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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 30, 2015 19:43:02 GMT -6
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Post by Ward on Jan 30, 2015 20:36:30 GMT -6
And it's a 'no reserve' auction... with a starting bid of $2121.21 HUH?
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Post by donr on Jan 30, 2015 20:51:45 GMT -6
Ha. Wow, I didn't realize 70's SG's were that expensive. Nice piece. The late '70's SG's had that bridge for a while before going back to the old Tune-o-matic. That Blue Oyster Cult sticker is a collector's item now. I remember sticking them on maid's carts at motels on the road in the day. My original white SG was painted, I bought it new in '72 red, with a Gibson trem tailpiece, later converted to a stop tailpiece. It wound up with Bill Lawrence pickups, and ultimately was lost (left at a gig) in the '90's. Never knew what happened to it, you'd expect it to surface somewhere. The Gibson custom shop made me another one, about 8 years ago, not because Gibson liked me, but an employee was a fan and a friend. Here's a picture. I don't take this on the road, though.  |
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Post by matt on Jan 30, 2015 21:15:30 GMT -6
Don, you really need to contact the seller! Such an opportunity is too good to pass up.
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Post by donr on Jan 30, 2015 21:37:10 GMT -6
Don, you really need to contact the seller! Such an opportunity is too good to pass up. I just messaged the guy on eBay. Let's see what happens. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 30, 2015 21:38:17 GMT -6
Awesome!
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Post by ericn on Jan 30, 2015 21:40:28 GMT -6
Don, you really need to contact the seller! Such an opportunity is too good to pass up. I just messaged the guy on eBay. Let's see what happens. You either made him shit a brick or made his day! |
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Post by matt on Jan 30, 2015 21:46:53 GMT -6
Don, you really need to contact the seller! Such an opportunity is too good to pass up. I just messaged the guy on eBay. Let's see what happens. HAH! Awesome, this exchange should be one for the books! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 22:46:13 GMT -6
That is hilarious - way to go donr |
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Post by tonycamphd on Jan 31, 2015 1:21:39 GMT -6
awww man, this is really cool, it's been so great having Don hang with us here, but this unsuspecting BOC fan is gonna absolutely flip his friggin lid! you're too cool D!
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Post by jimwilliams on Jan 31, 2015 11:35:33 GMT -6
That guitar was featured on Pawn Stars, the shop bought it for $95,000.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 31, 2015 12:44:04 GMT -6
No freaking way. So it wasn't played by you guys, right, Don?
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Post by donr on Jan 31, 2015 13:03:21 GMT -6
I heard back from the seller, Kevin. He got the Blue Oyster Cult sticker when they were thrown out into the crowd at a show at Winterland in S.F. in the '70's.
BOC is playng a show in San Jose on March 13, he's going to come to that one. Says he's got some nifty '70's photos taken with a 35mm SLR back when we was fab.
He said he ruined a '66 SG by having it repainted white. Bunged the tone. That guitar of his on eBay looks pretty good actually.
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Post by winetree on Jan 31, 2015 16:33:57 GMT -6
That guitar was featured on Pawn Stars, the shop bought it for $95,000. The guitar on Pawn Stars was Mary Ford's Custom S.G. Les didn't like the model and I don't think it was ever put into production. It had Gold 3 P.U.s and hardware. It even had her set list taped to the back with a lot of pictures and docs.
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Post by donr on Jan 31, 2015 17:22:38 GMT -6
Cool. The three gold pickups was the only way you could get a white one for a long time.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 31, 2015 17:54:40 GMT -6
This is good stuff. Your too cool for school donr.
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Post by Ward on Jan 31, 2015 19:46:33 GMT -6
there's a special kind of magic in the tone of a really good SG. The only one I kept is my 1975 Tobacco Sunburst with the tarback pickups. Quite the rich tone. There's a video of it on my 'Comfort Cove Sound' page on Facebook if you wanna check out the tone of it.
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Post by Ward on Jan 31, 2015 19:52:24 GMT -6
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Post by nobtwiddler on Feb 1, 2015 21:14:28 GMT -6
Here's my baby.
I've got two, this one is my favorite, it's all original 65!
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Post by donr on Feb 1, 2015 21:29:51 GMT -6
Here's my baby. I've got two, this one is my favorite, it's all original 65! That's primo, Paulie. |
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Post by nobtwiddler on Feb 2, 2015 16:01:40 GMT -6
Don,
Yeah she's a beaut!
Sounds even better then it looks!
Hey are you guys gonna be in my neck of the woods sometime soon.
Wood love to come out any hang.
Been way too long.
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 2, 2015 18:00:53 GMT -6
I had a Gibson Custom Shop SG that looked just like that nobtwiddler...loved it |
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