Late G-3

[uwe]

One of the rare ones with ebony board.

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-G-3-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ320385202923QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item4a98723aeb&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Not a lot of the late ones in sunburst around either.

[Chris P.]

Once I'll buy a nice G3/Ripper/Grabber and of course sunburst in Rick Danko style!

[godofthunder]

 That's super clean ! It's funny when I bought my first G3 in '75 I thought the clear pinkish pickups looked daft. When they finally started making them with black pickups I said "oh that looks much better". Now I really like the quirky looks of the clear pups. Funny how your perspective changes.

[doombass]

That's a GAS-worthy bass. I like the looks and feel of ebony boards.

[OldManC]

Wow, I LIKE that! No money to buy it, but I do like it. 

[barend]

too bad he doesn't ship outside the USA.

Every time I see a G3 (or Ripper) I have GAS. Although I already have a G3 and had a Ripper and another G3.
Just like the looks of these basses.

Are late (80's) G3's better than old ones or the same?

[uwe]

The late ones have the ebony board, which some people might regard as a quality plus, and among these a few even crept out with a three piece (not single piece like the bulk) neck with no scarfed headstock, which I guess is another quality argument. You could say that the late G-3s had a Victory influence creeping in which was by that time already the mainstay of Gibson bass production. Personally, I think the early eighties stuff is workmanship-wise a bit better than some (not all) of the seventies stuff, more attention to detail if you like, probably because production numbers for these models were already much lower.

[Denis]

One of the rare ones with ebony board.

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-G-3-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ320385202923QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item4a98723aeb&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Not a lot of the late ones in sunburst around either.

That's beautiful!

[pamlicojack]

Anyone else serious about it?  I might be veeery tempted on this one...

[OldManC]

Go for it!

[Hornisse]

Looks like a nice one!  I don't think I've ever seen one with that type of sunburst before.  Hope you get it.

[Dave W]

I'm surprised it hasn't gone higher yet. Of course someone may have a much higher bid in, we'll find out if Badger goes for it.

[uwe]

If I didn't already have an ebony board G-3 (in CAR), I'd be after this one. For some reason (and undeservedly as regards sound), G-3s seem to find less interest than Grabbers or Rippers (I remember being without competition when I bid on mine too, guy only sold it overseas to me for lack of any US bidder he said), I guess the other two are just more iconic already by name. "G-3" sounds like the name of a prototype project they never bothered to improve on.  And those three singlecoils don't look like there would be much coming out of them, but boy are you surprised once you plug one of those beasts in. Finally, the fact that ebony board Grabbers and G-3s are something special is a well-kept secret.

Hope you get it!

[pamlicojack]

Dammit, I got sniped at the last second...

[barend]

It got sold for only 550$!!! can't believe it because you don't see these sunburst G-3's that often, especially not with an ebony fingerboard. If he had shipped abroad I would have paid much more.

Some has a real bargain on this one. Hope it is someone from this forum.