oh yeah new Bass for me!!!!!

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SKATE RAT

January 20, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
so, i just bought this. so stoked! i've been wanting one of these for a long time. and in exactly the color i wanted................

'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

godofthunder

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January 20, 2014, 07:50:19 AM
Congrats on the new bass! Looks like a beaut. I like the one pup configuration.
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4stringer77

#2
January 20, 2014, 08:46:40 AM
Good choice! Probably the most under valued vintage basses on the market.
Contrary to what James Bond says, a good Gibson should be stirred, not shaken.

OldManC

#3
January 20, 2014, 09:19:05 AM
I like that one a lot. Great score!

Pilgrim

#4
January 20, 2014, 09:39:53 AM
That is a DANDY bass...and love the color, too!!
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uwe

#5
January 20, 2014, 12:53:18 PM
I love the looks and have one too, but its midrange honk needs serious frequency cutting over any rig. More honk than a Ric at its honkiest.



No idea where the honk comes from, the pup? Wood combination is innocent enough (but there are also maho ones, do these honk less?). Otherwise the bass is a looker/classic and sturdy as hell. Also an example of how you can do a two point bridge that doesn't tip or tilt. If you're not Gibson that is.
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#6
January 20, 2014, 01:17:08 PM
Nice one, Bryan... life is good... ;)
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#7
January 20, 2014, 03:26:48 PM
Very nice. Very jealous ;-)

They remind me of the Czech-Ease travel upright

FrankieTbird

#8
January 20, 2014, 03:45:31 PM

Killer!  Mid-range honk, eh?  I would probably love that! 

Looks like it has a big ole neck. 

Does it sound anything like the other Guild model that Jeff Magnum used with the Dead Boys?

SKATE RAT

#9
January 21, 2014, 04:58:08 AM
Uwe, mine is one of the 'hog ones. much more common too. the ones made of ash came later and have the A as in B301-A. anyways i dont have it yet so i'll let you know about the "honk" when i get it. funny i wasn't even looking for a bass, i was looking for a project/beat up SG. but i couldn't pass on the price, it was too good. i still need a guitar though.
'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

4stringer77

#10
January 21, 2014, 07:27:45 AM
The signature sound is predominantly from the pickup. Some may say it honks others might say clank. Either way it's unique and assertive. I think skate rat will love it for his music. The tone knob does a great job blending in bass and mellowing out the bite. The neck is one of the chunkier I've played but somehow very comfy at the same time. Maybe because of the profile, radius or wide low frets. Interested to hear your impression skate rat.
Contrary to what James Bond says, a good Gibson should be stirred, not shaken.

uwe

#11
January 22, 2014, 05:38:24 PM
Mine honks, it's not treble or presence it's some nasty frequency in between mid-midrange and high-midrange. No other bass of my 160 or 170 or whatever my current count is has that "frequency nose". But it can be dialed out.

I always thought the maho ones were the rare ones and I had the plain Jane one! Nice revelation!!!

Honk or not, I wouldn't give mine up, I really like the look and how it plays.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

SKATE RAT

#12
January 22, 2014, 06:33:16 PM
there is a B301 and B302 all 'hog, and a B301-A and B302-A which are Ash and also B401 and B402 which have active electrics
'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

SKATE RAT

#13
January 22, 2014, 06:34:55 PM
what is the neck on the B301-A is it ash as well? maple? or 'hog? other?
'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

4stringer77

#14
January 22, 2014, 07:06:25 PM
The B301 A neck is the mirror opposite combo of the B301. Two piece maple neck with a hog stringer down the middle.
Contrary to what James Bond says, a good Gibson should be stirred, not shaken.
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