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Title: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: hieronymous on March 31, 2012, 11:14:49 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-1974-Ibanez-Lawsuit-Triumph-Bass-W-Original-Gibson-Les-Paul-Recording-Case-/230768898146?pt=Guitar&hash=item35bae5f062 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-1974-Ibanez-Lawsuit-Triumph-Bass-W-Original-Gibson-Les-Paul-Recording-Case-/230768898146?pt=Guitar&hash=item35bae5f062)

Never saw one of these before...
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Basvarken on March 31, 2012, 01:29:06 PM
They may look like the real deal, but they're not.
Bolt on neck and guitar sized pickups are the most structural differences.

They're not bad instruments though.
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Dave W on March 31, 2012, 10:54:54 PM
Pretty.

His BIN is unrealistic.
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Droombolus on April 01, 2012, 03:16:50 AM
I've played those Iba's in the store where I used to do my "shopping" back in the day. Bass-wise they were the best Ibanez had to offer before they got ambitious and started building real guitars around 1975 .............
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Chris P. on April 01, 2012, 09:50:34 AM
Dutch band Shaking Godspeed uses one of those.
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Basvarken on April 01, 2012, 12:26:50 PM
It's one of those bands that uses these kind of instruments because they look awkward, not because they're after that partcular sound.
Dutch TV show "De Wereld Draait Door" is over crowded by bands like that. Kind of makes me wanna go buy a sunburst Jazz bass (well almost...)   8)
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Droombolus on April 02, 2012, 04:47:43 AM
If you really want to blend in you need a natural 70s J with a maple fretboard and black "inlays"..... Those really are as common as muck ...  ;D
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Chris P. on April 02, 2012, 05:08:08 AM
I'm glad I used my '76 T-Bird at that show;)
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Droombolus on April 02, 2012, 08:47:30 AM
Yeah ! That's really showing off ......  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Basvarken on April 02, 2012, 09:43:54 AM
Yeah and a faux tube amp whilst running though a hidden Class D amp  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Chris P. on April 03, 2012, 08:18:43 AM
 :-X

Nobody noticed;)
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Dave W on April 03, 2012, 08:39:32 AM
Sounds like Rob noticed.
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Basvarken on April 03, 2012, 09:18:21 AM
Nah, he told me... :P
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: uwe on April 03, 2012, 12:36:49 PM
All Holländers are masters of deception.
Title: Re: Ibanez "lawsuit" Les Paul Triumph bass?!!
Post by: Chris P. on April 03, 2012, 01:29:08 PM
 ;D

I had my Hiwatt DR201 besides me. But I wanted to know for sure nothing would break down, so I brought my little Ashdown Little Giant. The ugly green one. It was loaded into the Hiwatt cab:)