The Last Bass Outpost

......and they are made of a solid piece of mahog for the back and sides, routed out under the f-holes, and around the edges to creat the side, with a solid piece down the middle.  At least I recall reading that somewhere!    Then a flat maple cap.

Kind of the reverse of how Rickenbacker does it.

Is it me or does the pic of that bass show a little more travel between the string ball ends and the sadles than you usually see? Could it be Gibson finally reconfigured the 3 point bridge?

Once I intonated my Explorer (it was not even close from the factory), there was a good amount of travel.

Looks great man! Just needs some chrome. 

My Explorer pickups are wobbly as hell. I need to stick some foam underneath.

Up until the comments about Rock and Roll Over (my fav), I pretty much agree with everything Uwe has said here. I've had Resurrected since it came out, and I think it sounds great! The liner notes are especially interesting, giving insight to the fact that there wasn't a WHOLE lot Ezrin could do to it, with drums and guitars already sub-mixed to stereo tracks, effects having been printed to tape, etc. The dynamics and clarity (bye bye Phil Spector indeed!) make it a much better listen than the original. Most of the songs on Destroyer are great, though I NEVER cared for Great Ex. or Beth. The production always bothered me though, as I always wanted to hear them playing live. Now, drums sound better, bass sounds better, the upright bass on Beth sounds killer, etc. etc.

And my first concert - KISS, BOC, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Bob Segar.... August 29, 1976. Tickets were EIGHT dollars!

Cool little bass. Set neck, or bolt-on? 22 frets is weird... The knobs are laid out a little different than an EB-3, correct?

That's ridiculously cool! Rock on!

 


I gotta keep using it or it will think I don't care anymore. 

Use it or lose it!

Indonesia - could be a Samick product. I like their stuff as far as imports go.

I always liked Lake's bass playing. There's some great piano/bass interludes on Trilogy that gave my chops a workout as a teen.