Henry steps in it again

clankenstein · July 06, 2018, 01:21:20 AM

My pick would be an updated EB3L .With a Maple neck like in the 70s.

gearHed289 · July 06, 2018, 08:48:19 AM

Speaking of, this looks pretty nice, though i don't know what "TV Pelham blue" is. I guess because you can kind of see the wood grain?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123121217400?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Pilgrim · July 06, 2018, 09:33:52 AM

I'm not a fan of the long scale SG basses. Too many balance problems with that long neck and small body.

But there are plenty of great Gibson models I'd like to see return.

How about another run of the Hobbit? Bet that would draw Gibson fans.

Dave W · July 06, 2018, 08:09:59 PM

Quote from: doombass on July 06, 2018, 01:02:00 AM
Unfortunately there's too small of a demand for longscale Gibson SG-shaped basses. The SG-Z was no blockbuster.

The SG-Z's pickups had almost no fundamental. They looked like TB+ but weren't. Really beautiful bass and balanced well (at least the one I tried). Shame about the crappy tone, though.

Dave W · July 06, 2018, 08:11:52 PM

Quote from: gearHed289 on July 06, 2018, 08:48:19 AM
Speaking of, this looks pretty nice, though i don't know what "TV Pelham blue" is. I guess because you can kind of see the wood grain?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123121217400?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Never heard of that one but I found this so it's legit. It's discontinued so not sure when it was made.

TV Pelham Blue? Let's not tell Uwe.

clankenstein · July 06, 2018, 11:02:50 PM

I like the colour on that one but i'm not a fan of the rear pickup placement or the neck on those.

Nocturnal · July 07, 2018, 08:48:50 PM

Quote from: gearHed289 on July 06, 2018, 08:48:19 AM
Speaking of, this looks pretty nice, though i don't know what "TV Pelham blue" is. I guess because you can kind of see the wood grain?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123121217400?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

The TV Pelham Blue was a finish similar to TV yellow that seemed like a lightly coated metallic Pelham Blue. At least that was how it looked on the Firebird Studio that I had. You could see the wood grain thru the finish, at least to some extent. They also made a TV Silver version, at least of the Thunderbirds.

doombass · July 08, 2018, 04:45:59 PM

Quote from: Dave W on July 06, 2018, 08:09:59 PM
The SG-Z's pickups had almost no fundamental. They looked like TB+ but weren't. Really beautiful bass and balanced well (at least the one I tried). Shame about the crappy tone, though.

Agreed. I've put a push/pull pot in mine for both humbuckers in series, enabling a ridiculous amount of pickup switching optons. That works to get more oompf. No subwoofing lows but enough to make it sound like a good bass to me at least. The strap has been located under the upper horn (by a previous owner) and it balances really well.