"With modifications by Gibson, being a redesigned Scratchplate, Chrome Overbridge & Chrome Humbucker with heavier pick-up coils.These chrome overbridges allow an almost unique combination of 2 style sounds, giving a noticable tone difference between the forward and rearward of the bridge.By using the forward of bridge position one can play beautifully solid and deep sounds,whilst playing rearward of the overbridge the sounds are of a lighter,sharper more jazzy sound that can produce good harmonics."
Say what? Chrome overbridge? Does he mean the handrest? Does he think that the different tones from playing closer to or further from the bridge have something to do with putting on a chrome handrest?
It may have left the factory as an EB-0F, but with no fuzztone switch now and no mention of the fuzztone ever having been there, I doubt it. He doesn't seem to know what he's talking about. The chrome covered pickup doesn't have "heavier coils" either.
Pictures can be misleading but I agree that it's probably a refin in something other than nitro. You don't "refresh" a nitro finish with linseed oil, which is a finish itself.
Gibson would have done these modifications? That hideous pickguard and that nonstandard thumbrest? Color me skeptical.
