Midtown bass now in too

[drbassman]

I just missed Scott at the HOG today.  I played the new cherry Midtown and liked it.  The neck doesn't stick out as far as my EB-650, so it's more comfortable.  The neck has a nice trimmer 60's EB-0 style profile.  It feels a bit heavier than an EB-2 since the back and sides are a solid carved out piece of mahog.   It has a volute, which I'm not crazy about, but maybe it does make the neck stronger.  Overall, it's harmless, doesn't get in the way when playing.  Very nice binding on the edges and neck.  Plugged it into an Ampeg combo with 15" speaker and it sounded really nice.  The 34" scale really does boom and the resonance of the body is quite pleasing and full.  The new Gibson pups are nice and sound much better in this bass than they did in my previous SG bass.  A good marriage with the hollow body  (oops, semi-hollow body).

The neck pup screws were not protruding through the cover as they should, so I left it there for the repair guy to adjust.  Gibson quality control!  I refuse to fix brand new basses myself!  Will be fixed tomorrow, so I might go pick it up if I can tomorrow or Friday.  Pics to follow after that........

[Wilbur88]

Sounds cool Bill.  So it's smaller and more manageable than the Gretsch?  How's the reach?  Hell, I don't need another bass with F-holes, but then again......

[uwe]

I dread a life without F-holes really.

[TBird1958]

I dread a life without F-holes really.

My, my! We are sproingky today 

[Hörnisse]

My old National N-850 bass had some oddly shaped holes.......

[copacetic]

Oh man! I am still trying to get my hands on a G-3 and now the Midtown is stacking up to approval. I have a soft spot for F-holes esp long scale with thin necks.

[uwe]

"I have a soft spot for F-holes esp long scale with thin necks."

I find your message disconcertingly confusing. F-hole yet soft, long yet thin, can't you make up your mind?

[copacetic]

Well it was hard to decide on that soft spot comment but at the last moment I just had to go ahead.

[drbassman]

Someone needs some lovin'!   

[drbassman]

Here she is.  And, if I say so myself, this is the construction methodology I used on my 4005 clone and I like how it turned out on this bass, too.  I ran out of daylight when I got home, so this is via incandescent light!  It's a really nice HB bass for the money IMHO.  I got to hold one of the new Gretsch Syncro HBs in cherry, 30" scale.  Nice, but for a couple hundred more, I prefer the Gibson.  Made in USA!

[clankenstein]

thats a very nice looking bass.

[godofthunder]

 Bill and I bumped into each other at the HOG today and I got to play her ...............again I had my mitts (subliminal message?) on her yesterday. Beautiful bass well executed, nice detail with the bound neck. I could never get on with a EB2 but this feel like home. I'd buy one but I'm in to deep right now with some other purchases.

[uwe]

Luvely!

[Highlander]

+1

[Hörnisse]

Very nice!  So, are these short scale and are they completely hollow or do they have the middle section like the old EB-2/Rivoli/ES-335 type instruments?