Neat "Victory" on eBay

[Denis]

This is a strange one. Neat though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1987-Gibson-Victory-Custom-Shop-Bass-Guitar-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ350286838177QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item518eb8f9a1#ht_973wt_1077

[Highlander]

Is it just me, or is that rather cheap (not that that makes a blind difference to me) ?

[Denis]

Yeah, but Victorys don't seem to go for very much, at least the ones I've seen on eBay.

[Dave W]

It's a Q-80, not a Victory. IIRC all Q-80s had the custom shop logo (Uwe or Jules will have to confirm this).

$500-600 is the recent going price, but $699 isn't that high for a nice one like this.

[uwe]

Ys, Q-80, a Wayne Charvel created Frankenstein of the Victoy with hockey headstock, Grabber pups and maho rather than maple body. Sounds darker than a Victory, but not necessarily better. All Custom Shop built. Not that it shows in their quality whoch is neither bad nor stellar, I guess the Custom Shop didn't have a lot to do at the time.

[Highlander]

Victory Artist up in the UK...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-Victory-Artist-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ190353787479QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c51f84a57

and a Q80...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beautiful-Gibson-1986-Q80-Custom-Shop-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ220518009562QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3357e5cada