G3 Reissue

[TBird1958]

Fedex says Wednesday 9/12 for delivery, so I'll try to post some pics soon after - I think that bass looks killer in the pic BTW and am very excited to see it/play it. We have a rehearsal Saturday, it'll get some lovin'    

[Denis]

Looks beautiful in this photo!

[Dave W]

"optimum sustain and precise intonation are ensured by Gibson's meaty three-point adjustable bass bridge, a sturdy design that provides an ultra-solid anchor at the body end." Oh that's rich! LMFAO

Funny, but still not as silly as Leo Quan claiming the Badass was made of "special tone transfer material."

[Pilgrim]

Funny, but still not as silly as Leo Quan claiming the Badass was made of "special tone transfer material."

AKA: Unobtanium?   

[uwe]

Plek-dressed frets - first bass of Gibson that has that I believe. 'Twas about time too, they've been doing for years on all their guitars.

[Dave W]

AKA: Unobtanium?   

They'd probably like you to think that. It's really zinc alloy, nothing that's specially made for them.

[TBird1958]

It's finally light enough here on the West Coast for a first shot of Uwe's new G-3.

I will write this up, but so far I think this is one killer bass!

[JZumbro]

It's finally light enough here on the West Coast for a first shot of Uwe's new G-3.

I will write this up, but so far I think this is one killer bass!

Sweet!

[uwe]

Semenly, no DNA residues (yet) either. Bring on the black light!!! 

Thanks for breaking it in, Mark. We await your considered report - as always.

[TBird1958]

It's cool!

Makes some serious bass  

This is the first song I played on it.........Gotta love them Brits.

[Basvarken]

Congrats Uwe (and Mark).
Looks like a great bass.

[Wilbur88]

Apologies of this has been covered on this thread, but after thinking it looked like a Rosewood board, I've just read that is is a 'baked Maple' board.

[uwe]

It's cool!

Makes some serious bass  

This is the first song I played on it.........Gotta love them Brits.

I didn't know you had a taste for Priest! Sin after Sin was the first album I heard from them. I remember reading in the New Musical Express (in its punk heyday) a scathing review of their then single "Diamonds and Rust" ("straight arrangement steal of Nazareth's equally incongruous  cover of Joni Mitchell's This flight tonight, so bad, it's ample retribution for all the horrible things Joan Baez has done to Bob Dylan songs, produced by Roger Glover, makes you even long for Deep Purple, whose musical crimes are largely, if not forgiven then at least thankfully forgotten") and an ad in Melody Maker according to which Sounds (the third UK music weekly of the time) had called the album "music heavy enough to stop a Chieftain tank dead in its tracks". I became curious and listend to the album in a department store via those telephone style headphones they still used back then. First track on Sin after Sin is of course this here



and I was immediately smitten by the intro riffing and nearly creamed in my pants by the chorus. It was at this point indeed the best hard rock I had heard since Deep Purple. A lifelong affliction ensued. My ring tone on my cell is to this day "Breaking the Law" which among clients and colleagues alike is always good for a laugh.

[Highlander]

Baba O'Riley on mine...