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| Author: | johntheleftybassist [ July 13th, 2013, 11:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | 72 Gibson |
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-GIBSON-EBO ... 53fb219ce5. the year I was born.I don't really care for the muddy tone of these but some guys love em. |
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| Author: | bugsy [ July 13th, 2013, 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
Ive never seen that pickgaurd configuration before or a split head stock in the 70s? Even the head stock tussrod cover is upside for a lefty But the back cavity is ok. |
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| Author: | iome [ July 14th, 2013, 2:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
Those are two pickguards. Seems like a legit lefty, probably someone (righthanded) has played it and had the (not) brilliant idea of putting an extra pickguard on.. |
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| Author: | Carmine [ July 14th, 2013, 12:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
.....and SOLD, didn't take long. Anyone from here buy it? |
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| Author: | JNasty [ July 14th, 2013, 6:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
I did. Took a flier on it. The second pick guard gave me slight pause. As did the bridge/tail piece, but I saw the same tailpiece on a '66 SG today at GC Hollywood, so... About 10 years ago, I bought a slotted headstock lefty on ebay, took it to a repair shop in Hollywood and they closed up shop and vanished and I never saw it again. I don't think this is the same one, as the one I bought has a major neck repair. We'll see when it arrives. Somehow, getting one of the '13 lefty SG basses from Jimmy at Southpaw got me wanting a vintage one again. |
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| Author: | JNasty [ August 6th, 2013, 5:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
It arrived and was a pleasant surprise. No neck damage/repair, condition as described or slightly better. Years of flatwounds were good to the frets. Bought a bridge cover on ebay and it's off to my guitar guys for set-up. -JA |
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| Author: | slybass3000 [ August 6th, 2013, 5:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
Congrats, it looks like a good buy to me ! |
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| Author: | AzWhoFan [ August 6th, 2013, 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
glad it was all it was purported to be, and that it arrived in good shape. Congrats! |
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ August 7th, 2013, 4:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
Looking forward to your impressions and thoughts about this bass once you get it back, and start spending time with it.... |
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| Author: | JNasty [ September 16th, 2013, 12:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 72 Gibson |
The neck is slimmer than the SG bass (2013) I got from southpaw. Much more like a T-bird, but short scale. For sure, it's that classic "Mudbucker" sound. I want to play Sabbath covers when I'm holding it. Truss rod was a little tweaked, but Performance Guitar worked it out, along with the bridge alignment. Got a replacement bridge cover off ebay. Won't ever be the the day-to-day stage bass, but glad I have it. |
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