Weirdest ObG I've ever seen..

mono · 09-03-2010, 05:17 PM

Would someone care to explain WTF this is exactly?

Looks legit to me... but damn right odd.

SlashAppetite · 09-03-2010, 05:35 PM

I really like that for some reason.

EvLectric · 09-03-2010, 05:46 PM

It's a Spotlight Special.
Spotlight Specials
'83 Spotlight Special ASB

GammyBird · 09-03-2010, 06:13 PM

It was probably a special order. I believe Orville did some special orders....am I correct?

mono · 09-03-2010, 06:21 PM

I read the link about the Spotlight Special (thanks LV, you obviously know your Gibsons!) but I find it strange that ObG would reissue this guitar almost 10 years after the Gibson original... Unless as Gammy says, this is a one-off custom order for a particular client and has nothing to do with it's Gibson counterpart. Also, I've never heard of this as either an ObG model or an ObG ReIssue model...

lp_junkie · 09-04-2010, 01:20 AM

There are a few odd ball OBG's out there.............

villager · 09-06-2010, 12:40 PM

its one of 5 demo models made for the tokyo guitar show in 1994, and pictured for the late 1994 ObG catalogue, rarest of the rare in ObG terms. solid flametop.

GammyBird · 09-06-2010, 12:52 PM

I saw that on an auction site a couple of days ago....the auction is finished now or it has sold.

villager · 09-06-2010, 02:05 PM

yes sold at 151000 yen

27sauce · 09-06-2010, 02:35 PM

Wow, thats the coolest Orville I have ever seen!

GammyBird · 09-06-2010, 03:40 PM

Did anybody on this site buy it?

villager · 09-06-2010, 04:02 PM

yes i did

GammyBird · 09-06-2010, 04:13 PM

Nice!!!! Contrats.

mono · 09-06-2010, 04:15 PM

Rarest of the rare ObG eh? Hope to see some detailed photos on your site soon, villager.

Udonitron · 09-06-2010, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GammyBird

Did anybody on this site buy it?

That was just a silly question man....lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by villager

yes i did

Of course you did!!

GammyBird · 09-06-2010, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Udonitron

That was just a silly question man....lol

Of course you did!!

Well I sorta figured...but just had to ask

Gabriel · 09-06-2010, 05:48 PM

Neck through les paul? A dream of mine.

doublecut · 09-07-2010, 09:16 AM

Now that's what I call a long tenon.

mono · 09-07-2010, 09:46 AM

I don't think it is neck through, but I might be wrong...

vintageJIM · 09-07-2010, 10:04 AM

the top on that OBG looks better than any Gibson SLS that I have ever seen

Congrats to you Mark

; that is about as rare as rare will get IMO .............

AFA The Gibson versions & the idea that they may be a 'neck thru' = total BS ..........

villager · 09-07-2010, 12:15 PM

thanks rich it does look beautiful, i doubt very much its a through neck, but i will report when i get it.

heh my m8 in Japan went mad when he saw it, emailed me immediatly ''buy buy buy for collection!! very rare!!''

doublecut · 09-08-2010, 03:33 AM

Looks similar to a Greco Go (Alembic copy) neck through but just shaped as a LP.

Custom53 · 09-17-2010, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mono

Would someone care to explain WTF this is exactly?

Looks legit to me... but damn right odd.

Reminds me of my "no name" I just picked up... I have no idea what it is yet..

Texas Joe · 09-17-2010, 11:04 PM

A neck through LP would be a good guitar for Gibson to introduce instead of some of the other crap they put out.

villager · 09-18-2010, 06:46 AM

arrives next week

GammyBird · 09-18-2010, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by villager

arrives next week

Can't wait to see the pictures!

villager · 09-30-2010, 05:58 AM

finally arrived after being stuck in french customs due to a strike, 8lbs 8ozs, solid flametop, special binding, (love the detail on the neck) gibson 57 classics, long tenon fujigen made, has a number 1 in the PU cavity.

GammyBird · 09-30-2010, 06:45 AM

Wow that's a nice guitar!!!! I've been waiting to see the pictures now for some time....congrats

tolm · 09-30-2010, 07:03 AM

That is a very nice looking LP. Loved the Gibson Spotlights and 151000 Yen seems like a pretty good price for that Orville version - although I'm assuming you got stung for import duty and VAT.

vintageJIM · 09-30-2010, 08:13 AM

HOLY CRAP BATMAN

That thing is sublime

very nice pics too Mark

glad you have it safely in your hands now

IMO that is likely the 'Holy Grail' of OBG

If you ever sell that I'm gonna come over there & kick your ***

just kidding

...............

Congrats on a super rare beast

................... and thanks for sharing

..........

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