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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:	GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:	Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:	KDX200::COOPER

Created:	Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3280
Total number of notes:	61432

2952.0. "Need Help on Gibson" by WMOIS::POIRIER () Fri Jul 22 1994 09:58

    Gordon Poirier
    WMOIS::POIRIER
    dtn 264-3392
    (508)249-2039
    
    
    I've come across a Gibson guitar and Peavey that may be for sale and
    would like some input from you folk.
    
    The Gibson is a Gibson "Artisen", it's heavy, with all gold features
    (pickups, turn screws so on). The color is really dark might be black.
    It has three pickups with volume, tone controls. Have no idea on the 
    age.
    
    The AMP is a Peavey 212 BW Duece. It's not that big, looks like a small
    Fender single. It has a few effects, reverb, dist so on.
    
    There was anothes AMP there as well, EMC G400, 117v, 60Hz, 300Watt
    speaker unit with Peavey auto mixer. This is a big speaker unit it
    would be hard to move around, the Duece is more portable.
    
    I need to know what would be a fair price to expect to pay for the
    above. The owner cleaned out a relitives house and that's how he came
    across them. He's going to call music store's to find out what the
    stuff is worth, can't wait to see what their going to fill his head
    with.
    
    Any and all help is welcomed. I need feedback asap as he'll be call me
    sometime this morning for my answer on his findings.
    
    Thanks,
    Gordie, who's still playing his "63" Silvertone

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2952.1	Artisan prices and dates	RANGER::WEBER		`Fri Jul 22 1994 10:55`	10
	A Gibson Les Paul Artisan with two pickups is probably from 1976-1979, if it has three pickups, from '79-'82. Black was one of the standard colors. In really nice condition, a black one is worth around $1000-$1200, a Sunburst one from $1250-$1500. Someone else will have to help you with the PV. Danny W.
2952.2	$$$$ Gibson $$$$	WMOIS::POIRIER		`Fri Jul 22 1994 11:10`	9
	Hi Dan, I found a Gibson/Les Paul book at a local book store and it mentioned that the Artisen ran during the years you mentioned, 76-82. It showed a two pickup model and said that earlier models, 76-77, had three pickups. Well, at that price it will be out of my reach. Gordie
2952.3		RANGER::WEBER		`Fri Jul 22 1994 12:02`	6
	Three pickups were always available, but my Gibson literature shows that they shipped more three-pickup ones in the later years. If the guitar has an 8-digit serial # starting with 7 or 8, the 1st and 5th digits will tell you the year. Danny W.
2952.4	It's not heavy, It's my Gibson	WMOIS::POIRIER		`Fri Jul 22 1994 12:13`	8
	Thanks Dan. If I get that far, looking at the #'s, I'll try to make out the year. Boy that thing was heavy. How could you hold that up at a five hour gig, "you only want to pay me 50 bucks for the job" but I carried in my Gibson from the lot. Gordie
2952.5		BLASTA::Pelkey	Life aint for the squeamish	`Mon Jul 25 1994 16:12`	20
	Peavey Duece... Shop around... Those amps are weird... I knew a few guys who had em, they kept complaining that the amp never sound the same from night to night.. So since the complaints were two for two, I asked one of the guys if he'd mind leaving it with me for a week or two.. (To which he said "TAKE IT!") I noticed it right away.. really wierd.. << Boy that thing was heavy. How could you hold that << up at a five hour gig, Your shoulder is mush first few times... I've got a 78 Ibanez MC400.. Close to 15 pounds. I'm a small guy, 5' 6" 148 lbs... for me it's a wicked heavey axe... compared to my fenders (tele/strat) which are half the weight.
2952.6		POWDML::BUCKLEY	Venimus, Vidimus, Coastimus	`Tue Aug 09 1994 11:28`	2
	So...enuiring minds wanna know whatever became of that Gibson in .0!