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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson Midtown Pickup Advice
« on: June 16, 2018, 08:09:49 AM »
I am a fan of the Model 1.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: 3 Short scale 4030 basses
« on: April 29, 2018, 08:39:09 AM »Why would you put Richlite boards on obviously expensive basses? Ugh.
Craig Anderton says "it’s more expensive to make guitars with Richlite fretboards than ebony,"
http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Gear-Tech/en-us/Building-a-Better-Fingerboard.aspx
Rickenbacker or Jessie F. Keeler probably like it because it's made from 100% recycled material. Gibson likes it because it isn't listed with CITES.
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The Bass Zone / Re: wow !
« on: April 25, 2018, 10:15:40 AM »
In that Rondo Veneziano video the drum kit and especially the jazz bass look so out of place.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Modded 1970 EB-1 on the Bay.
« on: April 23, 2018, 09:10:32 AM »
It looks like that saddle is broken.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist
« on: April 18, 2018, 05:02:33 PM »
If the original parts were included it would be reversible.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist
« on: March 02, 2018, 04:23:56 PM »That 4004C makes me a little nostalgic, but not nostalgic enough to buy it at about twice what I sold mine to Paul for, about a dozen years ago.
Dave you must have sold it right before Rickenbacker prices soared. I bought an '81 4003S Fireglow for $800 in 2001 and sold it in 2008 for $2100. I turned around and bought a V63. I also sold one too soon, a Jetglo 4003S for $600 in 2003.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Embassy on Reverb.com
« on: March 02, 2018, 04:46:31 AM »
Must have been good, it's gone already.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« on: February 23, 2018, 06:43:27 PM »Now, let's get back to the subject of this thread with a new article.
CEO Says Gibson Will Dump Brands
Gruesome fourth quarter results from the electronics portfolio.
Henry's whistling in the dark.
When a writer uses "try and" in the first sentence I get too distracted to pay much attention to what follows.
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Bachbirds
« on: February 22, 2018, 04:00:13 PM »
I also have a black series 2, and had a blue one that Denis now owns.
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Gibson Basses / Re: weird problem
« on: February 06, 2018, 06:32:33 PM »
And so the Thunderbird II is also much loved.
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The Bass Zone / Re: No Treble on Facebook
« on: January 30, 2018, 05:06:46 PM »All I see is days of NAMM related posts. Will the dumb posts return soon? In the meantime, I'll be preparing: "Help me decide, P or J?" "Flats or rounds?" "Long or short scale?" And of course "my $49 Squier smokes your (Fill in the blank)." Will I fit in?
The answer to all those questions is "both".
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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson's legal department strikes again
« on: January 27, 2018, 06:00:48 PM »Keep in mind that the tops and backs of ES-series are molded, not carved. Their undersides aren't flat, but the center block is. The kerfed wood fills the gap. It's flat on its underside. If the model is a full hollowbody, it's there to help support the top. The ES-LP guitar and bass are both center block models, so the center block should definitely have been there.
Fast forward to the 8 minute mark:
At the 6:08 mark you can see the type of center block it should have. Someone did screw-up epically. The kerfed wood is there but it was never shaped to meet the center block. At that point the top should not have been glued to the body.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson's legal department strikes again
« on: January 27, 2018, 05:45:33 PM »Mine does have the mahogany center block glued between that block & the back of the guitar. Shaped a bit like the LP Sig, but it goes all the way to the strap button.
I tried taking a photo with my Borescope, but it doesn't work with ISO-11. So here is the best I can do with my phone. You can see the "T" shaped bottom of the block of mahogany.
Using a mini LED light I see it. It is thin from the neck to the bridge and widens out to support the bridge.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson's legal department strikes again
« on: January 27, 2018, 06:26:06 AM »
I don't have one of those little cameras, but my ES Les Paul bass looks like it is constructed in the same manner.