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TB500 #12 (Jerry Garcia's Bean) on eBay!

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PostPosted: 08/17/2010 at 1:20 PM    Post subject: TB500 #12 (Jerry Garcia's Bean) on eBay! link

This is a crazy listing. Jerry Garcia's TB500 #12 on eBay. Listing includes the TB500, Sho-Bud Steel Guitar amp, Two guitar straps, tour jacket and top hat.. all owned by Jerry Garcia. Items purchased from Steve Parish.

BIN at $325,000

http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-.....d-/150481586509?pt=Guitar

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PostPosted: 08/18/2010 at 10:14 AM    Post subject: RE:TB500 #12 (Jerry Garcia's Bean) on eBay! link

Interesting. This guitar was offered for sale by the Maverick auction site a few years ago. It's not clear that it ever sold, but perhaps the line in the e-bay listing about Steve Parish suggests that there was in fact a buyer. $325,000 is a lot of lettuce.

Here are some shots of the two Garcia TB 500 prototypes. #11 and #12 (I think).

They look to have a thicker body and different shape than the production 500s. The body was probably created to be compatible with the original TB neck design. Both guitars have two 1/4" jacks for running an effects loop via the famous "unity gain buffer" that allowed Garcia to send his signal directly to the amp or though his effects.

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PostPosted: 08/18/2010 at 10:28 AM    Post subject: RE:TB500 #12 (Jerry Garcia's Bean) on eBay! link

Yep... TB500s #11 - #19 were using standard necks with the thick bodies. #20 is where they started with the classic TB500 style with new body shape and thickness and thinner neck receiver.

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PostPosted: 08/21/2010 at 7:06 AM    Post subject: RE:TB500 #12 (Jerry Garcia's Bean) on eBay! link

There never was a buyer boulderbean. Do you know who Steve Parish is?
Also, the guy selling this guitar was a former partner of Maverick Music.

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PostPosted: 08/23/2010 at 9:12 AM    Post subject: RE:TB500 #12 (Jerry Garcia's Bean) on eBay! link

Thanks Beanman. Sure I know about Steve Parish, Garcia's friend and guitar tech for many years. Since the E-Bay listing indicated the items had been purchased from Parish I took that to mean there could have been a sale from the Maverick Music auction. I gather there wasn't. Do you know if #12 was ever sold?

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PostPosted: 08/23/2010 at 9:35 AM    Post subject: RE:TB500 #12 (Jerry Garcia's Bean) on eBay! link

Hi Boulderbean
No, neither 11 or 12 have sold

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PostPosted: 09/22/2010 at 8:13 AM    Post subject: RE:TB500 #12 (Jerry Garcia's Bean) on eBay! link

Guitar has been relisted. Same BIN: $325,000 or Make Offer

http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-.....uitar&hash=item230a5335d9

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