[MNBass]

Morning... I read your Gibson Bass threads regularly. I saw the site link to eBay for the "1987 Gibson Victory Custom Shop Bass Guitar" which is a buy now offering. Anyone willing to comment on this bass and whether it is an original? Thanks

[Dave W]

It's legit and original, but it's a Q-80, not a Victory. All Q-80s had the custom shop logo. The body is mahogany, not maple. It has Ripper pickups.

The ones I've seen in the last couple of years have been in the $500-600 range, but at $699 this is within reason.

[jules]

It has the same shape body, hence the name confusion

[MNBass]

Thanks guys. Do you know much about the Q-80 playability? I am guessing that these are heavy guitars too. Anything unique about the setup?

[George Porter]

My son has had one for over 15 years. It feels more Fender like, but higher quality. With the ebony fingerboard & low action it was a nice playing bass, but a far cry from an EB-2.

[jules]

Looks like a nice bass, and a reasonable price with case. I've never owned one, so I can't really comment about playability, but that one looks pretty nice.

Prices on these are not going to go down, if you want one, now is certainly the time to buy.