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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

HellRot wrote:

Called several stores in UK - seems like noone really knows when they'll have it available for sure. sad BTW, VOS looks better, than I thought.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

I just calculated I could reasonably sell almost all of my guitars to be able to afford the VOS. Tempted.
I also came from Appleton, so I share a mystical connection to this guitar.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

If interested, Music Zoo has 3 Skinnerburst VOS listed today.

No affiation.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

Spider wrote:

If interested, Music Zoo has 3 Skinnerburst VOS listed today.

No affiation.

Thanks Andy.  Looks like they're down to two.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

A hefty one (9.2lbs) at Daves
http://davesguitar.com/products/gibson- … burst-vos/

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114 Reply by airportdon (edited by airportdon 2014-04-17 06:49:17)

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

Musicians' friend is showing the VOS will be available 4-20 and the Aged & the Signed ones will be available 6-20.....

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........

115 Reply by airportdon (edited by airportdon 2014-04-17 07:43:45)

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

New today from Gibson:  (Click on the Aged/Vos squares about half way down)

The Aged looks really cool...:)
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http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri … -Paul.aspx

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

I wonder if the wife would notice $7,000usd missing from the bank account or added to one of the credit cards... hmmmm
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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

DougH wrote:

I wonder if the wife would notice $7,000usd missing from the bank account or added to one of the credit cards... hmmmm
:fp

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Maybe she will-maybe she won't....Bring it in the back cellar door when you get it home.......

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

airportdon wrote:

New today from Gibson:  (Click on the Aged/Vos squares about half way down)

The Aged looks really cool...:)
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http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri … -Paul.aspx

weird - clicking buy now takes you to a rock HOF page to buy a HOF Gibson. hmm

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

Looks like the last one at Dave's sold.  I checked w/ Sweetwater, they have one not listed yet, sent me a pict, looks nice, but they're charging MAP.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

Will the real Skinner burst please standup (you should be able to see it without a FB account)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152330605324659

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

jclark42796 wrote:

Will the real Skinner burst please standup (you should be able to see it without a FB account)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152330605324659

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Nice link....crank her up to 11

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

I'd like to think the real Skinner was the 2nd one. Had the woodiness and clarity...almost single-coil bite.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

DaveWammbarro wrote:

I'd like to think the real Skinner was the 2nd one. Had the woodiness and clarity...almost single-coil bite.

That's what I thought too.  This thread seems to think so too
http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/histori … otype.html

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124 Reply by Rich85 (edited by Rich85 2014-04-18 09:06:54)

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

The most popular comment on facebook in regards to which is original is that the first one is real

Joe:1

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

Well I thought #2 was the real '59 because Joe tweeted a pic of the real Skinner and she didn't have the guitar strap on it and in the video #2 is strapless...minor detail but I noticed that right away...but they both sounded amazing....

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

I think the 2nd is the original as the pole-piece screws on the pickups look more worn...

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