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Gibson/Epiphone Spotlight Info needed...


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Talking about setting up these KB trems...I just got Bernd's posts and adjuster, along with the spring...hacksawed the pedestals off, ground it down with a Dremel...it all looks good...I glued back a chip of paint that came off because of the bent posts...and waiting for the glue to set before putting it all together...took pictures here...

 

My question though about setup...how the heck do you adjust the intonation on one of these things? I would guess by sliding the bridge pieces up and down, since they just sit in the trem apparently held in place by nothing but string pressure...does this mean I have to adjust the intonation every time I change the strings? Tell me this isn't so...here's the pics btw...

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Hey All,

 

Off the wall question of the day...

 

I have a Gibson/Epiphone Nouveau Spotlight. It appears all original including the black EMG pickups, black Steinberger bridge without a whammy bar, black tuners and is the natural wood top with a neck through design. It's kinda heavy but the sustain is amazing & the guitar is simple in its layout. Uncomplicated is good. And it is in amazing condition... [thumbup]

 

I have been told these were manufactured in late 1988 perhaps into early 1989, overseas (Japan I believe) and assembled here at Gibson Nashville. Urban legend has it that PRS sued Gibson because of the similarities and Gibson figured why bother so production ceased at about 100 to 150 guitars. They came in black or white as well as the natural wood top...any serial number that was on it was possibly a sticker because I can't find a thing and I don't want to take the guitar apart. The guitar came with a Gibson "chainsaw" case, no paper work or manuals or anything at all, not a surprise considering its age.

 

I took it to a recent vintage guitar show up in Santa Monica. Lots of interest because of the chainsaw case but when I told them it wasn't a Les Paul and was a Spotlight all I got were blank stares and "huh?". Lots of people wanted to see it and only one dealer seemed to have any idea what it was.

 

I have found little of anything on them other than a small bit of info at MyRareGuitars.com. The guitar at myrareguitars looks exactly as mine does. I tried downloading a picture of my guitar but had no luck. Apparently I am computer challenged...anyway any help or info that someone can provide would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

Thanks ahead of time!

Jay in the OC

 

 

Greetings All,

 

Have one of these. Just putting it right with ordering new posts. Oddly enough, when buying this the owner clued me in to the post problem and the fix. I immediately went and checked my Epi fixed neck Firebird. I have played the Firebird less than 10 hours since it was bought 20 years ago, so I was surprised.

 

I was originally under the impression these were Del Rays but the set neck and Steinberger trem, set them apart.

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On 9/13/2010 at 8:58 PM, zombywoof said:

Gibson supposedly made some Nouveaus in 1987 but nobody I know has ever seen one. Before the end of the year they were making them under the Epiphone banner. I believe they were made in the Samick Factory in Korea but could be wrong about that. I am pretty sure they were out of production by 1990.

Gibson Nouveau Spotlight 1987 Amber Flamed Maple https://reverb.com/item/28954816-gibson-nouveau-spotlight-1987-amber-flamed-maple?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=share

 

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