GIBSON ES ARTIST
WITH ORIGINAL HARD CASE
EBONY
MADE IN THE USA
1980
ASIDE FROM A LOT OF TARNISHING OF THE GOLD HARDWARE AND A FEW LACQUER CRACKS PLUS MINOR BUCKLE RASH ITS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE
THE FRETS ARE IN VERY GOOD ORDER TOO
THE CELLULOSE SCRATCHPLATE HAS STATED TO DISINTEGRATE
I PUT SOME TAPE ON THE BACK OF IT TO TAKE THE PHOTOS BUT ITS NOW SAFELY WRAPPED IN BUBBLE WRAP AND IN THE CASE
BACK IN THE 70’s DIGITAL ELECTRONICS WERE THE THING
GIBSON THOUGHT THEY NEEDED TO GET ON BOARD
NORLIN, WHO OWNED GIBSON AT THE TIME ALSO OWNED MOOG, SO THEY GOT BOB MOOG TO DESIGN THE ACTIVE ELECTRONICS WHICH ARE IN THIS GUITAR
THEY FITTED LOW IMPEDANCE PICKUPS
VOLUME CONTROL AND ACTIVE BASS/TREBLE CONTROLS WITH BOOST/CUT, PLUS A COMPRESSOR, EXPANDER AND TREBLE BOOST
PLEASE NOTE THE EXPANDER IS NOT WORKING
THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM AS MOST PEOPLE DONT TOUCH THE 3 SWITCHES, THE TREBLE BOOST IS DEFINITELY NOT REQUIRED!
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE OUT THE ACTIVE CIRCUIT AND PICKUPS TO CONVERT IT TO A STANDARD PASSIVE GUITAR
ASIDE FROM THE LOVE IT/HATE IT ACTIVE CIRCUIT THIS IS A VERY GOOD GUITAR
ITS GOT A LOW ACTION
THE EBONY BOARD FEELS WONDERFUL
IT WASNT GIBSONS MOST SUCCESSFUL RELEASE, NOT MANY OF THEM WERE MADE BETWEEN ‘79 & ‘85
MAKING THIS A BIT OF A RARITY
ITS THE ONLY ONE IVE EVER SEEN IN THE FLESH
THIS WILL DEFINITELY GO UP IN VALUE IN THE YEARS TO COME
GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN
WE WILL PROBABLY NEVER SEE ANOTHER ONE
ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL GIBSONS WE’VE HAD IN STOCK
VERY COLLECTABLE S/H BARGAIN PRICE ONLY £2499!!!!