SubsonicSimpleton Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Found the link to this on another forum, but thought I'd share the link here as it is pretty funny. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-les-paul-/201424998846?hash=item2ee5dd91be It may be sacriledge to link a listing for a skinny string, but the description is great, basschat forum advertisers take note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Sunderland, eh..? Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Well a buttery fredboat IS pretty essential... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 With a description like that I'm going to have to start the bidding at £500.00..............not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I'm pretty sure that a previous ad by the same guy, with a similar spiel in Drummer-ese has been posted here before. Pretty sure willies were mentioned there too. Anyone else remember it? Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1442076471' post='2864286'] I'm pretty sure that a previous ad by the same guy, with a similar spiel in Drummer-ese has been posted here before. Pretty sure willies were mentioned there too. Anyone else remember it? Jon. [/quote] You're right, here it is: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-SB-Humbucker-willy-strong-punch-/201303937766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2edea652e6&nma=true&si=m8BC2WIi1c%252FoY9WpklZzLKOW7Eg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-SB-Humbucker-willy-strong-punch-/201303937766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2edea652e6&nma=true&si=m8BC2WIi1c%252FoY9WpklZzLKOW7Eg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/url] I think I've figured out that "fredboat" means "fretboard", so maybe "willy" means "really" in drummer-speak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I had a willy dream last night. Worryingly Germaine Greer, Esther Rantzen and Joan Bakewell were in it. Obviously I watched far too much TV as a teenager in the the 1970s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1442077897' post='2864298'] You're right, here it is: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-SB-Humbucker-willy-strong-punch-/201303937766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2edea652e6&nma=true&si=m8BC2WIi1c%252FoY9WpklZzLKOW7Eg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557[/url] I think I've figured out that "fredboat" means "fretboard", so maybe "willy" means "really" in drummer-speak? [/quote] Maybe - I'll ask a drummer, if I can get ours to actually turn up to practice. "Willy strong punch" = comedy genius, whatever it means. Glad I wasn't hallucinating it! J. Edited September 12, 2015 by Bassassin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I thought the spelling and description was pretty good for someone from Sunderland, christ knows how bad it would have been if he was from Newcastle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1442096619' post='2864451'] The brown plastics on the back are quite interesting, as these are consistent with earlier '50s Les Pauls. Not sure about the rest of it, but it doesn't look too promising. Not sure about the mis-matched flame/plain top, the bare wood in the truss rod cavity or the clunky chrome tuners, which look like Klusons with different heads. [/quote] The top's a bit odd - in the fifth photo it seems to be bookmatched, in the fourth the two halves look very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I guess that's Chibson quality control for you. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoo Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 [quote]Old pickup tacet mister bastard.[/quote] Just what I've always been looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 £500? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-les-Paul-/201389832932"]Hmmm.[/url] J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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