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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Basvarken on March 31, 2008, 04:03:43 AM
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At a gig I did last week a guy in the audience spotted my Gibson Les Paul Bass. After the gig he came to me and said he had a Gibson bass too, but he had not used it in twenty years. When I asked him what model it is he said it's a G4. I told him he must mistaken. Gibson only made the G3. He said oh well maybe you're right.
But since the G3 has been on my wish list for quite a while I asked him if he'd consider selling it. He wasn't sure, but he asked me for my email address, so he could send pictures.
Here's what he sent me today.... :o
(http://www.superfloor.net/G4BODY.jpg)
(http://www.superfloor.net/HEADSTOCKG4.jpg)
He's asking 450 euro for it.
I'm going to pick it up tomorrow!
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WOW ! Thats a deal ! Gibson in the 70's gotta love 'em. Sliding pickups, bolt on maple necks, alder or maple bodies and now a G4 ! What ever they were smok'n must have been real good.
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nice! looks to be in great shape, too. congrats!
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WOW! That's something special!!! Nice score!
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Jealousy is eating me up inside!!! :'( I sure hope you hate it and then sell it to me!!!! ;D :D ;D
Great catch, gratuliere!
Uwe
PS: This has to go on Jules' site once you have it.
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A great deal for sure! A very unusual piece that I'd grad in a minute! Although the thing looks like it was designed by Teisco!
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Wow Rob! Nice! Congrats!! Really nice! It's great such things still happen:)
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BTW: I'm curious about the controls (and sound of course) of this four pick up beast.
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Wow Rob, great story and a great score! It`s in good hands for sure. :)
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WOW,that freakin' cool !
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That looks pretty cool!! And a great price at that!
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That's quite a discovery, undetected all these years.
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That is a great score. Congrats!! Should be interesting how it is wired through the switch.Good things come to good people.
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Good things come to good people.
Rob's a moody and slick graphic designer. I won't call him good....
;)
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Holy shit - great score - look at the shape it's in! Congrats (more so for being able to make Uwe jealous - first time ever I think).
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Wow is the word.
Any idea what the 4 positions are?
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:o Very cool!
You know you have to buy this bass now, right? :)
I'm curious about the wiring too. I mean really, aside from rock'n'roll excess, why four pickups? Maybe they're RW/RP or something - to act as a pair of humbuckers in certain varitone settings?
If he's close by, and you go over to audtion it - bring a screwdriver, compass, and a camera! ;D Curious minds want to know...
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Some discovery indeed! Wow, congratulations Rob.
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My jealeousy is mounting. I wish it was 1940 again and I had my parachute ...
; - )
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Gibson should now create the G5 with an added piezo pickup in the bridge :D
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Gibson should now create the G5 with an added piezo pickup in the bridge :D
Or make some space and stuff a mudbucker ... ... ...
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My jealeousy is mounting. I wish it was 1940 again and I had my parachute ...
; - )
I was wondering if this bass would cause another German invasion!!
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Gibson should now create the G5 with an added piezo pickup in the bridge :D
Why stop at 5? There's still room! ;D
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/07/07/books/pc-tap190.jpg)
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Crap!!
Just when I reinvent the G3 with a six way switch, Gibson gets in their time machine goes back and invents one with four pickups and a four way switch! Well, mine has a set neck......................................
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Drumroll....
you
have
been
(http://www.superfloor.net/BACKPLATEG4.jpg)
;D
Have a nice day,
Rob
pssst... your shoelaces are undone
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That was a good one!!! But you never know with Gibson...
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BWAHAHAHAHA! Good one, Rob. ;D
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GREAT!
I already mailed Rob: Almost too good to be true: A prototype with 'prototype' on it, while all the other real prototypes are discussed for home made or not;)
But you had me Rob!!!!!!!
Poor Uwe... I guess he hasn't slept last night... I don't think this is good for the relationship between Germany and Holland;)
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Cool!
Uwe, will you be so kind to ask if if they will retreat the Hanomags from my bike?
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Rob, you brilliant bastard!
Love it, great one!
Unfortunately, I can't call the bombers back anymore, they've shut their radios off ... ;)
Uwe
PS: Now we're stung. Who will build the first G-4 with a varitone?
PPS: Of course, all Dutch board members knew of this scheme beforehand - they always conspire. As I'm typing, the arrest warrants are going out ...
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Hook ,line & sinkah!!!! Good one .
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Very well done indeed!
I did think it a bit fishy (with the word prototype on the TRC), but you did a very good job with those images.
I wonder how much you could have sold it to Uwe for, before coming clean.
But, yeah great idea. Someone build one!
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Yeah, having it sold it to Uwe would have been great too ;D
Of course we all knew about it Uwe. Just getting even with you!
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;D ;D ;D ;D
Good one - nicely done!
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Very nice Rob!.........
Remember to duck for bombs falling out of Heinkels ;)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/he111-3.jpg)
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We interrupt this thread for an important April 1st report from the Netherlands: http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/europe/080401-eu-sexy-politicians ;D
Right now there are two reader comments up and they both think it's a real story. ;)
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Hadn't seen that one yet! :) Until now the G4 was te only one which got me!
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Chris, just so you know, I don't ordinarily read Radio Netherlands' website. :) One of the blogs I subscribe to is written by a Dutch-born American, that's where I got the link.
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Nicely played! :D
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I bought it hook line and sinker. Best April fool ever !
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boo yaa