SG reissue - anybody here fitted a thumbrest?

[Chris P.]

In Holland calling somebody a 'plectrumbassist' is very bad.

[Dave W]

In Holland calling somebody a 'plectrumbassist' is very bad.

That's okay. We forgive you anyway.

We even forgive you for sending us the Van Halen brothers.

[Chris P.]

 

I'm not into Vanhalen, so I really can't say anything about the boys.

[Dave W]

Holland gave us Bert Blyleven. That makes up for sending us Eddie and Alex.

[Aussie Mark]

The job is done.  I took an unused thumbrest from my Tokai Hard Puncher (I use the edge of the pickguard or the pickup to anchor on P-basses) and screwed it on.  Took all of 30 seconds, and works perfectly.

[Chris P.]

Pics?

[Aussie Mark]

Pics?

Will take a pic tonight if I remember

[barend]

if you don't already learn to rest your thumb on the e string. you can play anywhere on anybass doing this and no more thumbrest issues. in my case it works great  but your results may vary.

You are very right. I don't need any thumbrest. Actualy I hate these. When I buy a bass with a thumbrest that is the first thing that I take of. It gets in the way with my playing style.

I play a lot on the E string but I always rest the thumb on the E string when playing on the other strings. That is also good for damping unwanted ringing from the E string, cause it will ring when playing certain tones. When playing on the E string I rest the thumb either on the pickup or on the body close to the E string. The shift goes without flaws. It gives you much more flexibility to play all over de string. Your hand is not restricted to the thumbrest area. But hey, each his own.

[Aussie Mark]

[patman]

That finish actually looks really good...is the bass well built?

[Chris P.]

Yep, both finish and finger rest look good!

[uwe]

After this horridly invasive move, that bass' value has just been halved. Finger players can be a cruel bunch ...

[Highlander]

Come on, Uwe, stop pickin' holes in Mark's thread...

Bet you love Toblerone, too... 

[Aussie Mark]

After this horridly invasive move, that bass' value has just been halved.

The faded SG RI was only half the price of the "glossy" SG RI, so it couldn't be devalued much further.

As I mentioned in another thread, this is the first brand new Gibby I've ever owned, and surprisingly the quality right out of the store is better than some of the used Gibby's I've owned that have been worn in and set up properly.  For the bargain basement price I'm very impressed.  It cost me less than a Mexican Fender is to buy down here.

[Dave W]

Uwe is ever the instigator.