A 20/20 on the 'bay!

[uwe]

Would an exhibit with two 20/20's be a 40/40?

You mean the Guggenheim won't get one? That's harsh.

[uwe]

High praise indeed.  

It has a lot of clever ideas. The counter-clockwise tuners - not classic 2+2 E A (top) and  G  D (below), but A E  (top) and D G (below), a nut that could be elevated Warwick style (but ahead of Warwick), the fold-out contraption so that it doesn't slip off your leg when played seated, the elongated horn which makes it balance well and doesn't put the low F outside of comfortable reach of smaller players as the body hangs pretty much to the left of the player looking down, the sturdy and immediately accessible (no cover) truss rod adjustment nut, the fat, but surprisingly ergonomic neck ... It's been thought thru. It wasn't just "Hey, let's do a Steinberger something!" The only real concessions to Gibson tradition were the wood construction and the phat neck. It's a dead spot free bass. What it does lack is mids, but that was owed to the prevailing tastes in the late 80ies.

[Grog]

This $2,000 + purchase had..... " the fold-out contraption so that it doesn't slip off your leg when played seated" thingy missing............. and the seller either didn't know it was missing or chose not to disclose it.......... It might have gone for more had it been complete..........

[gearHed289]

This $2,000 + purchase had..... " the fold-out contraption so that it doesn't slip off your leg when played seated" thingy missing............. and the seller either didn't know it was missing or chose not to disclose it.......... It might have gone for more had it been complete..........

I noticed that early on too. That was a Steinberger "innovation" BTW on the original plank bass.

[Chris P.]

Someone told me there is/was one for sale in Belgium for around 900 euros. Will try to find a link.

[uwe]

Mine was from Italy - certainly an international bass. I'll never forget how the Italian seller wrote to me that "to protect your bass, Uwe, I have especially taken the neck off and send it seperately". And there the bass came - in two packages.  Italians being Italians, I was of course worried that not all the bolt-on screws would be there ..., but, va bene, they were. My very Germanic preconceptions proved unfounded. He had even included the paddle bag and all the necessary tools for truss rod and nut height adjustment. 

[Basvarken]

Someone told me there is/was one for sale in Belgium for around 900 euros. Will try to find a link.

I put a bid on it. The seller lowered his price somewhat. Still in doubt wether I should drive the Antwerp to go and pick it up...

[uwe]

Rob, what's wrong with you? From hobbit to laser gun! Or is it that B&CH needs inspiration for a new model? 

[Basvarken]

A bad case of GAS I guess
Ever since I laid hands on your 20/20 I've had the itch for that weird paddle.
The more I look at the design, the more I like it.

It's just that I have enough bass guitars already.
Been trying to downsize, but haven't been very successful...

[uwe]

From laughing stock (or stick!) to cult object - the 20/20 sure has a career here!

10 years ago you had to duck even mentioning it as a "Gibson" bass.

[Grog]

Mine was from Italy - certainly an international bass. I'll never forget how the Italian seller wrote to me that "to protect your bass, Uwe, I have especially taken the neck off and send it seperately". And there the bass came - in two packages.  Italians being Italians, I was of course worried that not all the bolt-on screws would be there ..., but, va bene, they were. My very Germanic preconceptions proved unfounded. He had even included the paddle bag and all the necessary tools for truss rod and nut height adjustment. 

I just received the Markbass Little Mark III, made in Italy............ The box was mismarked for European power, crossed out on one side. It had a power chord for European power. But the amp is marked 120 volts, 60 Hz. It seems to work fine. That's my first experience with Italian musical gear...... Confusing! 

[Psycho Bass Guy]

Aside from the AC plugs not matching, the switching power supply of those amps will operate on pretty much anything that can keep enough power on its supply rails to keep it stable. That's an advantage they have over linear-supply amps.

[Basvarken]

Look what I got!




All I need now is a canoe 

[Highlander]

Don't forget, you're up sh1t creek without one...

(at least the beastie will have a nice home... congrats)

[Dave W]

And another one joins the elite owners' club. Congrats!