2020 20/20 Reissue, Where are you????

Started by Grog, December 22, 2019, 08:34:23 AM

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Basvarken

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Dave W

I can see that the 20/20 wouldn't be impressive to a Gibson employee who was used to Gibson's usual designs.

Grog

He did work on a lot of very nice guitars. The 20/20 would look like a "Broomstick with a pickup on it".
There's no such thing as gravity, the earth just sucks!!

tore00

#123
Maker of the Bad-Sonic Pickups

Pilgrim

I guess according to the second ad, "silver luna" is a synonym for "gold."
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

Grog

There's no such thing as gravity, the earth just sucks!!

Dave W

Quote from: Pilgrim on July 21, 2020, 08:42:52 AM
I guess according to the second ad, "silver luna" is a synonym for "gold."

It's yellowed Luna Silver in bad lighting.

uwe

#127
That comment severely underrates the purity of the bass' design.

I'm happy that Rob likes his newfound pup (I have one too), but I find the 20/20 pups very hifi-sh - in line with their times, when basses were expected to sound like a Yamaha DX-7 synth. That doesn't mean that you can't get other sounds from it, you can dial away all treble, but the true sonic habitat of that bass is the kind of bass sound you hear on "We Built This City" by Starship. That is what it was built for. Not a put-down, just a characteristic.

The 20/20 is both a period piece and a timeless design classic.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Basvarken

Quote from: uwe on July 22, 2020, 07:06:09 AM
you can dial away all treble

Yes that's what I do. Not all of it, but enough to take off that grating sharp end. I also did it with my MM Stingray.

Quote from: uwe on July 22, 2020, 07:06:09 AM
The 20/20 is both a period piece and a timeless design classic.
Amen to that.
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gearHed289

Quote from: uwe on July 22, 2020, 07:06:09 AMwhen basses were expected to sound like a Yamaha DX-7 synth.

Haha! Yes, nailed it!

ilan

Ever since I received the Gibson 1987 catalog I thought this was a very attractive bass. I never understood how some people can't see it.

Quote from: Basvarken on July 22, 2020, 07:52:46 AM
Yes that's what I do. Not all of it, but enough to take off that grating sharp end. I also did it with my MM Stingray.

My son tried flats on his '91 Stingray and it does exatly this - takes off the sharp end. Joe Dart has made this popular again, the only other high-profile bass player I can think of who used flats on a MM was Bernard Edwards.

Dave W

Quote from: ilan on July 31, 2020, 02:10:33 AM
Ever since I received the Gibson 1987 catalog I thought this was a very attractive bass. I never understood how some people can't see it.

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Different strokes. It's not ugly to me but I think you have to love it for what it is. It's not a beauty contest winner.

Grog

For most people that might have only one bass (Oh! The Humanity!), the 20/20 might not be a great choice. For those of us that have a few, it's different and a nice addition to the herd.
There's no such thing as gravity, the earth just sucks!!

Chris P.

As far as I know John Deacon had flats on his StingRay too. I think Cliff Williams has flats on his StingRay for studio use and rounds for live. There are more!

wellREDman

Quote from: Basvarken on July 16, 2020, 07:58:33 AM


Should I build a bass around it?
What am I going to call it with just one pickup?
10/10?
put it in the middle of  your 2020 and call it a 2030