Gibson at NAMM 2019

[amptech]

Chris tells me that Gibson announces a Les Paul Junior Tribute Double Cut Bass!
Available in Worn Cherry, Worn Brown, Worn Ebony and Blue Stain.

I'm shocked!

[Basvarken]

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[doombass]

I think we have a winner.

[Basvarken]

Agreed!

[Alanko]

That bass looks fine! A little Muscle Bass. The design seems a little familiar. Shades od Rock 'n' Roll Relics' 'Thunders' bass.

I saw on Facebook that Gibson have announced some '50s and '60s Les Paul Standards. Top comment:

"Finally the gear we want.. how about the prices we need??"

Other comments are barely in English. It seems that guitarists really are illiterate half the time, and their grasp of supply vs demand doesn't extend beyond "I demand a $500 Les Paul Standard, so Gibson have to supply it".

[slinkp]

I dig it. My only quibble is it looks like somebody accidentally chopped off the tail end of the pickguard.
But I like the shape, the finish ... and is that a single TB-Plus?  You know I love those  
Curious how that sounds in a short scale.

[Grog]

Nice! Looks like Hipshot Ultralight tuners...…….

[fur85]

https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/USACYC512/les-paul-junior-tribute-dc-bass-coming-soon#SKU-BAJDT00B2CH1

[slinkp]

"single expanded range LP BassBucker" ... that's a new thing right? Did I miss something?

[gearHed289]

That pickguard, and a lack of a neck pickup pretty much extinguishes my excitement.  At least they got the body right this time.

[Alanko]

That pickguard, and a lack of a neck pickup pretty much extinguishes my excitement.  At least they got the body right this time.

Could make more an interesting modding platform though, as I gather these are sub $1000? You could carve one for a mudbucker at the neck, delete the stock pickup, get a custom 5-ply pickguard cut in a more appealing shape...

I would change those knobs!

[Basvarken]

Yeah an easy platform for modifications.
And in twenty years the all-original ones will be highly sought after 

[Dave W]

I dig it. My only quibble is it looks like somebody accidentally chopped off the tail end of the pickguard.
But I like the shape, the finish ... and is that a single TB-Plus?  You know I love those  
Curious how that sounds in a short scale.

Like the DC Junior Tribute guitar that's already been out since last fall, the electronics will be pickguard mounted, which keeps the cost down. I'm guessing it will have the modular plug-in board. I'm pretty sure having the shape blunt like that at the bottom was done to prevent having the end of the pickguard chip off like you see sometimes on Precision basses.
 

"single expanded range LP BassBucker" ... that's a new thing right? Did I miss something?

Hard to tell yet. Could it be an EMG35-size soapbar? Plenty of replacement options if it is. Or it could be a TB+ size pickup with different innards.

That bass looks fine! A little Muscle Bass. The design seems a little familiar. Shades od Rock 'n' Roll Relics' 'Thunders' bass.

lol. As if the R&R Relics Thunders was the original rather than what it really is, a wildly overpriced shitty looking copy of a Gibson.

[Dave W]

Anyway, I think it will be a winner for Gibson. The maple neck is a plus. No, it's not a copy of a '59, but it's not supposed to be. That's why they're called Tributes.

[Granny Gremlin]

do well, I'm sure.  I'm even a little curious myself - will have to check one out when they get them in up here.