NBD: SG Standard

[georgestrings]

I decided to delve into Gibson basses again, and picked up something to keep my Thunderbird company - a 2012 SG Standard bass:




I've been kinda wanting one of these for a while now, made an offer on reverb, and it got accepted... I'm waiting for some fresh strings to come in, then I'll gig it a bit...


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[georgestrings]

Here's the pair:




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[TBird1958]

Nice! One of these days I'll get a shortie  

[georgestrings]

Figured I'd get one before they went up even more in price... I *was* going to by a Special on GC's used pages for $550, plus tax&shipping - but it sold before I pulled the trigger, lol... So, this one was on Reverb for $700 plus $60 shipping - I offered $550 plus the $60 shipping, and they took the offer... Then, I held my breath 'til it came in, but everything worked out - it's practically new, with the OHSC - and didn't get damaged or lost by FEDEX on it's way up to NY from NOLA..

I'd still like an RD Artist to replace the one I let get away, but that probably won't be happening...


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[Aussie Mark]

These are great basses - mine is 8 years old now and has about 300 gigs on the clock in our Stones tribute band.  I was a reluctant embracer of shorties when I joined this band, but now I get along well with them.

[georgestrings]

Yeah, so far it looks like a keeper - I'll know more after I get some decent strings on it and gig it a little... Even though the strings on it are beat, it still took a setup pretty well - nice straight neck, very good fretwork, and everything works as it should... One of my bands is a classic rock/southern rock trio - I can see myself persuading them to play some Cream, lol...


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[Basvarken]

Congrats.
Now go dust off your Andy Fraser / Jack Bruce / Allen Woody skills! 

[georgestrings]

Congrats.
Now go dust off your Andy Fraser / Jack Bruce / Allen Woody skills! 

Thanks, and will do!!


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[westen44]

And maybe end up playing some music like this--

[uwe]

And that's even the model with the nice (and good) bridge!!!

[Dave W]

And that's even the model with the nice (and good) bridge!!!

 

That's the GFP bridge (glutton for punishment). Fortunately there are options.

[georgestrings]

And maybe end up playing some music like this--

Nice stuff, but I doubt any of the bands I'm playing in will do anything like that... I *could* see some Cream, Free, and Govt. Mule, though...


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[georgestrings]

And that's even the model with the nice (and good) bridge!!!

Yeah, I had a Hipshot Supertone on my T-bird, but took it back off in favor of the original 3 point... I may try the new Babicz full contact, as the Supertone left a sizeable footprint - we'll see...


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[georgestrings]

That's the GFP bridge (glutton for punishment). Fortunately there are options.

To be honest, I think my T-bird sounds better with the original 3 point than it did with the Supertone... I have a black Supertone I'll be selling, that's still like new, actually...


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[westen44]

Nice stuff, but I doubt any of the bands I'm playing in will do anything like that... I *could* see some Cream, Free, and Govt. Mule, though...


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That's true.  Something like that would be very rare now.  I just posted it because it shows Jack in a non-Cream context, but when he was still playing the EB-3.  Cream is probably my favorite band, but anyone who does an EB-3/SG type video now usually starts it off with the obligatory "Sunshine of Your Love" riff.