Beautiful Gibson Double-8 EH-150 on eBay

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Apr 2009 7:24 am

Did you see this? mint condition, highly flamed maple top and back, and a pair of Charlie Christian pickups! It's not my auction, I just thought it would be of interest to forum members.

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Todd Clinesmith · Post by **Todd Clinesmith** » 10 Apr 2009 7:27 am

Wow, what a clean guitar. This should get a pretty nice price.
Todd

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 10 Apr 2009 7:41 am

Someone is going to get a sweet guitar ... wish it was me ..

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 10 Apr 2009 7:49 am

This darn recession is bringing some nice guitars out of closets and onto the selling block. Yikes.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 10 Apr 2009 7:56 am

Have Mercy !

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Apr 2009 8:01 am

It might not sell though. The seller claims it's worth $3500, and he does have a reserve price on it. The reserve price may not be met. People are hanging onto their money now.

The guitar looks like it was played very little. Even the Case, the case handle, and the original? volume pedal are super clean.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 10 Apr 2009 8:02 am

A work of art.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Apr 2009 8:17 am

I should get a commission. A few minutes after I posted this the price went up 30% !!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 10 Apr 2009 8:37 am

Probably someone planning to flip it...

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Apr 2009 9:35 am

Jim! let's not even Go there...

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 10 Apr 2009 10:25 am

Wow!!! That's one beautiful guitar that I'd love to own!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 10 Apr 2009 10:41 am

John Bechtel wrote:Wow!!! That's one beautiful guitar that I'd love to own!

Well, I'm sure Doug would be willing to re-sell it to you soon...

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 10 Apr 2009 11:07 am

Have you forgotten that RA also` always lurks in the background? I expect it will end up in his hands first! If I want anything anywhere near to this model, I'll probably have to build it myself! (I could, but; I won't!)

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 10 Apr 2009 11:27 am

I seem to recall hearing somewhere that 8-string (and 7-string) C. Christian pickups don't sound quite as nice as the 6-string version. Is this just BS or is there any truth to that? I'll keep telling myself that, as I watch the bidding climb up on this baby. : )

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Apr 2009 12:48 pm

I seem to recall hearing somewhere that 8-string (and 7-string) C. Christian pickups don't sound quite as nice as the 6-string version. Is this just BS or is there any truth to that? I'll keep telling myself that, as I watch the bidding climb up on this baby. : )

That's an urban myth created by steel players looking for excuses Not to spend their hard earned money on guitars like this!

Jim, are you calling me a flippin' flipper? I never flipped a flippin' thing in my life!

Scott Thomas · Post by **Scott Thomas** » 10 Apr 2009 3:15 pm

Looks like it glows in the dark, too!

Richard Shatz · Post by **Richard Shatz** » 10 Apr 2009 3:49 pm

10 days left. Rhetorical question.
If you could or can afford it, how much?

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 10 Apr 2009 3:58 pm

The reserve price has been met. It's currently at $2998.00. Now I really want that commission!

Don McGregor · Post by **Don McGregor** » 10 Apr 2009 3:59 pm

Scott isn't far off the mark. One of my first guitars was a 1938 Gibson Charlie Christian model archtop, and under a black light, the finish glowed green. Sweet, hot pickup, and the back of the neck had a slight "v" contour to it. I was using a B-12 Ampeg flip-top amp at the time, and it was a wonderful combination, except, at times, it would pick up a local Memphis radio station.
In the seventies, I had heavy Gibson Sonomatic strings on it, and this allowed me to lay it down on my lap, and use it for steel.

I would swap my van for that double neck, only the Gibson is probably worth more than my GMC.

Sure is nice to get a look at it, anyway.

Julian Goldwhite · Post by **Julian Goldwhite** » 10 Apr 2009 9:17 pm

That truly is a beauty. As someone who has a single '36 EH-150 6-string, and doesn't have the new book on Gibson lap guitars yet, I was struck while looking at the pictures, that it doesn't seem to have a selector switch!? Wondering how you select necks on that instrument? Any experts on here have the answer?

Best,

Julian

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 11 Apr 2009 4:46 am

Richard Shatz wrote:10 days left. Rhetorical question.
If you could or can afford it, how much?

About 6-7 years ago, I bought a Gibson EH-150, CC pups, D 8/7...8.5 out of 10 condition....paid 2K......which was on the high side BACK THEN...

If I were still in the market for vintage, I would go $3500.00 tops (although in the heat of bidding, I have often gone over my "maximum" amount - who am I kidding?....I'd go 4K).......this one looks like it's in excellent condition......however, the color is way off......that sunburst is a dull orange, not a sunshine yellow....there is one true photo posted in that auction......

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 11 Apr 2009 5:30 am

Yes, the bright yellow sunburst in the pictures is not the true color of the guitar. I think it's a result of too much "sharpening" in a photo program. The pics look like they were cropped in photoshop, and brightened quite a bit.

For example, look at the two pictures below. The first one is from the auction, and it shows the true finish on the guitar. The second one is the same picture... after I brightened the color levels in photoshop.

Ron Simpson · Post by **Ron Simpson** » 11 Apr 2009 8:04 am

I don't mean to get off topic, but I could't help but notice in the above photos that the eighth string on far neck is very thin, similar to the first string. I once had an EH-100 seven string with the seventh string being a thin gage like the first string. A more knowledgeable club member confirmed that Gibson did make them this way. I'm sure he was correct since the notch in the nut was very small, and really would not accept a larger diameter string. I never found this configuration very useful, and wondered if anyone actually used this setup. It might be great for five string banjo licks on a steel guitar?

Eddie Cunningham · Post by **Eddie Cunningham** » 11 Apr 2009 11:59 am

Hi Ron , I believe that when they first made seven string steels it was to add a seventh chord note to major chords and as they didn't want the seventh chord note way down is the bass they would put a thin string down there to add the seventh to the higher pitched major chord on top !!?? Does this make sense to anyone ?? I use a thinner string on the bottom of all my tunings to create a chord without messin with pedals !! . Eddie "C"

Ron Simpson · Post by **Ron Simpson** » 11 Apr 2009 4:34 pm

Thanks Eddie. It does make sense that way. That string just seemed out of place to me so I only used the top six. Thankfully, I didn't have the heart to change the slot.

Ron

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