Weirdest obg i ve ever seen :reprise:

[mojo hobo]

We all know about the fantastic custom made OBG that VILLAGER bagged not so long ago ,A custom made ORVILLE BY GIBSON spotlight special ,five were made for demos at japan guitar shows.

Weirdest ObG I've ever seen..

In that thread it also mentions the guitars were built for a 1994 catalogue shoot ,Well i have a copy of that exact catalogue ,so tonight i dug it out and low and behold as mark said and was informed ,there on the inside on the front cover and the inside of the last page ,there are some very different than stock OBGs.

I really thought i would let you the MIJs lovers have a peak at this very rare orville by gibsons,In case ,just in case someone comes across another for sale or for auction..
It also makes me wonder were these other limited edition customs obg are ,do they still exsist,who owns them,in what country! JAPANESE COLLECTORS...why have not one of these ever been seen before ?
A lot of questions!!!!!!
When VILLAGER said five were made ,did he mean 5 spotlights or just the five that appear in the catalogue !





MOJO HOBO

[mono]

I'm pretty sure that one on the left in the first page is on RinkYa (and has been for a while)... That top is pretty distinctive.

Thanks for sharing, Mojo!

[mojo hobo]

YEAH ANDY ,I saw that OBG as well and have ben watching it ? I do not think it is the same guitar as in the 1994 catalogue ,looks very simular,yes indeed,but i am positive it is not the same guitar.Plus the one in the catalogue has a black headstock as far as i can see
Which leads me to think that the guitar for auction on rinkya is another custom made one?Did they make 5 models of each guitar that appears in the 1994 catalogue,which means it could be one or a very rare OBG,,problem is the serial is 1995.

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Anybody have any ideas?That is a cheap price 35k yen ,but i think it will reach 80 -90kyen
MOJO HOBO

[GammyBird]

Originally Posted by mojo hobo

YEAH ANDY ,I saw that OBG as well and have ben watching it ? I do not think it is the same guitar as in the 1994 catalogue ,looks very simular,yes indeed,but i am positive it is not the same guitar.Plus the one in the catalogue has a black headstock as far as i can see
Which leads me to think that the guitar for auction on rinkya is another custom made one?Did they make 5 models of each guitar that appears in the 1994 catalogue,which means it could be one or a very rare OBG,,problem is the serial is 1995.

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Orville Gibson ¥ì¥¹¥Ý¡¼¥ë¥â¥Ç¥ë - Yahoo!Auction - Yahoo!Auction

Anybody have any ideas?That is a cheap price 35k yen ,but i think it will reach 80 -90kyen
MOJO HOBO

I've been eyeballing that one myself all week. It would be a nice one to get.

[mono]

That's not the one I meant. I was talking about the tobacco burst 59RI on the far left of the first photo. Definitely seen that in Rinkya and the fact that it is pictured with special/custom guitars suggests that it is a solid flame top...

Cue everyone looking for that auction

[vintageJIM]

there have been a lot of 'flame top' Orvilles/OBG that show up & that end up being veneer & not solid top

unless a seller can verify the top construction, I assume all are veneer



I just saw on another forum where a seller claimed a guitar he had on eBay had a 1 piece back but it's actually a 3 piece back

there are too many people dealing with this stuff that really have no idea how to verify their own wares; they just BS their way thru' the maze ............


just goes to back up the old saying, 'buyer beware' .........................

[Udonitron]

Originally Posted by Mono

I'm pretty sure that one on the left in the first page is on RinkYa (and has been for a while)... That top is pretty distinctive.

Thanks for sharing, Mojo!

Yeah that sold the other day. Finally he listed it lower with a reserve and the reserve hit for what he originally was asking for it. Nice thing too is that he shipped internationally so no Rinkya fees etc at all...you could have just bought it directly from them.

[Udonitron]

Originally Posted by mojo hobo

YEAH ANDY ,I saw that OBG as well and have ben watching it ? I do not think it is the same guitar as in the 1994 catalogue ,looks very simular,yes indeed,but i am positive it is not the same guitar.Plus the one in the catalogue has a black headstock as far as i can see
Which leads me to think that the guitar for auction on rinkya is another custom made one?Did they make 5 models of each guitar that appears in the 1994 catalogue,which means it could be one or a very rare OBG,,problem is the serial is 1995.

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Orville Gibson ¥ì¥¹¥Ý¡¼¥ë¥â¥Ç¥ë - Yahoo!Auction - Yahoo!Auction

Anybody have any ideas?That is a cheap price 35k yen ,but i think it will reach 80 -90kyen
MOJO HOBO

Yup...watching that too and GUESS who will buy it....just guess....

[GammyBird]

Originally Posted by Udonitron

Yup...watching that too and GUESS who will buy it....just guess....

It's going to end up on this forum isn't it?

[Udonitron]

Haha you bet it will...trophy time!

[Udonitron]

Ah ha....just found out who is the highest bidder..a forum member but not who you might think He bid big I suspect, good for him lol

[Udonitron]

P.S. what about this beauty? Pricey but wow...nice color and top!

Orville by Gibson Les Paul

[mono]

It's taken a bit of a hit though...

[mojo hobo]

Ha Ha heeh,We shall see if it ends up here on the forum ,Happy NGD OBG!
I am would be very interested in it,but alas i have more important objects of desire to acqiure ,before another guitar,boo hoo,sniff!
Unless it came with a free combi boiler then i would jump on it!
Who ever gets it ,it is a very rare and beautiful OBG ,a one off !



MOJO HOBO

[vintageJIM]

Originally Posted by Mono

It's taken a bit of a hit though...

the veneer can be seen slightly lifting in the photo; I'm completely miffed as to the attraction that buyers have to veneer tops



I see the walnut veneer top on YJ went for nearly 87K yen; crazy ..........

AFA veneer tops go, there is a LS-120 veneer top currently on eBay with a $3300 bid ............

[mono]

We get it, you don't like veneers.

[barburny]

I see the walnut veneer top on YJ went for nearly 87K yen; crazy

I did not think it was very expensive for a OBG and if it is rare that must be a bargin compared to what I see other OBGs go for

[Udonitron]

That veneer is not lifting...that is just the way the light is hitting the stain that has overlapped the binding. Some LS-120's were solid tops and I have seen them as such. We all know you hate veneer so give it a rest please.

[barburny]

Here is another two but once again but not for sale
Japan Vintage Guitars - Orville Guitars

[Udonitron]

Pretty sure JK won it...JK, did you? If so he has got himself a very nice rare collection of guitars! Good for him!

[UITA]

I like my customs and solid colours so I have no problems with veneers (as long as they don't lift). My guitars have veneers, my furniture has veneers.....me not so though, no need to hide behind a veneer.

Seen quite a few of these Orville odd balls over the years never really took my fancy, totally see why traders buy them but a little too frilly for my needs.

[Udonitron]

Agreed...on a collectors ideology, they are well worth the purchase but for a keeper as per looks alone it is not my cup of tea. I would prefer if it was a nice plain top and naturally stained or oiled, that would be nice.

[vintageJIM]

Here’s the $3300 minimum bid veneer topped wonder
eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices
Item # 180568487458
What the Hell; the ‘center seam’ doesn’t even match in the fourth photo; yeah, that’s a solid top alright.
That is only one of the indications/confirmations that the top is a veneer, not solid, as some weedys would have us believe.
Someone here needs to lay off the weed & it aint me ……………


I only inquired about the veneer tops because as I stated, “I'm completely miffed as to the attraction that buyers have to veneer tops”

I was hoping that some here that are die hard & avid veneer fans may be helpful in some explanation(s) but it’s pretty obvious that the veneer lovers here would rather make snide remarks & hide behind their fondness for lower quality stuff, instead of offering what is their real attraction to & for a fake top

[barburny]

Originally Posted by Udonitron

Pretty sure JK won it...JK, did you? If so he has got himself a very nice rare collection of guitars! Good for him!

Who Is JK??

[mono]

Originally Posted by vintageJIM

it’s pretty obvious that the veneer lovers here would rather make snide remarks & hide behind their fondness for lower quality stuff, instead of offering what is their real attraction to & for a fake top

What the hell is wrong with you? Are you broken?

It is not the case that we prefer veneers over solid top as an active choice. It is just that

a) solid tops are harder to find
b) solid tops cost more
c) veneer tops do not usually lift, only on Grecos it seems.
d) veneer tops often look better than solid tops (symmetrical)

I'd also like to point out that if you get up on stage and suck at guitar, it doesn't make much of a difference whether it is a solid top or a veneer top. I've just had to explain this to Koubayashi on the other forum... stop wasting your time hunting for solid tops and just play the fcuking thing.

[jkbird59]

Originally Posted by Udonitron

Pretty sure JK won it...JK, did you? If so he has got himself a very nice rare collection of guitars! Good for him!

not me spent all my money at comic con

[UITA]

Originally Posted by vintageJIM

I was hoping that some here that are die hard & avid veneer fans may be helpful in some explanation(s) but it’s pretty obvious that the veneer lovers here would rather make snide remarks & hide behind their fondness for lower quality stuff, instead of offering what is their real attraction to & for a fake top

Who are these "veneer lovers" Richey baby? You beautiful man you!!!

[Udonitron]

Originally Posted by jkbird59

not me spent all my money at comic con

I tried to bid on it but I was outbid by you LOL. So someone outbid you?

[UITA]

Do you find that sometimes the veneer wears thin and the true top comes through?

[Udonitron]

Originally Posted by Mono

What the hell is wrong with you? Are you broken?

It is not the case that we prefer veneers over solid top as an active choice. It is just that

a) solid tops are harder to find
b) solid tops cost more
c) veneer tops do not usually lift, only on Grecos it seems.
d) veneer tops often look better than solid tops (symmetrical)

I'd also like to point out that if you get up on stage and suck at guitar, it doesn't make much of a difference whether it is a solid top or a veneer top. I've just had to explain this to Koubayashi on the other forum... stop wasting your time hunting for solid tops and just play the fcuking thing.

+1000...Rich, You can't see the forest for the trees. Why do you not just stay out of the threads that you feel so inclined to always hijack and start a shit tossing festival? Just go play your guitar...can you actually play or do you prefer to look at your solid top and dish out a side order of arrogance to everyone here? I can hear a distant hammering noise...it's coming.