alschnier
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I picked this up on Ebay earlier this year.
serial # & pots date to 1974. has (4) T-Tops, early Kluson strip tuners on the 12 str. neck. the tuners on the 6 str. neck are metal tulip buttons, but look like they were replaced at some point in time. not sure what would've been on here (maybe 3 on a strip, metal button Klusons?)
now, here is the cool thing - Gibson shipping totals for 1974 show only 1 EDS-1275 going out the door that year. this guitar, technically, was not a production model for several years (from late '60s until about approx. 1977). so, as best as I can tell, I may have that one.
There is another '74 on ebay, that has been on there for almost a year (how do people keep relisting indefinitely w/o recurring fees?). his is listed @ $17k (!), but he didn't check the pot codes for me - so I'm not sure if there's another, or it's just a matter of Gibson's serial number confusion.
I posted this to share, but also get some feedback. anyone know anything more about these? or this one? alex lifeson? don felder? :hee
more pix here: http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k117/alschnier/1974%20Gibson%20EDS-1275/
serial # & pots date to 1974. has (4) T-Tops, early Kluson strip tuners on the 12 str. neck. the tuners on the 6 str. neck are metal tulip buttons, but look like they were replaced at some point in time. not sure what would've been on here (maybe 3 on a strip, metal button Klusons?)
now, here is the cool thing - Gibson shipping totals for 1974 show only 1 EDS-1275 going out the door that year. this guitar, technically, was not a production model for several years (from late '60s until about approx. 1977). so, as best as I can tell, I may have that one.
There is another '74 on ebay, that has been on there for almost a year (how do people keep relisting indefinitely w/o recurring fees?). his is listed @ $17k (!), but he didn't check the pot codes for me - so I'm not sure if there's another, or it's just a matter of Gibson's serial number confusion.
I posted this to share, but also get some feedback. anyone know anything more about these? or this one? alex lifeson? don felder? :hee
more pix here: http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k117/alschnier/1974%20Gibson%20EDS-1275/