Oh my!

[Chris P.]

I once asked Gibson some info about '76 Thunderbird pick ups (unknown of what sidewinders where at the time. Pre-Dudepit). I descirbed them carefully and Gibson stated that they've never made such pick ups.

Have to think about the doubleneck BC Rich of Derek Smalls. Two similar necks, no use, so brilliant:D

[uwe]

Ouch, that Gibson quote hurts bad. With the 1967-onwards two point and the varying Gibson logos, stating that the instrument left the factory in 1964 is negligent at best.



Uwe

[Denis]

Ouch, that Gibson quote hurts bad. With the 1967-onwards two point and the varying Gibson logos, stating that the instrument left the factory in 1964 is negligent at best.



Uwe

Maybe that's part of Gibson's problem of late.

[uwe]

I've written to Gibson Customer Service about this, pointing out the obvious errors. To Benton Cummings' defense it could be that he only received the serial number and the fact that "it is a double neck" from the seller when making his (brave) assessment. The EB-6 might indeed be and probably is from 1963/64.

Still, considering how much their brand name and legacy supposedly means to them and how they bank on it even today, you'd wish they'd put more care into their assessments.

[uwe]

Gibson Customer Service sent me a pic of this here



and said this must be the one ... 


"Hi,

Take a look at the following link about the EBSF-1250 from 1963

http://everythingsg.com/index.php/1963g.html

Regards,

...... (name)
Customer Service Europe"

I reacted somewhat exasperated and wrote this here:

But that is a completely different instrument, ... (name)! The EBSF-1250 is a short scale bass and a six string guitar. What we have in the auction is two basses of equal (short scale) neck length, a four string and a six string bass (not a guitar, look at the neck length), the very rare EB-6.

Plus the EBSF has the four string bass on top and the auction piece the four string bass as the lower instrument. The controls are vastly different (the auction piece is made of a left- and a right-handed instrument), the shape is (the EBSF has in tradition with Gibson doublenecks no "butt-crack", but the auction piece does), the necks of the EBSF are perfectly parallel, the auction piece has them angled ...                                                                                                                                                                                       
If anything, the reference to an EBSF 1250 seems to indicate that the auction piece is a homemade piece of two Gibson pieces grafted together.

Kind Regards"

Haven't heard from them since.

[TBird1958]

I love you "law talkin' guys"





I collect for fins, therfore I sin..........

[Pekka]

Have to think about the doubleneck BC Rich of Derek Smalls. Two similar necks, no use, so brilliant:D

But the other neck was an 8-string, if you mean that "Big Bottom" bass.

[Dave W]

Gibson's customer service is second to none, and only slightly better than none.

[Chris P.]

A bit off-topic, for Pekke:

Smalls said in an interview he entered the BC Rich showroom and it had a double neck with two identical necks'
'What's the use of that?'
'Nothing'
'I'll take it'

I've seen ones with 8 and 4 strings, but could this be the one I'm talking about?

[Basvarken]

If the pickups are different it would still make sense (sort of...  )

[uwe]

Nothing says "seventies" and "stadium rock" as nicely and succinctly as a doubleneck. And I mean that as a compliment. I think they are iconic. 

I like dry ice too. 

[Barklessdog]

For Dave

[uwe]

I have a hunch he just doesn't understand that kind of music ... 

Dave is such a gentle leader
Except in cases of odd meter

[Dave W]

Listening to New Bomb Turks right now, not going to spoil my mood by clicking on that video even for a few seconds.

[OldManC]

I've seen ones with 8 and 4 strings, but could this be the one I'm talking about?

Looks like a Tobias to me. Definitely not a B.C. Rich.