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1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
total |
| RD Artist |
504 |
1402 |
734 |
? |
? |
2640+ |
| RD Standard |
388 |
425 |
103 |
|
|
916 |
| RD-77 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
The RD Artist was produced until April 1981, however shipping figures are unavailable past 1979. A batch of RD Artists with a curly maple top were the last to be produced in April '81 (probably numbering 100 or so).
Shipping figures mention six RD-77 basses right at the start of production. Mid 1977 Gibson literature refers to the RD Artist bass shown at the 1977 NAMM show as the RD-77, so presumably these are just prototypes or show models, that were listed with the old name. With the exception of the first prototype which had a bolt-on neck, all other RD Artist basses were the same; according to Chuck Burge who hand-built the show models, they did not differ from the regular production models in any significant way. See the RD Artist timeline
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