83 Moderne

rodneyk915 · 11-01-2009, 02:33 PM

'83 Moderne from the Arlington, TX guitar show:

skydog · 11-01-2009, 02:54 PM

I remember when those early 80's RI's came out and I thought that they'd be a passing fad! Boy did I miss the boat.

G-Minor · 11-01-2009, 04:58 PM

Hmmm I like the sg. Reminds me of the last one Pete townshend had

dbf909 · 11-03-2009, 11:02 PM

I could have picked up one of those Modernes about 10 years ago with the case for about $1200. I thought that it was way too much - I passed.

One of many that I wish I had bought and held for a while...

circusboy28 · 11-04-2009, 12:05 AM

I've never seen one except for pictures. Damn but it looks nice!! I wonder how it feels on a strap?

dbf909 · 11-04-2009, 04:27 PM

It felt kind of like a V with a strap - only a bit lighter - pretty well balanced. It was far better than a V sitting down, although it did lay kind of low on the leg.

teefus · 11-04-2009, 04:39 PM

i remember seeing a couple of modernes and gibson "map" guitars hanging in a local dealer in louisville in the early 80's. i would have been about 16-17 at the time and had to wonder wtf gibson was thinking. i have to admit the modernes definitely have something going on now.

voices · 11-04-2009, 09:01 PM

How much were they askin for it?

11-01-2009, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
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circusboy28 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Petersham in sunny Sydney Posts: 2,345 Thanks: 47 Thanked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 83 Moderne I've never seen one except for pictures. Damn but it looks nice!! I wonder how it feels on a strap?

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11-04-2009, 04:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
dbf909 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 83 Moderne It felt kind of like a V with a strap - only a bit lighter - pretty well balanced. It was far better than a V sitting down, although it did lay kind of low on the leg.

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teefus Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: greater louisville, ky area Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: 83 Moderne i remember seeing a couple of modernes and gibson "map" guitars hanging in a local dealer in louisville in the early 80's. i would have been about 16-17 at the time and had to wonder wtf gibson was thinking. i have to admit the modernes definitely have something going on now.

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voices Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gainseville, Florida Posts: 526 Thanks: 71 Thanked 46 Times in 9 Posts	Re: 83 Moderne How much were they askin for it?

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