Uwe! Gibson 20/20

Freuds_Cat · October 11, 2009, 06:56:39 PM

Quote from: Dave W on September 04, 2009, 09:22:12 AM
Made it to the 30 second mark.

Sorry, I spent my stimulus check on the Melody Maker. No more new basses (or guitars) for awhile.

I actually have that StarCastle album on vinyl and rarely get past the 30 sec mark myself.
And BJH album I think, unless I already gave it away...

Chris P. · October 12, 2009, 01:46:52 AM

I love the SG Doubleneck in Tony Bacon's Ultimate Guitar book: 6-string guitar and 4-string bass... ..With Fuzz!

uwe · October 12, 2009, 04:42:56 AM

Actually, I doubt the custom shop would make it (for me), even if I asked and paid a king's ransom for it. They'd only do that if I was a celebrity. They might do it for Chris!

But it's on my mind and my luthier could indeed glue an SG RI and and an SG Z together. A fretless longscale and a short scale fretted eight string would even see regular action with me, it would be extremely fun and creative to play.

Highlander · October 12, 2009, 03:12:35 PM

Mein G*tt... what have I started...

uwe · October 12, 2009, 03:34:32 PM

Ja, only zen vill ze much too hastily aborted Operation Seelöwe finally find its rightful konklüsiön ... It's only a tiny step from SG-Z to Heinkel 111 Z ...

Chris P. · October 12, 2009, 04:06:50 PM

I'll let my management ask Gibson.

Highlander · October 12, 2009, 04:11:41 PM

Just picked myself off the floor, cleaned up the mess and finally composed myself sufficiently to reply...

If Mr. Hornung doesn't want to take his medication orally, I'm sure we can arrange that he can have it some other way...

Highlander · October 13, 2009, 05:01:22 PM

Not quite what you were "looking for", Uwe, but it is a double neck, one being fretless and the other being 5 string...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Double-Neck-4-5-String-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Fretless_W0QQitemZ220490644261QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3356443b25

Dave W · October 13, 2009, 05:11:29 PM

Please, let's leave the non-Gibsons out of it.

Highlander · October 13, 2009, 05:14:16 PM

Tongue firmly planted in cheek, Guvnor...

Grog · October 25, 2009, 08:33:57 PM

Jules...........Nice spread of your 20/20 on your web sight!! Looks like it cleaned up nice!! Is there any record of how many of these were produced in both colors? Walter Carter seems to know some of these totals after 1979. If he's still at Gruhn's Guitars, I'll try to email him. $:-\$

Dave W · October 25, 2009, 10:00:36 PM

A nice start. Uwe will be pleased that Jules finally has a 20/20 page, even if it's not complete.

http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/20-20.php

Message from Uwe:

Yes, it's a bit like seeing the Reichsadler flying over London. Very gratifying. Justice done at last. I have offered Jules a prominent role in ze öccüpätiön gövernment ...

lowend1 · October 26, 2009, 05:33:57 AM

Now you need a Corvus to complete the unholy alliance.

doombass · October 26, 2009, 02:44:34 PM

There's a Swedish band, Teddybears Sthlm who seem to be endorsed by Gibson. The recent catalog from Luthman (Scandinavian Gibson Importer) show pics of their bassplayer with a rectangular SG Reissue. I've also seen him with a regular SG Reissue and RD Artist. Their guitarplayer uses basses for some songs. He borrowed one of mine when we opened for them once. He has a rectangular double neck Gibson. The bass being an SG Reissue and guitar probably an SG neck. Only pics I could find right now were these:

Dave W · October 26, 2009, 02:51:31 PM

Uh oh. I can almost hear the wheels turning in Frankfurt.

Will Uwe be forced to wear a teddy bear outfit in order to get a Gibson rectangle bass? Stay tuned...