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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2013, 07:16:33 AM »
It looks like a crayon that was left in a car during a hot summer day!
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2013, 07:36:16 AM »
 I saw this and want to save it and give it a good home but I can't get past the opening bid. :(
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2013, 08:22:45 AM »
Yeah, I really like these early ones best, great project. But too expensive for me too.
Just got me a ´67 project so I should stay away from ´bay.

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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2013, 08:54:22 AM »
That's got way too much wrong with it to even fool with. Parts value only.

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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2013, 09:07:10 AM »

Somebody needs a beating!


Poor bass.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2013, 09:08:37 AM »
The strap looks original..............
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2013, 05:56:25 PM »
 looks like it was pulled from a fire just a little too late.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2013, 05:56:11 AM »
  And they call me a butcher  :rolleyes: Looks like it will be coming to my land of misfit toys  ;D made a deal outside of ebay.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2013, 07:59:05 AM »
 Give it some love Scott!
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2013, 01:44:22 PM »
 And they call me a butcher  :rolleyes: Looks like it will be coming to my land of misfit toys  ;D made a deal outside of ebay.

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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2013, 02:03:42 PM »
 And they call me a butcher  :rolleyes: Looks like it will be coming to my land of misfit toys  ;D made a deal outside of ebay.

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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2013, 06:42:00 PM »


 Didn't one of the guys in Devo have that bass reshaped like a..............



Man part?  ;)
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2013, 06:59:39 AM »

 Didn't one of the guys in Devo have that bass reshaped like a..............



Man part?  ;)
Didn't it look like a 20/20? maybe that's where Gibson got the idea?  ;D
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2013, 07:57:24 AM »
Didn't it look like a 20/20? maybe that's where Gibson got the idea?  ;D

Like a 20/20 with a full sack  :o
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