SG reissue - anybody here fitted a thumbrest?

uwe · September 30, 2009, 08:52:23 AM

In good humor. If you need a thumb rest, put it on. Since when have I ever been value preservation concerned? If you want to preserve value of your bass, don't play it at all and leave it in the case. That can't be right. I'd be saying the same thing if Mark had added a thumb rest to a pristine 63 EB-3.

And I too think that today's Gibson models are not any worse than what they have been putting out since the fifties.

Chris P. · October 01, 2009, 12:14:35 AM

I posted it somewhere here, but Loes' LP Jr. was great out of the box. Even the set-up! My SG RI needed a little tweeking, but that's a good instrument too.

patman · October 01, 2009, 07:36:52 AM

Does the SG reissue have more robust highs and mids than the older EB's?

Dave W · October 01, 2009, 09:09:40 AM

Quote from: patman on October 01, 2009, 07:36:52 AM
Does the SG reissue have more robust highs and mids than the older EB's?

Yes, the neck pickup is a Thunderbird style.

Chris P. · October 01, 2009, 09:14:33 AM

I think it's a very usable bass in modern live bands, because of the TB Plus at the neck and the bridge pick up shicj is a bit more to the center. You can even get some Fender-ish sounds at the bridge pick up.

uwe · October 01, 2009, 10:35:20 AM

Dare I say the dirty "v"-word? It's versatile! Nothing can ever approach the archaic might of a mudbucker, but it's an acquired taste and limited in use. Whenever I bring out a mudbucker bass, guitarists always say: "What an unbelievable amout of bass, but can you make it sound normal too?" Of course you can't.: - )

Chris P. · October 01, 2009, 11:20:28 AM

If I bring the EB3, guitarists complain about the amount of bass too!

The SG RI can be of great use in a set with mellow ballads and heavy rockers.