Gibson Nonreverese reissuie a reality

[Denis]

I think they look great. To me, ugly basses are often those boutiquey-looking things with the super long upper horn. All real ugly ducklings in my opinion.

[TBird1958]

Very true Uwe, I fell in love with the bass for the sound and the feel not it's looks. The NR has become part of my playing style and image over the years, I dare say it suites me.

If ever there was a bass made for one person!
Scott, you and an NR = 1

I love the look of them, but Reverses are just better on me.
 

[gweimer]

It just looks ... quaint. Everybody owning one should get a medal for the "obviously not concerned about looks "-person he/she is. It does have a coolness factor to it though.

You say that likes it's a bad thing.  

I will admit that the Rev is the much sexier of the two, but the NR does have a certain charm.

[Blackbird]

I find them very visually appealing, I suspect they grew on me years ago, but I love it.

And I really like the black hardware/pickups over chrome on the burst.

[Nocturnal]

I used to find NR's ugly. They have grown on me quite a bit over the years and I now have 3 (2 Epi and 1 Bach). I still prefer the reverse model tho.

[Dave W]

I never found them ugly or quaint, just different. They don't have the pizazz of the Rev birds, that's true, but they have their own thing going.

[uwe]

Let's agree on that they have a cult following.

[Denis]

Let's agree on that they have a cult following.

True.
For as few NRs as Gibson made they had a pretty good record of being used by well known bass players.

[Blackbird]

Can't put mine down.  If I had the cash I'd grab a blue one.

My burst has the two volume and tone all in a row...with the jack on the bottom.  Most I see don't have it configured that way.  It's like this:

[4005]

Here's Kyle Brock playing one just before getting tear gassed off the stage,
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[Dave W]

Let's agree on that they have a cult following.

That's true of most Gibson basses.

[Denis]

Can't put mine down.  If I had the cash I'd grab a blue one.

My burst has the two volume and tone all in a row...with the jack on the bottom.  Most I see don't have it configured that way.  It's like this:

Nice! I think most, if not all, original NRs had the pots all in a row like yours.  Some of the BaCHs came this way, some didn't. So far, all the new NRs I've seen have one pot at the bottom where your jack is located in the photo. I agree they look better all lined up!

[Basvarken]

Finally got round to making some new pics of the Pelham Blue BaCHbird.

[uwe]

Czech it out!!!!

[TBird1958]

Wow Rob!

It's really pretty.......Makes me want one all over again