| Model: |
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TB1000A |
| Type: |
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Artist - Guitar |
| Body: |
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Koa |
| Neck: |
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Polished Aluminum |
| Serial: |
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#976 |
| Date Purchased: |
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09/15/1976 |
| Date Submitted: |
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05/06/2005 |
| Last Modified: |
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05/06/2005
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| First Name: |
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Joey |
| Last Name: |
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N/A |
| Country: |
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N/A |
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| Description: |
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1976 Artist. The Bean factory guys were friends of mine. What a ridiculous and wonderful group of guys! I chose the wood for the body and visited often while it was being built. When the factory was about to close, Frankie asked me if I wanted anything done to the electronics. I asked: "Like what?" He said he could put on a new set of 4 conductor pickups with mini-switches for out-of-phase and split. I said "sure!" and he did it. I asked if this electronics mod could be retrofitted onto other Beans, and he said "No - the covers are epoxy-ed on - you can't get them off to modify them." Later I had Mike McGuire at Valley Arts (where I paid for it - no one could buy direct) put a bone nut on it, as he felt it would aid tuning (he thought the brass nut prevented smooth string movement). I didn't like the Gibson ice cube knobs without paint backing, so I painted black backing in the knobs (probably around '77.) It's clean and sweet. Note that the delivery date was promised for Sept. of '76, and the boys pre-matched the serial # (976) to the delivery month/year
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