More mod collection basses. Tbirds too

[gearHed289]

WHY the Les Paul style? They could have at least used a T-bird tailpiece. The mind boggles...

[ilan]

No new basses this week.

[Basvarken]

WHY the Les Paul style? They could have at least used a T-bird tailpiece. The mind boggles...

The janitor who did this modification probably couldn't find it in the parts drawer, because he didn't know he should look in the Epi drawer.

[Ken]

SG with a Thunderbird pickup at the bridge.

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Guitar/DMO1I4385/SG-Standard-Bass/Ebony

[uwe]

Yeah it's silly. And yeah it's a mismatch.
But what really bothers me is the sloppy craftsmanship.
It is not parallel to the bridge and not aligned properly.

I'm with you my duitse bloedbroeder. It is - in a word - unordentlich (and you know how as a German I already feel nauseous just typing this).

Sehr unordentlich.

[ilan]

SG with a Thunderbird pickup at the bridge.

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Guitar/DMO1I4385/SG-Standard-Bass/Ebony

It's there since June 8.

[Ken]

It's there since June 8.

Well it's still nice.

[ilan]

Oh no doubt. Still no one is really sure what "open-coil bridge pickup" means.

[Ken]

I figure it has a coil splitter?

[uwe]

Like the Junior bass?

[morrow]

It sounds better with the full signal on the Jr , I try it for a minute or two about every three or four months or so , and then go right back to the full pickup .
Gotta say that Jr is one of my favourite things to play .
(but I'm kinda a Danelectro guy so you have to take that into consideration)

[uwe]

But Daniplicktros are captivating basses that always draw my attention! I'm not a man who is easily distracted and loses sight of what's vital.




In comparison, any 7ender stifles excitement, wouldn't you agree?




I do take personal satisfaction from verifying things. The LBO is the tabernacle of scientific, unadulterated proof.

[Ken]

Those are some good knobs.

[uwe]

No counter-clockwise twistin' though, lefty boy!

Natural inclination is always worrisome with you guys ...

[morrow]

They weigh about five pounds , and with older strings you get a nice old school thump that slides right under the mix without taking up too much room . And they're fun to play . But they were originally designed to be cheap into instruments , and they are what they are .
I was an older Pbass guy that had taken a liking for Rics . At first I didn't like the short scale Longhorn , now I prefer to play short scales . Mostly gig with the Danos , and tend to play Gibsons at home . After falling hard for the Jr I picked up an SG , but find I still much prefer the Jr .
Still have the usual collection of classics people tend to acquire . I've been playing bars since the mid 70's and still gig every week . But just a blue collar musician playing local mid sized bars .
I'm ok with that . Retired . And can put in personal time .
Bit of an amp nerd , but not crazy about lugging around big tube stacks . I drive and haul what I need to use . So I like modern cab design , and have found some Class D heads I love .