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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: hieronymous on March 10, 2008, 12:06:13 AM

Title: white triumph in japan
Post by: hieronymous on March 10, 2008, 12:06:13 AM
white triumph (http://www.j-guitar.com/sp/sea/view_detail/s14140168.html)

About $2000. Text says the tortoise-shell pickguard is non-original (duh?).
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: HornetAMX on March 10, 2008, 02:10:53 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)
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: marcnorth on March 11, 2008, 06:03:08 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.

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/marcnorth/greco3.jpg)
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: Nocturnal on March 11, 2008, 10:40:11 PM
Is that a Greco?
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: doombass on March 12, 2008, 02:13:07 AM
It's a Greco. Here's a Goldie:

(http://www.nysse.com/lagerbilder/okt/gt1.jpg)
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: hieronymous on March 12, 2008, 06:46:01 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 (http://www.rumbleseatmusic.com/NEWbasses.htm) - I don't think I've ever seen one of those!
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: EvilLordJuju on March 13, 2008, 08:21:32 AM
That tortoiseshell guard really suits it....
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: hieronymous on March 19, 2008, 08:22:07 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...
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: Chris P. on March 20, 2008, 03:36:32 PM
I love the white one. I always liked the singer of Manic Street Preachers for his white LP guitar.
Title: Re: white triumph in japan
Post by: hieronymous on March 31, 2008, 08:59:18 AM
There's a white '66 EB-2 (http://www.rumbleseatmusic.com/pix/66gibsonEB-2white.jpg) at Rumble Seat Music (http://www.rumbleseatmusic.com/NEWbasses.htm) that looks pretty sweet...