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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: rockinrayduke on August 09, 2008, 01:06:24 PM

Title: Whatever this is, it's cheap
Post by: rockinrayduke on August 09, 2008, 01:06:24 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/1980s-GIBSON-BASS-GUITAR-CUSTOM-SHOP-EDITION_W0QQitemZ170248830805QQihZ007QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/1980s-GIBSON-BASS-GUITAR-CUSTOM-SHOP-EDITION_W0QQitemZ170248830805QQihZ007QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Title: Re: Whatever this is, it's cheap
Post by: Dave W on August 09, 2008, 03:55:28 PM
It's a Q80. I don't know about the Custom Shop Edition sticker but this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200238964650) Q80 sold for $455 less than three weeks ago, it also had a Custom Shop Edition sticker and it was from a seller who also doesn't accept Paypal. Makes you wonder if it's the same bass and if there's something wrong.
Title: Re: Whatever this is, it's cheap
Post by: hollowbody on August 09, 2008, 04:17:21 PM
It's not the same bass.  The Custom Shop decal is in different places on each bass.
Title: Re: Whatever this is, it's cheap
Post by: uwe on August 09, 2008, 04:35:32 PM
They were all Custom Shop - a short term project to get that WRC design out at a time when the Gibson Custom shop wasn't as busy and as much a profit center as it is today. Possibly, after Herr Charvel fell out with Gibson, they wanted those out quickly, I've only seen 1987 ones, By 1988, Phil Jones was already working on the successor Q 90. The Q 80ies  are not any better or worse made than other mid eighties basses from Gibson.

Uwe
Title: Re: Whatever this is, it's cheap
Post by: Dave W on August 09, 2008, 05:54:17 PM
Quote from: hollowbody on August 09, 2008, 04:17:21 PM
It's not the same bass.  The Custom Shop decal is in different places on each bass.

Maybe it migrated in those three weeks.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Whatever this is, it's cheap
Post by: Rhythm N. Bliss on August 11, 2008, 07:36:25 AM
Grab it like a rabbit somebody! 10 hours to go...