Gibson basses you don't see very often

[harvey1-8]

'Gibson bass' has to be one of my most used searches on ebay and most of the time I get the same old results. But not today...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beautiful-Gibson-1986-Q80-Custom-Shop-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ220518009562QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3357e5cada"]Gibson Q80[/url]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-Victory-Artist-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ190353787479QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c51f84a57"]Gibson Victory Artist[/url]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-G3-Bass-1978-Vintage_W0QQitemZ110463958025QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item19b82a3c09"]Gibson G3[/url]

[umcoo]

G3 DO WANT!

[Bassassin]

Victory Artist FTW. Had serious GAS for one for a while, you really don't see many.

Shame there was never a JapCrap copy! :brow:

Jon.

[Shockwave]

Been speaking to the guy with the Q-80, I am 100% sure its my old one. Hes asking a bit too much for it though, I would say its worth between £400 and £500.

[Low End Bee]

2 out of 3 of those hurt my eyes. The G3 looks OK though.

[waynepunkdude]

Why can't Gibson make a nice bass?

[beerdragon]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='671145' date='Dec 1 2009, 02:58 PM']Why can't Gibson make a nice bass?[/quote]

The EBO, EB3. the Victory, Thunderbird. EB-2, SB series, the RD Artist. one mans meat of course. and one they made in the dark.
[url="http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ned-Steinberger-Gibson-20%2F20-Prototype-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ260487137976QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091007?IMSfp=TL091007136001r12840"]http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ned-Steinberger-Gib...007136001r12840[/url]

[harvey1-8]

[quote name='beerdragon' post='671216' date='Dec 1 2009, 03:55 PM']The EBO, EB3. the Victory, Thunderbird. EB-2, SB series, the RD Artist. one mans meat of course. and one they made in the dark.
[url="http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ned-Steinberger-Gibson-20%2F20-Prototype-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ260487137976QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091007?IMSfp=TL091007136001r12840"]http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ned-Steinberger-Gib...007136001r12840[/url][/quote]

There was a chap from Guildford selling one of those 20/20 basses a year or so ago.

Of all the links I posted; the Victory does it for me the most. I'd like a Gibson Ripper over all of those though.

[AndyTravis]

Google eb650 and eb750, i love these.

[Cat Burrito]

The G3 is the only one that is more my tastes, the first two are a bit too 80s for me. I perodically do EBay searches for Rippers and Grabers but I'm just window shopping really

[harvey1-8]

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='671822' date='Dec 2 2009, 08:37 AM']Google eb650 and eb750, i love these.[/quote]

They're lovely, haven't seen them before.

[AndyTravis]

there is also ONE super 400 bass fretless, custom shop piece, think someone on talkbass owns it, among his huge gibson bass collection.

Trav

Edited December 2, 2009 by AndyTravis

[neepheid]

Anyone who likes a good solid sounding and different looking passive bass would be happy with a G-3. I know I'm happy with mine.

[harvey1-8]

[quote name='neepheid' post='671855' date='Dec 2 2009, 09:35 AM']Anyone who likes a good solid sounding and different looking passive bass would be happy with a G-3. I know I'm happy with mine.[/quote]

I've looked at your G-3 on the gear porn thread a few times. Very nice.

[simon1964]

The Victory is fantastic - have aways had GAS for one of these, although I've no idea what they sound or play like!

[ahpook]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='671145' date='Dec 1 2009, 02:58 PM']Why can't Gibson make a nice bass?[/quote]

if the epiphone jack casady is anything to go by, they did...

Edited December 2, 2009 by ahpook

[BigRedX]

Gibson have made plenty of nice basses provided that you don't want a fender clone with Gibson on the headstock (which seems to be what people who don't "get" Gibsons want).

personally I'm glad that they have the courage to do something different when so many bass manufacturers don't.