Tobias Bass

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These photos are of my 2006/7 Tobias Growler

Made by Gibson in Arkansas. These are knobs only.

The first run of Growler were made by Gibson in Tennessee 1994/8. These all have 2 switches and 4 knobs.

The other models of that era are the Renegade and the Killer B. All have Bartolini pick ups

The last Tobias from Gibson was the American which had 2x Thunderbird humbuckers

ALL GIBSON era TOBIAS are made in USA
If your Tobias says made in Korea or China then its a Tobias or Epihone Toby model.

If anyone can confirm what the bridge is ( I think it's an ABM) PLEASE LET ME KNOW. The tuners are Grover.
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Very nice!
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The serial.number and Made in USA is stamped into the back of the headstock.

The headstock was orginally an inlay , Gibson changed it to a decal.
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I suspect I have bought another one. Waiting to hear from the seller

Clearly I should make better use if my time

It is highly likely this Deal is literally TO GOOD TO BE TRUE but it might be salvageable.

Fingers crossed
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foal30 wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:25 am I suspect I have bought another one. Waiting to hear from the seller

Clearly I should make better use if my time

It is highly likely this Deal is literally TO GOOD TO BE TRUE but it might be salvageable.

Fingers crossed
Hope it works out well! When it popped up it looked way too nice for the price they were asking.

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Lyle wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:41 am
foal30 wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:25 am I suspect I have bought another one. Waiting to hear from the seller

Clearly I should make better use if my time

It is highly likely this Deal is literally TO GOOD TO BE TRUE but it might be salvageable.

Fingers crossed
Hope it works out well! When it popped up it looked way too nice for the price they were asking.
Cheers for the heads up last night. I felt it was a punt worth the risk. Not sure what the $ will be on original bridge and machine heads

We shall see assuming CC get back to me👍
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jeremyb wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:21 amVery nice!
You should see my Boner👍
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Actually you already have.
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Here are some Gibson era Tobias from Bassist UK and Bass Player USA c. 1996/7
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This is a Renegade from 1996.
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Hopefully that diagram explaining Asymmetric Neck is readable/useful.
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An innovative period for Gibson by the looks. I have a magazine from 1997 with an ad for a Gibson ES-336 guitar. Anyone want to see a pic?
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CC Papakura called me yesterday and at L3 it is all systems go👍

Big thanks to Dave for being available to help but CC and I have a working plan👍

Very good customer service from Shane ( I think he might be Branch Manager)
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