Probett Rapide 5.9 LP type

hendrix2430

Hello, I'm selling prototype of the Probett rapide 5.9 model, now discontinued (59 Les Paul type). Damian Probett makes amazing guitars. I've had this guitar for probably about 10 years, and bought it straight from Damian. Let me know if it's of interest

Black Afara / Limba body and neck - flame maple top with sunburst finish
Tonepros bridge
Sperzel tuners
Bare Knuckle The Mule pickups - pickups set up for splitting via tone knob push pull
6105 frets, plekked

MattP

Good lord! This won't last long...

mgaw

pm sent

JookyChap

One day, one day...

GLWTS - not that you'll need it, that is ossum

meltedbuzzbox

have you got any pictures you have taken of the guitar?

mgaw

first dibs on this please

hendrix2430

Hello, the above picture is the guitar right before it was shipped to me. Obviously the paint job now has faded into a seafoam green, almost duck egg type color. It's really great. Other than that it has a few nicks here and there and the nitro has faded also on the back of the neck, very cool. 

Rest assured I will post current pictures ASAP! 

joleefret1

hi i sent you a pm - can u respond pls?

hendrix2430

Joleefret1 : I responded.

To everyone here is the spec sheet : 

- Model ES2, sonic blue nitro finish
- 3 a side Sperzel tuners, 25.5 scale
- Set neck, 1/4 sawn maple
- .9" - 1" , large V shape
- Indian rosewood, 12" radius, with abalone dots
- 43mm, bone nut
- Alder body
- 3 saddle Wilkinson Ashtray bridge 
- Lollar special pickup in bridge position, 52' in the neck

Cheers!

mgaw

still first dibs here please

guitarpolo

Lovely looking guitar, but how does sonic blue fade to seafoam green?! Also, you say it has bareknuckles, but the spec sheet says Lollars...

hendrix2430

Sorry guys, indeed it has Lollars... my memory is pretty horrible, apologies! Guitar polo : that's a very good question, lol! 

If you look at the second picture from the bottom, you can see a bit of the sonic blue on the back of the guitar. It has faded in most places but you can still see some blue near the edges.. 

hendrix2430

Bump, still available

mgaw

ah the phantom seller returneth

hendrix2430

Ironic coming from you - sends messages arranging to buy a guitar, then forgets to respond...

Anyway, anyone else welcome to make enquiries. Cheers 

mgaw

didnt get any response so assumed you had withdrawn it

hotpickups

Nice guitar

ourmaninthenorth

Is this the guitar featured in the gallery on the website? 

The sonic blue certainly seems to have changed colour somewhat...is it my eyes or is this guitar green? 

capo4th

Agreed I can see sonic blue but the guitar has been played by a 30 a day cigar smoker

hendrix2430

capo4th said:

Agreed I can see sonic blue but the guitar has been played by a 30 a day cigar smoker

  I dont smoke... anything lol! But yes the paint has changed quite a bit, pretty striking really especially when I look back at early pictures. 

Yes this is the one in the gallery on probett's website. The most accurate colour I'd say would be "duck egg", like a mix between pale blue and green. More green now though. 

ourmaninthenorth

hendrix2430 said:

Yes this is the one in the gallery on probett's website. The most accurate colour I'd say would be "duck egg", like a mix between pale blue and green. More green now though. 

Thanks for the reply.

I certainly wasn't trying to be in the least bit negative about your guitar; my apologies if that's how I came across.

I wish you well with the sale.