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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Alanko on November 02, 2016, 02:05:04 PM

Title: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: Alanko on November 02, 2016, 02:05:04 PM

Here's a turn up!  :mrgreen:

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img924/5011/YhGhCE.jpg)

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: Dave W on November 02, 2016, 02:12:24 PM

That's a shocker!

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: uwe on November 02, 2016, 02:57:48 PM

The Midtown is not the greatest sounding bass on earth, but bodies do attract, hollow bodies I mean.

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: amptech on November 02, 2016, 11:22:15 PM

So, there will soon be a limited edition signature Phil Lesh hollowbody with 43 knobs?  8)

Case candy: 9V battery and LSD.

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: pjm on November 03, 2016, 01:28:20 AM

so good to see him not playing one of those 6 string Modulas things

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: Dave W on November 03, 2016, 07:19:48 AM

I played a used 2014 Midtown last year. It really has a nice tone. It's a surprise to see Phil with one considering his history.

Quote from: amptech on November 02, 2016, 11:22:15 PM

So, there will soon be a limited edition signature Phil Lesh hollowbody with 43 knobs?  8)

Case candy: 9V battery and LSD.

Even Henry J. wouldn't go that far.  ;D  Rick Turner might mod it for him, though.

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: 4stringer77 on November 03, 2016, 07:36:32 AM

What goes around comes around.
https://goo.gl/images/430JtY

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: gearHed289 on November 03, 2016, 08:58:01 AM

Huh, he just got 2 new Alembics a little over a year ago - 1 short and 1 medium scale.

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/210244.jpg)

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: Alanko on November 03, 2016, 09:04:49 AM

I've not been able to dig out any info on the gig in terms of location or date. Maybe he was pleasantly surprised when he tried out Big Brown last year, and decided he wanted a modern semi-hollow?

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: 66Atlas on November 03, 2016, 11:12:08 AM

Is John Mayer playing with Lesh now too? That guy cheats on bandmates more than he does Blondes.

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: Alanko on November 03, 2016, 01:06:41 PM

I'm guessing that is a Terrapin Crossroads gig? I listened to a few of those, but don't remember John Mayer. He's a dastardly pretty-boy and a bit of a shagger, but I hate to admit he is a pretty good guitarist!

Title: Re: Phil Lesh joins team Gibson!
Post by: leftybass on November 08, 2016, 02:21:38 PM

I love my lefty.
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