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Title: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: dminer on March 01, 2008, 11:52:30 PM

I'm not affiliated in any way but I thought that this looked pretty cool...   http://atlanta.craigslist.org/msg/592703424.html
re-finished in black (could it be hiding a neck repair? anyway i thought that some of you hobbit lovers might be interested...dm

Title: Re: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: Basvarken on March 03, 2008, 02:29:08 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if this Les Paul Bass has a neck repair hiding behind the refin (maybe even a replaced neck??).
The headstock looks wrong to me. The gold logo isn't correct. It should be mother of pearl. And there's no MOP crown inlay either. Looks more like an EB3 headstock/neck to me...

like this one (except wider, couldn't find the right pic soon enough):

(http://www.gibsonbass.com/graphics/1972-EB3-6.jpg)




this is how a Les Paul Bass headstock should look like:

(http://www.gibsonbass.com/graphics/1969-LPB-6.jpg)

Title: Re: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: doombass on March 03, 2008, 12:13:37 PM

Maybe this http://cgi.ebay.com/1969-LES-PAUL-BASS-PROJECT_W0QQitemZ130202587210QQihZ003QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/1969-LES-PAUL-BASS-PROJECT_W0QQitemZ130202587210QQihZ003QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
is what happened to it and it?

Title: Re: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: Dave W on March 03, 2008, 01:59:10 PM

Are you suggesting that a bass neck migrated from Maine to Georgia?

Maybe a swallow carried it. After delivering a migratory coconut. ;D

Title: Re: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: uwe on March 04, 2008, 02:24:49 AM

Wow, what a huge tongue these things have, a bit longer and it would be neck thru! This would be interesting for a long scale neck project. The Recording bodies are so plenty heavy, they'd still balance nicely and I always wondered what a full grown hobbit would sound like.

Uwe

Title: Re: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: Basvarken on March 04, 2008, 02:48:34 AM

I was thinking exactly the same Uwe. :)
I sent the seller a question if he'd consider shipping to the Netherlands.

Title: Re: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: Granny Gremlin on March 04, 2008, 08:50:41 AM

Looking at the comments, and considering Rob's interest in this, I have a feeling the bidding will get out of hand.  I'm probably out.

Title: Re: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: Basvarken on March 08, 2008, 03:00:58 PM

Dang! Missed it in the very last second.

Title: Re: Les Paul triumph? on atl cl
Post by: OldManC on March 08, 2008, 05:46:25 PM

Wow, that's a lot of money for a serious project... With that guy on eBay selling Triumph necks, that could have been restored somewhat easily but I'm not ready to be spending on too many things just yet. We've got those NRs to think of!