[duffer]

Hi there, just found this site. I live in Manchester (UK) & i've got a collection of basses. One of my pride 'n' joys is my gibson victory bass which i bought from an old guy near where i live. Its in mint condition, the body is made out of 3 pieces of maple with the middle one being birdseye maple. However - it didn't have the original pick ups in it. At the moment i've put a musicman soap bar style MEC (normally found in Warwick basses) in it but would like to get hold of some original pick ups....... Has anyone got any ideas? cheers, duffer

[jules]

Hi Duffer, and welcome to the forum

what model Victory do you have?

Standard, Custom or Artist?

Jules

[duffer]

Cheers Jules, not sure which one it is. Do you know how i could find out? I'll take some pictures & post them this weekend, duffer

[Redbird]

here - great site!

http://www.gibsonbass.com/GibsonVictoryBass.php

[duffer]

Originally Posted by Redbird

here - great site!

http://www.gibsonbass.com/GibsonVictoryBass.php

Cheers matey, i seem to have a bit of problem........ i've been on the site & found out thats its a 1982 bass, however - according to the spec the body it made out of hard rock maple, then painted ...... mine's natural wood & made out of birdseye maple!

[Redbird]

Wow, we have to see pictures!

Could be a refin or a rare natural maple one?

[duffer]

Originally Posted by Redbird

Wow, we have to see pictures!

Could be a refin or a rare natural maple one?

no worries, i'll send some this weekend

[duffer]

This is my bass , any info would be great. cheers .

[jules]

I would suggest that has been stripped of original finish - does it even have a clearcoat? certainly less glossy than the neck. The scratchplate is a custom job.

What is under it? The pickup position would suggest a custom or artist, but these both had a brass nut - I wonder whether the neck is from a standard? (can't be 100% sure from the picture... it's not brass is it?)

I see a few stripped ones - they do look good bare don't they

[duffer]

Hi Jules,

The scratch plate i made myself & i put the pick-up in it. When i origanaly got it , it had a dodgy white scratch plate on it with a single dimazio pick up in it. I know its not a great picture but the nut is brass (a bit dis-cloured & painted though) but the thing that gets me is that the body is made out of three pieces of maple with the main center one being birds eye maple. If it was all standard maple then i'd agree with you 100% that it may have been stripped at some point but guitar makers wouldn't waste their time placing a nice piece of birds eye in the middle (also the cost) just to paint over it.......I suppose all i can think of is that someone custom made the body for themselves & replaced the original.......................unless someone else knows something different?
cheers for the info though, take it easy, duffer