Midtown Bass on keymusic.com

Basvarken · September 18, 2012, 12:45:00 PM

Keymusic have the Midtown bass on their website:

http://www.keymusic.com/product/Gibson-Midtown-Bass-Vintage-Sunburst

clankenstein · September 18, 2012, 03:16:53 PM

i would like to try one of those.i hope they make it to nz.

OldManC · September 18, 2012, 09:45:17 PM

It says long scale (34"). Is that correct?

TBird1958 · September 18, 2012, 09:57:32 PM

Herr Hornung, am I to procure one?

Basvarken · September 19, 2012, 12:24:01 AM

Quote from: OldManC on September 18, 2012, 09:45:17 PM
It says long scale (34"). Is that correct?

Looking at the picture I'd say yes.

uwe · September 19, 2012, 02:43:44 AM

It's not what I initially heard from my Gibson contact but looking at the position of the Holy Immaculate Trinity Bridge (that shall be its name here from now on everafter!) which corresponds with where it is with the LP and JC Sig it has to be!

Mark, let me check first if I can get one here in Krautland!

Best

Uwe

Wilbur88 · September 19, 2012, 03:09:55 AM

Very keen to try one of these. Not that I need another hollowbody though.

Chris P. · September 19, 2012, 03:33:10 AM

Cool! if it has the SG-pickups it could be very cool!

ramone57 · September 19, 2012, 04:41:29 AM

only two knobs on a 2 pickup bass? odd. couldn't even find it on the Gibson website.

uwe · September 19, 2012, 06:28:42 AM

Very observant! If this was a true mudbucker, I'd say that dialing down treble is not all that relevant ...

Droombolus · September 19, 2012, 06:59:28 AM

I don't dial down the treble on any of my SGs too so I'd re-wire it to 2 Vol, but still it looks like kinda cheap ( should I say Fenderish ?

) this way....... a bit like a EB2-D knock-off ..... Still that's only envy talking because I don't do long scales anymore ......

nofi · September 19, 2012, 07:13:56 AM

fenderish.

cheap certainly does not pertain to fender's quality control, unlike gibson's never ending bitch list.

the mojo hobo · September 19, 2012, 07:43:38 AM

The description says:

TB plus Humbucker and TB Mini Humbucker, 1 Volume and 1 Tone-knob, 3 way Toggle switch.

Fenderish? Did they ever put a toggle switch on a bass?

Nocturnal · September 19, 2012, 09:09:13 AM

Quote from: the mojo hobo on September 19, 2012, 07:43:38 AM

Fenderish? Did they ever put a toggle switch on a bass?

Yes they did. My Fender Jazz Special (as used by Duff fron G-N-R) has a toggle switch on it. Probably some others too, but nothing that I can think of off the top of my head.

chromium · September 19, 2012, 09:21:45 AM

I like the simplicity in the electronics. To me it seems like the old EB-2s, EB-3s, etc. were needlessly complex in that department, and the sonic results would have probably been more widely accepted had they just implemented "normal" v/t/toggle-type setups. Either that, or tuned the filter/choke setup to more useful frequency ranges. I think this is especially the case with the EB-2- stock, the neck pickup sound is either shrill or amorphous. Kind of a shame, given what's hiding in there.

These Midtowns look cool to me