The Last Bass Outpost

Looks like there will be a limited run of the Gibson Grabber (one LP TB plus pickup):

Click on New Releases and then Limited Run Series and you'll see the pic. No info yet though.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA.aspx

I'm not the first (rockinray duke has one right?)but I got myself an Aluminum Hipshot Supertone and decided to install it on my already refinned and beat up Bicentennial. This is the best playing and sounding bass I have IMO but considering the "may leave marks on body" clause I decided this was the one including the fact that the bridge was already down to the body for perfect action. After installation I noticed that the response and sound was almost the same. Maybe some more sustain and attack and I got the action a bit more lowered if I want to. The best thing about it is it is more comfortable with no saddles up your palm when picking  near the bridge. I hesitated at first to buy and install it since I did'nt want to alter the sound too much but if you think the 3 point is a hassle (I don't) to adjust this might be the right bridge for you. Maybe the higher mass brass version alters the sound more?


Edit: Haha. The pic also reveals some of my recent project but there's more to come when I finished it. Got a Victory Artist that I traded for a an amp.

Yesterday I went to a Guitar Show in Gothenburg. I stumbled across a guy who is known for dealing with all sorts of guitar related vintage stuff and junk. He had bought a drawer (actually 4 drawers) off Krazy Kat Music in San Antonio. He had a list of what inventory he had. I immediately spotted two Mudbuckers on the list but more interesting, a Les Paul Signature bass pickup. At first I could'nt seem to find it amongst all the stuff but in the second drawer something caught my eye and a bell rang in my head thinking of this photo from Jules' site:



So this is what I got. According to the dealer it's NOS and belonging to a LP Sig Bass. What do you think?

Bionic Joe is selling his whitey:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-Gibson-Non-Reverse-Thunderbird-IV-Bass-UNBROKEN_W0QQitemZ220192411162QQihZ012QQcategoryZ64402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem