Short scale 4030

ilan · May 11, 2018, 05:43:48 PM

Keeler seems happy with his new basses

Dave W · May 11, 2018, 09:36:25 PM

My ears!

Granny Gremlin · May 12, 2018, 08:06:07 AM

Oh lord, nobody warned Dave what DfA are like? Don't feel bad I don't like it either.

Look at that Canuk tho (local boy no less); stereo Traynor 8x10s. Looks like a ss era Traynor (not sure if Monoblock or not, but similar) in the rack behind him too.

ilan · May 12, 2018, 10:20:18 AM

Somehow horizontally it looks less hideous than in the vertical pics we've seen until now.

Alanko · May 18, 2018, 02:05:29 AM

I like bassists that trowel on the overdrive, but that guy's tone is rancid. Very thin, spitty and with terrible note definition. I have no idea why he uses those ancient cabinets and amps, as apparently his tone is bad live as well. For a while he was using '70s Peavey heads and Ampeg Dan Armstrong basses, and his tone was as mushy and indistinct then.

ilan · July 12, 2018, 05:03:58 PM

4030 BBR BT on the Ric boutique. First one available for the general public. $3,199

Dave W · July 12, 2018, 05:42:31 PM

$3200 and Richlite too? No thanks. Nicely done blueburst, if you like that sort of thing.

Alanko · July 13, 2018, 02:41:08 AM

I quite like the effect of having a black fretboard. Had they stuck with Bubinga (etc) then the warm reddy tone would have clashed with the hardware and pickguard.

Having said that, and I will sound like a bitch here, the blue burst looks a bit 'Chinabacker' to me.

gearHed289 · July 13, 2018, 09:52:41 AM

Looks better than the first three, but that bridge still looks ridiculous in that position. Pricey. Hot toasters are great.

ilan · July 13, 2018, 02:00:22 PM

JG/BT would look better imho on this - the bridge will look less misplaced and the guard shape will look less wrong and the gloss black fretboard will fit in the general scheme.

Dave W · July 14, 2018, 10:34:12 AM

Bring back the 3000!