What exotic or unusual Gibson trinkets are you hiding...?

Highlander · March 10, 2009, 05:06:59 PM

In the late seventies a friend was selling his SG Special, a Hiwatt and a Marshall cab, and I picked them up as a job lot, paid for over a few months, making my Gibson tally 2, which remains the same to date...

Anyway, during 1979 his partner (nicknamed "Mouse") randomly asked to look at one of my picks, which were logo'd Gibson type, and then asked if she could keep it... I didn't argue or question her reasons for wanting it (far too dangerous...) but about a month or so later this arrived in my hands as a gift from them both...

It's not a perfect copy but is the same size as a standard pick, slightly thicker than a heavy, and made out of solid silver... I used to wear it pretty much all the time but when the chain broke some years back it transfered to a gold chain with a cross my wife gave me - after a series of accidents with broken chains and after nearly losing both I presently don't wear them at all, but I think of it as quite an unusual trinket... never seen one like it... I think she used to think of me as the big, little brother she never had, so liked to spoil me from time-to-time...

Anyone else got anything Gibson orientated but out of the ordinary out there...?

Dave W · March 10, 2009, 06:44:43 PM

Nothing at all Gibson.

I do have one leftover guitar string from a Gretsch set I bought in 1961.

Highlander · March 10, 2009, 06:48:24 PM

Care to trade...? which one...? I have some really nasty old Mark King's on my Jack you can have, soon as I get a new set of regulars...

Chris P. · March 11, 2009, 12:37:56 AM

I believe that plectrum was mounted to a piece of paper with some wire and it was like a game to get it loose without tearing the paper.

I love my cleaning cloth which I keep with my Ricky 4005. It has a pic of a 330 on it.

uwe · March 11, 2009, 05:44:21 AM

I have a Gibson stool, a Gibson clock (that wouldn't work!), a blow-up Gibson guitar, a couple of Gibson coins and a Gibson mirror. Now if the guitar was a doll we could put the X into exotic trinket ...

Basvarken · March 11, 2009, 05:49:11 AM

You mean an R instead of X?

Dave W · March 11, 2009, 07:45:57 AM

When you say Gibson stool, I hope you mean the seating device.

godofthunder · March 11, 2009, 07:59:05 AM

I thought he was talking about the 20/20

gearHed289 · March 11, 2009, 08:46:45 AM

Quote from: godofthunder on March 11, 2009, 07:59:05 AM
I thought he was talking about the 20/20

TBird1958 · March 11, 2009, 09:26:43 AM

I have some girlie undies they did a few years back...............

They came in two colors, worn cherry and faded brown

uwe · March 11, 2009, 09:44:17 AM

Barklessdog · March 11, 2009, 10:30:11 AM

Quote from: TBird1958 on March 11, 2009, 09:26:43 AM
I have some girlie undies they did a few years back...............

They came in two colors, worn cherry and faded brown

What no ketchup & mustard or clown bursts?

OldManC · March 11, 2009, 10:31:52 AM

I have one of the neon bar lights someone was hawking on eBay a few years ago.

uwe · March 11, 2009, 10:47:06 AM

Plus that adult nature pup IIRC ...

Chris P. · March 11, 2009, 11:03:42 AM

Uwe, please mind you language if you are talking about the Fraulein. I don't care what you say if I'm not around, but as long as I'm here; Hush!