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Title: black triumph
Post by: ampang on April 29, 2008, 01:31:08 AM

Not for sale, as it seems, but for sure it looks great in black. Were they available in black too?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Recorder-Les-Paul-Fitted-Bass-Guitar-Case-Ex-Con_W0QQitemZ330231935772QQihZ014QQcategoryZ41409QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: uwe on April 29, 2008, 02:13:12 AM

This looks like a spraycan job to me. Nikki Sixx did it!!!  ;D

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: EvilLordJuju on April 29, 2008, 05:55:50 AM

I've seen quite a few, some claiming to be original, but none that have convinced me beyond doubt.

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: drbassman on April 29, 2008, 07:23:57 AM

Yeah, it doesn't look correct.

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: Chris P. on April 29, 2008, 11:27:38 AM

I think the 'spraycan look' is due to the bad lighting and a greasy body. I kinda like this colour, but one should ask for better pics. There are more pics of the case than of the bass....

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: ZezozeceGlutz on April 29, 2008, 11:34:46 AM

Man, that doesn't look anything like my black Triumph.  Mine has two wheels!  ;D
This one looks just as greasy, though...

Quote from: Chris P on April 29, 2008, 11:27:38 AM

I think the 'spraycan look' is due to the bad lighting and a greasy body. I kinda like this colour, but one should ask for better pics. There are more pics of the case than of the bass....

It's an auction for the case only. ;)  But I agree, I'd like to see more pictures of the bass.

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: Chris P. on April 29, 2008, 11:45:30 AM

oops, I didn't read it. Just checking the pics;)

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: Dave W on April 29, 2008, 02:32:02 PM

Quote from: ZezozeceGlutz on April 29, 2008, 11:34:46 AM

Man, that doesn't look anything like my black Triumph.  Mine has two wheels!  ;D

LOL! As long as we're going there, a friend of mine had a Triumph with 4 wheels (a TR-8). On a good day, it could even get all the way across a parking lot before needing another major overhaul.

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: Chris P. on April 29, 2008, 02:36:11 PM

TR7s and 8s sure are bad ;D

I have a great Steve McQueen Triumph t-shirt, but I have to loose my beer belly before I'll wear it well.

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: chromium on April 29, 2008, 02:54:18 PM

Quote from: Dave W on April 29, 2008, 02:32:02 PM

On a good day, it could even get all the way across a parking lot before needing another major overhaul.

I used to have a Citroen ID19 (I'm a recovering automotive masochist :) ), and one of the local guys that would wrench on those had this TR-7 that he managed to stuff a Boss 302 into.  I guess that's one way to improve the reliability! 

It sounded really menacing, but still looked like a TR-7.

Title: Re: black triumph
Post by: SKATE RAT on April 29, 2008, 06:01:16 PM

i also have the two wheeled kind of black Triumph!!!a 73 tiger.my dad had 2 of the 4 wheeled kind TR6's one blue and the other British racing green