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Title: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Barklessdog on January 19, 2011, 04:48:30 AM
Svet Guitars RD called the Blackline

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.svetguitars.com/&ei=Lc02TefYK8LbgQfYs_i5Aw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCUQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsvet%2Bguitars%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26prmd%3Divnsfd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed0-SiMsrV0

They even put the flying shrimp on the headstock.

Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Barklessdog on January 19, 2011, 04:53:53 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/Fenderbird/-1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/Fenderbird/3ccde63b.jpg)
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Basvarken on January 19, 2011, 05:00:36 AM
That looks pretty good. Wonder how it sounds with those J-pickups.

Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Nocturnal on January 19, 2011, 06:44:17 AM
Wasn't it Uwe that said the Standard RD sounds like an angry Jazz bass? Maybe this one sounds angrier?
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: uwe on January 19, 2011, 11:14:10 AM
That is a ripoff if I ever saw one! Gibson legal department please retaliate and "commence" - to quote a late US President in a joky mood - "bombing Russia now".

Amazing how bad a sound you can get even out of a Hiwatt if you mess up the settings hard enough.
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Basvarken on January 19, 2011, 12:47:09 PM
The guy can't play.  :o
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Highlander on January 19, 2011, 03:01:21 PM
Ooh... hand bags at dawn... claws away ladies...

I've heard worse... ;D
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Pilgrim on January 19, 2011, 03:48:40 PM
Looks like it could DEFINE neck-dive!
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Psycho Bass Guy on January 19, 2011, 04:06:17 PM
Quote from: uwe on January 19, 2011, 11:14:10 AMAmazing how bad a sound you can get even out of a Hiwatt if you mess up the settings hard enough.

His playing is nothing special, but I don't think the intent was to showcase that. I'm betting he's a guitar players who was handed that thing to demo.  It's just a Hiwatt badged cab anyway. That looks like a GK amp on top of it. If you could beef up the bottom of that tone, it would sound like a Wal.
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Highlander on January 19, 2011, 04:36:54 PM
Quote from: Pilgrim on January 19, 2011, 03:48:40 PM
Looks like it could DEFINE neck-dive!

You've played an "original" then... ;D
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Pilgrim on January 20, 2011, 01:58:53 PM
Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on January 19, 2011, 04:36:54 PM
You've played an "original" then... ;D

Nossir, but it only takes one look at the length of the neck and size of the body to make a good guess.
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: TBird1958 on January 20, 2011, 02:10:42 PM
Quote from: uwe on January 19, 2011, 11:14:10 AM
That is a ripoff if I ever saw one! Gibson legal department please retaliate and "commence" - to quote a late US President in a joky mood - "bombing Russia now".

Amazing how bad a sound you can get even out of a Hiwatt if you mess up the settings hard enough.


You'll note the faithful Soviet copy of my beloved U.S.A. three point!

Bastards!  ;D




Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Highlander on January 21, 2011, 03:10:21 PM
I've never really considered them to be "divers" even with my lighter-than-usual model...
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Barklessdog on January 22, 2011, 04:39:44 AM
I thought he meant "neck divers" as how the weight pulls your neck down into that Quasimodo rock look?
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Highlander on January 22, 2011, 09:09:29 AM
RDmodo...? ;D
Title: Re: Russian Svet Guitars RD bass
Post by: Pilgrim on January 22, 2011, 10:01:17 AM
Quote from: Barklessdog on January 22, 2011, 04:39:44 AM
I thought he meant "neck divers" as how the weight pulls your neck down into that Quasimodo rock look?

Arrrrrgh.  (Agreement in Pirate.)