Gibson LP "Special" on Ebay

[Nocturnal]

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-LES-PAUL-SPECIAL-BASS-ACTIVE-BARTOLINI-PRE-AMP-/140507949638?pt=Guitar&hash=item20b6ed2a46

Looks like someone was trying to turn this into an Epi Genesis or that Laboue (spelling?) bass That Gene Simmons used in KISS' early days.

[uwe]

A homemade predecessor to the (failed) Doublecut/Money basses. Initially, Phil Jones, the LP Bass designer, wanted Gibson to do double- rather than singlecuts.

[Stjofön Big]

Now, Uwe, that bass of yours is nothing but pure beauty! If I ever... hmmm.... get me another bass, it's very likely I'm gonna go looking for one like that.

[Dave W]

Unfortunately, that one never made it past the prototype stage.

[gearHed289]

I like that custom job on the LP Special. 

[Stjofön Big]

That's a real pity! The bass looks just like the one I had in mind when I fixed up my Korean Lotus bass - a long scale Eb0, the first model. One difference is I've to a T-bird pup on mine.

[gearHed289]

Reserve is over $302, I can tell you that. 

In other news, did you guys see this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=300517975851&si=X5t69KQ8N8%252FrpcQwTrli2nUQtbY%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT Seems like a real nice price for a cool looking player.

Went for less than THIS! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=270696195090&si=X5t69KQ8N8%252FrpcQwTrli2nUQtbY%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[Hornisse]

I recall seeing a band back in the late 1970's where a left handed guitar player did a similar thing..........to his 1950's Fender Telecaster!    It made upper fret access easier for him as he was a lefty.....

[exiledarchangel]

I recall seeing a band back in the late 1970's where a left handed guitar player did a similar thing..........to his 1950's Fender Telecaster!    It made upper fret access easier for him as he was a lefty.....

That makes sence for a lefty. Theres something in us southpaws that makes us wanna take the hard way most of the time...