2020 20/20 Reissue, Where are you????

[Basvarken]

 

[Dave W]

I can see that the 20/20 wouldn't be impressive to a Gibson employee who was used to Gibson's usual designs.

[Grog]

He did work on a lot of very nice guitars. The 20/20 would look like a “Broomstick with a pickup on it”.

[tore00]

Two 20/20 on reverb at decent price and different colors. An umissable opportunity to get the pair. Both in NJ

https://reverb.com/item/970286-gibson-gibson-steinberger-20-20-bass-1987-ferrari-red
https://reverb.com/item/1897039-gibson-20-20-ned-steinberger-bass-guitar-rare-1987-silver-luna

[Pilgrim]

I guess according to the second ad, "silver luna" is a synonym for "gold."

[Grog]

Both basses have sold long ago.....

[Dave W]

I guess according to the second ad, "silver luna" is a synonym for "gold."

It's yellowed Luna Silver in bad lighting.

[uwe]

That comment severely underrates the purity of the bass' design.

I'm happy that Rob likes his newfound pup (I have one too), but I find the 20/20 pups very hifi-sh - in line with their times, when basses were expected to sound like a Yamaha DX-7 synth. That doesn't mean that you can't get other sounds from it, you can dial away all treble, but the true sonic habitat of that bass is the kind of bass sound you hear on "We Built This City" by Starship. That is what it was built for. Not a put-down, just a characteristic.

The 20/20 is both a period piece and a timeless design classic.

[Basvarken]

you can dial away all treble

Yes that's what I do. Not all of it, but enough to take off that grating sharp end. I also did it with my MM Stingray.

The 20/20 is both a period piece and a timeless design classic.

Amen to that.

[gearHed289]

when basses were expected to sound like a Yamaha DX-7 synth.

Haha! Yes, nailed it!

[ilan]

Ever since I received the Gibson 1987 catalog I thought this was a very attractive bass. I never understood how some people can't see it.

Yes that's what I do. Not all of it, but enough to take off that grating sharp end. I also did it with my MM Stingray.

My son tried flats on his '91 Stingray and it does exatly this - takes off the sharp end. Joe Dart has made this popular again, the only other high-profile bass player I can think of who used flats on a MM was Bernard Edwards.

[Dave W]

Ever since I received the Gibson 1987 catalog I thought this was a very attractive bass. I never understood how some people can't see it.

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Different strokes. It's not ugly to me but I think you have to love it for what it is. It's not a beauty contest winner.

[Grog]

For most people that might have only one bass (Oh! The Humanity!), the 20/20 might not be a great choice. For those of us that have a few, it’s different and a nice addition to the herd.

[Chris P.]

As far as I know John Deacon had flats on his StingRay too. I think Cliff Williams has flats on his StingRay for studio use and rounds for live. There are more!

[wellREDman]

Should I build a bass around it?
What am I going to call it with just one pickup?
10/10?

put it in the middle of  your 2020 and call it a 2030