G3 Reissue

[Pilgrim]

The zzounds article has an interesting tidbit: apparently the new LP guitars (and maybe others) are using granadillo fretboards.

Gee, could it be that their rosewood supply suffered an unexpected interruption?

[uwe]

Today ze rosewood, tomorrow ze chrome.

[uwe]

I didn't know that he was Gibson's Head Luthier by now.

http://www.zzounds.com/lp/luthier

Wasn't he with the Fender Custom Shop for a long time?

So now we know the secret of the Fenderisms on that new G-3!  

I did receive some more news on upcoming releases:

"Web launch of G-3 is Aug 21. Should be hitting stores within 2 weeks after that.

Other upcoming basses this year are T'Bird Non-reverse. Pelham Blue and VS.

Midtown Bass ala EB-2. Pelham Blue, VS, Cherry and Ebony. I really love this one.

And finally Frank Johns new invention........"The EB"..............2 dual coil Humbucking versions of Jim DeCola's G-3 pickups plus a whole new body design from Gibson USA."


"The EB" returneth? Lock up your daughters!

Uwe

Upon further inquiry: The pups of "The EB" will be based on what is currently on the G-3 reissue, just two of them put together to create a humbucker. And the bass will not look like an RD, "more like a Musicman".

[Iome]

A Musicman?? Ones again a Fender inspired shape, haven't we seen that before?
And yes, i said F E N D E R   

[uwe]

I had a guitarist once who would always call my Grabbers/Rippers/G-3s, "Musicmans" because he mistook them for the old EBMM 5 string version of a Stingray.



So it's all in the family.

[TBird1958]

  What in the Sam Hell would all those stupid knobs do?

[uwe]

They are there to alienate girls like you from bass playing. 

[clankenstein]

will there be bisons roaming midtown?

[TBird1958]

They are there to alienate girls like you from bass playing. 

They've succeded.....

A one pick up bass with 5 knobs and a switch........... No thank you. 

[uwe]

will there be bisons roaming midtown?

Brilliant pun, it took me a while to get it  , but here you are:

The usual instigators and catcallers aside here, I believe the 3 point is heaven-sent for any semi-acoustic with an arched top because it does not need a flat base.

[Aussie Mark]

 What in the Sam Hell would all those stupid knobs do?

If it's got 5 knobs, then it must have the optional piezo pickup as well as the humbucker.  Standard SR5's only have 4 knobs - volume, bass, mid, treble.

The selector switch is for the pickups coils - both coils, series, parallel

[Dave W]

Gee, could it be that their rosewood supply smuggling suffered an unexpected interruption?

Fixed it for ya!

Upon further inquiry: The pups of "The EB" will be based on what is currently on the G-3 reissue, just two of them put together to create a humbucker. And the bass will not look like an RD, "more like a Musicman".

Ah, now I understand! The EB name doesn't hark back to the old Gibson EB series, it stands for Ernie Ball!    I'm sure Sterling Ball will be flattered.

Seriously, that sounds good. If it looks nice, and if they ditch the three-point, I might even want one.

[uwe]

 

" ... it stands for Ernie Ball ..."


Dave, is nothing sacred?!!!!!

It willl be the first new design since the Mon(k)ey and the ill-fated Continental V which henry committed to the bin for looking too Tobias-ish. And if you rule out slight modifications and variations of classic shapes. (The money is a single-cut LP) as well as minority models such as the Continental or the 20/20, then it is the first new shape since the Victory, or if that is just a Fender knock-off to you, then since the late seventies and the RDs that walked the earth then.

[TBird1958]

If it looks nice, and if they ditch the three-point, I might even want one.

Heretic! 

[Dave W]

" ... it stands for Ernie Ball ..."


Dave, is nothing sacred?!!!!!

It willl be the first new design since the Mon(k)ey and the ill-fated Continental V which henry committed to the bin for looking too Tobias-ish. And if you rule out slight modifications and variations of classic shapes. (The money is a single-cut LP) as well as minority models such as the Continental or the 20/20, then it is the first new shape since the Victory, or if that is just a Fender knock-off to you, then since the late seventies and the RDs that walked the earth then.

We shall see.

BTW, granadillo is not a true rosewood, despite what Jim DeCola said in that interview. I've seen cocobolo - which is a true rosewood - mis-described as granadillo on rare occasions, but what imported hardwood dealers sell as granadillo is not a rosewood (dalbergia) species. OTOH it's probably superior to Indian rosewood.