I have put a deposit on one at the House of Guitars. Some thoughts on the new offering from Gibson. My overall impression is this bass is small ! Feels more like a guitar, build quality over all is good, the mat black finish I am not crazy about, it marks easily. The worn finish offered on some of the SG basses would have been nicer. The pickup spacing has the neck pup closer to the neck and not in the sweet spot, there is limited space for two pickups, I would have liked one pup in the sweet spot. The bass plays well but having played full size Thunderbirds for so long I felt like I was holding a toy and could not help but think of the "toy" Thunderbird Peter Cook made for JAEs son. The bass is sure to be a collectors item but I wonder how much use I may get out of it................................great for sitting on the couch and not smacking the missus in the face with the headstock. Oh Another cool thing is the aside from made in USA, serial #, they stamped they year 2011 on the back of the headstock!
