Have you guys ever seen a Gibson Lap like this one?

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Mark Davis
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Have you guys ever seen a Gibson Lap like this one?

Post by Mark Davis »

I have seen all the models of Gibson lap steels (at least I think I have)until I saw this Gibson Century. This one looks like it might have a Humbucker in it the pickup is wide enough.

Someone take a look at this and report what you think.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=265234242
Max Laine
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Post by Max Laine »

Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars states it as model Century-6 from '66-'68. The pickup looks like a Firebird pickup. A search on Gibson website dates this as '61, but I believe Mr. Gruhn is right...

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Ian McLatchie
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Post by Ian McLatchie »

Mark: I have one of these instruments. The pickup is a mini-humbucker (a "Firebird"), and the cherry finish is similar to an SG or Les Paul.
As Max says, they were made for only a couple of years, and you only have to look at the position markers and peghead design to recognize that those years were in the late sixties; a friend described the look of these guitars as "bell bottoms and lava lamps." If the bidding doesn't get totally out of line, this would be worth picking up - these are GREAT sounding guitars, and quite rare. Apart from the one I own, the only other one I've seen was one a friend bought from the same dealer who sold me mine.
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Post by Mark Davis »

Thanks for the replies. I thought it might be a PAF Humbucker but after looking again you guys are right it does look like the pickups a Firebird used. Its a cool looking steel and is rare.

Thanks for the info I knew someone here would know about that model.