Found on Craigslist

[rexdiablo]

Hey yall! I don't know a thing about Gibson basses, but thought this looks cool, and thought someone here may find interest!


http://asheville.craigslist.org/msg/3438799349.html

[godofthunder]

  Cool! That is certainly a decent price. If it were in my neck of the woods I'd go check it out

[Dave W]

Good price if it's unbroken.

[rexdiablo]

Good price if it's unbroken.

Do these tend to break at the headstock like I've seen Gibson guitars do? Any other common problems to look for on one of these? Its a 90 minute drive for me, any deal breakers on these I should ask about?

All I know about Gibsons is I like the looks!

[Dave W]

Do these tend to break at the headstock like I've seen Gibson guitars do? Any other common problems to look for on one of these? Its a 90 minute drive for me, any deal breakers on these I should ask about?

All I know about Gibsons is I like the looks!

I haven't seen as many broken slotheads as most other Gibsons, the headstock angle isn't as extreme. The position of the tuners on a slothead adds a string angle on its own.

One problem I've seen on a few of them is a crack in the center web of the slothead.