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Topic: Have you guys ever seen a Gibson Lap like this one? |
Mark Davis
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Bakersfield, Ca
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Posted 21 Feb 2000 12:33 pm |
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I have seen all the models of Gibson lap steels (at least I think I have)until I saw this Gibson Century. This one looks like it might have a Humbucker in it the pickup is wide enough.
Someone take a look at this and report what you think.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=265234242
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Max Laine
From:
Pori, Finland
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Posted 21 Feb 2000 1:48 pm
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Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars states it as model Century-6 from '66-'68. The pickup looks like a Firebird pickup. A search on Gibson website dates this as '61, but I believe Mr. Gruhn is right...
Max |
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Ian McLatchie
From:
Sechelt, British Columbia
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Posted 21 Feb 2000 2:57 pm
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Mark: I have one of these instruments. The pickup is a mini-humbucker (a "Firebird"), and the cherry finish is similar to an SG or Les Paul.
As Max says, they were made for only a couple of years, and you only have to look at the position markers and peghead design to recognize that those years were in the late sixties; a friend described the look of these guitars as "bell bottoms and lava lamps." If the bidding doesn't get totally out of line, this would be worth picking up - these are GREAT sounding guitars, and quite rare. Apart from the one I own, the only other one I've seen was one a friend bought from the same dealer who sold me mine. |
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Mark Davis
From:
Bakersfield, Ca
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Posted 21 Feb 2000 5:45 pm
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Thanks for the replies. I thought it might be a PAF Humbucker but after looking again you guys are right it does look like the pickups a Firebird used. Its a cool looking steel and is rare.
Thanks for the info I knew someone here would know about that model.
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