noirpunk Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Anyone got an idea of where I can get some good detailed shots of it? Edited January 11, 2009 by noirpunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ask Cetera, after all, he is in one of the biggest KISS cover bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Anyone got an idea of where I can get some good detailed shots of it? There's quite a long thread about it and here: SIMMONS. The bass either ended up with Micki Free (who was in a band called Crown Of Thorns with sometime Kiss collaborator Jean Beauvoir), or it was stolen, or it got broken and rendered useless when it was dropped by a butter-fingered roadie. There's a new Lobue fansite up too: Lobue Site P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 There is some interesting snippets on Charlie Lobue on the [url="http://www.embamba.com/board/"]Alphonso Johnson Website[/url] He played a Lobue bass on Herandnu (Weather Report Black Market) killer tone , check out the overdriven sound at 3 minutes 12 secs. I have been looking for info for years but on the album credits they spell his name as La Boe..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 There's no one good place for pics of this bass. Just do a pic search etc for KISS shots live between 1973-75. What's the story? Are you getting a copy made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 There's no one good place for pics of this bass. Just do a pic search etc for KISS shots live between 1973-75. What's the story? Are you getting a copy made? It's a distinct possibility, It's a really nice looking bass but I've only ever seen it at odd angles haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 It's a distinct possibility, It's a really nice looking bass but I've only ever seen it at odd angles haha Well if you do.... be careful... The 24 fret neck stands right out from the body and neck dive/strings flattening out could be a major problem.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe L Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Anyone got an idea of where I can get some good detailed shots of it? Not many closeups exist since by 76 Gene was very picky with photography, video anything that could become intelectual property. To add the sets at the time were very dark, Any film speed & lens you could put in a small sneak in camera was horrible. But I have some ! I was at the BBQ, Fireworks and opening of the Destroyer tour in 1976 at Roosevelt Stadium in the pit with a 35 mm camera. I have a shoebox of B&W negitives of the whole show. Bob Segar, Point Blank (awsome band BTW) and J. Giles (the last support act to preceed KISS) . Peter Wolf with his Bass player in a pink zoot suite were getting pounded by paper orange juice containers that filled the air darkening the spotlights at one point. They had to end early to prevent a riot (it was still near 100 degrees at 9PM) I will try an upload some photos. At the time: (I think it was July 96 just after July 4th) The LoBue Bass was contoured and had a pickguard An old tailpiece appeared to be removed and replaced with a single Gibson T-Bird tail/bridge combo. The body was sealed quite sloppy, grain and marks and "ghost" of it showed through the finish. The finish looked almost brushed on and sanded like old custom furniture The pickup was reworked Gibsons by Larry DiMarzio according to Gene. The last 3rd knob was a rotary DPTD that threw the coil bobbins in series/parallel. Ace was also playing some kind of copy Explorer, it was slightly smaller, narrow fingerboard and was lightweight...like the Bass. -Joe L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) Superb mate! EDIT: I mean Joe L's post. Brilliant! Edited September 26, 2009 by silddx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe L Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I just want to add the 2nd rebuild incarnation of that LoBue Bass in BLACK with the Ebony fingerboard, tailpiece, thin acoustic guitar like bridge and P Bass Pickups was pretty spectactular. Its almost identical to the "Onion shape" and configuration Gene sells today. The full high res shot by John Rockwood at that time can be previewed and baught here http://www.backstagegallery.com/photodetai...R-0562-013.html That Bass was used to record "ALIVE" (actually recorded in Ohio at Allen theatre in 1975) It was likey used on Destroyer (my guess) before it was modified a 3rd time and 4th time. Humbucker added, butt and Tailpiece lopped off ADD 1 piece T-Bird Tail/bridge and metal palm rest added summer 76 for the Destroyer tour (when I saw it). These mods must have surly messed the balance up even more since Gene already had to slightly balance it in this older photo --and thats WITH the strap by the neck joint ! In my opinion -The late 76 3rd incarnation must have neck dived like those nasty BC Rich Mockingbird Basses, it must have been modified over 6 times and a real mess by 1978. Perhaps thats why Gene didnt seem miss or give a hoot it when it "disappeared" --he was also very $$ rich by then ! I never seen him actually use all those protypes Gibson Basses and marketing hoopla live --just photo ops and lunchboxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raeman Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 This is only decent pic I can find of lobue bass I'm lookin for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 On 26/11/2017 at 01:04, Raeman said: This is only decent pic I can find of lobue bass I'm lookin for. That's a copy someone in the States made. By the way - I found out directly from Micki Free that Gene gave the Lobue to him as a present in late '77 and it was subsequently stolen from the truck of his car, much to his shock and embarrassment.... Here's some great pics of the original: http://axeology.com/LoBue.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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