive of the looks of my 20/20. There are a lot of things right about it. It's a puristic, functional design, Ned put some thought into it. The only real surprise I get is when people ask incredulously: "Oh, it's actually made of wood?" That always seems to defeat expectations, to a lot of people paddle = not wood, the first Steinbergers created a lasting perception.

As modernistic 80ies basses go, it's a classic like the Kubicki Factor.

And if you wear a cape with it, chances are that people think you are the keyboarder and you will get some girls too for once!

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTI5NzkwNzg3Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzIyMDgzNA@@._V1_.jpg)
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Post by: Highlander on December 20, 2017, 12:59:47 PM
Just not appearing on UK Ebay...?
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Post by: Dave W on December 20, 2017, 09:20:50 PM

And if you wear a cape with it, chances are that people think you are the keyboarder and you will get some girls too for once!


Keytar players get the girls? News to me. And what cape?
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Post by: Basvarken on December 21, 2017, 12:01:48 AM
Keytar players get the girls? News to me.

 :rimshot:
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Post by: gearHed289 on December 21, 2017, 08:38:29 AM
(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16386994_1182601605187833_6836141813179567119_n.jpg?oh=bf8037ba6371be2e55e00e5cd616be84&oe=5AC6EFFD)
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Post by: tore00 on December 21, 2017, 09:27:12 AM
Believe or not yesterday evening I played my clone for the first time  rehearsing with my band.It was very much appreciated.
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Post by: Basvarken on December 21, 2017, 10:47:40 AM
Pics or it didn't happen
 :popcorn:
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Post by: Highlander on December 21, 2017, 12:49:01 PM
Such cruelty from the 20/20 Dutchman... :mrgreen:
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Post by: tore00 on December 21, 2017, 03:01:25 PM
Well there are no pictures of yesterday rehearsal.but I promise to play at next one and make some
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Post by: Basvarken on December 21, 2017, 03:33:07 PM
Now we're talking!  :mrgreen:
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Post by: Grog on December 21, 2017, 04:25:58 PM
Well there are no pictures of yesterday rehearsal.but I promise to play at next one and make some

It's a 20/20 Hybrid!
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Post by: uwe on December 22, 2017, 09:26:25 AM
Keytar players get the girls? News to me. And what cape?

With or without cape, Gregg got all the girls he wanted.

(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rb16G6w32W4/maxresdefault.jpg)

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/25/8a/55/258a55037d159ee6eede68b2fdb3cda3--gregg-hard-rock.jpg)

(http://www.nolifetilmetal.com/images/angel_gregg76_1.jpg)

(https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/photo-of-greg-giuffria-and-keyboard-and-giuffria-greg-giuffria-picture-id85845218?s=612x612)

(http://www.davidmcgough.com/photos/thumbs/Gregg%20Giuffria%20of%20Angel%201977.jpg)

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d9/bc/54/d9bc54e9e3b4223ba400353ac0c1a351--angel.jpg)

(http://davidmcgough.com/photos/thumbs/Gregg%20Giuffria,%20Angel%201977.jpg)

(https://img.discogs.com/a5O65RFcCsn4hINYg2xzjkx5I78=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/A-717342-1293519664.jpeg.jpg)

(https://secondhandsongs.com/picture/113571)

(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/60/ed/71/60ed714684975a987aaa27e04e1205a5--bands-angel.jpg)

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTHYOlE6iqnd2yHJGd-md5sT5nuNAWKWbb_z6PzyOdLrRJlFmcT)
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Post by: Dave W on December 22, 2017, 12:50:59 PM
I have no idea who he is. And since he plays a keytar, why should I care?
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Post by: Basvarken on December 23, 2017, 03:02:47 AM
I'm not sure what you're trying to say with that plethora of Greg Giuffria pictures, Uwe?
Is it the more you look like a girl, the more girls you get?

Or should he just have been a member of Stryper?

(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tFmK6Z5SmVo/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Post by: Highlander on December 23, 2017, 10:55:19 AM
I was thinking he looked quite like Randy Rhodes in some of those shots...

But maybe... just maybe... nah... but... could be a subliminal thing... a Freudian slip... hmm...

Did Uwe just have a Terry Bozio/Punky meadows moment...? ;)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSUHGcVda0g
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Post by: Basvarken on December 24, 2017, 04:48:59 AM
Meanwhile… zero bids on the 20/20...

Come on guys. You know you want one.
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Post by: Grog on December 24, 2017, 06:44:01 AM
It seems like they are only showing up about once every two years lately. Another two years (2020) the reissue could be out, making the originals even more sought after. LOL. Hard to believe that this year marked the thirtieth anniversary of this unique model. Celebrate by owning a piece of history today!!!
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Post by: lowend1 on December 24, 2017, 11:07:02 AM
I'm curious as to what Uwe's Google Search field looked like for that one.
"Giuffria moose knuckle", maybe?
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Post by: Highlander on December 24, 2017, 12:30:13 PM
Billy...! I'm shocked...!  :vader:
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Post by: Dave W on December 24, 2017, 06:23:08 PM
Relisted at $1100 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-Steinberger-20-20-Bass-Guitar-/322957315797?)
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Post by: tore00 on December 25, 2017, 01:18:15 AM
I would buy but I have my hybrid. Maybe if it was Ferrari red.
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Post by: tore00 on December 26, 2017, 07:03:06 AM
Now on auction. Wonder how much is the reserve price.

https://www.ebay.it/itm/Gibson-Steinberger-20-20-Bass-Guitar/322957315797?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
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Post by: Dave W on December 26, 2017, 10:04:06 AM
Reserve price auctions are so out of fashion, and eBay now charges a higher fee for them. If you want an auction sale, just list it for the minimum you'll take, with no reserve. This seller can't seem to decide what he wants.
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Post by: gearHed289 on December 27, 2017, 10:26:01 AM
re: Giuffria - Another rocker turned realtor. (realtor on the left, Frank DiMino on right)

(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mIQBj8bLVa4/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Post by: lowend1 on December 27, 2017, 11:23:30 AM
I went to see Punky couple weeks back...
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Post by: uwe on December 27, 2017, 02:52:38 PM
Gregg has gone from (not any more androgynous than other hair metallers and ANGEL kinda invented the look) male pin-up to credible Senate candidate.

What happened to Frankie Dimino's original classic wop curls?

(https://img.discogs.com/tJdPNJ5uJl4m_NlrnvU_atUMWkg=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/A-778787-1409959997-3194.jpeg.jpg)

That's a wig he wears these days, right? He should form a duo with Joe Lynn Turner.
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Post by: gearHed289 on December 28, 2017, 07:41:28 AM
That's a wig he wears these days, right?

You might be right. The wop curls have been known to disappear over time. Just ask this guy -

(https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/88/8a/44/mzi.ymhbmtfb.jpg/600x600bf.jpg)
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Post by: uwe on December 28, 2017, 09:02:20 AM
You mean Satriani once had hair?  :o

Balding with the alien.

I actually like the guy (and not just because he saved Purple's ass after Blackmore's walk-out, giving them a new lease of life until Morse arrived). Unlike a lot of other virtuosos, he has a really warm personality.
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Post by: Psycho Bass Guy on December 28, 2017, 08:29:46 PM
More fun Satch facts: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/satrianis-viva-la-vida-copyright-suit-against-coldplay-dismissed-20090916

...and he was Kirk Hammett's guitar teacher as youngster. So if you want to connect the dots between Hammet's UFO-obsessed leads and the metal songs that made him famous, Joe Satriani is that link.
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Post by: tore00 on December 29, 2017, 12:45:25 AM
When I was in my twenty I followed a lot Satriani. After that i forgot about him and realized that lost his hair only when I went to a G3 concert in Milan where Robert Fripp was playing with him and Steve Vai
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Post by: Highlander on December 29, 2017, 03:55:55 AM
More chromey than me... :mrgreen:
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Post by: Basvarken on December 29, 2017, 04:24:24 AM
That's a wig he wears these days, right?

Is that even a question?
It must be one of the worst hair pieces in rock.
He looks like a parody.
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Post by: uwe on December 29, 2017, 05:09:55 PM
More fun Satch facts: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/satrianis-viva-la-vida-copyright-suit-against-coldplay-dismissed-20090916

...and he was Kirk Hammett's guitar teacher as youngster. So if you want to connect the dots between Hammet's UFO-obsessed leads and the metal songs that made him famous, Joe Satriani is that link.

Laugh at me, but in the realms of what Metallica does (and they do it well though I'm not a fan), Hammett's style is tasteful and surprisingly non-shreddy.

I only knew that Satriani was Vai's guitar teacher.
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Post by: tore00 on January 28, 2018, 09:04:14 AM
Pics or it didn't happen
 :popcorn:

(http://snakebite.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_0047.jpg)
(http://snakebite.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_0069_resize.jpg)
(http://snakebite.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_0075x_resize.jpg)

From our last rehearsals: southern 20/20
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Post by: Basvarken on January 28, 2018, 09:48:43 AM
Very nice! Looks like you guys were having a good time.  :toast:
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Post by: Grog on January 28, 2018, 11:56:11 AM
Way cool!!
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Post by: tore00 on January 28, 2018, 12:27:42 PM
I was really surprised of how cool 20/20 looks
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Post by: Highlander on January 28, 2018, 03:26:51 PM
 :mrgreen:
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Post by: uwe on January 29, 2018, 03:58:14 PM
You could get away with it at a gun show. NRA signature bass.  :mrgreen:
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Post by: Grog on January 30, 2018, 08:00:41 AM
I have a somewhat old Guitar Synthesizer, A Roland GR-20. I never have used the bass voices because I have a bass or two on hand all the time. I just happened to look at the options the other day & was surprised at what I noticed. No P-Bass, No EB-0, No Ric....... But a 2020 Bass!

(https://i.imgur.com/wSkOdvD.jpg)
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Post by: gearHed289 on January 30, 2018, 10:23:08 AM
You could get away with it at a gun show. NRA signature bass.  :mrgreen:

I was thinking exactly that, especially with the cowboy hat and vest!
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Post by: uwe on January 30, 2018, 01:03:15 PM
Introducing the all-new Semiautomatic 20/20 "The Silencer" - selection of camouflage finishes available at request! Get your Second Amendment bass now!!!
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Post by: Dave W on January 30, 2018, 03:56:25 PM
Introducing the all-new Semiautomatic 20/20 "The Silencer" - selection of camouflage finishes available at request! Get your Second Amendment bass now!!!

I wouldn't put it past Henry. He did put out the Government Series.
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Post by: uwe on January 31, 2018, 06:45:39 AM
 :mrgreen: Too true.
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Post by: tore00 on January 31, 2018, 02:28:17 PM
Sorry guys.. I am a truly no-firearm-and-any-other-item-intended-to-hurt person. My weapons are noisy but hurting your ears only if you are too close to loudspeaker.
And I am experiencing a ramping desire of a Ferrari red 20/20. Since I do not expect that anybody is going to offer one to me , at a reasonable price for my wife , maybe I will build one by myself
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Post by: uwe on February 05, 2018, 02:37:57 PM
The red ones are more rare than the, uhum, gun-grey ones, but eventually one will show up.