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hieronymous

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white triumph in japan
« on: March 09, 2008, 11:06:13 PM »
white triumph

About $2000. Text says the tortoise-shell pickguard is non-original (duh?).

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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 01:10:53 PM »
I remember when I was in high school and living in the Canal Zone, Panama one of the PX's had a white Triumph bass for $400 with case.  Wish I would have picked that one up back then. (1978)

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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2008, 05:03:08 PM »
I picked up this white Les Paul bass a couple of days ago. Not a Gibson but still pretty cool. He was trying to sell them as a pair but split them up for me.


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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2008, 09:40:11 PM »
Is that a Greco?
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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 01:13:07 AM »
It's a Greco. Here's a Goldie:


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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2008, 05:46:01 AM »
If I remember correctly, my first-ever bass was a Greco EB-3 copy...

There's a white EB-2 at Rumble Seat Music - I don't think I've ever seen one of those!

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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2008, 07:21:32 AM »
That tortoiseshell guard really suits it....

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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2008, 07:22:07 PM »
I finally put in the effort to read the full description. It says:

This is rare!
We got in a Triumph!
The control plate has been changed.
Because the finish has changed color where there was a sticker, this is a great value!


I couldn't decide if $2000 was cheap or expensive for Japan - looks like it's on the cheap side. I actually didn't notice the finish discoloration - you can see it most obviously in the image on the bottom right of the 2nd photo...

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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2008, 02:36:32 PM »
I love the white one. I always liked the singer of Manic Street Preachers for his white LP guitar.

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Re: white triumph in japan
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2008, 07:59:18 AM »
There's a white '66 EB-2 at Rumble Seat Music that looks pretty sweet...