Gibson Mandobass sighting

**j. condino** · Jan-16-2017, 3:03am

'20s era Gibson mandobass just posted over at talkbass.com classifieds:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/gib...tored.1263566/

**Tobin** · Jan-16-2017, 8:18am

That's a very good price, considering the rarity of these. If I had the dough, I'd be all over that.

**F-2 Dave** · Jan-16-2017, 1:33pm

Sold. Darn it.

**Jim Garber** · Jan-16-2017, 2:04pm

There are four of those listed on Reverb for $6000 and up. I owned one years ago and frankly, tho cool and I wanted a quartet of Gibson instruments, it is not an amazing bass instrument. Upright basses are much better in sound. Also the super-wide back split in the heat of New York apartments. I did lend it to Larry Cohen who played with Tony Trischka Band back then and still plays with Barry Mitterhoff who used it to play bass with the NY Mandolin Orchestra.

**allenhopkins** · Jan-16-2017, 4:47pm

More a collector's item than a solid musical option, IMHO. Cool as hell, though.

**Timbofood** · Jan-16-2017, 6:23pm

Cool factor on these things is through the roof regardless of tonal quality. There was a time when that was called "Funk appeal!"
If had room, and funds, I'd have one in the living room!
I'm glad it sold, now I don't need to try to figure out how to get it home!