It's from Gibson but thankfully not Mark Agnesi.
Lots of talk but interesting enough for me to watch all the way through.
https://youtu.be/kTR5x10SCBU
I know we're all mad at Gibson lately, but boy do I want one of these.
It has a maple neck? He says so. ???
Quote from: uwe on October 15, 2019, 04:41:32 PM
It has a maple neck? He says so. ???
It does. Just like the Junior and Special guitar versions.
There appears to be one in stock locally but I haven't been over there in months.
Heresy!
I reviewed one and my opinion is somewhere here. I like the bass. A Gibson suitable for non Gibson players
Quote from: uwe on October 15, 2019, 07:55:21 PM
Heresy!
All of the Tribute guitar series have had maple necks, that's one of the reasons they're called tributes, not meant to be the same as the more expensive models. I would have been surprised if the bass was issued with a mahogany neck.
Quote from: Chris P. on October 16, 2019, 12:46:47 PM
I reviewed one and my opinion is somewhere here. I like the bass. A Gibson suitable for non Gibson players
I was fairly near TwinTown today so I made a point of stopping by to play the one they have in stock. Not interested in buying, I'll be selling a couple of my basses soon. Played it through a Fender Rumble 200, which I'm familiar with since I have a Rumble 100.
Playability was nice and easy, finish was nice and better than I've seen on any satin finish Gibson in years. Only flaw was the neck heel, which obviously wasn't sanded at all until after the neck was set.
But the tone? Sorry, I'm not impressed at all. It was lacking in presence and somewhat muddy, and not in a good way. Just blah. I can make a mudbucker sound good (to me!) with the right EQ. Couldn't get a sound a like out of this one.
YMMV, of course.
Strange! I thought it was quite an aggressive sounding bass, for Gibson standards. Especially with the coil tap on. Much more a rock bass than an SG Bass.
Quote from: Dave W on October 16, 2019, 03:28:28 PM
All of the Tribute guitar series have had maple necks, that's one of the reasons they're called tributes, not meant to be the same as the more expensive models. I would have been surprised if the bass was issued with a mahogany neck.
The G-3 Tribute didn't have a maho body to begin with, but I'm fine with a maple neck, Gibson have done that often before with 70ies EBs, Explorers, the Q-80 and such.
And don't forget the mini-humbucking equiped Les Pauls
Quote from: uwe on October 17, 2019, 08:29:57 AM
The G-3 Tribute didn't have a maho body to begin with, but I'm fine with a maple neck, Gibson have done that often before with 70ies EBs, Explorers, the Q-80 and such.
Good point. I was specifically talking about the various Les Paul and SG Tribute guitar models since 2013.
Quote from: Chris P. on October 17, 2019, 02:07:29 AM
Strange! I thought it was quite an aggressive sounding bass, for Gibson standards. Especially with the coil tap on. Much more a rock bass than an SG Bass.
All I can say is, different impressions. You're not wrong, I just don't hear it that way at all.
There was an Indonesian-made $200 Ibanez Talman TMB100 in their bass room. I plugged it in and played it for a couple of minutes, same amp, same settings. Quite a nice sounding bass for the price, aggressive but clear. In a blind listening test between that and the LP Tribute, I'm guessing few if any would pick the Gibson.
Quote from: uwe on October 17, 2019, 08:29:57 AM
The G-3 Tribute didn't have a maho body to begin with, but I'm fine with a maple neck, Gibson have done that often before with 70ies EBs, Explorers, the Q-80 and such.
And the remarkable and beautiful SB basses!
Criminally underrated even here.
Quote from: Dave W on October 17, 2019, 10:34:07 AM
There was an Indonesian-made $200 Ibanez Talman TMB100 in their bass room. I plugged it in and played it for a couple of minutes, same amp, same settings. Quite a nice sounding bass for the price, aggressive but clear
Did you just say something nice about a P/J? 😮
Quote from: slinkp on October 18, 2019, 12:18:53 PM
Did you just say something nice about a P/J? 😮
I did. :)
If I had one, I wouldn't be using the J, but it was very well balanced with the P, something I've never experienced with a Fender. It has a 2-band preamp, V/B/T/Balance. I saw no flaws in the finish. Setup was fine, and I'm almost sure it was the factory setup, not done in store. When this current issue of Talmans came out a few years ago, the workmanship on the ones I saw was sloppy in places. Not on this one.
But I definitely don't need any more basses.
Sigh, we'll have to oust Dave to the Fenderista forum then.
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Even good men are sometimes led astray and no one is above the law here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV-7D4io1Rs
Over the years, Dave has owned almost as many Fender basses as Gibsons. No apologies.