The Last Bass Outpost

Quote from: ilan on February 05, 2016, 03:26:18 PM
Beautiful. Now you need an early 4004C to complete a trifecta... 

You have no idea how bad that I want one. I know where one currently is available, I just can't afford it at this time.

Quote from: Jeff Scott on February 04, 2016, 11:43:06 PM
Do you like the darker or lighter walnut better?

In person they appear to be about the same shade.

 

I loved my 4003W enough that I also ordered a 4003SW.

The S is slightly more comfortable without the binding, but they are both amazing basses.

Here is a shot of the 4003W at home with my Ampeg.

My Ampeg Rig is finally complete. I got the second cabinet this past Saturday.

Ampeg SVT Classic-SVT212AV-SVT212AV

300 watts of all tube Ampeg goodness through four 12"s seems like the top of the bass amp mountain, at least for me it is.

The bad news is that I currently have an ear infection, so I've yet to be able to crank it up and really let it breath.

Here is a shot of it with some old bass in front of it.

Quote from: the mojo hobo on June 18, 2015, 11:04:55 AM
Wow! Someone who self identifies as a drummer has more basses than I do my wife thinks I do.

You need a Gibson, drummer.

Yes, I'd love to own a Gibson some day. The RD appeals to me, I really prefer maple necks. Thunderbirds are an itch I'd like to scratch sometime, although I've never seen one with a maple neck. And when I was a kid I really wanted a Gibson Recording bass, later known as a Triumph.

The day that I took this picture I was setting up stands and figuring out how I was going to take the photo. My wife asked me what I was up to and I told her that I was going to take a photo of all of my basses at one time. She said, "So how many basses does my drummer husband own?" I got that deer in the headlights look and responded, "Um... eleven." She just shook her head and laughed.

For the record I only own seven drum sets these days and around twenty-five snare drums, from a high of thirty-four a few years ago. At this point something has to leave when something comes in the door. I recently bought an Ampeg SVT Classic, so one of my drum sets went out the door, a beautiful set of 1981 Walnut Gretsch USA customs. I really need for nothing.

I still have another bass on the way. It's paid for, it will just take a while to get here. It's another Rickenbacker, this time a 4003SW.

My Stingray is a four string single H model, so it's not a strictly heads up comparison. But, when I bought my Dimension HH V I played it head to head with a Stingray HH 5. The Dimension seemed more versatile to me, the Stingray a tiny bit more comfortable, but not much.

I played them both through an Ampeg Classic and the Stingray sounded like a Stingray, not a bad thing at all. The Dimension does not have as distinctive of a voice to my ears. You won't hear it on a recording and say, "That's a Dimension!" On the other hand, it can sound a good bit like a P-bass, a Jazz bass or a Stingray with some knob twisting. It will not sound exactly like any of them of course, but it can cover a lot of ground.

As always, your mileage may vary...

I've never owned a Roscoe Beck, but two local bassists that I've worked with do. They are very different basses in my opinion. Not better or worse, just different. The shape of the pickguard seems like a nod toward the RB, but that is all that they share in my opinion. The Dimension HH V is active and has a different voice with it's (so far) unique pickups.

This thread has had some starts and stops since 2008, the last post was just before last Christmas. I considered starting a new thread, but honestly I thought that it would be better to wake this thread up and post my multiple bass photos here with a listing of what they are.

Without further ado...

Row four left to right - 1991 Fender American Precision Plus, 2014 Fender American Honeyburst Special Precision FSR, 1995 Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray, 2001 Fender American Precision Ash FSR.

Third row left to right - 2012 Fender American Standard Jaguar bass, 1972 Fender Telecaster bass.

The second row from left to right - 2014 Fender American Deluxe Dimension HH V, 2012 Fender American Select Precision, 2011 Fender American 60th Anniversary Precision blonde, Fender American 60th Anniversary Precision FSR sunburst.

In the front row - 2015 Rickenbacker 4003W.

They really are, I have a second one on order as well as an 810E. 

Here is my 1972, which is natural. The pickguard was white, the second owner replaced it with this black guard when the original cracked. I do have the original guard though.

Here is a photo of my Ampeg SVT Classic/SVT 212 AV rig in the midst of changing the grill. It gives you a chance to see the drivers.



And here it is with the black grill.

Hi guys. I'm not replacing the grill cloth itself, Ampeg offers replacement panels with the black cloth for these speakers so that you can switch them as you want. I'll hang onto the silver/blue panels in case I buy one of the V4B reissues down the road.

So far I'm liking the sound, I'm really looking forward to hearing it with two 212 cabinets as well as through the 810E that I have on order.

THAT is awesome!

I recently picked up a 2006 made in USA Ampeg SVT Classic head, I've paired it with my SVT 212 AV. It has some serious oomph. And yes, it takes some serious oomph to move. Honestly it isn't as bad as I thought it would be.



I've already ordered the black replacement grill for the 212.