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PostPosted: July 13th, 2013, 11:10 am 
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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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 Post subject: Re: 72 Gibson
PostPosted: July 13th, 2013, 4:23 pm 
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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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PostPosted: July 14th, 2013, 2:07 am 
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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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 Post subject: Re: 72 Gibson
PostPosted: July 14th, 2013, 12:33 pm 
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.....and SOLD, didn't take long. Anyone from here buy it?


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 Post subject: Re: 72 Gibson
PostPosted: July 14th, 2013, 6:09 pm 
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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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 Post subject: Re: 72 Gibson
PostPosted: August 6th, 2013, 5:41 pm 
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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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PostPosted: August 6th, 2013, 5:57 pm 
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Congrats, it looks like a good buy to me !


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PostPosted: August 6th, 2013, 10:24 pm 
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glad it was all it was purported to be, and that it arrived in good shape. Congrats!


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PostPosted: August 7th, 2013, 4:24 am 
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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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PostPosted: September 16th, 2013, 12:05 pm 
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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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