Willy Dream Les Paul

[SubsonicSimpleton]

Found the link to this on another forum, but thought I'd share the link here as it is pretty funny.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-les-paul-/201424998846?hash=item2ee5dd91be

It may be sacriledge to link a listing for a skinny string, but the description is great, basschat forum advertisers take note.

[Dad3353]

Sunderland, eh..? Hmm...

[discreet]

Well a buttery fredboat IS pretty essential...

[Roger2611]

With a description like that I'm going to have to start the bidding at £500.00..............not!

[Bassassin]

I'm pretty sure that a previous ad by the same guy, with a similar spiel in Drummer-ese has been posted here before.

Pretty sure willies were mentioned there too. Anyone else remember it?

Jon.

[Beer of the Bass]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1442076471' post='2864286']
I'm pretty sure that a previous ad by the same guy, with a similar spiel in Drummer-ese has been posted here before.

Pretty sure willies were mentioned there too. Anyone else remember it?

Jon.
[/quote]

You're right, here it is: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-SB-Humbucker-willy-strong-punch-/201303937766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2edea652e6&nma=true&si=m8BC2WIi1c%252FoY9WpklZzLKOW7Eg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-SB-Humbucker-willy-strong-punch-/201303937766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2edea652e6&nma=true&si=m8BC2WIi1c%252FoY9WpklZzLKOW7Eg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/url]

I think I've figured out that "fredboat" means "fretboard", so maybe "willy" means "really" in drummer-speak?

[discreet]

I had a willy dream last night. Worryingly Germaine Greer, Esther Rantzen and Joan Bakewell were in it.
Obviously I watched far too much TV as a teenager in the the 1970s.

[Bassassin]

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1442077897' post='2864298']
You're right, here it is: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-SB-Humbucker-willy-strong-punch-/201303937766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2edea652e6&nma=true&si=m8BC2WIi1c%252FoY9WpklZzLKOW7Eg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557[/url]

I think I've figured out that "fredboat" means "fretboard", so maybe "willy" means "really" in drummer-speak?
[/quote]

Maybe - I'll ask a drummer, if I can get ours to actually turn up to practice.

"Willy strong punch" = comedy genius, whatever it means. Glad I wasn't hallucinating it!

J.

Edited September 12, 2015 by Bassassin

[DarkHeart]

I thought the spelling and description was pretty good for someone from Sunderland, christ knows how bad it would have been if he was from Newcastle!!

[tauzero]

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1442096619' post='2864451']
The brown plastics on the back are quite interesting, as these are consistent with earlier '50s Les Pauls. Not sure about the rest of it, but it doesn't look too promising. Not sure about the mis-matched flame/plain top, the bare wood in the truss rod cavity or the clunky chrome tuners, which look like Klusons with different heads.
[/quote]

The top's a bit odd - in the fifth photo it seems to be bookmatched, in the fourth the two halves look very different.

[Bassassin]

I guess that's Chibson quality control for you.

J.

[stoo]

[quote]Old pickup tacet mister bastard.[/quote]

Just what I've always been looking for!

[Bassassin]

£500?

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-les-Paul-/201389832932"]Hmmm.[/url]

J.