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66Atlas

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BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« on: February 28, 2014, 04:59:51 PM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIBSON-BFG-LES-PAUL-BASS-/261410844763?pt=Guitar&hash=item3cdd4cf05b

I've always had a soft spot for these...I just don't care how ugly they are I feel like I need one  ;D

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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2014, 06:38:06 PM »
Those are some of the most egregiously out of focus shots I've ever seen in an auction for a $1500+ bass.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2014, 07:42:08 PM »
Looks like an 8 string!   ;)
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2014, 08:12:17 PM »
Glaucoma vision.

I've always found that pickup configuration interesting, but am not a fan of the finish.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2014, 09:13:17 PM »


Bad pics.......

I would totally rock that F%&*#$ tho  8)
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2014, 10:11:04 PM »
Isn't he asking more than this was new?

These looked too much like a junior high woodworking project gone bad to me.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2014, 07:04:11 AM »
Maybe the seller thinks the blurry shots will make the wart covered top appear flamed  ;D
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2014, 07:06:51 AM »
when these first came out, I thought they were rather ugly but now I think they're pretty cool. not sure what made me change my opinion, but they look bad ass.  no funds for basses right now otherwise I'd be trying to rationalize buying it.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2014, 09:11:43 AM »
Not exactly my style (I like shiny things), but still pretty cool, and I really like the pickup layout. Other than the knobs, I think it's well put together aesthetically.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2014, 12:20:59 PM »
Listing ended early.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2014, 04:56:51 PM »
Love the idea and pickup placement; hate the middle-school shop class woodworking and finish.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2014, 10:46:29 PM »
Well if you missed out on the first one, here is an even more expensive one with better pictures:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-Gibson-Les-Paul-BFG-Ltd-Edition-Electric-Bass-Guitar-USA-MADE-/291094018725?pt=Guitar&hash=item43c68e3aa5

I actually like these but not for these prices.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2014, 08:28:40 AM »
Reading the second listing - do these have the "over-sized" LP body?
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2014, 09:06:11 AM »
I don't think so, although I've never seen one in person.

The specs say  nothing about a larger body, and the one user who commented there said he returned his oversize LP Bass because it was too large and got this one.
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Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2014, 12:36:38 PM »
AFAIK, the current "oversized" LP basses are the first ones Gibson has made using anything other than standard LP guitar bodies since the Les Paul Signature and Recording models.
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