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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: uwe on November 11, 2014, 01:28:54 PM
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Whoever Anne Erickson is, she doesn't know much about Gibson basses or why people would play them. :rolleyes: You can play as hard on a Les Paul Recording Bass as on a double bass (of course, their string tension is exactly the same!), Rippers and RDs have the hugest scales imaginable (not like these puny Fenders!) and Gene Simmons' most notable Gibson bass was an SG Guitar. :mrgreen:
http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Why-Bass-Players-Choose-Gibson.aspx?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Gibson%20Brands,%20Inc.&utm_content=Editorial+eBlast+-+Nov.+11%2C+2014
She must be a 19 year old intern who got an assignment to "write something overnight and find some quotes". Little Anne really checked things out. The Washington Post should take notice of this young journalistic talent.
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The Washington Post should take notice of this young journalistic talent.
Better yet, make her part of the Gisbon (that's what we call it around here) QC department. She'll fit right in!
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I can't take any article about Gibson basses and players seriously that doesn't give Jack Bruce more space than that. He isn't much more than a footnote there.
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I must have missed the part of the article where she tells us why bass players choose Gibson.
My monitor must be defective..
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I can't take any article about Gibson basses and players seriously that doesn't give Jack Bruce more space than that. He isn't much more than a footnote there.
She doesn't even realize that Jack Bruce died and that it was huge news in the bass world! :o
Maybe having a Triumph in the pic will result in a reissue? :mrgreen:
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She doesn't even realize that Jack Bruce died and that it was huge news in the bass world! :o
Maybe having a Triumph in the pic will result in a reissue? :mrgreen:
I have to assume all of this was done before the news of Jack's death. That interview really isn't the best thing to be looking at if your topic is Gibson basses, since it's really about "Silver Rails." Jack did have some interesting things to say about Gibsons in some old interviews. But I have to be honest, I wouldn't know where those interviews are, either.
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Banal and superfluous article aside - why indeed? A question I have recently been finding myself asking, the more bloody production bloopers I find.
Answer: I was playing my NR Thunderbird at band rehearsal last night and it sounded absolutely majestic, filling the room with bass. That's why I guess. A wonky cavity cover can't change that.
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She doesn't even realize that Jack Bruce died and that it was huge news in the bass world! :o
I was ranting about that too before I realized that her article is from early October 2014, so I deleted that part of my rant.
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Gibson presents Anne Erickson: http://www.gibson.com/en-us/lifestyle/bios/45/ (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/lifestyle/bios/45/)
Here's more from her. From tree to guitar (Gibson). Step nr 6 is interesting. http://globaltexanchronicles.com/tree-guitar/ (http://globaltexanchronicles.com/tree-guitar/)
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I was ranting about that too before I realized that her article is from early October 2014, so I deleted that part of my rant.
Here in the US we do month/date/year, so I think that 11.10.2014 means Nov. 10, so please reinsert your rant! ;D
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If that is the case, then Anne needs a hard (like you can play those LP Recording Basses) large scale (like those Rippers and RDs are) spanking. With a Warwick. A Vampyre would be quite fitting for the dungeon scene I have in mind.
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Here in the US we do month/date/year, so I think that 11.10.2014 means Nov. 10, so please reinsert your rant! ;D
Even then they had a copy call a month or two earlier. . . I would think :o
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Gibson presents Anne Erickson: http://www.gibson.com/en-us/lifestyle/bios/45/ (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/lifestyle/bios/45/)
Here's more from her. From tree to guitar (Gibson). Step nr 6 is interesting. http://globaltexanchronicles.com/tree-guitar/ (http://globaltexanchronicles.com/tree-guitar/)
She's experienced and she's written for music magazines. There's no excuse for her ignorance.
Not only was Step 6 interesting, she left out a step between 1 and 2 -- the step where Gibson illegally imports the wood. ;D
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Banal and superfluous article aside - why indeed? A question I have recently been finding myself asking, the more bloody production bloopers I find.
Answer: I was playing my NR Thunderbird at band rehearsal last night and it sounded absolutely majestic, filling the room with bass. That's why I guess. A wonky cavity cover can't change that.
So I am saving myself the ire and not even reading the article.... but why DO we play Gibsons.
1) What u said; dat ass
2) Everyone else (mostly) is playing Fenders (or clones). I don't wanna sound like everybody else. Luckily we're in no danger of Gibson basses catching on any more than they have already.
3) They look cool (from a distance, i.e. stage to crowd); dat ass again (I like reusing metaphors)
4) Variety; Fender does P and J (and hybrids/variations thereof). Gibson has so many distinct flavours to choose from. ...OK F has The Stang and other things now too, but that's recent and still pretty samey.
5) The neck profiles (doi)
6) I didn't get one just so I could, but since I do have a Triumph I can recreate this at will, and that just feels good:
(http://www.dejkamusic.com/images/album/large/the_cult/sonic_temple.jpg)
Uwe, Im'a need to borrow your leather pants again.
(I'm a little giddy from first day getting over a fever)
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I love Canadians!
I love The Cult too. ;)
Glad you're feeling better Jake.
I play Gibson:
I really like Thunderbird necks, I really, really like Thunderbird necks.
I love how all the different ones I have sound, big, f*%king clanky, angry pianos, with widely varying degrees of f%7king angry clankyness.
God help me I love how they look - Nothing else even comes close to *right* for me - Ughhhhh, no 7ender will ever *do* for this Gurl ;D
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I play Gibson:
I really like Thunderbird necks, I really, really like Thunderbird necks.
I love how all the different ones I have sound, big, f*%king clanky, angry pianos, with widely varying degrees of f%7king angry clankyness.
God help me I love how they look - Nothing else even comes close to *right* for me - Ughhhhh, no 7ender will ever *do* for this Gurl ;D
(As far as the question of why.) /thread
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OMG I forgot the necks - going back for an edit. I blame the fever.
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Sound, feel, classic looks, sound... sound...I can put up with some wonky finishes I guess. And they're the only basses that offer the majestic 3-point ;D. or used to at least.
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Yep, you have to love the looks and tone of any particular Gibson model to want it. But most of her article has nothing to do with that.
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Most of the popular Gibson Bass models are flat slab bodies.....easy to stand your beer on when they are laying one the ground.
More seriously, from the early days of rock, it was always Gibson if you wanted a bass that wasn't a bolt-on neck....Fender if you did. That just carried over from the 60s for those who looked at photos of the basses their favorite bassists played.
That article was garbage. Maybe she did it to trade out for her new Gibson Bass ?
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No, she got an Epi-EBO. Maybe if they had given her a Gibson SG, the article would have been better. I did find out, though, from the article that there's a band named Crobot.
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I play
Gibson Epis cause of the neck profile! Well, the updated TB+ pickups didnt hurt either, but I REALLY love the neck. It's the only bass I can play in the dark and wont sound out of tune cause of me hitting the wrong frets most of the time. Also because it is cool. Very cool. Beyond coolness. Ice ice baby cool.
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/kwstas79/Epi%20Tbird/bass.jpg)
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There is a world of difference between that an an Epi EBO, however. The neck dive alone makes an Epi EB-O unplayable for me. There is no neck dive at all on a Gibson EB-O.
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Not only was Step 6 interesting, she left out a step between 1 and 2 -- the step where Gibson illegally imports the wood. ;D
You old viper! :rimshot:
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Why do I play Gibson?
Constant failure bred daring creativity in design and approaches. Fender and Ric have been doing the same thing for half a decade at least. How boring to get it right from day one, human perfection is heathenish in concept, we are born to fail.
Besides, a lot of Gibsons (SG-shapes, Explorer, T-Birds, Flying V and, yes, the 20/20) look idiosyncratic and have not been copied to death by lesser brands.
And I like the sound nature of maho. Je suis a pick playérrre, I have no need for bright sounding woods. There is no other bass brand that has stuck to maho like Gibson has (for the most part and the wealth of their models).
Finally: Not every Joe Blow plays one. People might compliment you on the sound of your P Bass, but they will never ask "what bass is that, never seen it, sounds great!".