Gibson EBS-1250, do we already know about this?

[Highlander]

At least this one has the components in the right sort of places, unlike that one that had two sets of controls - one of them at the top of the body...

[uwe]

I have a hunch it is the real thing, but really, any bass beridden with the strange disease of sharing a body with a, yes, guitar should be half the price of what it costs alone!

[eb2]

Amen!  Let's keep an eye out for 6 string bass and bass.  Bass and mandolin would be a hoot, too.

[hieronymous]

Amen!  Let's keep an eye out for 6 string bass and bass.  Bass and mandolin would be a hoot, too.

+1, especially on the bass/mandolin!

[gearHed289]

+1, especially on the bass/mandolin!

Stonehenge!

[Highlander]

... but really, any bass beridden with the strange disease of sharing a body with a, yes, guitar should be half the price of what it costs alone!

... still half a Gibson Bass not in Ze Köllection^tm...  (at a totally unrealistic price, mind you...)

I vaguely remember a thread with a double neck including mandolin previously - not a bass iirc

[mc2NY]

Also interesting to note the '2' on the back of the bass headstock

Actually, in this case, it was the guy at Gibson just marking down how many necks he attached

[n!k]

The Gibson Bass/Mandolin belonged to the late Allen Woody.

[hieronymous]

Yeah! Nice pic of Mr. Woody. A fan of my old band Jiggle the Handle became Govt. Mule's road manager, plus his sister was married to Allen Woody! A tenuous connection, but I was able to go backstage at one of their "Deep End" concerts and talk to Widespread Panic's Dave Schools who was playing bass on the tour...

[fur85]

$30K is crazy.

I heard Scott Silver sold Chicago Music Exchange and is out of the music business. The new owner is opening a drum shop and a pro sound shop next to the guitar shop.

[Dave W]

$30K is crazy.

I heard Scott Silver sold Chicago Music Exchange and is out of the music business. The new owner is opening a drum shop and a pro sound shop next to the guitar shop.

Now that's interesting. I wonder if he overpaid for the inventory? That might explain why the asking price on this is even higher than usual for CME.

[Grog]

Maybe they were bought out by Cream City Music, another discount retailer..........

[mc2NY]

The Gibson Bass/Mandolin belonged to the late Allen Woody.

Woody sure had some cool shit. The head of Steinberger asked me to put together an ad/promotion with Woody/Allmans back in the 90s and I had to run some ideas by Allen...called the hotel where he was at and ended up waking Greg Allman, who answered the phone (sounded dead.) Funny.

A friend who I've known for 30 years has managed the Allman Bros since the 80s.

[eb2]

A friend who I've known for 30 years has managed the Allman Bros since the 80s.

He is doing a good job then, as they more or less resurrected themselves in that period.  The whole Allman and Woman period was disturbing.

[Highlander]

I'm man enough to admit to having seen that one...