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Title: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 06, 2009, 04:39:38 AM
Gather and adore  :o, a coral pink Q 80:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/06/!B(kU,,!!mk~$(KGrHgoOKjIEjlLmYd13BKc-Qi(+)w~~_12.JPG)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/17/!B(kUc2w!2k~$(KGrHgoOKiUEjlLmWrB3BKc-RFKCWg~~_12.JPG)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/15/!B(kUbHQCGk~$(KGrHgoOKigEjlLmJg8nBKc-QrkB5Q~~_12.JPG)


http://cgi.ebay.com/1981-Q-80-Pink-Gibson-Victory-Electric-Bass_W0QQitemZ120454455332QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item1c0ba52024&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I love the way it is hardware-wise quite a bit worn, even rusty, yet the fin is still in good shape save for some fading and some nicks. Oh, why am I thus tempted?  :-\
I do not collect for fins, I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins,  I do not collect for fins ...
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: EvilLordJuju on August 06, 2009, 05:46:20 AM
Quote from: uwe on August 06, 2009, 04:39:38 AM
Oh, why am I thus tempted?

You tell us Uwe..... you like blancmange?

I've not studied these in detail (I don't have the stomach for it), but 1981 - bit early for a Q-80 isn't it?
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 06, 2009, 06:28:17 AM
Time machine! Well, of course, it has to be 87ish when Herr Charvel worked on those. By 1988, the Q 90 was already being worked on.


PS: If you squint real hard at the picture of the back of the headstock, then it seems to be indeed an 87.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: TBird1958 on August 06, 2009, 07:01:23 AM


 Just cave in!

You know you need it.
A natural companion to your collection of "Spandex" basses.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: ramone57 on August 06, 2009, 07:50:36 AM
I'm shocked this hasn't been claimed for ze office annex yet!   ;D
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: Barklessdog on August 06, 2009, 08:15:31 AM
Just think the collection could go on FOREVER if you bought for fins?
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: Dave W on August 06, 2009, 08:33:23 AM
No thanks. Even if you did collect for finishes, who wants a bass the color of Pepto-Bismol?
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 06, 2009, 09:05:39 AM
(http://www.pepto-bismol.com/images/detail_pages/1_1_original_bottle_detail.jpg)
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: gearHed289 on August 06, 2009, 09:13:09 AM
Maybe it would cure the GAS? Sorry...  :P
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: Denis on August 06, 2009, 10:03:24 AM
It would cure it but would turn black in the end...
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 06, 2009, 10:16:36 AM
Another thread veering off into dark territory ...  :rolleyes: ... not even eighties basses are sacred anymore.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: exiledarchangel on August 06, 2009, 10:26:46 AM
BLACK + PINK = LOVE FOR EVER
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: chromium on August 06, 2009, 10:28:02 AM
You're gonna need a new suit to play that one!   :)

(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/8275.jpg)
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: Highlander on August 06, 2009, 10:57:05 AM
Is Uwe's engine "pinking"...?
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: godofthunder on August 06, 2009, 04:22:27 PM
Thats right Uwe you don't collect for fins. But there are always exceptions !  ;)
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: n!k on August 07, 2009, 02:59:19 PM
What color is your current Q80? Just sell that one and have the much more interesting colored one in your collection!
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 07, 2009, 03:59:36 PM
Black. Like most of them. But I don't know how to do that. Sell basses I mean. It's an alien concept to me.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: godofthunder on August 07, 2009, 05:15:38 PM
Oh just buy the flaming thing you know you want it.  ;D
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: OldManC on August 07, 2009, 06:36:03 PM
Buy the pink one and donate blackie to a worthy cause. Do they have needy school music programs over there? Maybe there's a junior associate at your firm that needs a mentor. The Q80 could be a perfect way to begin. There are all sorts of possibilities!
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: Rhythm N. Bliss on August 07, 2009, 07:55:21 PM
If you don't start buying for fins you'll have to stop buying cuz you have virtually every Gibson model & prototype ever made.
You'll forgive yourself as you're rippin' some leads with such great access to the upper frets!!!!!
It looks fleshy don't it? Makes it kinda sexy esp. with those Gibby pickups!!
You can goose people good with that pointy headstock tooo
I predict you'll get it, Uwe, & play the Pink Panther theme on it straightaway upon it's arrival.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: SKATE RAT on August 07, 2009, 08:00:31 PM
or keep 'em both a standard color and a custom color.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: Highlander on August 08, 2009, 04:00:59 AM
I got the answer... buy the pink one; once you've won her send me the black one which I agree to "lease/lend" and I'll agree not to customise her...

(hmm... hope he can't see my crossed fingers... maybe I could promise to return her in original condition, then I could plead poverty and he could sue me winning nothing but a £1.00 per month until paid off...)

You see, Uwe... that wouldn't even be selling one and you would be diverting me from this F*nd*r urge I have at the moment, a truly altruistic move...  ;D

Alternately, I'd be happy for you to annexe my shed and I'll stand guard...  ;)
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: godofthunder on August 08, 2009, 05:15:16 AM
 My favorite line in the movie School of Rock..............."yes we could make a exception" I really don't understand your self imposed rule for not buying for finishes, your just torturing yourself. I find life is much easier if I just say yes. Try it you'll be amazed.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: Rhythm N. Bliss on August 09, 2009, 12:23:44 AM
Just 2 days left, Herr Kollector!!
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: angrymatt on August 09, 2009, 04:52:39 AM
Uwe, if you're sure you're not gunna take a crack at it, and it stays below or around $300-$350 come snipe time, I might buckle and go for it.  But, that's a complete impulse buy, so if you want it for the Kollection, I'll keep my grubby fingers off the bid button.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: godofthunder on August 09, 2009, 06:32:18 AM
For some strange reason my finger is twitching also  :-\ but I'll lay off if one of the forum is going for it.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 09, 2009, 06:40:04 AM
Please do by all means! Nice or not, there is no even remotely sensible reason for me to have another Q-80 and I'd never give up my old one because that was among my first batch of Gibsons bought ever. It be great if Pinkie ended up in the forum. For those wanting to know how these things sound: The body makes for an audible maho content in sound, they are not as sharp and focussed as say a Victory. The Grabber pups enhance a warm blurriness too, but unlike on an Explorer which sounds a bit lame and non-assertive to my ears, the Q-80 has real authority.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 10, 2009, 03:39:05 AM
I only now noticed the serial number, it's from 1985 which makes it the earliest Q-80 I have ever heard of by a stretch, all others I know are from 1987. That might also explain the lack of a custom shop reference (all the 1987 Q-80 models have a custom shop decal) and the one-of-a-kind fin. This might actually have been one of the NAMM pieces (hence the - for Gibson - daring pink) Herr Charvel took out when he joined Gibson. He made a couple of models for that, one of them was my pointy SPCB (silly purple clown bass).

Good luck on whoever is bidding on it.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: angrymatt on August 10, 2009, 06:00:54 AM
I'm waiting for an email back from the seller.  I want to make sure he'll ship to an unconfirmed address.  I'm still in Afghanistan, so I'd rather have it shipped to my office instead of sit on my porch until I con a friend or coworker into driving by.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 10, 2009, 07:27:44 AM
A pink bass on the way to Afghanistan? This board tells marvellous stories indeed. Operation Enduring Pink. ! - )
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: angrymatt on August 10, 2009, 07:48:14 AM
Ha!  If only.  Nah, my Stateside office.  They'll just chuck it under my desk or something until I get back.  Having it sent here would be a sure fire way to get it busted or stolen.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: EvilLordJuju on August 11, 2009, 05:21:17 AM
$355

Despite the colour, that is steal. Someones 80's loving daughter must have got lucky.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: Denis on August 11, 2009, 05:43:31 AM
Quote from: uwe on August 10, 2009, 07:27:44 AM
A pink bass on the way to Afghanistan? This board tells marvellous stories indeed. Operation Enduring Pink. ! - )

He'd better put a tracking device on that bass once it arrives: pink objects nearly disappear when in the desert.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 11, 2009, 05:57:24 AM
Did you get it?
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: angrymatt on August 11, 2009, 06:04:21 AM
Nah, $350 was my self imposed limit, and I struggled with the decision to stick with it, but I did (finger hovering over the, "submit," button, cold sweats, etc).
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: uwe on August 11, 2009, 06:30:56 AM
I have a feeling we'll see this specimen again.
Title: Re: What the world has been waiting for ...
Post by: angrymatt on August 11, 2009, 09:17:16 AM
I hope. 

I should be more honest.  Read, "self imposed limit," as "checking account imposed limit."