At last, 2015 V-Bass photos

Started by Dave W, May 02, 2015, 11:13:53 AM

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westen44

#45
May 05, 2015, 10:49:08 AM
Quote from: Pilgrim on May 05, 2015, 10:00:36 AM
Then he needs to wave his magic wand and make it so, jahwohl?

Yes, exactly. 
It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society.  It's those who write the songs.

--Blaise Pascal

Dave W

#46
May 05, 2015, 01:25:31 PM
Quote from: 4stringer77 on May 05, 2015, 12:23:22 AM
The $ bass is cool Dave. Don't call it a monkey.
...

It wasn't a criticism. Before you joined us here, someone (eb2 Jim?) coined the term and it just stuck.

The $ TRC may be tacky. The bass was fine.

Highlander

#47
May 05, 2015, 01:52:02 PM
Some names just stick, Ari, like mud (bucker) ...  that and Hellcats... ;)
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

uwe

#48
May 05, 2015, 03:20:25 PM Last Edit: May 05, 2015, 03:52:55 PM by uwe
Guten Abend, I was busy and am therefore late to this cesspool of unwarranted catcalls! Martial law will now be reinstituted and to restore a semblance of Ordnung, three of the posters in this thread - randomly picked - shall be executed.  :mrgreen:

I hear y'all, but crucify me - it's not the type of bass I wet my pants for at all -, hey, at least it looks well-made with a lot of value in it. Just look at the electronics, the thickness of the fretboard, the woods interacting ... some hours of work went into this thing, like it or not, they just don't grow on trees like that.



Here's the 5er btw:



It's basically another attempt of Henry J's (quaintly old-fashioned) concept of what a "modern bass" (Gibsonoutique bass!) should look and be like. The Gibson Continental V



and the 2009 Limited Run Tobias Growler (that was washed away by the Nashville flood before it was even produced in the Custom Shop as originally envisaged)



haven risen from the dead!!!

Except that there is - Victory-style - more of a nod towards Gibson tradition with the mock TBird headstock (which is actually a nice touch, I think).

Hiss all you want, but I'm getting one, I'm just not sure whether it will be the 4er or the 5er. I haven't played a bad 5 stringer from Gibson yet (rare as they tend to be), so I might take another chance.

And you all know deep inside: Send this thing via a time machine back into the 60ies and you know what the players of that era would have done with their hallowed TBirds given half a chance of swapping them for this ...  :vader: :vader: :vader:

PS: The more I look at it: It has a certain sleek elegance to it.

PPS: The 4-stringer looks better, doesn't it?
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 ...

4stringer77

#49
May 05, 2015, 05:15:38 PM
Come on Uwe, that black hardware totally pops on that 5 string. Only difference I see is the shades of maple and knowing Gibson, it's probably just a crap shoot, so make sure to get pics of the actual bass you're buying first if possible. Enjoy whatever one you choose. Hopefully they get you one before the brown shirts start taking over around here.
Contrary to what James Bond says, a good Gibson should be stirred, not shaken.

Dave W

#50
May 05, 2015, 06:45:27 PM
Either one looks nicer than the Continental V.

4stringer77

#51
May 05, 2015, 06:56:15 PM
The 3 by 2 headstock does look better than the lonely G string tuner on the V.
Contrary to what James Bond says, a good Gibson should be stirred, not shaken.

uwe

#52
May 06, 2015, 09:02:32 AM
Quote from: Dave W on May 05, 2015, 06:45:27 PM
Either one looks nicer than the Continental V.

Those elongated skinny pups on the Continental were fugly indeed.
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 ...

Dave W

#53
May 06, 2015, 01:02:15 PM
Quote from: uwe on May 06, 2015, 09:02:32 AM
Those elongated skinny pups on the Continental were fugly indeed.

Also, the Continental top didn't appeal to me at all, whatever it was. I'm no big fan of figured maple tops but the V top is much nicer than the Continental.

Will you try to get Anne to autograph yours before it leaves Nashville?

TBird1958

#54
May 06, 2015, 01:48:56 PM


Completists......  :-*
Resident T Bird playing Drag Queen www.thenastyhabits.com  "Impülsivê", the new lush fragrance as worn by the unbelievable Fräulein Rômmélle! Traces of black patent leather, Panzer grease, mahogany and model train oil mingle and combust to one sheer sensation ...

uwe

#55
May 06, 2015, 02:46:56 PM
Quote from: Dave W on May 06, 2015, 01:02:15 PM

Will you try to get Anne to autograph yours before it leaves Nashville?

Dave, now you're once again giving me unspeakable ideas ... You mean she could leave a personal DNA imprint that moisturizes the rosewood fretboard (steel rod lurking underneath and all!) sufficiently for the long trip across the Atlantic?



You distract me from work.
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 ...

uwe

#56
May 06, 2015, 02:49:49 PM
Quote from: TBird1958 on May 06, 2015, 01:48:56 PM

Completists......  :-*

Hear the model train chick puffing!
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 ...

Highlander

#57
May 06, 2015, 05:18:33 PM
Will the five string version be called the Gibson Six... or Vi...?

Free the Three...! Free the Three...! Free the Three...!
Er... who's been randomly chosen...? :o
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

uwe

#58
May 07, 2015, 04:50:55 AM Last Edit: May 07, 2015, 05:49:49 AM by uwe
"Free the Three!!!"

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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 ...

ilan

#59
May 07, 2015, 01:38:18 PM
It's a boutique bass with a boutique price tag. If it had an Alembic logo they would have priced it at $8K+.

I'm not sure that boutique aficionados will look at a Gibson bass - they have their own builders - but they should at least try one. I know I would if I were in the market for a boutique bass.

At least it does not have a hump or one of those hideous "organic" shapes that so many boutique basses have - a major turnoff IMHO.
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