Early Les Paul Signature

[66Atlas]

I feel like I've seen one someplace else before, Is there someone on this site that has one of these?  I wonder how many actually shipped in this style.

https://reverb.com/item/2835214-gibson-les-paul-signature-bass-1973-gold

I actually like the look of the Oval pickup vs the rectangular one but not sure I could justify the price premium for an early one.

[Basvarken]

Wow that is in pretty good shape!

A while ago we've discussed a similar early Les Paul Signature Bass. But that one had a double output (one for low and one for high impedance)

http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=9949.0

[Highlander]

 

[66Atlas]

Ahh, that was it-thanks Rob.  I knew I recalled a thread somewhere.

It looks like the jack plate is larger than normal on the Reverb listing. Wonder if it could have originally had a dual output as well.  Shame about the missing pickguard but I'm sure somebody could fab one easy enough.

Sadly I bought a bass last month and the Mrs has me on a strict 1 bass per quarter policy 

[Dave W]

$6500?    No actual evidence that it's a prototype. I'd rather have this one that just sold for $2500.

[Basvarken]

Doesn't look prototypish at all. To me it just looks like an early model. With the oval cream colored pickup.
And the output does not look original to me. I don't think Gibson used metal jackplates in those days. I think they always used plastic.
If it were an original with just one output, it wouldn't need to be so rectangular either.

The seller mentions the switch doesn't do much. Normally you would hear significant differences in sound. And of course you'd have the two outputs.
Which leads me to think the electronics have been messed up.

Price is a bit steep, yes.

[Grog]

I responded to a guy on the Gibson Forum, I wonder if it's the same bass. Les Paul style knobs............

http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/131998-les-paul-signature-bass/