Very nice OBG,unfortunately price is going up

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I found this obg tobacco yesterday and today,the price is still rising :x

http://cgi.ebay.de/1991-Orville-by-Gibson-Les-Paul-Standard-Real-Flame-Top_W0QQitemZ190373483168QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item2c5324d2a0

Unfortunately the pics are not loading,so I only can see the small pic above.Even the link for high res pics will not work but perhaps only on my pc
 
t.olsen, I can see the pictures fine so it might be your pc. That's a great looking guitar alright.

Chris
 
Great looker alright, but it's got a two piece heel on the neck, forget it.

Since when has an ObG Les Paul had cost cutting measures like that?
 
Very nice, but that heel would make it a no no for me.

Heres a similar OBG, very cool, but silly money surely?

http://www.guitargai.com/html_folder/gai_orvilleC.html#
 
:eek: Awesome !
What a solid flametop and the condition is unbelievable ! Even on the backside almost no dings visible,looks like brand new guitar.
About the price I totally agree with you :lol:
 
unfortunately ......................

yes, I have to agree but my idea of what is unfortunate is the 10 lb. plus weight ........ but hey, I'm sure there are those that don't mind that aspect a bit :lol: ............
 
Deadstring said:
Very nice, but that heel would make it a no no for me.

Heres a similar OBG, very cool, but silly money surely?

http://www.guitargai.com/html_folder/gai_orvilleC.html#

The price on this one is $2475 :eek:
That seems an awful lot to me. Many other good choices around at that price or less.
 
"The frets show only minimal wear. No binding cracks."

Wouldn't this have had a refret on it? Don't ObG's have fret edge binding? The frets are clearly not bounded.

http://somara.com/guitars/download/12499
 
the OBG has a 3 piece body back, and a separate piece for a neck heel & that is early/mid '80s Burny RLG-50 territory AFA those attributes

sure the OBG has a nice top & it's not a clown burst finish (big plus) but with the above items & the extra weight, I'm thinking there are more than a few out there that have much more $$$ than they have brains :p ................

The below pics are an early/mid '80s RLG-50 w/period typical 3 pc. back & spliced neck heel.
The mega 3D top has tons of annual ring exposure, tons of random & multi sized flame, and more birdseye than a 'flock of seagulls' :roll: :p
Even in todays market it would have sold for several bill$ le$$ than that insane priced OBG; probably 1/3rd less .........
Sorry for the crappy/indoor/flash pics .......... from back in the day :-?

RLGFig2.jpg


RLGFig3.jpg
 

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