The Last Bass Outpost

Always love this show! I'll have to revisit it! I'll give the theme a listen when I get a chance.

Quote from: gearHed289 on November 18, 2024, 08:19:32 AMNice, even with the distortion it still has a P Bass quality. Nice Bonanza riff too. 

One of my nicknames is Hoss,  bestowed upon me way back in '76 at The House of Guitars.  Gotta have a little sense of humor 

My Ozzy/ Sabbath tribute finally had a gig this past weekend, health issues of band members and life's curve balls keep us off stage for most of the summer.  Here's a clip of the solo I do before N.I.B. https://youtube.com/shorts/GSOeprcnkBo?si=MuPlsTovHGQiS-81

I picked this AVII 66 Jazz up during our down time, probably my favorite Jazz ever. https://youtu.be/JFwYaLXYaPo?si=POTb8VrpOaoBz9XB

 Beautiful NR congratulations!I have both a Inverness Green and Sparkling Burgundy, the Inverness I modded the crap out of, the Burgundy I left stock. I'm resisting the urge to put a 60's tailpiece on it.
  Gibson did a good job with these, give it a big headstock, 60s style bridge and correct pickguard shape it'd be damn near perfect.

Quote from: ilan on November 08, 2024, 02:16:11 AMThey do a silkscreen logo on the low end models. The glued-on pearl looks like someone has tried to counterfeit a Gibson logo. Have they ever done this on another model?

The glued on mop logo is most definitely stock!

Beautiful bass, I love a good EB3!

Thanks for posting Rob and welcome back! As always your work is amazing! A very well laid out a designed double neck, someone is going to be very happy.

 So during our little break I got to test drive one of these before they were released. In short it's a perfectly fine $500 bass but it in no way justifies the absurd $999 map, the MM style brick is a absolute wtf moment and has zero historical basis to associate it with Epiphone/Gibson product. The lack of a sliding pickup makes this bass pointless, instead of calling it the Grabber they should have called it the Disappointment.
  Gibson pioneered the one piece maple neck with a scarf joint at the headstock a feature that was introduced on the 70's Grabber and later adopted industry wide yet on this release they abandon it for a three piece neck, totally baffling.
  I can't be the only one who was hoping to use one of these as a parts donor for Grabbers in need of new necks I don't know at present if the new necks will fit but I doubt it as there is a small fret board extension at the bass of the neck.
  Epiphone rarley misses the mark but this Grabber is a disappointment.
 

 Practicing up for JOHNNY SMOKE's 30th anniversary show, while not in the band at the moment( though I have been subbing shows with them recently)they have graciously allotted me a block of songs for the show.  Using my natural refin Nonreverse Thunderbird II turned IV paired with Fender Rumble 800 Stage and JOYO British Sound pedal(I absolutely love this pedal it's a inexpensive stack in a box!) https://youtu.be/x11C5hfzdag?si=Z2Gjd8p2mi9-dzdU

 Halafknluyah!Thanks Dave it's great to be back!

Here's round two with the mudbucker.    https://youtu.be/-WHYINZ2rvc?si=X-h1dva0URa1JYS7

 It's great to be back at the LBO!
   You guys know I love a good misfit toy and this bass is the king! As 63-65 Thunderbird prices sail out of sight I'd all but given up on getting one then the this modded beast showed up on Reverb.  I'm absolutely in love with this thing. The video tells the story. https://youtu.be/0ucyaGDcRsg?si=gO4uMyS-oI5hD-bs

 Missed you guys! I had a chance to try out the Epi fretless Jack Casady and man do I love it, it's high on my want list. Here's my thoughts on it. https://youtu.be/oZvk-wkM8fY?si=FebENSkRMdRI_GNN

Ha! Your not wrong.  I have always found them to be shall we say "transparent " sounding.  Doesn't make me want one any less.