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Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« on: February 20, 2013, 09:34:46 AM »
Well, it sounds pretty good...

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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2013, 10:21:27 AM »
As a friend of mine used to say "The WHY question occurs to me."   :-\
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2013, 11:26:45 AM »
Taking a page out of Gibson's playbook: signature models for artists in bands that are well past their heyday.
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2013, 04:08:57 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on February 20, 2013, 11:26:45 AM
Taking a page out of Gibson's playbook: signature models for artists in bands that are well past their heyday.

Next up: the Keith Moon drum set!   :o
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2013, 04:42:15 PM »
surely when making a signature instrument, you are trying to sell to fans of the signaturee,
 as a 15 year old who had just picked up the bass,Mr  Gallup was one of my biggest influences, which i guess makes me the target audience...
watching someone play jazz and funk on it isnt going to make me want to buy it,
I wanna hear what it sounds like playing A Forest or Close to Me
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2013, 07:07:32 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on February 20, 2013, 11:26:45 AM
Taking a page out of Gibson's playbook: signature models for artists in bands that are well past their heyday.

Most large instrument companies follow this same formula, IOW, doing signature bass models for whatever bands guitar players claim to have liked in their youth or in Squier's case, whomever was a big hit on VH-1 Classic last week.
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2013, 10:07:27 PM »
Look at all of Fender's artist models. Some have come out well after the artist's prime, especially the tribute models, but most were originally issued when the artist was still riding high or not long afterwards.

The Cure haven't had a really big hit album since 1992, and I would be surprised if many bassists could even identify Simon Gallup without looking it up.
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 03:11:33 AM »
Scott joked about my RD being my "sig" model a few years back...
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2013, 08:24:39 AM »
Quote from: wellREDman on February 20, 2013, 04:42:15 PM
I wanna hear what it sounds like playing A Forest or Close to Me

 ;D

I sound check with Fascination Street a lot. On my Ric...
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2013, 08:22:11 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on February 20, 2013, 10:07:27 PM
and I would be surprised if many bassists could even identify Simon Gallup without looking it up.

I represent that remark.
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2013, 12:14:03 PM »
If I think of Simon Gallup I picture an EB2ish hollowbody (or whatever it was) and Thunderbirds. I get doing the tribute late in the career when fans are older and have disposable income, but doing one that bears no resemblance to the bass or basses for which he's known doesn't make much sense.
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2013, 03:25:31 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on February 20, 2013, 10:07:27 PM
...I would be surprised if many bassists could even identify Simon Gallup without looking it up.

Simon who? I have no idea what you're talking about... :mrgreen:
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2013, 05:24:38 PM »
Quote from: Denis on February 23, 2013, 03:25:31 PM
Simon who? I have no idea what you're talking about... :mrgreen:

I just learned a few posts back...
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2013, 09:32:11 AM »
Somehow this model is more appealing to my eyes than the standard Ultra Bass. Maybe the graphics on the body make it "flow" better to my eyes. Could also be that I don't have enough caffine in my system yet. And I like Gallup's playing. Been a Cure fan for a loooooong time.
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Re: Schecter Simon Gallup sig
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2013, 06:10:15 PM »
I was a Cure fan, but listening back today, it just is not the same for me. Can't stomach them or their bleak Emo whining sound.
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