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Messages - Chris P.

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Other Bass Brands / Re: Samurai, at last
« on: March 28, 2024, 04:12:24 PM »
Super cool! I used to have a sunburst one. A small bass!

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The Bass Zone / Re: 1987 Rickenbacker Tuxedo stolen
« on: March 17, 2024, 06:29:15 AM »
That's awful :(

Where are you located? Europe, UK, US, Australia?

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Other Bass Brands / Re: the Alembic live
« on: March 16, 2024, 03:10:40 PM »
Great! I loved every three minutes and seventeen seconds of it!

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Gibson Basses / Re: I give up on Epiphone and Gibson
« on: March 16, 2024, 02:56:25 AM »
That's a compelling argument in favor of this bass I wish I didn't hear. Moving the output jack (That's what it should be called by the way) off the front is pretty slick. Looks better that way and eliminates the potential for breaks. Still, I'd rather save up for something extra special as tempting as these 64 Epis may be. I'll say it again because it bears repeating.
Gibson simply has to make a fiftieth anniversary Bicentennial Thunderbird for 2026.

Input/output. The jack goes in, the sound goes out. I guess people will understand:

Bicentennial: please don't mention that bass will be 50 soon. I'm as old as that bass and I don't wanna know!

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Gibson Basses / Re: I give up on Epiphone and Gibson
« on: March 15, 2024, 07:00:04 AM »
One more thing: On some Gibson pics it looks really silver, but there's a bit green in it. A very warm colour.

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Gibson Basses / Re: I give up on Epiphone and Gibson
« on: March 15, 2024, 06:47:47 AM »
The pickup rings have an advantage. If you use the pickup as a thumbrest it's a bit more comfortable.

I compared the '24 to my '76. The green-ish silver looks so different than the sunburst, I used a caliper to be sure. I'll write down a lot of differences, but it's real close! I like this one much better than my returned Inverness non rev Gibson. This is a review bass though...

Weight: no notable difference - light!
Sound: close!
Neck: My '76 is 2mm smaller at the nut, but a bit wider at the body. The '24 is 2mm flatter, so the '76 is a bit rounder.
Headstock: same size, the TRC is made from heavier plastic on the Epi. The  '76 has reverse tuners.
Body: My '76 looks a bit thinner here and there.
Logo: different position and of course it's coloured on the Bicentennial.
Bridge: tune-o-matic versus three point.
Input: on the back/side now. Better. It looks cleaner too, although it isn't original.
Controls: no spacing difference on the Epi.
Pickups: placing is a bit different, but maybe correct for a '64. Just some millimeters. Which in America will be: Some Freedom Eagle Feathers difference.
 
All in all very impressive, cool looking, nice playing, good sounding, and quite accurate.






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Gibson Basses / Re: I give up on Epiphone and Gibson
« on: March 14, 2024, 07:32:39 AM »
But it looks stunning in that colour!!! Wow. It matches great with the chrome hardware. I really dig the looks.

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Gibson Basses / Re: I give up on Epiphone and Gibson
« on: March 14, 2024, 07:31:44 AM »
I got the Silver Mist in as a review bass. Haven't plugged it in yet, so I come back to you later. But yes: Both pickups are mounted on a plate.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Old Shortscale 4001
« on: March 08, 2024, 02:45:21 AM »
I will search for more pics! I have them somewhere.

Rinus was playing in the US with the Golden Earring. After a show a guy came up to him and said: 'That Danelectro sounds like shit. Why don't you play a real bass?' The guy introduced himself as a a Rickenbacker rep and he said he could get Rinus a Rickenbacker. Rinus didn't really believe him and he said: 'Sorry, I play shortscale basses only.'
The rep said: 'I have on short scale Rickenbacker. We just made two for a bass player of a famous country band to use and he chose one. I can get you the other one.'
Rinus still not really believing him gave the address of his hotel and a day later the rep showed up with that shorty 4001.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone for 2024
« on: March 06, 2024, 01:03:07 AM »
As you might know I've sent back my Gibson Nonrev in Inverness Green because of quality issues. I looked forward to see this one (as a press guy I saw the pics very early) but looking at the pictures more often I GAS for the silver one.....

There's one on it's way for a review!

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The Bass Zone / Re: Most influential basses
« on: March 01, 2024, 05:25:33 AM »
The story goes JAE bought several Danelectros cos he broke te strings.

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Other Bass Brands / Re: NBD Greco TB900 Thunderbird
« on: February 29, 2024, 03:42:49 PM »
wow congrats! I need a one pickup bird in my life!

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The Bass Zone / Re: Most influential basses
« on: February 27, 2024, 01:34:20 PM »
Great article! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! I think it appeared two years ago in my magazine.

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The Bass Zone / Re: Most influential basses
« on: February 27, 2024, 01:33:34 PM »
This is just a detail in all that great work, but this was the first time I ever heard this: "Early basses had flatwound strings and damping under the chrome cap, for a short, dry double bass sound. Soon players removed that damping and in the 1970s Rotosound came out with the first roundwound strings."

I knew early electric bass strings were primarily flats, but I had never heard that rounds weren't even available until the early 70s. I've always preferred flats, but I started playing the electric in 1967 and there were flats on my '63 P-bass when I got it.

If I'm right only Danelectro used rounds. Entwistle went to Rotosound to make the roundwounds for normal basses.

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The Bass Zone / Re: Most influential basses
« on: February 27, 2024, 09:05:58 AM »
You are right. Thanks. This top 25 is not perfect, and maybe too simple for us nerds. For this I had the average reader in mind.

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