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EDS 1275 - 2003 SPRUCE! Whoa!

brandtkronholm

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Ok, I like it!

https://reverb.com/item/26127016-gibson-spruce-top-double-neck-2003-sunburst

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Wow. Awesome.
 

deytookerjaabs

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Woah, isn't this some type of reissue of a rare late 50's version that was also built like an archtop?
 

brandtkronholm

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Yup.
It may not be hollow like the originals.

Here's an image of several examples of the originals:
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...and a close-up:
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Rich R

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WOW! That thing is completely badass! If I hadn't just bought way too many guitars, I'd be on that like white on rice!

Interestingly, while it's not like those late 50s ones (which have a completely unique sound, BTW, having no f-holes), it wouldn't surprise me if this one was at least chambered in some way. I'd love to know more about the construction--truly one of a kind, very cool!
 

maxwedge

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It's really thin but it has to be hollow or how else would you get the pots in there?! :hmm
 

sonar

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I am nowhere near cool enough to own a guitar like that.
 

SpencerD

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Now that right there is pretty freakin' nice. Whoa! Indeed. :yah


I owned an EDS briefly a long time ago. Mine was white with the gold hardware - it didn't work out unfortunately. Being short and skinny......WTF was I thinking? :laugh2: It looked ridiculous on me,half my size! and tuning it was a chore from hell.


Traded it even up for a '72 Thinline Tele - the ones with the f hole and those giant humbucking pickups that had offset pole pieces.
 

Rich R

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Just checked the listing, and it's still listed for sale, apparently. I really am drawn to that guitar, just a super-interesting one-off. The BIG problem, IMHO, is the price. $12K+ for what is essentially a curiosity is just a bridge too far, at least for me. I'm sure the seller would negotiate, but I think every buyer's idea of a "fair" price is going to be all over the place, and yet unlikely to match the seller's. We'll see...

Ultimately, it's an art piece, more than a utility instrument. I don't think it's going to be any owner's idea of their go-to guit, when the urge hits to crank the Marshall, and mainline some beautiful noise, but who knows?
 
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