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Dave W

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Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« on: November 22, 2018, 09:43:17 PM »
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2018, 09:48:29 AM »
Really wish I didn't see that. Thanks a bunch Dave. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2018, 11:20:40 AM »
That's actually a pretty good price considering it includes shipping.
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2018, 05:16:18 PM »
Quote from: 4stringer77 on November 23, 2018, 09:48:29 AM
Really wish I didn't see that. Thanks a bunch Dave. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.

You know you need it! I've played two in the past, both sounded great but must have been over 10 lbs.

I'm going to a small Thanksgiving gathering in a few minutes. Yesterday was sad for me, had planned to share Thanksgiving with a friend but she passed unexpectedly in late September.

Quote from: Granny Gremlin on November 23, 2018, 11:20:40 AM
That's actually a pretty good price considering it includes shipping.

Very good, especially coming from Japan where asking prices are usually higher. Don't see many of these at any price.
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2018, 08:55:34 AM »
Looks pretty good for its age.
Except for the jackplate that seems to have been subject to corrosion more than the other metal parts. Probably inferior chrome or perhaps a redux reaction to different metals?
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2018, 03:37:52 AM »
I know that a lot of basses share an element of design heritage with guitars (Firebird/Thunderbird etc.), but I've never felt the Les Paul Bass shape lends itself that well to a bass. 
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2018, 04:31:26 AM »
Quote from: Basvarken on November 24, 2018, 08:55:34 AM
Looks pretty good for its age.
Except for the jackplate that seems to have been subject to corrosion more than the other metal parts. Probably inferior chrome or perhaps a redux reaction to different metals?

It might be owned by a guy having trouble to find the hole with his jack.
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2018, 06:38:19 AM »
Quote from: planetgaffnet on November 26, 2018, 03:37:52 AM
I know that a lot of basses share an element of design heritage with guitars (Firebird/Thunderbird etc.), but I've never felt the Les Paul Bass shape lends itself that well to a bass.

Isn't it good that we don't all like the same things?  I love the LP bass, especially if they keep the body guitar sized - I am not a fan of the "oversized" LP bass.  I just really like that small body with the long neck coming out of it, perhaps it's the "wrongness" of it that makes it right for me :)
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2018, 09:40:25 AM »
Quote from: neepheid on November 26, 2018, 06:38:19 AM
Isn't it good that we don't all like the same things?  I love the LP bass, especially if they keep the body guitar sized - I am not a fan of the "oversized" LP bass.  I just really like that small body with the long neck coming out of it, perhaps it's the "wrongness" of it that makes it right for me :)

I always thought the LP shape looked especially good for bass, too. 
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2018, 03:01:12 PM »
I have no complaints either...  8)

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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2018, 05:02:41 PM »
Oh well, if we're sharing (it was Halloween, hence the Ghostbusters outfit):



Photo by Matt Jolly Photography.

The bass in question:

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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2018, 05:46:38 PM »
Quote from: Chris P. on November 26, 2018, 04:31:26 AM
It might be owned by a guy having trouble to find the hole with his jack.

That's what she said!  :rimshot:
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2018, 07:52:02 AM »
What black pickups are hiding under those rings neepheid?
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2018, 08:51:38 AM »
Quote from: neepheid on November 26, 2018, 06:38:19 AM
I love the LP bass, especially if they keep the body guitar sized - I am not a fan of the "oversized" LP bass.

Me too. Ever since I saw John Waite with the Babys playing a Zemaitis on the Midnight Special I've wanted a Les Paul bass. My beloved cherry red LPB-1 is currently in semi-retirement due to what seems to be a flipped truss rod resulting in a nice crack behind the nut.
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Re: Nice LPB-3 at Ishibashi
« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2018, 11:18:20 AM »
Quote from: 4stringer77 on November 27, 2018, 07:52:02 AM
What black pickups are hiding under those rings neepheid?

2x EMG-HB.  Active P bass split rails in a guitar humbucker sized package - http://www.emgpickups.com/hb.html
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