New Oversized Gibson Les Paul Bass

Daniel_J · April 09, 2011, 11:56:10 AM

Quote from: Dave W on April 08, 2011, 08:23:42 AM
Until we can see it next to standard body, it's hard to tell. May be longer and wider.

Quick Photoshop to give an idea. It seems to be really just a simple oversizing, maybe just reprograming the CNC machine.

shadowcastaz · April 09, 2011, 01:03:11 PM

That certainly shows a difference.Me likes

TBird1958 · April 09, 2011, 01:05:39 PM

Big basses for big girls..............

Size matters, I like those new ones, giving it some serious thought!

Dave W · April 09, 2011, 06:07:12 PM

Thanks, Daniel. It does look well proportioned with the bass neck.

I saw nothing wrong with the smaller body. Uwe's probably right that some others thought it too guitar-like.

drbassman · April 09, 2011, 08:07:06 PM

I think I'd prefer the bigger body,as long as it didn't weight 20 lbs.

Daniel_J · April 09, 2011, 08:24:44 PM

I like the guitar size body too, but just with the Warwick bridge/anchor combination. The standard stopbar being that close to the body edge just doesn't appeal too much to me, the Warwick anchor looked much better close to the edge. A Alembic bridge/anchor would've looked even better.

The position of the stopbar tailpiece on the oversized body looks just perfect to me though.

Droombolus · April 10, 2011, 12:34:44 AM

Quote from: Dave W on April 09, 2011, 06:07:12 PM
It does look well proportioned with the bass neck.

+1. I had a real hard look before realising it isn't a shorty ..........

Barklessdog · April 10, 2011, 04:42:48 AM

Posted at Talkbass by someone - a really cool custom shop goldtop standard

VS the new large body-

I still like the old one a bit more looks wise- mainly due that wonderful German bridge. The Gold does look more vibrant on the custom shop one as well (at least in the pictures) The new one's gold looks much like the JC gold which is not as brilliant, to me.

Chris P. · April 10, 2011, 09:11:39 AM

That it is bigger was also mentioned in the first thread. It was in the specs and I mentioned it. It looks really good in real life!!

Dave W · April 10, 2011, 11:11:53 AM

Chris, you did mention it being oversized back in the first thread but I haven't seen any body dimensions posted by you or anyone else. Have they been published anywhere yet? They're not even on Gibson's specs page, which is pretty detailed even down to what glue they use.

the mojo hobo · April 11, 2011, 06:15:53 AM

The specs page does say that the body is chambered, but I'd still like to know the typical weight of the bass.

Basvarken · April 11, 2011, 06:20:04 AM

I think it felt surprisingly light for it's size. About 4 kilograms maybe?

Daniel_J · April 11, 2011, 08:46:40 PM

Quote from: Basvarken on April 11, 2011, 06:20:04 AM
I think it felt surprisingly light for it's size. About 4 kilograms maybe?

That would be just perfect. To me, 4kg is about right for a bass.

uwe · April 12, 2011, 07:25:08 AM

I didn't find it heavy either. It's probably all chambered anyway, either Swiss cheese style or with even larger routings. Shame, I didn't do the finger knuckle knock test!

Basvarken · April 12, 2011, 07:29:16 AM

Quote from: uwe on April 12, 2011, 07:25:08 AM
Shame, I ddin't do the finger knuckle knock test!

I did try that. but it didn't work because of all the noise. I just couldn't hear it.
I had a hard time hearing that nice guy Kevin talk, who was standing next to me.