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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #30 on: November 09, 2012, 03:00:31 PM »
Ah, it's a hollow life for some of us!  And we love it!
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #31 on: November 09, 2012, 04:50:48 PM »
Quote from: leftybass on November 09, 2012, 12:23:49 PM
My hollowbodies and semis:

Brice violin bass(LH)
Danelectro Longhorn bass-blueburst
Danelectro Longhorn bass-copperburst
Davison Hollowbody bass(LH)
Dipinto Belvedere bass(LH)
Douglas "EB-2" bass
Eastwood Classic IV bass(LH)
Epiphone Rivoli bass   
Gibson EB-2 bass(Stereo)
Hofner 500/1 V63 reissue Beatle Bass(LH)
Ibanez ASB140 bass
Orfeus Hebros bass
Phantom BW Teardrop Hollowbody Bass


Lord a'mercy!   :o
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #32 on: November 09, 2012, 06:21:06 PM »
Looks lovely Bill. That cherry finish is sweet.  Any neck dive?
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #33 on: November 10, 2012, 02:15:58 PM »
 I have a thing for Hofners and Kliras at the moment I'm up to 3 Kliras and my '65 Hofner. I have a empty Violin bass case just begging for something to put in it. ;D
Quote from: drbassman on November 09, 2012, 11:15:26 AM
It is a disease, isn't it!?!  I love HB basses, I wish I could have one of each!
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2012, 08:54:36 PM »
Quote from: Wilbur88 on November 09, 2012, 06:21:06 PM
Looks lovely Bill. That cherry finish is sweet.  Any neck dive?

No neck dive sitting around playing it at home.  It will go to practice Monday and we'll see how she does.
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #35 on: November 11, 2012, 09:36:53 AM »
I'm sure it sounds better than old EB2's, but the horns don't look 335-ish enough and it bothers me for some reason. Why did they have to mess with the classic silhouette?
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #36 on: November 11, 2012, 11:22:39 AM »
Quote from: ilan on November 11, 2012, 09:36:53 AM
I'm sure it sounds better than old EB2's, but the horns don't look 335-ish enough and it bothers me for some reason. Why did they have to mess with the classic silhouette?

I think they just took the 335 cnc program and cranked these out! Just a guess.
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #37 on: November 11, 2012, 02:13:30 PM »
Quote from: drbassman on November 11, 2012, 11:22:39 AM
I think they just took the 335 cnc program and cranked these out! Just a guess.


Didn't we read that the Midtown series (guitars and bass) has a smaller body size than the 335/EB-2?

The horns don't look as long as most years of the 335. OTOH I haven't seen a side-by-side.
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« Reply #38 on: November 12, 2012, 03:38:57 AM »
I'm having a real hard time choosing between this and the NR Bird.  I want which ever I'll choose to match with my oversized Les Paul.  Do these pickups have the same incredible amount of output as the tb+ pickups?
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #39 on: November 12, 2012, 06:30:24 AM »
Quote from: Dave W on November 11, 2012, 02:13:30 PM
Didn't we read that the Midtown series (guitars and bass) has a smaller body size than the 335/EB-2?

The horns don't look as long as most years of the 335. OTOH I haven't seen a side-by-side.

Don't know.  I just like the look as is.  If it were much larger, it would probably be too heavy for most folks due to its solid back/sides construction.  That was an issue for with with the big LP bass.
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #40 on: November 12, 2012, 06:32:37 AM »
Quote from: Ampig on November 12, 2012, 03:38:57 AM
I'm having a real hard time choosing between this and the NR Bird.  I want which ever I'll choose to match with my oversized Les Paul.  Do these pickups have the same incredible amount of output as the tb+ pickups?

The output of the pickups is super.  That's what I like most about it.  You'll find a big difference between sound/tonality and the neck profiles are a bit different too.
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #41 on: November 12, 2012, 06:34:45 AM »
Quote from: Pilgrim on November 09, 2012, 10:43:57 AM
Bill, your fixation on hollowbodies does nothing but fan the flames of MY fixation on them.

Dammit.

GREAT looking bass!!!!!!!!!!!!   

Sorry, we seem to have the same disease!  Although I can be fickle sometimes!
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #42 on: November 12, 2012, 06:35:34 AM »
Quote from: godofthunder on November 10, 2012, 02:15:58 PM
I have a thing for Hofners and Kliras at the moment I'm up to 3 Kliras and my '65 Hofner. I have a empty Violin bass case just begging for something to put in it. ;D

What a lovely collection.  I really should add a Beatle bass to my collection some day.
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #43 on: November 12, 2012, 08:57:23 AM »
Quote from: drbassman on November 12, 2012, 06:30:24 AM
Don't know.  I just like the look as is.  If it were much larger, it would probably be too heavy for most folks due to its solid back/sides construction.  That was an issue for with with the big LP bass.

There's nothing about the exact dimensions on the specs pages, but the description of the Midtown Standard P-90, which replaces last year's Midtown Standard and Custom guitars, says "This great new guitar maintains its predecessors' trimmed-down and more player-friendly body size that still emulates the lines of Gibson's classic archtops..."

The page for the Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Figured Gloss says "Regardless of color, the ES-335 retains its classic proportions: 16 1/2-inches wide, 20-inches long, and 1 3/4-inches deep..." Your Midtown isn't nearly that big, is it?
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Re: Midtown bass now in too
« Reply #44 on: November 12, 2012, 05:19:02 PM »
The Midtown bass is:

11" upper bout width
15" lower bout width
17.5" height (from bottom of body to bottom of heel in the back)
1.75" thick

A very manageable size.
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