The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: planetgaffnet on May 25, 2016, 02:36:51 AM
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While I'm sure that most non-US members here will be familiar with a few US instrument retailers, our American cousins may (or may not) be familiar with the German retailer Thomann; much like Amazon, they've kind of become the default business to search for and price compare new instruments over this side of the pond.
Anyhow, there's been a handful of threads here and elsewhere about Thomann having the purchase power to approach Gibson and persuade them into doing a run of basses in non-standard colours, I mean, how hard would it be? With this in mind, I emailed Thomann yesterday...amazingly they've not closed the door on the suggestion and are approaching Gibson to see whether it's feasible! They mentioned they work with Gibson for guitars, but never basses.
I mentioned that Gibson have done specials before (Mark had posted an image of the Sapphire Blue Yamano model on Talkbass years ago, so I used that as an example). The prospect of sea foam green, cardinal red (like the Jeordie White/Twiggy prototype) or sapphire blue options would be great.
We'll see where this road leads us and will post when I hear more.
Paul
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Large or not - the Thomann people are always nice and helpful.
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Large or not - the Thomann people are always nice and helpful.
Maybe you'll be sending a bass to Seattle for a change, I collect for fins :-*
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I collect for fins
And this ladies and gentlemen is the understatement of the century! :P
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waxed and plucked.
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Gibson has done this before. I remember there were some SG Basses in custom colors done for a Japanese distributor around 2008 or so.
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Gibson has done this before. I remember there were some SG Basses in custom colors done for a Japanese distributor around 2008 or so.
Oh yeah, like shell pink and sea green I seem to recall. Japanese market gets a lot of cool Rics too.
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I found this old post (http://forums.vintageguitarandbass.com/showthread.php?711-Japan-Only-SG-Basses-in-Custom-Colors) from Jules' forum. Apparently canary yellow, sky blue and coral pink, and Jules saw them in Denmark Street.
A blue one is on his SG Reissue page (http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/2006gibsonSGreissue.php) at Fly Guitars.
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....... and the Yeller ......
(http://myalbum.com/photo/eRLJbifd6IX0/360.jpg)
..... murdered with a black :o Hipshot ....
(http://myalbum.com/photo/rykMQGIQpNNV/360.jpg)
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Denmark Street.
Sorry for the abbreviated quote, but Denmark Street, Landaan. Shudder.
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That Hipshot wouldn't be bad if it were chrome. It stands out like a sore thumb now.
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Humbug either way ;P
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I think it's not bad, it matches well with the minibucker ring and the pickguard. I think it's a good start, now go change the rest of the hardware to black! :D
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Yikes :o ! No dirty talk on this forum please ! Go wash out your month with soap immediately !
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It's unlikely he'll get much jip from one of our moderators as he's take refugee in Das Fatherland... ;D
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Scheiße !
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But black is much better, why can't you all people see it? :P
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But black is much better, why can't you all people see it? :P
Because we're not in 80s hair bands? :P
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Because we're not in 00s neu-goth bands? :P
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You aren't? They had their visual highlights!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ5Li4pTxl8
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I had to confess, didn't expect that slapping.
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I had to confess, didn't expect that slapping.
I tried that slapping trick at a gig once - no response from the audience whatsoever :-[
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And what did your lead singer chick say about it? ;D
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And what did your lead singer chick say about it? ;D
"Watcha do to my body, baby"
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Hi everyone.
There's been a response from Thomann...it looks like Gibson require a minimum order of 200 to make it happen.
I've asked Thomann to keep the enquiry open. I find it a little bit sad that Gibson are able to do a model for the Japanese market, but that's it...my mind always comes back to the same question, 'How difficult would it be for them to put a different colour in the fecking spray gun?'
Any takers? Colour?
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Inverness green
Pelham Blue
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I can't interest you in another 196 can I, Mark?
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I'd say White.
I've got the Jones for a white SG for ages but the prices asked for those produced in 2005 and 2006 are in the pipe dream catagory .....
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I can't interest you in another 196 can I, Mark?
Help me here, I'm pleading stupidity after a 3 day trip the band, a 196?
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Gibson has spoken. 200 buyers, all agreeing on one custom color for one model? No chance. Even if 50 could agree (highly unlikely), I doubt that even an outfit as big as Thomann would take a chance on it. If it were a guitar, they might. But not on a Gibson bass.
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Help me here, I'm pleading stupidity after a 3 day trip the band, a 196?
He means you only need to order 196 more to hit the 200 necessary for an order. :)
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Ok, my stupid, it burns! :-[
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Ok, my stupid, it burns! :-[
Bwahaha