Victory bass circuit photographs and description
Electrical components on the Gibson Victory Standard are accessible by removing the pickguard. The wiring loom of the single-pickup Victory Standard contains one 300KΩ volume control (part 70-031) and one 100KΩ tone control (part 70-033) - these are both shorter shaft potentiometers, suitable for scratchplate mounting - also used on later versions of the Grabber and G-3 basses. Gibson had some stocks of these pots, and they are regularly 3 or 4 years older than the bass they are fitted to.
The Victory humbucker has three coated wires (red, black, translucent white) and a ground, all of which connect to a two-way switch, offering coils-in-series and coils-in-parallel wiring.
See also the Victory Standard circuit schematic, with simplified wiring diagram.
1981 Gibson Victory Standard wiring and circuitry - from one of the earliest examples here. Serial number dates to 17/6/1981, pots are dated 1978. Capacitor is 0.1µF.
This scratchplate comes from a bass produced some four months later than the example above, late October 1981, but pots date to 1977 and 1979. The earth wire (black) has most likely been moved from the tone pot to the jack. Note also the blue capacitor, a different style to the one used above, but still the same value.
Gibson Victory bass for sale
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Blackfoot, Idaho, 832**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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GIBSON VICTORY STANDARD BASS GUITAR
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$1250
I DID OFFER LOCAL PICKUP AND FREE SHIPPING BUT EBAY STATED THAT I WAS TRADING OUTSIDE OF EBAY ''''''''''''''''''''? SO when the bass sells I will refund the shipping yeah and local pickup is ok
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1981 Gibson Victory Bass Red
New York, 100**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$1595
A killer bass with a nice fat tone and superb playability
This baby is a RED BEAST!
Bass plays and sounds fantastic.
Some honest signs of age and wear throughout
Completely original
Comes with nice brown hardshell case
Guitar is exactly as pictured.
Buyer pays $125 shipping in the USA, $150 to Hawaii or Alaska, $400 International, $450 to Australia
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Arnside, Cumbria, LA5***, UNITED KINGDOM
£1100
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Brighton, UNITED KINGDOM
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Gibson Victory Bass gebraucht
Leimen, 69***, GERMANY
€750
VINTAGE 1982 USA GIBSON VICTORY BASS GUITAR TUNER
Monza, 20***, ITALY
€50
Gibson used these on the Victory Standard and Victory Artist basses from 1981, and occasionally the Victory Custom later in 1982
Hard to find, very rare and no longer produced
Very good condition, see pictures
Price for one tuner, available 4 tuners
Private auction, non guarantee
European bidders please email me for postage costs
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