The Gibson RD Artist Bass were built during 2018, revisiting the original RD Basses from 1977 to 1981. These distinctive basses draw from Gibson’s original Firebird and Thunderbird designs, but are definitely not copies. The early RD Bass line consisted of two models, the Standard, and Artist. Construction was Maple for the body and Laminated Maple for the neck, with a Maple fingerboard.
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Presented here is a splendid 1993 Gibson Les Paul Standard, thoughtfully enhanced with a host of wiring and hardware upgrades. This meticulously preserved instrument retains all of its original components, while introducing noteworthy improvements.
This guitar is a bit unusual – a Gibson Les Paul Traditional GoldTop with Bigsby, the Bigsby mounted at the factory using a VibraMate kit. During 2014, Gibson offered a number of Les Paul Traditional GoldTop P90 models. A Bigsby was desired, but that normally requires drilling at least two holes in the top.
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MORE →The Gibson Collector’s Choice #5 ‘Donna’ is a meticulous replica of the 1959 Les Paul Standard bearing the serial number 9-1923 and owned by Tom Wittrock, noted collector and owner of The Third Eye guitar shop in Springfield, Missouri. This pristine example is number 138 of 300 built during 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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MORE →The Gibson EDS-1275 is the company’s current doubleneck design with six and twelve string necks. This design addresses a number of performance issues, primarily how to avoid switching instruments when a piece calls for both six and twelve string parts. Shown here is a Gibson EDS-1275 doubleneck in cherry finish, built mid 1990 at Nashville, Tennessee. It is in very good, clean and almost entirely original condition with its original rectangular hard shell case.
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