Comments on: Gibsonbacker 4005 – eBay Freak of the Week http://www.hollowbodybass.com/ebay-oddities/gibsonbacker-4005.htm Online Community for Hollowbody, Semi-Hollow and Chambered Basses Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brandon http://www.hollowbodybass.com/ebay-oddities/gibsonbacker-4005.htm#comment-807 Brandon Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:00:02 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/ebay-oddities/gibsonbacker-4005.htm#comment-807 Awesome Tubbs! We'd love to see some before and after shots of the restoration. Awesome Tubbs! We’d love to see some before and after shots of the restoration.

]]> By: Tubbs http://www.hollowbodybass.com/ebay-oddities/gibsonbacker-4005.htm#comment-801 Tubbs Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:39:02 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/ebay-oddities/gibsonbacker-4005.htm#comment-801 Just thought I'd drop a line as it was my elder brother who actually purchased this item from ebay for the rather hefty (or bargain??) price of GBP2500.00. While the Gibson pups sound perfectly lovely, it will be restored to as close to its original glory as possible. Luthiers and Ric anoraks are already on the case. My brother and I are amateur collectors, as well as working musicians, and we currently house around 36 guitars of worth. This is a lovely beast and definitely worth the investment considering the 9K or 10K being charged for 4005's by some shops in London. Once completed, I will speak to my brother and we may well return here to post a wee picture, in the hope that the Ric officianados will call off the manhunt. Cheers Just thought I’d drop a line as it was my elder brother who actually purchased this item from ebay for the rather hefty (or bargain??) price of GBP2500.00. While the Gibson pups sound perfectly lovely, it will be restored to as close to its original glory as possible. Luthiers and Ric anoraks are already on the case. My brother and I are amateur collectors, as well as working musicians, and we currently house around 36 guitars of worth. This is a lovely beast and definitely worth the investment considering the 9K or 10K being charged for 4005′s by some shops in London. Once completed, I will speak to my brother and we may well return here to post a wee picture, in the hope that the Ric officianados will call off the manhunt.

Cheers

]]> By: Dan Weber http://www.hollowbodybass.com/ebay-oddities/gibsonbacker-4005.htm#comment-667 Dan Weber Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:13:31 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/ebay-oddities/gibsonbacker-4005.htm#comment-667 Hmm, I actually like the idea of the Gibson pick-ups, as I had a 1965 EBO that sounded wonderful. Yes, from a collectability standpoint, this is a big no-no, but hey where else would someone score a 4005 for under $3000? It makes me sad that I sold my mint Azure-Glo for a mere $3250 a couple of years back! Ouch! Hmm, I actually like the idea of the Gibson pick-ups, as I had a 1965 EBO that sounded wonderful. Yes, from a collectability standpoint, this is a big no-no, but hey where else would someone score a 4005 for under $3000? It makes me sad that I sold my mint Azure-Glo for a mere $3250 a couple of years back! Ouch!

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