okay so is that red Special Keith's got in 82 actually a Spirit II? Mathijs has kindly provided these photos -
it doesn't look *quite* the same, but ... [scratchin head] ...
- photos courtesy of Mathijsthis is what the Blue Book of Electric Guitars (http://www.gibson.com/Files/downloads/bluebook/GibsonElectrics.pdf) has to say about the Spirit series:
SPIRIT I - double cutaway mahogany body, bound figured maple top, tortoise shell pickguard, mahogany neck, 2 fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tunable wrapover bridge, blackface peghead with logo decal, 3 per side tuners with plastic buttons, chrome hardware, 1 exposed humbucker pickup, volume/tone control. Available in Natural, Red and Sunburst finishes. Mfd. 1982 to 1988.
SPIRIT II - similar to Spirit I, except has no pickguard, 2 exposed humbuckers pickups, 2 volume/1 tone controls.
Spirit II XPL - similar to Spirit I, except has bound fingerboard, Kahler vibrato, 6 on one side tuners, 2 exposed humbuckers pickups, 2 volume/1 tone controls. Mfd. 1985 to 1987
and just for good measure, a Spirit I: [
www.vintage-guitars.se]
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2008-01-30 10:13 by with sssoul.