TMC55
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I messaged the seller and asked for some paper work or something that verified what he was saying, and verified it was not a Chibson. He said he didn't have any paper work, but that he was a regional sales MGR for Gibson for 20 years. Anyway, someone bought it...
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Anyone ever heard of Fuji gen making a prototype SG that has a Gibson logo on the headstock? In 2003?
The serial on this guitar dates it as a 2000 SG Standard reissue, made in USA of course. The guy says it's some kind of Gibson/Epiphone prototype.
Any thoughts?
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https://reverb.com/item/32954309-gibson-masterbuilt-brazilian-rosewood-classical
Built by Kevin Kopp, Val Bolitho, Phil Sagama, Ren Ferguson and Mike Bakeburg for the 98 NAMM show.
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I've posted about this guitar before. It was built in the Gibson custom shop upstairs in Bozeman for the 1998 NAMM show. Each of the five luthiers who built it, Mike Bakeburg, Val Bolitho, Ren Ferguson, Kevin Kopp and Phil Sgamma, signed the guitar on the underside of the top. Ebony fretboard, Indian rosewood body, Spruce top.
It's a beautiful instrument. I'm ready to pass it on.
Check it out if you are interested. Price is definitely negotiable:
https://rvrb.io/1998-master-built-ilbkqs
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I was able to a bit of detective work on this mystery guitar, thanks to some info that was in the case, which led me to a conversation with its original owner.
this guitar was a one-off, made by the aforementioned Gibson luthiers in the custom shop in Bozeman for the 1998 NAMM show. It was a centerpiece of the Gibson display that year. Back in those days, according to the original owner, Guitar Center used to buy the entire Gibson NAMM display each year and sell the pieces in various stores. This one ended up in the Guitar Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., where the original owner purchased it. He sold it in 2004 to a collector on the East Coast. It is indeed made from master grade Brazilian rosewood and is mint. Sings like a bird. I was able to get in touch with Val Bolitho, and she remembers her contribution to the instrument was working on the neck.
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Thanks for the replies, all!
Hogeye, you really know how to make someone's day. That's some deep intel. Gold mine. Thanks much!! I will PM you if I can figure out how...
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New to the board, so hello everybody.
I've recently acquired a Gibson classical guitar and am trying to learn more about it than I already know. Hoping someone here can help or give suggestions on how to figure out some things about it. Like, how rare is it? It's value?
The guitar doesn't have a serial number and does not appear to be part of a Gibson line of classicals. (In other words, it's not a C-0 or C-1, etc.)
It appears to be made of master grade Brazilian wood.
The label inside the guitar reports it was made in January 1998, and reads: Master Built, Master Grade Concert Guitar. Made in Bozeman.
And it has the signatures of 5 Gibson luthiers, Valerie Bolitho, Ren Ferguson, Kevin Kopp, Michael Bakeburg (or Bakeberg) and one name I can't quite make out. Perhaps Philip Seymour?
There's nothing terribly fancy (inlays, hardware) about the guitar. But the excellent build and quality of the wood is very apparent.
Anyways, I'm wondering if the Bozeman shop in 1998-99 had room for side projects that the luthiers would undertake. Could this have been made to order for a buyer?
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Gibson Pickup Braided Wire Too Short
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I need some advice. I've got a Gibson humbucker and the braided wire is only about 2 inches long. Someone cut it way too short. I need to add wire to it to get it to the pots. I've added length to shielded pickup wire before. I understand how to do that. But never thought about adding to the braided style, where the ground is the casing on the outside of the shielded lead wire. Any advice on how to make this work? Thanks in advance!