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by opotable » Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:05 am

something else from my cupboard that i don't need. any suggestions as to what it might be?

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http://www.anibis.ch/fr/Guitares%20-Bas ... 53268.aspx

there seems to be 2 screw holes under the 2nd and 3rd machine heads where maybe a nameplate was.

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by opotable » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:12 am

after about an hour of searching it would seem to be an early epiphone ET 280! 8)

maybe i can up the price................. :P

http://www.gbase.com/gear/epiphone-et-2 ... herry-red#

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hmmm...

also known as an aria 1820 ! :)

http://www.basgitaarforum.nl/viewtopic. ... 5&p=943889

note the white truss cover.

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this one is €550! :shock:

http://www.jpstingrayguitars.com/basses.html

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by opotable » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:42 am

or is it an EROS? :?

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/arc ... 65086.html

"Curiouser and curiouser! Found this picture/article that tells me MY version of this Epiphone ET-280 is the 1970's version that was marketed (at least in England) as an EROS and had a Fender style headstock. That explains my confusion about the neck and headstock. It has NOT been changed...that's the way it was sold under the EROS name in '70. I bet if I find a picture of an Eros headstock there'd be a nameplate that would fit nicely over the two screw holes in my headstock!"
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