New demo video of LP Junior Tribute DC Bass

[Dave W]

It's from Gibson but thankfully not Mark Agnesi.

Lots of talk but interesting enough for me to watch all the way through.

[slinkp]

I know we're all mad at Gibson lately, but boy do I want one of these.

[uwe]

It has a maple neck? He says so. 

[Dave W]

It has a maple neck? He says so. 

It does. Just like the Junior and Special guitar versions.

There appears to be one in stock locally but I haven't been over there in months.

[uwe]

Heresy!

[Chris P.]

I reviewed one and my opinion is somewhere here. I like the bass. A Gibson suitable for non Gibson players

[Dave W]

Heresy!

All of the Tribute guitar series have had maple necks, that's one of the reasons they're called tributes, not meant to be the same as the more expensive models. I would have been surprised if the bass was issued with a mahogany neck.

[Dave W]

I reviewed one and my opinion is somewhere here. I like the bass. A Gibson suitable for non Gibson players

I was fairly near TwinTown today so I made a point of stopping by to play the one they have in stock. Not interested in buying, I'll be selling a couple of my basses soon. Played it through a Fender Rumble 200, which I'm familiar with since I have a Rumble 100.

Playability was nice and easy, finish was nice  and better than I've seen on any satin finish Gibson in years. Only flaw was the neck heel, which obviously wasn't sanded at all until after the neck was set.

But the tone? Sorry, I'm not impressed at all. It was lacking in presence and somewhat muddy, and not in a good way. Just blah. I can make a mudbucker sound good (to me!) with the right EQ. Couldn't get a sound a like out of this one.

YMMV, of course.

[Chris P.]

Strange! I thought it was quite an aggressive sounding bass, for Gibson standards. Especially with the coil tap on. Much more a rock bass than an SG Bass.

[uwe]

All of the Tribute guitar series have had maple necks, that's one of the reasons they're called tributes, not meant to be the same as the more expensive models. I would have been surprised if the bass was issued with a mahogany neck.

The G-3 Tribute didn't have a maho body to begin with, but I'm fine with a maple neck, Gibson have done that often before with 70ies EBs, Explorers, the Q-80 and such.

[Chris P.]

And don't forget the mini-humbucking equiped Les Pauls

[Dave W]

The G-3 Tribute didn't have a maho body to begin with, but I'm fine with a maple neck, Gibson have done that often before with 70ies EBs, Explorers, the Q-80 and such.

Good point. I was specifically talking about the various Les Paul and SG Tribute guitar models since 2013.

[Dave W]

Strange! I thought it was quite an aggressive sounding bass, for Gibson standards. Especially with the coil tap on. Much more a rock bass than an SG Bass.

All I can say is, different impressions. You're not wrong, I just don't hear it that way at all.

There was an Indonesian-made $200 Ibanez Talman TMB100 in their bass room. I plugged it in and played it for a couple of minutes, same amp, same settings. Quite a nice sounding bass for the price, aggressive but clear. In a blind listening test between that and the LP Tribute, I'm guessing few if any would pick the Gibson.

[amptech]

The G-3 Tribute didn't have a maho body to begin with, but I'm fine with a maple neck, Gibson have done that often before with 70ies EBs, Explorers, the Q-80 and such.

And the remarkable and beautiful SB basses!

[uwe]

Criminally underrated even here.