2018 Gibson basses. New basses, new topic :)

[uwe]

Can we at least agree that all Gibson pups under the TB+ moniker share a common characteristic - they are not worlds apart in sound.

[slinkp]

Uwe, you probably have more of them than anybody

Do you have a way to record something similar on multiple TB+ variants for our edification?

[uwe]

I'm not a home recorder at all, sorry!

[slinkp]

An older post about them ... unfortunately the photos are lost to the sands of time, aka Photobucket
http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=3591.msg54427#msg54427

[clankenstein]

Grrrr Botophucket.

[Dave W]

Can we at least agree that all Gibson pups under the TB+ moniker share a common characteristic - they are not worlds apart in sound.

I don't know, can we? Hard to say with neck through vs set neck and different scale lengths.

[Highlander]

... And of course, there is "fin" to take into consideration...

[Grog]

Also pickup location. T'Bird, Les Paul & SG are all quite different.

[veebass]

Probably been posted before. Demonstrates the difference pretty much as I hear it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsHp8Z1tBaE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsHp8Z1tBaE

[slinkp]

Whoa that's great Veebass!  Thanks!

Pretty big difference to my ear.  Lots more treble on the LP. More than I think can be accounted for by wood.

[Chris P.]

I got pics, but I'm away the whole day, so I can only post more tomorrow, so I did the most important. The RD.

- All basses have the Babicz bridge
- Tbird is back to normal TB+
- RD can be seen below
- SG with blocks and Babicz

Tomorrow all pics in all colours. Takes a while and I need to go now.

[Basvarken]

Knobs galore!
And those pickup look a lot like the Jim DeCola pickups from the EB and TB2015

[Chris P.]

I think they are. The Tbirds have no visible polepieces so the old ones. The EB and SG basses look the same. Eb with DeCola and SG with a big and small chrome unit.

[Chris P.]

BTW: in the specs they call the RD pickups 'EB pickups'

Specs:

Vol/blend & high/low/parametric w. mini toggle (active/passive)

[Basvarken]

Specs:

Series Limited Run Basses
Body
Body Style: RD
Back: Maple
Top: N/a
Weight relief: None

Neck
Neck: Maple
Neck profile: Rounded
Nut width: 1.60"
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 34"
Number of frets: 20
Nut: Tektoid
Inlay: Acrylic Dots

Hardware
Bridge: 3-Point Full Contact BABICZ
Tailpiece: N/a
Knobs: Knurled Black Chrome & Flat Black EQ Knobs
Tuners: Grover Shamrocks
Plating: Chrome

Electronics
Neck pickup: Rhythm EB Bass
Bridge pickup: Lead EB Bass
Controls: Vol / Blend & High/Low/Parametric, w/ Mini Toggle (Active/Passive)

Finish/Quantity
Finishes available: Antique Natural, Ebony
Case: Hardshell
Quantity available: N/a

Price: € 1700