Nice price on Les Paul Bass at Bass NW

[uwe]

Yes, Ken, but Dave ("It better makes sense or I censor!") won't allow me to tell that story here. Not scientifically proven ...

[SKATE RAT]

That's nice! It should come with a "No Passing" sign and a flashing red lights!

A buddy of mine insists that Les Paul basses are notorious for suffering from warped necks. This can't be across the board. Right?

mine is.well just the headstock is a bit twisted.

[Dave W]

"TV Yellow..." ?

In the 50s Gibson put out a variation of the LP Junior called the Les Paul TV Model. It had a limed mahogany finish that was a peculiar shade of yellow. The "TV Model" name came from the fact that limed finishes were very popular on those newfangled console TV cabinets in  the 50s. The color eventually became known as TV Yellow and it became a paint, not a limed finish.

Any other story of the origin of the TV name is utter bullcrap.

[Iome]

Aah, c'mon lads, i want to hear the other version.  Uwe, just tell it, i'll help you invade the whole site from this side of the Alps.... and if it goes wrong i believe you have contacts to somebody in South America that can hide us over there ... 

[Denis]

Saw an all black Les Paul Bass yesterday for less than that one...

[PhilT]

Aah, c'mon lads, i want to hear the other version.  Uwe, just tell it, i'll help you invade the whole site from this side of the Alps.... and if it goes wrong i believe you have contacts to somebody in South America that can hide us over there ... 

Is this it? (quoted external link so I can't get flamed for it).

TV Yellow was developed in the 1950s to solve the problem of the color white, under the glare of bright television lights, overpowering the black and white television cameras....

http://home.flash.net/~guitars/TV_Yellow.html

[Iome]

Damn, i hope not, i thought of some weird story, donno.... maybe something with bugs shait, like in that other thread, or some scientific mistake..... 

[uwe]

Yup, that is the (rather good) story that Dave has disallowed me to tell  here. No politics, no religion and not even the truth about what went on in US TV studios in the black & white era, sigh!!!  And then people compain how we always return to anal sex as a topic ... 

[TBird1958]

Well..........TV is slang for transvestite,but this girl and yellow of any shade  rarely meet 

[Dave W]

Is this it? (quoted external link so I can't get flamed for it).

http://home.flash.net/~guitars/TV_Yellow.html

(Not directed at you, Phil)

[Highlander]

I've got a 1950's chest-of-draws in our bedroom that is finished that way - not mahogany though... not seen it in black & white, either...  

(Kenny's edukashun goe's on in leapz an' boundz... Ta, Boss...)

[Hornisse]

That didn't last long! (the bass, that is......... )

[Barklessdog]

Another nice bass, not a bad deal for a flame top, which where fetching $1200 pre recession.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Les-Paul-bass-w-case_W0QQitemZ120520383453QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item1c0f931bdd#ht_3609wt_1119

[PhilT]

In ze interests of scientific rigour I had a look on Google Images (where else) for limed or yellow TV cabinets. Apparently this was available in "limed oak"


as was this


and this was just yellow ish



Jury's out, I think.

"Vonce ze rokkets go up, who carez vhere ze come daun, zat's not my department ...."

[Dave W]

Phil, it was never referred to as yellow. Limed oak was blondish, depending on the particular method and the natural color of the oak. Most of the limed oak (or walnut or mahogany) consoles were veneer, and most often looked like this.

If you can find a Sears catalog from the 50s you'll find lots of listings for limed oak TV and record player consoles and contemporary furniture. Not many color photos though.