{"product_id":"gibson-les-paul-triumph-bass-walnut-vintage-1972-pre-owned-1","title":"Gibson Les Paul Triumph Bass Walnut Vintage 1972 Pre-Owned","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere we have a very cool Gibson Les Paul Triumph Bass! This 1972 model is in very good condition for its age and sounds fantastic with a set of flatwounds on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bass shows some signs of wear consistent with its age including patina to the hardware, small scratches lacquer wear on the headstock and wear on the back from use with a strap. The frets also show some wear but are in good condition for a bass of this age. It is playing very well with a nice low action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bass is in all original condition with the only missing parts being the often removed bridge cover and a few screws. The original potentiometers date to 1972 and all the original electronics are functioning well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great find for the player wanting a unique, short-scale Gibson bass that sounds amazing. Comes with original hardshell case in fair condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the early and mid 1970s, the Les Paul Triumph was Gibson's flagship bass guitar, both in terms of build and electronics. Naturally it had a price to match (see \u003c\/span\u003eGibson Triumph pricing\u003cspan\u003e). Design was a collaboration between Gibson and Les Paul himself. It was launched in late 1971 as a replacement to the older \u003c\/span\u003eLes Paul bass\u003cspan\u003e which was available from 1969-1971, and like the former was produced at Gibson's Kalamazoo plant, in Michigan, USA. The only functional change was the addition of a Hi-Lo impedance selector switch. In an interview with Dave Pomeroy, Les explains...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"With a balanced low-impedance output, you could use long cables without all the problems inherent in unbalanced high-impedance lines. Gibson was keen on having the low-impedance transformer close to the amp, so we made a special cable with a transformer on the other end, which you had to have in order to use it. But if you forgot your cable, you were out of luck—so we added the switch to go from low to high impedance. I tried to talk them out of staying with the short scale, but they didn’t want to change to a longer scale like on the Fender. One position on the Les Paul Bass was meant to sound just like the Precision, and all the other settings were extra choices for the player. The Triumph sounded so good it was scary; it was the finest bass I knew how to come up with, but the kids of that time were not ready for so many options. If I could have done something different, I would have made a bass with one great sound. Simpler is better—like a water faucet\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther changes from it's predecessor were cosmetic; all controls were situated on the front mounted control panel, rather than onto the wood itself. The standard finish was natural mahogany, with white becoming available from 1975. This bass also featured the split diamond inlays on the headstock, and block position markers (replacing dots) on the neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLes Paul Triumph specifications:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonduras mahogany body with dark binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaminated mahogany set neck, with rosewood fretboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural mahogany or white finishes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 1\/2 inch scale (actually three eighths of an inch). 24 frets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elow impedance humbucking pickups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHi or Low immpedance modes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody size length: 17 1\/4\" width: 12 3\/4\" depth 2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth at nut 1 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLes Paul Triumph controls\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBass, Treble and Volume\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSelf explanatory. The bass and treble have a very wide range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTone Selector\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThree settings: hi, normal and deep bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase Control\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOnly works when both pickups are selected\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImpedance Selector\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHi for live use or Low for studio use (or live use with a Low-Impedance amplifier)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Les Paul Triumph was capable of making a wide range of sounds;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edeep bass,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eclear midtones, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebright treble\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- plus a whole lot more in between.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shop Purchase","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68062001725483,"sku":"1972LPTBass","price":2999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/7883\/files\/MG_2777_cfff99fb-e75c-4c97-9bc9-b73f44ea78e9.jpg?v=1793241010","url":"https:\/\/therockinn.com\/products\/gibson-les-paul-triumph-bass-walnut-vintage-1972-pre-owned-1","provider":"The Rock Inn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}