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Fender Basses / Squier Mustang Bass

« on: June 10, 2011, 12:05:12 PM »

Squier will reissue the Mustang Bass soon in black and sunburst.

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Other Bass Brands / Firebird Red Gretsch G6199B Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Bass 2007

« on: June 10, 2011, 02:05:16 AM »

Last week I played the Gretsch at the most famous rock venue in Holland: Paradiso, Amsterdam:)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrispdekker/5817813464/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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Other Bass Brands / Korean Warwick Star Bass

« on: June 10, 2011, 01:48:49 AM »

Hi guys,

I have a new review-Warwick at home and I thought you guys would like to see some pics. It's the new Korean Star Bass of Warwick. In Europe the German one has a street price of around 3,000 euros and this one is less than half of it. Building quality is very good, it sounds as good as the German one, but it has no fancy woods, it has cheaper switches and pots and the finish is not perfect. It has some little flaws here and there. This is one of the first ones, so I'll give them the benefit of doubt.

It's available in 4 and 5 string and in sunburst, cream, black, gold and daphne blue.

Pics:
www.flickr.com/chrispdekker

Adam Clayton also uses some Star Basses and they made a gold one for him with one pick up at the neck.

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Other Bass Brands / Kinda like this

« on: June 08, 2011, 07:40:14 AM »

http://www.henmanguitars.com/index.php/instruments/available-end/b4-z-030/

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The Bass Zone / Fun with girls and basses.

« on: May 31, 2011, 04:47:11 AM »

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Bass Amps & Effects / New Fender Bassman tube amp!

« on: May 19, 2011, 09:22:26 AM »

Berth discovered it on Bass Player. A picture of a wall of new Fender Bassman heads. My Fender contacts didn't knew anything, but Fender confirmed them on twitter. They'll bring a range of Bassman tube heads and cabs under the name of Super Bassman.

Also some new Fender basses. See Fender thread.

Pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bassplayermag/

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Gibson Basses / European prices Shortybird and LPBass

« on: May 17, 2011, 06:15:24 AM »

Thomann has them on their site now. Bird is 849 euros and LP 1349 euros.

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Fender Basses / Powder blue Musicmaster

« on: April 30, 2011, 05:15:06 AM »

Like 15 years ago I wanted to play bass. A friend offered me to go to a local store and he said they had a powderblue and a black Squier bass. Of course I wanted the poweder blue one, but that was a short scale. My friend and the shop owner told me not to play short scale, so I went home as a prowd owner of a black Squier P, which I still have.

Since that time I want a powder blue bass. I even bought a light blue suede Fender-strap, which mu ex-girlfriend stole when she bought a great little Ibanez Artcore guitar. Some sort of hollowbody LP-kinda guitar.

The last couple of months I was looking at Musicmasters and Mustangs again, but all where to expensive. I used to own a yellowed '76 MM, and I regret selling that one. I never heard of a Squier Musicmaster Bass, but first I saw a black one with matching headstock and then a white one. Both were sold before I could react. I learned they made those in '97 and there are also pink and blue ones. Two days ago Berth mailed me: There's a powder blue one online now for 250 euros. Wow! I wanted a blue one and this seemed to be a similar bass as I didn't bought around '97... It was six minutes online, I bought it and monday it'll arrive!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrispdekker/5671782937/

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