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Title: [SOLD] 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on December 17, 2023, 11:26:26 AM
Selling my 1978 Series I guitar.  Email me if interested using the envelope icon under my name on the left.


Thanks.

Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: edwardofhuncote on December 17, 2023, 12:50:28 PM
Fine guitar there... I remember it fondly.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: jazzyvee on December 17, 2023, 04:39:08 PM
Would you consider selling or exchanging the knobs?
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on December 17, 2023, 05:45:32 PM
I had those custom made, ebony and gold wire, they cost $75 each.  I think I will probably leave them on the guitar. I may have some extras if you are interested.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on January 14, 2024, 09:56:07 AM
I’m working on purchasing a lighter weight hollowbody guitar (better for my back) and I’d like to pass this along to the next custodian, so please let me know if interested.

$5000 plus shipping, I think that is reasonable for a Series I Guitar in excellent condition.

Thanks.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on January 15, 2024, 03:33:08 PM
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Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: pauldo on January 16, 2024, 02:11:07 PM
Hope all is ok with link.   
I had some buffering issues, appreciate how you were methodical with presenting the different settings.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on January 16, 2024, 04:41:56 PM
Thanks, Paul.  Yes, the link kept freezing up, probably too big a file to effectively stream. Would require a full download, so I took it down until I can figure out YouTube.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on February 02, 2024, 07:06:02 PM
YouTube link to sound clips

Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 03, 2024, 03:19:27 AM
Nice demo of 1116 Rob... nice playing.  Hearing it again takes me back.  :)


For any interested party, most of the time I had this guitar, it wore a set of Thomastik Infeld flats, the George Benson signature set (.012 - .053, with a wound .020 3rd) which was a whole new pallette of tones.


Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: lbpesq on February 03, 2024, 11:00:11 AM
Might you have switched your sights from a hollow body to an incredible deal on a smaller bodied Alembic guitar, perhaps one without bat wings, Rob?

hehehehe

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on February 03, 2024, 12:43:42 PM
Bill, I don’t follow what you are thinking, the guitars I currently have are this one, a Turner Electroline, a Benedetto Benny, and  Guild Starfire IV.  No small bodies batwings.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: lbpesq on February 03, 2024, 01:54:11 PM
That’s weird.  I thought I saw you post about getting a Further on another forum, but now I can’t find it.   Do you post on Strat-talk or Thegearpage?

Bill
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on February 03, 2024, 02:12:16 PM
No, as much as I would like a Further, I don’t see that happening right now.  It must have been someone else since I don’t post on Strat-talk.  I did have this Series guitar posted on Thegearpage for a while, but no inquiries so I took it down last week. I just took this down from reverb as well since the only interest was from low ballers and scammers.  I’ll leave it posted here for a while, but I just played it again today and it really is a fantastic guitar, so may just end up keeping it and selling the Starfire IV instead (which is actually a pretty heavy guitar… 10 pounds).

Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on February 03, 2024, 07:32:14 PM
Nice demo of 1116 Rob... nice playing.  Hearing it again takes me back.  :)


For any interested party, most of the time I had this guitar, it wore a set of Thomastik Infeld flats, the George Benson signature set (.012 - .053, with a wound .020 3rd) which was a whole new pallette of tones.





Thanks, Greg…flatwounds and .012 gauge?  I will have to try flats on this guitar, but maybe .011. :)

Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: lbpesq on February 04, 2024, 12:30:12 AM
No, as much as I would like a Further, I don’t see that happening right now.  It must have been someone else since I don’t post on Strat-talk.  I did have this Series guitar posted on Thegearpage for a while, but no inquiries so I took it down last week. I just took this down from reverb as well since the only interest was from low ballers and scammers.  I’ll leave it posted here for a while, but I just played it again today and it really is a fantastic guitar, so may just end up keeping it and selling the Starfire IV instead (which is actually a pretty heavy guitar… 10 pounds).

I remembered where I saw it.  There’s another Rob V on the “New New GDMF” facebook group and his buddy just gave him a Further.   I thought it was you.

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on March 13, 2024, 05:43:36 PM
Still available…$5200 shipped
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on April 15, 2024, 05:26:03 AM
$4500 shipped, email me if interested. Thanks.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on April 21, 2024, 06:23:31 AM
Comes with a Calton case I had custom made ($1500 value) in like-new condition.



Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 21, 2024, 07:24:32 AM
That case is incredibly well-built. Back when I had it I often wished my Series bass would fit in it, rather than the giant rectangle. Alas, in the parlance of Archie Campbell in an old fractured fairy tale... it fittin dit. 😄


Someone who had both 1116 here, and Bill TGO's 12-string would have quite a nice matching pair of Peruvians.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: hammer on April 21, 2024, 10:25:54 AM
$4,500 with that case is a good buy. Surprised no one has picked it up yet?


Which brings up a point I don’t understand…Why do Series basses ALWAYS go for a lot more than Series guitars? But that’s another thread.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on April 21, 2024, 12:21:36 PM
Played it for a while today. This is an amazing guitar. Putting this on hold.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar [For Sale]
Post by: rv_bass on December 01, 2024, 07:55:42 AM
Putting this Series I guitar back up for sale.  It’s a beautiful guitar and I love the way it sounds and plays, but for a guitar it is just a bit too heavy for me.  I’m asking $4500 shipped, which I think is a fair price for a Series I guitar and custom Calton case, both in excellent condition.  Please PM me if interested.  Thanks.


Moderators, please mark the heading at the beginning/top of the thread as For Sale. Thanks.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on December 08, 2024, 08:27:42 AM
$4000 plus shipping for club members
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: edwardofhuncote on December 08, 2024, 10:20:37 AM
1116 is one of the finest guitars I ever had the pleasure of playing. My gears are stripped trying to justify having it, and the Darling and the Alembicized medium-scale, Miyagi guitar. Just can't do it. Somebody here ought to though. That is an amazing guitar at a huge discount.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on December 10, 2024, 06:04:38 AM
Thanks, Greg.  I am really surprised that there has been no interest in this guitar.  It's a fantastic instrument and if it was s couple pounds lighter I would not be selling it.  I'll put it back at $4500 shipped for any one who would like to buy it, and leave it there until I come to my senses :)   Thanks.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on March 30, 2025, 04:27:54 AM
Still available if anyone is interested.  $4500 plus shipping
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 30, 2025, 06:32:08 AM
In case somebody's not doing the math... that's a vintage Series guitar for about $3k. 😳
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: jazzyvee on March 30, 2025, 08:47:10 AM
I had those custom made, ebony and gold wire, they cost $75 each.  I think I will probably leave them on the guitar. I may have some extras if you are interested.
How many extra do you have?
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on March 30, 2025, 10:04:24 AM
I had those custom made, ebony and gold wire, they cost $75 each.  I think I will probably leave them on the guitar. I may have some extras if you are interested.
How many extra do you have?

I have since used the extra knobs I had for other instruments.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on March 31, 2025, 03:04:31 PM
Sold pending final payment.
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 31, 2025, 03:38:53 PM
So long, 78-1116. A mighty fine guitar, it was. 😎
Title: Re: 1978 Series I Guitar
Post by: rv_bass on April 15, 2025, 06:26:20 AM
Sold