Vintar Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Greetings everyone. Let me first introduce myself. My name is Darcy and I have started collecting what I think could be rare guitars. I am not a musician(trying to learn now) but I love guitars. I found this guitar through a friend of mine who has had it since the 80's. He tells me he had to rescue it when his house burned down, that's where the burn marks on the guitar come from. It is a 12 string and 6 string guitar that seems to have all the parts from the era of the serial number. The 6 string neck is stamped MADE IN U.S.A. and seriaL # 83081662, which dates it at 1981. The neck has 22 frets, has a volute and appears to be made of 1 piece of mahogany. The 12 string neck appears to be made from 3 pieces of mahogany, plus the wings. It has 21 frets. The pickups are 2 t-top pickups at the necks, one is stamped with patent, the other has the ink stamp. The bridge pickup is a Dimarzio. The bridges are both "Leo Quan Bad ***" from that era. The electronics use a 9v battery that passes through one of the knobs. The body seems to be made out of 4 separate pieces of mahogany, stacked then quartered. the tuners on the 6 string are vintage Schallers and the 12 string has vintage grovers. There are no identifiable markings on the body. I would like to know if I have an interesting home made project or did a Gibson employee perhaps got creative on his breaks. Here is a pic of the body, I can photograph any part of guitar and post it, just let me know what you need to see. Any help or direction in identifying what I have is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Hi Darcy. Welcome to the forum. Not sure what that is. Could you possibly post some pics of the headstock? That may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Never seen Gibson necks and boards finished and shaped quite like either of those. The '12' has a 20-fret neck with no dot past the 17th? Hmm.... Gibson has made some bolt-on neck guitars in that period, of course, but I'm not sure they would have looked like either of those two. Whatever it started out as my guess is that it wasn't a Gibson - not unless some SERIOUS mistakes have been meted out to the poor thing(s). As Brad has already mentioned; some detailed pics of front and rear of headstock - and also the neck heels - would be a help one way or another... Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Appears homemade, a one off to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Appears... ...a one off to me. Yeah, hopefully he stopped there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Greetings everyone. Let me first introduce myself. My name is Darcy and I have started collecting what I think could be rare guitars. I am not a musician(trying to learn now) but I love guitars. I found this guitar through a friend of mine who has had it since the 80's. He tells me he had to rescue it when his house burned down, that's where the burn marks on the guitar come from. It is a 12 string and 6 string guitar that seems to have all the parts from the era of the serial number. The 6 string neck is stamped MADE IN U.S.A. and seriaL # 83081662, which dates it at 1981. The neck has 22 frets, has a volute and appears to be made of 1 piece of mahogany. The 12 string neck appears to be made from 3 pieces of mahogany, plus the wings. It has 21 frets. The pickups are 2 t-top pickups at the necks, one is stamped with patent, the other has the ink stamp. The bridge pickup is a Dimarzio. The bridges are both "Leo Quan Bad ***" from that era. The electronics use a 9v battery that passes through one of the knobs. The body seems to be made out of 4 separate pieces of mahogany, stacked then quartered. the tuners on the 6 string are vintage Schallers and the 12 string has vintage grovers. There are no identifiable markings on the body. I would like to know if I have an interesting home made project or did a Gibson employee perhaps got creative on his breaks. Here is a pic of the body, I can photograph any part of guitar and post it, just let me know what you need to see. Any help or direction in identifying what I have is greatly appreciated. I can identify that as a guitar you don't want to start your collecting with. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Looks like a couple of Fender necks put on a 12th grade woodshop project. I just peed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 What is it? Oh I know I know... pick me.. pick me... That ladies and germs... is a train wreck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtim Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Yeah, hopefully he stopped there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I think a mother was pissed about a missing kichen cutting board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 ... I have started collecting what I think could be rare guitars. Well, I think it probably is. We can hope so, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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