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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Nocturnal on February 24, 2008, 04:38:22 PM

Title: Is this a Kalamazoo bass?
Post by: Nocturnal on February 24, 2008, 04:38:22 PM
Is this a Kalamazoo bass in this video? At first I thougt it was one of those old short scale Fenders with an added Mudbucker, but then I realized it might be an old Kalamazoo. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-jgS5cL50
Title: Re: Is this a Kalamazoo bass?
Post by: eb2 on February 24, 2008, 05:14:42 PM
Bingo!
Title: Re: Is this a Kalamazoo bass?
Post by: Dave W on February 24, 2008, 06:27:50 PM
Has to be a Kalamazoo. Fender never had innovations like the bar bridge.
Title: Re: Is this a Kalamazoo bass?
Post by: doombass on February 24, 2008, 08:22:47 PM
I like it! An EB-2 here? Go to be. Listen at 1:30:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56VdXo7xDcs&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56VdXo7xDcs&feature=related)
Title: Re: Is this a Kalamazoo bass?
Post by: Nocturnal on February 24, 2008, 10:26:10 PM
I saw that 2nd one, but wasn't sure if it was a Gibson or Epi. He seems to like a wide variety of basses.
Title: Re: Is this a Kalamazoo bass?
Post by: uwe on February 25, 2008, 04:30:11 AM
That's a KB 2 (the Bronco shape as opposed to the SG shape of the KB 1) alright and there must have been two versions of it as I've seen them with mudbucker in middle position too.
Title: Re: Is this a Kalamazoo bass?
Post by: Chris P. on February 25, 2008, 04:41:21 AM
I was watching a British Invasion DVD some weeks ago and again it was nice to seen almost no Fender basses, but lots of Rickenbackers, Burns', EB0/2/3 and some cheap stuff.
Title: Re: Is this a Kalamazoo bass?
Post by: Dave W on February 25, 2008, 09:29:06 AM
Quote from: Chris P on February 25, 2008, 04:41:21 AM
I was watching a British Invasion DVD some weeks ago and again it was nice to seen almost no Fender basses, but lots of Rickenbackers, Burns', EB0/2/3 and some cheap stuff.

Fenders were very big on the Los Angeles studio scene in the 60s, but very few people who weren't part of that scene really knew about it back then. Apart from the LA studios, Fender was one of many brands vying for a market share. They were popular, but not near as common as some people today believe. And those British invasion DVDs and old YouTube videos prove it.