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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: weekend warrior on October 15, 2013, 10:04:32 AM
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Gibson Bass IV in Heather Poly. Near mint condition ;D(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/sqwelchbass/PA140254_zps5aec4ccb.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/sqwelchbass/media/PA140254_zps5aec4ccb.jpg.html)(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/sqwelchbass/PA140255_zps709d2657.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/sqwelchbass/media/PA140255_zps709d2657.jpg.html)(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/sqwelchbass/PA140253_zps164f56cd.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/sqwelchbass/media/PA140253_zps164f56cd.jpg.html)(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss305/sqwelchbass/PA140257_zps5ac80113.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/sqwelchbass/media/PA140257_zps5ac80113.jpg.html)
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I like those!
That's one "conventional shape bass I won't mind owning. Didn't Gibson do them in Natural - they actually looked good with black bits on them ;)
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Got Thunderbuckers on the way for it.
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Lovely bass. The color looks great. How about the rest of the hardware? Are you going to do a full on chromification?
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Not collecting for fins is sometimes quite burdensome! Beauty of a larvae Fender it is! 8)
As Herr Carlston always says: "TBird in Clark Kent mode." Who are we to disagree. And it's one hell of an ergonomic bass, not that that has ever been high on Gibson's agenda.
Of course, aspiring shredders and dive bombers could do with a little modification ...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/uwehornung/Victory.jpg)
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@4stringer. Im not sure yet if I'll do the whole thing or not...
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I like those!
That's one "conventional shape bass I won't mind owning. Didn't Gibson do them in Natural - they actually looked good with black bits on them ;)
Mine's natural and I think it's a fantastic bass. No, it isn't the prettiest bass I own. But drop it into a live band situation and it just makes itself heard straight off with no messing around.
(http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/matt_live/20120506-banff-castle.jpg)
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Got Thunderbuckers on the way for it.
Why?
This is about the only Gibson bass I can think of that needs the black pickups and hardware...
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That EVH paintjob... my eyes!!! :o Of course the Kahler on a 5er (strung high) might be pretty fun...
What are the neck profiles like on these? Any resemblance to the TB IV, or are they meatier?
Oh - and congrats WW! Nice looking bass.
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Why?
This is about the only Gibson bass I can think of that needs the black pickups and hardware...
I agree totally
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Mine's natural and I think it's a fantastic bass. No, it isn't the prettiest bass I own. But drop it into a live band situation and it just makes itself heard straight off with no messing around.
(http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/matt_live/20120506-banff-castle.jpg)
Great shot!
Both you and the bass - it's very smart with the black hardware, you in the sweater!
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Beautiful bass! I'd happily own one and I think I'd want it in Heather Poly. You did good!
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The chrome pickups will look fine and I'm sure they will add a more textured and nuanced sound compared to the stock pick ups. Mixed black and chrome, or all chrome would both be cool and either way it's what you play that counts the most.
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Great shot!
Both you and the bass - it's very smart with the black hardware, you in the sweater!
It was absolutely necessary - an outdoor/marquee gig in Banff, Scotland. It was single figures of celsius (less than fifty F). In MAY. The drummer kept his coat on for the first couple of songs. The sax player was warming his hands on a cup of coffee between songs. Trombone player had gloves on. Keyboard player was rubbing his hands. Singer/guitarist was too drunk to care.
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That EVH paintjob... my eyes!!! :o Of course the Kahler on a 5er (strung high) might be pretty fun...
What are the neck profiles like on these? Any resemblance to the TB IV, or are they meatier?
Oh - and congrats WW! Nice looking bass.
I thought as embarrassment with a Kahler equipped bass is mandatory already, I might as well go all the way and flaunt it! :mrgreen: Funnily enough, even though I have 5-stringers tuned E to C, I never thought of it here, but now you're giving me ideas! :mrgreen:
The necks on these are gently wider and phatter than on a reg IV, but neither baseball bats nor flight decks, comfortable to play without giving finger players a headache (as the Ric 4003S/5ers did!).
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What I want to know is why there is a gas-torch in such close proximity to that IV in the first shot...
Vat ehvil hexpermens arst vu planzing...? :o ;D
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It was absolutely necessary - an outdoor/marquee gig in Banff, Scotland. It was single figures of celsius (less than fifty F). In MAY. The drummer kept his coat on for the first couple of songs. The sax player was warming his hands on a cup of coffee between songs. Trombone player had gloves on. Keyboard player was rubbing his hands. Singer/guitarist was too drunk to care.
I just looked Banff, Scotland up on Google....... it's north from me! ;)
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Speaking of up North, Edith and I intend to visit Oregon and Washington State next summer/septemberish. Be afraid, be very afraid, Mark. And we'll be seriously miffed if there is no Nasty Habit gig around then.
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Congrats on the new bass! The heather looks great, much better than any of the other colors I've seen on the IVs. And I agree these seem to look pretty good with the all black hardware, much better than some of the other basses Gibson offered.
The natural is my favorite, I think. Last year one on eBay went for less than $400. Should have bought it.
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Speaking of up North, Edith and I intend to visit Oregon and Washington State next summer/septemberish. Be afraid, be very afraid, Mark. And we'll be seriously miffed if there is no Nasty Habit gig around then.
Wow! How cool Uwe!
Please let me know your travel dates ASAP, that's really exciting.
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The neck is very comfortable. Has the p width with a thinner,flatter feel to it. Its not a big neck at all.
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sounds kinda Victoryish then.
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I just looked Banff, Scotland up on Google....... it's north from me! ;)
There's some video from the gig - check all the coats and the sound engineer dressed up like a sharp hat wearing sherpa. Ludicrously cold night for the beginning of May!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDnRbeU0GxA
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I've come to the conclusion that I am a very delicate flower!
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Deflowered delicate flower that is!
Hey, you always posted those spectacular upstate Washington pics when you took out the Subaru, I had to succumb eventually. Plus, you said it never rains there either. No to mention those awsome model train collections all inhabitants seem to have.
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August is pretty dry here, lots to see that's way more interesting than my trains!
Bring some warm clothes 'cause this is the mountains after all.
Blue Heaven!
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/2011%20vacation/2011vacation054.jpg)
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Alright I just can't resist anymore; gentlemen, I present a topical pun that ruined so many grade school dances for me (because I refused to drink the "yeah, they're so good" cool aid).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrtN3RGNdR4
Basically I had nothing good to say about any of Maurice Starr's boy bands and it didn't help my already nonexistant popularity with the young ladies. ... I think one girl actually got her older boyfriend to threaten me with violence because I dissed NKOTB.
To be fair, at the time I was heavily into Roxette (then again, considering what the rest of the class was into, I wasn't doing too badly). Further hurting my coolness; they just weren't half as big over here as in Euroland, but at least I got a few awkward slowdances out of it.
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If I had been the Jackson 5 I'd have sued these usurpators to hell and back.