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Here's mine. Rehabbed by the good Dr. Bassman. ;)
Some beautiful stuff in here! Starting to feel the LPS/JCS GAS coming on...
I like that Sweet Mother of Pauly track too! Great range of sounds you get out of that bass.
My only Les Paul is my '73 Gibson Triumph. I bought this about a year ago from a gentleman that popped into Jules' forum wanting to sell it. He purchased it new, used it in a Dallas-area (IIRC) bar band briefly, and then tucked it away for 30+ years after the band split up. It was near mint when I got it, but I've been playing it enough to take care of that! 8)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/triumph/DSCF0014a.jpg)
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When the bass showed up here, it still had the original strings on it - some ancient flatwounds. They still had a little life left in 'em, and I thought they delivered a nice "plonky" sound that inspired this track:
http://www.hillscloud.com/music/Horizon.mp3
The bass part is the Triumph (thanks, Les!) recorded thru an Alembic F-2B preamp. The melody is my Alembic Distillate (sorry, Les) run thru a Maestro W2 and Sola Sound wah, and the guitar at the end is an SG Special (really sorry, Les ;)).
Shortly after this I slapped on my usual set of DAddario EXL170Ss, and its been a favorite ever since.
Beautiful bass and nice playing Joe!
Nice pics Tom!
And that's a pretty nice looking venue too, where's that?
I thought you were only allowed to play Rics with her? :-*
where are those Phil Jones prototypes now?
Um, for her I'd play anything she wanted me to play ;)
My Lpsig
I forgot about that subtle treatment you gave the LPB-1. The pickup rings, reflector caps, and other shiny bits really set that thing off! Gives it a modern-day-Triumph vibe.
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/triumph/DSCF0014a.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/triumph/DSCF0015b.jpg)
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I wonder what role Les had in those basses?
Anyone know the story?
Jules?
My Lpsig
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/BartWitte/GibsonLesPaulSignaturebass.jpg)
I meant the LP Signiture, was that not a 70's bass?
Isn't that the version they called the Les Paul before that name was assigned to the famous solid body?
I'm not sure how much of that instrument's DNA is in the Casady bass, but I suspect there's a lot of it. The layout, switches and cosmetics are nearly identical.
And he wanted it to be hollowbody to discern it from the Fender P and also for the acoustic tinge it gave the sound.
In an interview in connection with the Signature he said that he was unhappy about the Recording/Triumph being shortscale (hence the nickname "hobbits" here), but that that was a Gibson business decision, not his. And that the LP Sig was to make belatedly good on that. Les was a fan of the P Bass and sound and wanted a bass that could replicate a P sound
That is kinda funny, because he invented first solid body (the log) to avoid the semi-acoustic related characteristics.
There's an anecdote from Les in the Wheeler book relating to the re-introduction of the Les Paul in the late 60s, where he stated that Gibson was planning to phase out their solid body guitars altogether, and he convinced them otherwise - that rock players were clamoring to find old Les Pauls, and that they were the "hottest thing for rock". That might lead one to believe that the Sig semis were a Gibson-born idea, but can't say for sure. I still have never seen anything about the origins of the Signature series.
Then again, if he was so adamant about having his name pulled off the SG you'd think he'd have done the same with the Sig if he wasn't at least partly responsible for it.
Ah the glorious mysteries and contradictions!
Man, these pictures are nice! My GAS for a Triumph is all back now. Somehow I like the Triumph better than the 'Recording' bass. I like the orange colour and the block inlays.
Vol, tone and chicken head "level controller" with pos 50, 200 and 500. Plus an extra jack at the side for a really low signal for studio work straight into the board.
Thanks, Barend. Didn't you have a Les Paul Bass for a while? I don't know how the sound compares to the LPB (haven't played one), but compared to the EBs (which I know you've had) the Triumph has a lot tighter low end, more even response across the strings and up the neck, and it can be very clear and articulate when you want it to.
With the rotary switch you choose the impedance.
I've seen a few LPB-1s in this thread but I don't think I've seen one in the black/yellow sunburst finish yet, so here's mine, alongside my bandmate's LP guitar:
I really should be sectioned, under the Mental Health Act...
Cool 3 knobber! Real Junior vibe on that one.
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also i've seen the future of RocknRoll and Radiohead has nothing to do with it.
Cool 3 knobber! Real Junior vibe on that one.
Uwe! Will you stop polluting this nice an tidy Gibson corner with this amoeboid horror :o
Please! My eyes are hurting.
Uwe! Will you stop polluting this nice an tidy Gibson corner with this amoeboid horror :o
Please! My eyes are hurting.
I wonder how long any of those boutique monstrosities would last if a barroom brawl broke out.
However, remember how it became en vogue at one time to reverse split coils so the E and A would be picked up nearer to the bridge and the D and G closer to the neck, adding focus to the deeper strings and more fullness to the others?
remember "the claw" bass?
Looks like a Chinese counterfeit. To the TB members credit, he didn't claim it was real - it was just posted in a thread about LP shaped basses. A friend of mine bought a Chinese fake Les Paul guitar from a pawn shop that was indistinguishable from an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, except for the headstock shape and logo. Good enough guitar for knocking around seedy bars on weekends, but definitely not a real Gibson.
...and this Hamer/Gibby situation is the reason that I and many others don't approve of people removing Squier decals and replacing them with Fender decals.
- First, it's at best easily confusing, at worst dishonest.
- Second, it implies status-climbing on the part of the doer (even if only in their own mind)
- Third, even if the current owner is honest about it, what happens when it's sold?
i don't like the decal change either. who cares what it says on the headstock. :rolleyes:
Just like Jello is a brand name and so is Kleenex. :-\ If the person posting that photo was selling it and not disclosing it, that's one thing. But they were just showing a pic of their bass. That's all. Not any different than the many Bach or Epiphone Thunderbird owners who have pimped or modded their birds to look like Gibsons and have posted photos of them on the internet without a list of disclosures and caveats.
The term "Les Paul" isn't interchangeable with "guitar", but it has come to represent a certain design or body shape. Same as "Tele", "Strat", "Thunderbird", "Explorer", etc... Whether other companies actually call a rounded body with a single cutaway a "Les Paul" or an "LP" or some other variation- people generally accept it as a "Les Paul" shaped guitar.