Big_Stu Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Another JB beauty; quite an early one too............ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/John-Birch-Flying-Vee-/200823688499?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2ec2064d33 No connection with seller etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) [quote name='noirpunk' timestamp='1302899513' post='1201192'] Cheers dude, our drummer is a huge fan of The Damned so I chose the name much to his delight [/quote] Ah, The Damned Always had a soft spot for them. Saw them about a dozen times. First proper punk band I ever saw way back in the spring of 1979 at age 15, in a tiny Chester nightclub. Ears rang for days! Never looked back. My life changed that night. ........ PS: Bloody nice find there, wish I had one[i] under the bed[/i]. All I have is an old Drop D Hohner Edited September 25, 2012 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1348393700' post='1812969'] Anyone fancy a bit of vintage awesome power in their guitar or bass? having all those poles makes it work like a blade so they're great in guitar OR bass (I have both for now) [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1970s-Hyperflux-Pickup-by-John-Birch-RARE-Tony-Iommi-Old-Boy?item=221127292319&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2245070649219219381"]http://www.ebay.co.u...070649219219381[/url] No connection with the seller, but right now I'm thinking "£160?" I'll be flogging a JB Magnum which looks near identical to that in coming weeks, so I'll be hoping for similar. All of the sellers pitch about Iommi is a crock, easily demonstrated by the page they included themselves from a JB catalogue telling you that it's the Magnum which Iommi uses, because of it's huge output. [/quote] [size=5]£200!!!![/size] I can only assume some Sabbath fan has believed the pitch and is being suckered! Not even the US JB collector would pay that much .......... ............. would he??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1348842459' post='1819025'] [size=5]£200!!!![/size] I can only assume some Sabbath fan has believed the pitch and is being suckered! Not even the US JB collector would pay that much .......... ............. would he??? [/quote] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1970s-Hyperflux-Pickup-by-John-Birch-RARE-Tony-Iommi-Old-Boy?item=221127292319&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2245070649219219381#ht_2630wt_1207"][b]£620 !!!!!![/b][/url] Edited September 29, 2012 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 [quote name='daz' timestamp='1348943639' post='1820050'] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1970s-Hyperflux-Pickup-by-John-Birch-RARE-Tony-Iommi-Old-Boy?item=221127292319&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2245070649219219381#ht_2630wt_1207"][b]£620 !!!!!![/b][/url] [/quote] That's unbelievable! I expect it to reappear soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tvr Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 How do I find the year/ serial number on my J1 ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 06/02/2020 at 16:16, Tvr said: How do I find the year/ serial number on my J1 ???? They were probably made after this thread started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tvr Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Is there a way of dating John Birch guitars from the serial nr? Mine is 5075 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 14:24, Tvr said: Is there a way of dating John Birch guitars from the serial nr? Mine is 5075 His numbering system wasn't very reliable, mine doesn't have one at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Hi just seen this thread and thought I would tell about my John Birch bass. I was playing with a band in the Wolverhampton area (grew up around wolves/staffs border) and was looking for a new bass to suit the garage rock/indie our band was playing at the time it was 2006 when I came across an advert in the Express and Star that peaked my interest gibson EBO/3 at a good price. I went to look at the bass and fell instantly in love with its sound from the deep heavy mudbucker and strange bridge pickup.The seller explained the bass had been modified by John birch at some point in the past and the bridge pickup and bridge has been added to the bass at some point either way the faded cherry Gibson was leaving with me. I still have the bass and will be a treasured possession along with my guild starfire for a long time to come. Still have the old hand written receipt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 It looks great. What does the bass look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 21/06/2021 at 21:14, Joebethell said: Hi just seen this thread and thought I would tell about my John Birch bass. I was playing with a band in the Wolverhampton area (grew up around wolves/staffs border) and was looking for a new bass to suit the garage rock/indie our band was playing at the time it was 2006 when I came across an advert in the Express and Star that peaked my interest gibson EBO/3 at a good price. I went to look at the bass and fell instantly in love with its sound from the deep heavy mudbucker and strange bridge pickup.The seller explained the bass had been modified by John birch at some point in the past and the bridge pickup and bridge has been added to the bass at some point either way the faded cherry Gibson was leaving with me. I still have the bass and will be a treasured possession along with my guild starfire for a long time to come. Still have the old hand written receipt John had a bit of a rep for modifying Gibsons, and other brands but especially Gibsons. he told me himself that his inspiration for his J1 guitar style was to mirror the cutaway on a Les Paul to make the body symmetrical. He was quite scathing of Gibsons in general. His SG copy made the horns more pronounced. Some of his mods have had a "Customised by John Birch" metal plaque added below the bridge or the back of the headstock. Interesting to see the EB0/3 description. Could it be a bass that was originally an EB0 but adding a pickup has made it EB3 spec. I had just such a bass, it had been badly refinished cherry after being inn a shop window too long and the front of it was bleached to "walnut". The mod on mine wasn't a John Birch job though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Just realised I never put up the photos of my gibson/birch bass. So here it is Edited December 4, 2021 by Joebethell Wrong photo inserted 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 On 04/12/2021 at 16:11, Joebethell said: Just realised I never put up the photos of my gibson/birch bass. So here it is Is that a recent purchase? I saw a very similar on eBay in the not too distant past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, Big_Stu said: Is that a recent purchase? I saw a very similar on eBay in the not too distant past. No not a recent purchase I have had this bass since 2006. It's not used as much as I should these days but it's got a sentimental attachment as one of my first proper basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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