Gibson V Bass

[mc2NY]

Gee....with all the "great" (choke) new Gibson Bass ideas as of late, they may as well finally issue this prototype from decades ago. Yes, Epi logo...but stamped "Official Gibson Prototype" on the back of the headstock.

Maybe the guy who designed this one now has his son working in the design department?

BTW.....I talk FULL responsibility for Henry J's insanity.  I was the top all-night FM radio DJ in Rochester, NY during Hemry's formulative years. I played a LOT of fked up music on the radio from midnight-6 a.m. and likely drove Henry to mind altering substances at an early age.
[Well, me PLUS the old LSD-induced House of Guitars TV commercials....]

....sorry Henry.

[Dave W]

That was totally uncalled for, David, and you know it!

Et Tu Brute Dave...?

Hey, at least Gibson actually made at least one Continental V. There are photos, and IIRC one was seen at Musikmesse.

All we've seen so far of the Gibson V is an out-of-proportion line drawing.

[uwe]

I SAW and TOUCHED it! Didn't look horrible, like a Tobias in principle, the kind of bass to take to a bass clinic to be marvelled at.

[66Atlas]

Gee....with all the "great" (choke) new Gibson Bass ideas as of late, they may as well finally issue this prototype from decades ago. Yes, Epi logo...but stamped "Official Gibson Prototype" on the back of the headstock.

Aaaaakkkkkk!  My eyes! My eyes!

.... guess my mother was wrong all those years about what would cause my inevitable blindness....

[uwe]

Some prototypes should stay just that.