Gibson Bass GAS never sleeps.
I sold a bass recently so had a little bit of "bass money" laying around. My birthday soon, so my lovely wife told me she wanted to throw some more against it to get something nice, so I started looking a week or so ago (not that I ever really stop).
Only really looking in Oz, as the exchange remains bad. There are usually not lots of Gibson basses available on the second hand market here and often overpriced, comparatively speaking, so I didn't hold out much hope of finding something nice.
In the space of a about a week, all outside of eBay, I found an EB13, but the guy ended up deciding to keep it. Then found a mint Gold Top Les Paul OSB that I think the guy wants a bit too much for. I emailed him to see if he was interested in trades or part cash/ part trade. He says not really because the wife wants the $$$, but to hit him up anyway and if there is anything catches his fancy he will talk to his wife about it. So I put a couple of scenarios to him.
Not expecting hear back, a couple of days later, I find a G3 70s Tribute yesterday. I grabbed the G3 and am waiting on shipping and bank account details to close the deal. Then yesterday afternoon, the Les Paul guy gets back and says he is thinking seriously about the trade options I put to him, but needs to convince his wife who wants the full $$$$. I got back to him and said I am probably out for a cash/ trade deal as, in the meantime, I had found a G3 and committed my available $$$ that way, but, assuming the G3 deal doesn't fall over, that I was happy to do a trade for a couple of Fenders. He's thinking about it. Not sure how that one will end up. I don't know where I found the time to go to work before I retired!
Anyway, does anyone have experience with the G3 70 Tribute? I read good things about them when they were around and thought I must get one, but one never crossed my path until now.
I sold a bass recently so had a little bit of "bass money" laying around. My birthday soon, so my lovely wife told me she wanted to throw some more against it to get something nice, so I started looking a week or so ago (not that I ever really stop).
Only really looking in Oz, as the exchange remains bad. There are usually not lots of Gibson basses available on the second hand market here and often overpriced, comparatively speaking, so I didn't hold out much hope of finding something nice.
In the space of a about a week, all outside of eBay, I found an EB13, but the guy ended up deciding to keep it. Then found a mint Gold Top Les Paul OSB that I think the guy wants a bit too much for. I emailed him to see if he was interested in trades or part cash/ part trade. He says not really because the wife wants the $$$, but to hit him up anyway and if there is anything catches his fancy he will talk to his wife about it. So I put a couple of scenarios to him.
Not expecting hear back, a couple of days later, I find a G3 70s Tribute yesterday. I grabbed the G3 and am waiting on shipping and bank account details to close the deal. Then yesterday afternoon, the Les Paul guy gets back and says he is thinking seriously about the trade options I put to him, but needs to convince his wife who wants the full $$$$. I got back to him and said I am probably out for a cash/ trade deal as, in the meantime, I had found a G3 and committed my available $$$ that way, but, assuming the G3 deal doesn't fall over, that I was happy to do a trade for a couple of Fenders. He's thinking about it. Not sure how that one will end up. I don't know where I found the time to go to work before I retired!
Anyway, does anyone have experience with the G3 70 Tribute? I read good things about them when they were around and thought I must get one, but one never crossed my path until now.
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But i'm pretty sure my thunderbird (or birds if i've got both finished by may/june) will have their spotlight 
