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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Denis on May 09, 2011, 04:39:51 AM

Title: What the...?
Post by: Denis on May 09, 2011, 04:39:51 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Gibson-3-4-Body-Bass-Guitar-70s-Custom-Project-/200606340317?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb511d4dd#ht_1495wt_1141
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: the mojo hobo on May 09, 2011, 04:45:08 AM
It just "needs restoration to be perfect".
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: Basvarken on May 09, 2011, 04:49:25 AM
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but over all I see NO damage to Bass neck or body ...I  think someone will make a Pristine instrument out of this beauty

Haha!

NO damage... Pristine... Beauty
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: uwe on May 09, 2011, 05:22:49 AM
"I Know NOTHING about guitars at all ..."

I certainly agree.
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: Denis on May 09, 2011, 05:43:33 AM
but over all I see NO damage to Bass neck or body ...I  think someone will make a Pristine instrument out of this beauty

That was my favorite line too!
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: ack1961 on May 09, 2011, 05:45:17 AM
3/4 now refers to width...nice
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: Stjofön Big on May 09, 2011, 05:46:00 AM
What was someone thinking of??? Holy cow, almost brings a tear to the eye! :-\
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: PhilT on May 09, 2011, 06:05:17 AM
What was it, before someone took a chainsaw to it?
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: Freuds_Cat on May 09, 2011, 06:09:13 AM
surely that is an "on the way too dry side" attempt at ironic humor?
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: Dave W on May 09, 2011, 08:54:13 AM
Just get yourself a trashed entry level 80s Pacific Rim import bass, add a Gibson neck plate and a possibly working Gibson pickup, and voilà! Instant Gibson!
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: uwe on May 09, 2011, 09:46:01 AM
One of Scott "I came, I sawed ..." of Thunder's early (and discarded) projects perhaps?

Personally, I think it showed real promse.
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: Pilgrim on May 09, 2011, 10:45:16 AM
"I Know NOTHING about guitars at all I saw a sale at bought it..."

"...but over all I see NO damage to Bass neck or body..."

If he sees no damage, he is telling the truth in one respect: he is indeed among the most ignorant people on the planet about stringed instruments. 
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: uwe on May 09, 2011, 10:57:04 AM
He's a liar and a cheat. This with all due respect of course.
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: dadagoboi on May 09, 2011, 11:12:39 AM
Nice tuners...and a more original design than most of the recent Gibson offerings.
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: Dave W on May 09, 2011, 05:18:04 PM
All it needs is a revolutionary internal circuit that models other basses, and a Steve Jobs type press conference to introduce it to the world.
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: the mojo hobo on May 10, 2011, 04:47:30 AM
The tuners look appropriate for an early Thunderbird, the pickup has "Gibson" molded into it. The hardware may have some value to it, but I'd want the seller to keep the wood.
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: dadagoboi on May 10, 2011, 04:56:54 AM
The tuners look appropriate for an early Thunderbird, the pickup has "Gibson" molded into it. The hardware may have some value to it, but I'd want the seller to keep the wood.
Maybe burn it as an offering to the god of luthiery.
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: Pilgrim on May 10, 2011, 05:10:44 PM
All it needs is a revolutionary internal circuit that models other basses, and a Steve Jobs type press conference to introduce it to the world.

But then you couldn't use it to cover anything played by FLASH Cadillac....
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: lowend1 on May 11, 2011, 04:16:13 AM
What, you guys didn't know about the Henry J signature bass?
Title: Re: What the...?
Post by: OVERDRIVEN66 on May 11, 2011, 08:39:04 AM
Just get yourself a trashed entry level 80s Pacific Rim import bass, add a Gibson neck plate and a possibly working Gibson pickup, and voilà! Instant Gibson!
This guy listed it in the wrong category....Do they have a 'firewood' category?  BTW, where can I find a Gibson neckplate? I don't think I have ever seen one......LOL