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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2013, 07:59:50 AM »
Ha!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2013, 09:43:07 AM »
Maybe something like this?



Or maybe not...  8)
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2013, 10:21:36 AM »
 I'm kinda bummed the seller says he didn't receive payment. I check paypal and there it is siting unclaimed. It went to the address he gave me no typos. I canceled the transaction and asked him to send me a invoice. I have not heard back. I am thinking he got a better offer. Oh well.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2013, 11:26:29 AM »
Quote from: gearHed289 on November 19, 2013, 09:43:07 AM
Maybe something like this?



Or maybe not...  8)



 That's the Uwe Hornung signature model. All black hardware  ;)




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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2013, 01:15:31 PM »
IIRC Jerry Casale's bass in when Devo hit it big was his spudbass, the Ripper with the horns sawn off. He did have a red plywood bass that was sort of phallic, it was the shape of an upside down T. It had a neck from an EB-3 he had played early on.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2013, 06:34:10 AM »
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2013, 06:44:43 AM »
Quote from: Denis on November 20, 2013, 06:34:10 AM
Hey Scott, here's your donor body!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/60s-Gibson-EB-Bass-aBody-only-/281210559267?pt=Guitar&hash=item4179749b23

When even a piece of mahogany like this is tempting, you know it's time to see your shrink.. must...not...bid...
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2013, 08:16:56 AM »
Quote from: gearHed289 on November 19, 2013, 09:43:07 AM
Maybe something like this?



Or maybe not...  8)

You keep the Goth Extreme out of this!!! That wasn't a bad bass by any means, just too long designed for any primates other than Gibbons and Orang-Utans.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2013, 05:20:53 PM »
Here is another shot at saving a bass just for the humanity of it...............

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GIBSON-BASS-PRE-1980-MADE-IN-USA-PLEASE-READ-/171174866678?pt=Guitar&hash=item27dad12ef6
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2013, 09:43:28 AM »
 Seller has gone cold, I give up. Oh well I just saved myself $425.00
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2013, 01:14:50 PM »
Quote from: Grog on November 20, 2013, 05:20:53 PM
Here is another shot at saving a bass just for the humanity of it...............

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GIBSON-BASS-PRE-1980-MADE-IN-USA-PLEASE-READ-/171174866678?pt=Guitar&hash=item27dad12ef6

I might have risked spousal ire for that one for the current price (fix n flip locally) but the seller won't ship.  Looks weird but good without the binding on the body.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2013, 03:22:11 PM »
Quote from: Grog on November 20, 2013, 05:20:53 PM
Here is another shot at saving a bass just for the humanity of it...............

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GIBSON-BASS-PRE-1980-MADE-IN-USA-PLEASE-READ-/171174866678?pt=Guitar&hash=item27dad12ef6

I put the first bid on that, but I'm not pursuing it any further. I'd like the electronics from it for a build but have no use for the rest of it. I picked up a Triumph a month or so ago and it's all that I've been playing on gigs.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2013, 03:25:55 PM »
Quote from: Denis on November 20, 2013, 06:34:10 AM
Hey Scott, here's your donor body!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/60s-Gibson-EB-Bass-aBody-only-/281210559267?pt=Guitar&hash=item4179749b23

I have a 71 Body that is all intact that I'll probably get on ebay this weekend. If anyone's interested I'll put up pics in the classifieds.
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Re: What a great Gibson mod!!
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2013, 05:35:43 PM »
Quote from: hollowbody on November 21, 2013, 03:22:11 PM
I picked up a Triumph a month or so ago and it's all that I've been playing on gigs.

They do that to you.
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Quote from: uwe on April 17, 2014, 02:19:20 PM
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