New Gibson Basses!

[Basvarken]

With the bridge further to the front the whole thing becomes just as long as a regular Tbird. So the neck dive will be the same...
But you do get some proper upper fret access

[uwe]

Sniff, and I will never know whether a snakewood top will make the bass sound as ssslithery as Snake Wessstheimer'sss venomousss remarksss on ttthhhe sssubject ... It would have been one niccce Tobiasss for sssure:

http://topguitars.info/guitars/view/185/196/default.html

[uwe]

With the bridge further to the front the whole thing becomes just as long as a regular Tbird. So the neck dive will be the same...
But you do get some proper upper fret access

Hmmm, maybe Scott already saw a solution for us that ensures high fretboard access while retaining short scale dimensions? He is renowned to have fearlessly pragmatic ideas on the subject.

[eb2]

Short scale Tbird, neck through with 1 mudbucker, bar bridge, choke and banjo pegs.  My kind of bass.

[gearHed289]

Duh - now I'm getting it! That wasn't a pic of the EB 11 you posted here at all, but of a vintage one. Why did no one keep me from writing silly things then?   Bunch of friends you are.

I was gonna say something earlier cause I got the impression some thought that was the new model. Didn't get around to it.  I've had that same pic of the pelham EB0 for a while.

Sounds like it's going to be a LP Jr. shaped version of the SG reissue, which would be OK by me. 

[Dave W]

Sniff, and I will never know whether a snakewood top will make the bass sound as ssslithery as Snake Wessstheimer'sss venomousss remarksss on ttthhhe sssubject ... It would have been one niccce Tobiasss for sssure:

A shame, too. Gibson was trying to move beyond signing endorsers who are well past their prime in popularity and move into selling "modern" basses that look 15-20 years out of date.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

That's one UGLY Carvin. 

[dadagoboi]

Medium scale JAEbird concept/mockup.  I'll be building one for Jim, slightly modified.  1" more into the body.  Short scale also in the works.

[Dave W]

That's one UGLY Carvin. 

I never thought about that before, it does look more like a Carvin than a Tobias.

Maybe Uwe can get Carvin to build him one. 

[jumbodbassman]

With the bridge further to the front the whole thing becomes just as long as a regular Tbird. So the neck dive will be the same...
But you do get some proper upper fret access

looks wrong like that.  more like a guitar.   i like bridges at the back of the body,  IMHO that's where they belong and having played fenders for 38 years i don't want to have to think about where my hand is in relation to the pups and bridge.  Everyone will start to sound like Jaco

[Chris P.]

The bridge of my Gretsch Billy-Bo is almost in the same position as Rob shopped.

[Basvarken]

I don' t have a problem with the bridge being that much forward on short scale basses. I think it looks better even in some cases.
Just anchor your thumb at one of the pickups, you can't go wrong.

[weekend warrior]

I wish they would just get it over with and reissue a non reverse T bird

[PWV]

Yeah, I'd love to see a NR.  Not sure what to think of a Short scale TB yet..    And thanks Scott for the info on the Gold LP Bass.  This one has got my attention!

[TBird1958]

I wish they would just get it over with and reissue a non reverse T bird

A BaCH plus some Lulls = agreat NR at far less $$$ than a Gibson, why wait