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Topic: Gibson d-8 console |
Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 25 May 2009 10:15 am |
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What is the ballpark price for these rigs? It's a later model I believe that has the P-90 style pickups. Do they sound good?
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 26 May 2009 8:30 am
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| Its hard to know which Gibson you are referring to. I have a 1950 Grande Console with the oval PUs. (Don Helms had one) So it sounds like some of those Hank Williams recordings. I saw a D-7/8 go for 999.00 on ebay a few weeks ago. It looked in very good shape. Gibson made other consoles as well. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 May 2009 8:47 am
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I never cared much for the later model "Consolette".
It looked rather cheaply built.
I much prefer the early 3 legged model. |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 26 May 2009 10:55 am
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| Mine is a 53' Grande Console and sounds awesome. |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 26 May 2009 11:31 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
I never cared much for the later model "Consolette".
It looked rather cheaply built.
I much prefer the early 3 legged model. |
The Consolette has some good points ..it's lighter
and will produce a nice sound. The pickups are
weak on the bass end but I never played a Grande
Console since the 50's so I cannot draw a comparison.
Naturally, if I had my choice like Erv I would go for
the Grande.
Link to Consolette sound. The Grand should be better?
http://www.mediafire.com/?h2kzmpxmjcc
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 26 May 2009 5:02 pm
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Well the one I was going to look at sold but thanks for the input anyway! 
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