Lousy photo time: the Gibson lives!

Started by Pilgrim, October 18, 2010, 03:48:16 PM

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Pilgrim

October 18, 2010, 03:48:16 PM
I'll try and get another photo that's better - my wife took these with no flash so most are much fuzzier than this.  At any rate, here I am playing the '64 EB-0 at a benefit gig last Saturday, 10-16-10.  And yes, the light was also fluorescent, so the colors are a bit off...

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Highlander

#1
October 18, 2010, 04:07:35 PM
Nice... ;)

No, make that very nice... 8)

I hate to say it Al... but the shirt... that... colour... :o A trick of the light, yes... it's just a great shade of blue being scrambled by a neon cast... tell me it's so, Al... tell me it's so... ;)
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#2
October 18, 2010, 06:56:12 PM
Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on October 18, 2010, 04:07:35 PM
Nice... ;)

No, make that very nice... 8)

I hate to say it Al... but the shirt... that... colour... :o A trick of the light, yes... it's just a great shade of blue being scrambled by a neon cast... tell me it's so, Al... tell me it's so... ;)

Have you been hanging out with the squirrels again??

That's the combo that jumped out of the closet at me.  Ever have one of those days where you stand in front of the closet waiting for that to happen??  Kinda like standing in front the fridge holding the door open wanting for dinner inspiration to strike......
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Dave W

#3
October 18, 2010, 07:04:19 PM
Was anyone in the first five rows still standing after you unleashed the mudbucker on them?

Pilgrim

#4
October 18, 2010, 07:33:48 PM
Quote from: Dave W on October 18, 2010, 07:04:19 PM
Was anyone in the first five rows still standing after you unleashed the mudbucker on them?

Kind of you to ask!

Actually, I used it for a down-tempo number which required a lot of sustain and a very full sound to support the low end.  The wooly sound of that 'bucker was perfect.  We originally had Jack the Ripper in the set right after that, and that bass really rocks on it - but we ended up changing the set and I went back to the Bronco.
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lowend1

#5
October 18, 2010, 08:45:06 PM
How does the Model One sound in that location?
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Pilgrim

#6
October 18, 2010, 08:55:17 PM Last Edit: October 18, 2010, 09:21:15 PM by Pilgrim
Quote from: lowend1 on October 18, 2010, 08:45:06 PM
How does the Model One sound in that location?

It's a bit hard to compare against an early 60's mudbucker, which is an extreme sound.

It has about 80% as much output, and a somewhat brighter, less wooly sound.  Compared to a standard humbucking pickup it would still be a darker, slightly more wooly sound. If I turn the mudbucker up full and the Dimarzio up about 80% they don't interfere with each other and it brightens the mudbucker's sound JUST a bit...not much.

Others here might opine whether the difference in output is partly due to the difference in placement between the two pickups.
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Dave W

#7
October 18, 2010, 10:34:36 PM
Quote from: Pilgrim on October 18, 2010, 08:55:17 PM

Others here might opine whether the difference in output is partly due to the difference in placement between the two pickups.

I doubt that makes much difference, for two reasons: first, the Model One isn't that near the bridge, the string excursion isn't that limited. Second, I remember when DiMarzio used to publish catalogs with pickup output shown in millivolts. The Model One had medium output for a bass humbucker. It's certainly got plenty of power, it's just not in the same boat as a mudbucker.

Psycho Bass Guy

#8
October 18, 2010, 10:42:10 PM
Yep. The reason your output lowered before was that you had the mudbucker reversed in polarity and it was phase cancelling against the the Model One.  The spacing comments assumed that both pickups were wired properly.

Freuds_Cat

#9
October 19, 2010, 12:59:42 AM
What amp did you play through Al?
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lowend1

#10
October 19, 2010, 07:37:41 AM
Quote from: Freuds_Cat on October 19, 2010, 12:59:42 AM
What amp did you play through Al?

It's a mudbucker - there's no "amp" in the traditional sense. You just plug directly into the speaker cabinet. ;D
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uwe

#11
October 19, 2010, 08:20:34 AM
 "You just plug directly into the speaker cabinet."

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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#12
October 19, 2010, 08:22:54 AM
Cool pic, nice bass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Pilgrim

#13
October 19, 2010, 10:09:24 AM
Quote from: Freuds_Cat on October 19, 2010, 12:59:42 AM
What amp did you play through Al?

Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.0 and a pair of 12T speakers.  Even in a riding barn 50 feet x 200 feet, I needed only 1/3 of the master volume to balance with the band.  The Shuttle 6.0 outputs 375W into one 12" 8-ohm speaker, 600W into a pair of them.  I still can't imagine how G-B does that from an amp that's 3.75 pounds.  I just assume it's big ju-ju and don't worry about it.  ;)

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Highlander

#14
October 19, 2010, 03:18:13 PM
Quote from: Pilgrim on October 18, 2010, 06:56:12 PM
Have you been hanging out with the squirrels again??

Every day, p(Al), every day... ;D

It wasn't the style of the shirt., or even any of what you were wearing from that point of view... it's just that it does look rather P*RPL*... :o

Oxford English Dictionary definition of the term "Mudbucker" - "Earth moving device..." ;D
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