[Bassboomer]

Hi!

I`m new to this forum even i have followed it for a while...

Last year around this time i bought a G-3 with ebony finish on eBay for 575 USD...I later found the matching bridge cover and now i took it to a guitar doctor, and he switched the saddles and will later change the frets.

He said they had been rubbed down for 2 or 3 times and you can actually see it...The bass looks realy nice in itself, with minimal scratches and dings...The case is pretty beaten up, tough. But it works fine! This bass has lived the life on the road for a couple of years.

I paid the guitar doctor around 50 USD for changing the saddles and intonation and set up and will pay him about 160 USD for changing the frets. I think it`s definitely woth it! And i WILL NEVER SELL this bass! I love it, the sound, the look, the neck...everything! Will add pictures later when this fat ass lady sings

[doom]

Hello and welcome. It seems like this place is getting really crowded with Grabber and Ripper friends. 785$ is not that bad for a G-3 but most important is that you like the bass and enjoy playing it which you obviously do. Congrats.

[jules]

yeah welcome!


like you say its worth getting the work done if you intend to play, and that is a reasonable price.

what do you reach for first? the SG or G3?

[Bassboomer]

Originally Posted by jules

yeah welcome!


like you say its worth getting the work done if you intend to play, and that is a reasonable price.

what do you reach for first? the SG or G3?

First the G-3 and i bought the SG this summer...

I got a good discount from Luthman Norway
(The Norwegian Gibson dealer), because i work in a musical instruments store.

The ONLY bad thing about old Gibson-basses is the spareparts, you have to search around the world to find them. Allright, Gibson made knobs and 3 way-switches ,and you can always fine tuning machines that looks the same. But why the F*** can`t they made spareparts for their old models too?? Look at Fender, no prob to get what you want although i will never buy one.

But all this weigh up for the GOOD THINGS! These vintage Gibson-basses both sound and looks amazing! Everyone have these f***in` Fender or Rickenbackers, and they think that these basses are THE vintage bass..."Wait til you`ve tried a Gibson"...i use to say. I sat down with my SG yesterday and jammed along with the "Come Taste The Band" record from Deep Purple and this bass growls like a monster!

To everyone that haven`t tried out the SG Reissue, GO AND BUY IT!!! :-)

[doom]

Amen to that dear neighbour. What separates Gibson from Fender is that Fender have practically two classic basses which they still make reissues of hence getting parts to those is easy (try getting odd parts for a Coronado would be a different story though). Gibson have no real interest in making spare parts for ancient deleted models if they have no use for them for their own production line, heck they even refuse to sell new bass parts, guitar parts only which is annoying to put it kindly. I see a potential opening here. If you have a good relation to Luthman, any chance of getting bass parts?

[etb67]

Originally Posted by doom

, heck they even refuse to sell new bass parts, guitar parts only which is annoying to put it kindly.

Wow, is this really true? Gibson sells spare parts for their newer guitars, but not for their newer basses? wtf?

[Bassboomer]

Hi Doom: On Thursday this week we had "Gibson-day" at our musicstore, what means that if you have a Gibson or a Epiphone guitar, Luthman will adjust the neck and change strings for free :D

We had many customers that checked their guitars that day, but no basses...

Later, me, my boss and Ronny Hagen from Luthman Norway went out for dinner and drinks and i told him the situation with older Gibson`s and spareparts and he totaly agreed with me! I will try my best to make any impression with Gibson and i will ask Ronny if he will help me...If i can refer to anyone on this forum with name, adresses that will maybe help...I don`t know. Gibson is a HUGE company and we are only a needle in a haystack for them...

If i can get some help from you guys, anything that helps, it`s all good!
Then i can try to make Ronny write them a letter, and make them understand...

In my opinion Gibson is a lifetime instruments, and like a car it need`s spareparts too!!

I will add pictures later from our "Gibson day"...Is it OK, Jules?? Not many basses, but funny to see anyway :D

And by the way...Ronny recommended Turtle Wax Original Car-polish wax for polishing you guitar. I have only tried Dunlop 65 Bodygloss, cream of caranuba. :wink: