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11-09-2011, 01:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Owl Farm (Los Angeles) | | | GRETSCH 5123-B Electromatic bass, MINTY! TV Jones pickups.
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11-09-2011, 01:30 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Austin, TX | | | Were these the pups that came with it? I ask b/c I owned this model but could never get the volume loud enough in a band context & decided to sell rather than modify. I loved the tone, though...beautiful warmpth...not too boomy like some semi-hollows I've played. Curious as to these pups :-)
Good luck with sale!
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11-09-2011, 02:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Owl Farm (Los Angeles) | | | Yes, they came stock with TV Jones pups. |
11-09-2011, 03:51 PM
| | | | I play mine through a 1968 svt and an 8-10 and it's plenty loud. I love the pickups and think they make this bass great.
These are awesome basses! |
11-09-2011, 04:12 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | saw this on LA craigslist this morning, interesting, too bad i'll be in cleveland and won't be able to check it out until i get back |
11-09-2011, 04:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kalifornia | | | Un-necessary bump for a great sounding bass with tons of tone! (and mojo, and nice action, and...)
I have the same bass - what case is that? I still need to get one and it looks like a perfect fit. |
11-10-2011, 10:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Owl Farm (Los Angeles) | | | The case is a TKL. Have no idea which model. The guy I bought it from had a towel under the bass (mening, against the back, not the butt end) to take up a little extra room. Lengthwise, it's perfect. I'll take another look at the case today to see if there's a model number. |
11-10-2011, 12:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Peterborough, Ontario | | | Aren't these the ones that were a GC exclusive ? If so, I played one at GC and it was great.
What do these go for new ? |
11-10-2011, 01:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Owl Farm (Los Angeles) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dallyd31  Aren't these the ones that were a GC exclusive ? If so, I played one at GC and it was great.
What do these go for new ? | Yes, I think they were a GC exclusive, very limited run. And I think they were just under a grand, but I don't think you got a hardshell case. In fact, I'm not sure you even got a gig bag. I bought mine used, so I don't know for sure. |
11-10-2011, 01:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: TX, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dallyd31 Aren't these the ones that were a GC exclusive ? If so, I played one at GC and it was great.
What do these go for new ? | they are $799 new 
* Scale length is 32".
* Pickups are TV Jones Thundertrons - their top of the line pickup!
* Controls are one master volume, individual volume controls for each pickup, one tone control.
* Set neck, of course.
* Cream-colored binding.
* True hollowbody
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11-10-2011, 01:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Owl Farm (Los Angeles) | | | Well, that's kinda cool. How old is that ad? |
11-10-2011, 01:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: TX, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by duke12 Well, that's kinda cool. How old is that ad? | it's from late 2010 i think |
11-10-2011, 01:25 PM
| | | | Yes, they were introduced in 2010, so it isn't that old.
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11-10-2011, 03:00 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Austin, TX | | | The one I had was older...must have been an earlier version? I don't remember the markings on the pickups, although they were kind of similar. The biggest problem I had was when going to the sound board...we had difficulty getting it loud enough. I had an Eden 260 & Bergantino 210...would run out of headroom when we weren't that loud. You couldn't beat the buttery tone, though. I always suspected that there was something wrong with my pups or setup. I just didn't want to modify it and went a different direction. I think whoever ends up with this will get a very good deal indeed...
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11-10-2011, 03:19 PM
| | | | There is a second run showing up in GCs. I bought one three weeks ago at the Chicago store, still $799, and I love it.
Then there was the 10% tax and no case or gig bag, this is a nice deal for a great bass. I'm tempted to take advantage of the 30 day return policy and snag this one!
Feels to me like a long scale because of the big body. |
11-10-2011, 03:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | cult following for htis bass on tb. search gretsch 5123b
best bass i owned (past tense). |
11-10-2011, 03:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Owl Farm (Los Angeles) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gpc2 Then there was the 10% tax and no case or gig bag, this is a nice deal for a great bass. I'm tempted to take advantage of the 30 day return policy and snag this one!
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11-11-2011, 03:11 PM
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