Gibson Nonreverese reissuie a reality

[Denis]

Now all I think about is plowing!

Plow that furrow! 

[Highlander]

That can be an expensive furrow to plough, quite Deere really...

[drbassman]

I ordered mine!  In sunburst.

[eb2]

I will pick one up with a broken headstock in a year or so.

I am thinking of plowing too.  Maybe the back muddy.

[godofthunder]

I ordered mine!  In sunburst.

Nice!  I am starting to think one of each

[Johnbob]

drbassman,
How much did it end up costing, if you don't mind me asking of course?

[Denis]

I 'm ordering mine tomorrow or Monday ordered mine today.

[godofthunder]

drbassman,
How much did it end up costing, if you don't mind me asking of course?

MAP (minimum advertised price) is 1,199.00. I think you can do better at the HOG. Now you will have to pay sales tax (ugh) and shipping so keep that in mind. I'm told only 300 are being made I have no idea how many will make there way to GC and MF.............................. if at all. My thoughts are if you want one get one while you can. Who knows in 4 months you may see these up on ebay for a steal. Me I'm gett'n while the getting is good.

[drbassman]

drbassman,
How much did it end up costing, if you don't mind me asking of course?

I'm a little embarrassed to say that I don't even ask.  I, like Scott, practically live at the shop and they give me great discounts as I've probably bought 25 basses there over the last 5 years.  I just call, tell them what I want and we settle up when it comes in.  It's a great relationship we have built up over time.  I am a newby compared to Scott who grew up around the corner from the place.  If the list is around $1200, they'll give you a good deal off that I expect.

[uwe]

Didn't Gibson make pink Q-80s with black hardware?

Jawohl, they did.

[uwe]

Now all I think about is plowing!

I think she just woke up like this one morning and had no real explanation.

Also explains the Greek deficit. What do you expect to get done with farm help like her?

[godofthunder]

I'm a little embarrassed to say that I don't even ask.  I, like Scott, practically live at the shop and they give me great discounts as I've probably bought 25 basses there over the last 5 years.  I just call, tell them what I want and we settle up when it comes in.  It's a great relationship we have built up over time.  I am a newby compared to Scott who grew up around the corner from the place.  If the list is around $1200, they'll give you a good deal off that I expect.

I guess I did grow up there! As a kid I bought records and stuff and then my first bass. I started working there in '76 and on and off through '86 and still maintain a business relationship with them, well friendship really I've know these cats alooooong time. I am not sure of list price, MAP is just under 1,200.00.

[TBird1958]

I think she just woke up like this one morning and had no real explanation.

Also explains the Greek deficit. What do you expect to get done with farm help like her?

That's a very practicle outfit! 

[Freuds_Cat]

I would love to do this.
Cashflow and shipping with the added burden of having to pay import duties due to it costing more than $1000 and my common sense is telling my GAS to shut the hell up 

[Johnbob]

MAP (minimum advertised price) is 1,199.00. I think you can do better at the HOG.

If you could walk out of HOG with one of these basses for $1000, I would say that's a really good price. Man, I want to order one but I need to hold myself back because financially, it would be a really bad idea. Owning a Pelham Blue NR Bird is a dream of mine but I have to say, I would definitely have to chrome it out. Like many of you, I'm also not super into some of the non-classic elements of it, smaller headstock, black hardware & 3-point bridge. BUT.... I think after making some mods to it I can put up with some of the other shortcomings. We all know that adding chrome covers over the pickups is not a problem and switching out the tuners and bridge with chrome ones also wouldn't be that hard or that expensive and I'm sure you can make some of your money back by selling the original parts on Ebay. Obviously, you can't do anything about the headstock but after all is said and done, I can probably be okay with a slightly smaller headstock and 3 point bridge.

Another thing, it's bad enough ordering a bass without playing but I definitely couldn't order it without even seeing a picture of it. I'm really surprised that there are no pictures floating around yet especially since it's supposedly coming out in less than a month.