The Last Bass Outpost

Wow, turn my back for a few months and Vee pops up!  Welcome mate - good to see you here!

Yes a damn fine collection of Gibson basses you have there.

Yes, it will work with rounds too I'm sure.

Quote from: TBird1958 on April 18, 2014, 03:23:26 PM

White Bird = Sexy, even more so with chromey bits 

Yep, I wish mine had chromey bits. 

Quote from: hieronymous on May 01, 2014, 03:24:15 PM
Apparently they are back on again - I thought I had heard that they were authorized dealers again, then doubted myself when I read your post. But I checked at the Rick Resource Forum and some stores seem to have them - maybe "Platinum Room" stores?

Yes I saw a couple of new ones on the wall at the GC on Van Ness when I was in San Francisco a few weeks back.

Nice Pink Paisley too.

I had some clean air today at home, so cranked the B302F and rattled the house.  The highlight was the neck pick up.  The growl and sheer grunt up loud was thrilling.  It's given this bass another dimension to the luurrrve I already have for it.   

Quote from: FrankieTbird on November 30, 2013, 01:45:35 PM
That looks cool.  Is there a single pickup version?

Nope.

That Indian is as cool as motorbikes get. 

I've got a Korean Pro Series Star.  I swapped out the black knobs for Warwick chrome ones from a German Star.  Much better look IMHO.

Quote from: FlatEric on November 27, 2013, 12:36:50 PM
WOW oh WOW oh WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not on here for ages, dropped in and saw this.

Where on earth did that come from?
Mint, or what? 

US eBay actually.  It was a real score.  Yes, mint is the word.

Quote from: gearHed289 on November 22, 2013, 09:23:58 AM
Wow, that's beautiful in white. Always been intrigued by those basses. Aesthetically, they remind me of a cross between a Ric and a Gibson. No idea what they sound like though.

In hand, there's a lot of Gibson like vibe to it for sure.

Quote from: ilan on November 24, 2013, 02:27:14 AM
They dive? (GAS leak)

The dive isn't as issue.  Just get a good wide leather strap and you're away.

Quote from: 4stringer77 on November 27, 2013, 02:26:57 PM
Hey FlatEric good to hear from you.
The 301/ 302 shape is the coolest of the bunch IMO and they bring the hog' too.

Yep I love the shape of these. 

Quote from: 4stringer77 on November 22, 2013, 09:49:32 AM
Best recorded example on youtube. You'll notice the pickups sensitivity to attack when he plucks directly over the pole pieces. The tone knob can accentuate this when full on and the bass can get very dubby when the tone is rolled off, quite a large sonic range.

I see what you mean.  The tonal range on the B302F is also good, and it sounds monstrous through a big rig.  I just need to get my intonation up to speed after almost 25 years of not playing a fretless! 

I have had GAS for a B302 for a while now, and have been keeping an eye out for one Stateside.  This one came a couple of weeks ago, and she finally arrived.  Fretless wasn't the plan, but the rare colour and condition sold me.  The seller said it was in great condition, but that was an understatement.  It is almost pristine, and has clearly worn flats forever, as the board is immaculate.

The case is hammered, which if original tells me the bass has been gigged heavily, but the owner(s) has really babied this bass.  It's gorgeous.

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