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Any Gibson players out there? do we have enough for a Megathread?

etb67

etb67

Far Out
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Oct 12, 2005
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Ohio
#1
Having a great time finding my way around my Les Paul bass(LPB-1) and was just wondering if anyone else plays a Gibson. Really don't hear much about them. Anyone here love them? hate them? indifferent to them?
 
#3
count me as indifferent.
tried a couple of t-birds when i was shopping for a new 4-string; and although i liked the sound i couldn't get over the neck weight and the spot where the neck met the body. imho of course.......
 
#4
I think a Gibson megathread would be a great idea. They've always gotten a bad rap but I love my Gibson (and Epi) basses. And yes, Epis count!

Gibsonsandcloserelatives.jpg


(Yes, three of these aren't Gibson products, but they're close friends or maybe illegitimate cousins. Can you guess which ones?)
 
#12
I used to own an EB-O viola bass but it didn't fit my style both sonically and stylish(even though i love Mountain and Felix Papalardi)so i to guy who just fell in love with it and payed 1800E :D when i told him it was original and none of the hardware were replaced(no wonder why it sounded kinda crappy)Nevertheless the big pickup had given me probably the greatest distorted tones :smug:Does anyone a grabber or ripper i really like them and would like to buy one as well as t-bird(why the hell this bitches are so god-damn expensive??? :mad: )
 
#16
I have a Ripper that I purchased new in '78. I consider it to be my first pro-grade axe. I also have '92 T-Bird my wife gave me as an anniversary gift. For the last 6-7 years my main bass has been a fretless Alembic Epic 4 which the wife gave me as a birthday gift...damn, I'm blessed in this area. All 3 basses can be seen in the gallery of my band website, Link Removed. Sorry, but I don't know how to create a link. I alternate the Gibsons as back-ups and usually play 5 or 6 tunes per gig on them to give my hands a rest from the fretless. The Ripper is heavy as hell and suffers from a mild case of neck dive which is remedied to some extent by a 4" wide strap. I've tried many other basses which were far worse in this area. IMHO it is very versatile tonally after I got used to the 4 way P-up selector. This bass still feels like home to me. MY T-Bird has basically 2 good sounds but they seem to work in most settings I've played in. No neck dive. Every other 'Bird I've tried suffers in this area, maybe I just got a good one. To close, I love my Gibsons and only stopped using them as my main basses because I prefer to play fretless now. Kerry
 
#18
Yes! My second megathread post. I have an early 70's Grabber in natural. What a baseball bat neck, compared to my Jazz. I lusted after one ever since seeing KISS Alive. I waited over a decade to find one. I got it from a guy who didn't have his Ebay reserve met. He was a couple hours away. Another friend who owns a shop had an original case in his back room. It was my gigging bass for a year, but got retired when I traded for a Victor Bailey Jazz. It now sees the occasional rock out session plugged into my '64 Ampeg SB-12.
 
#20
You could probly start a major thread on the RumbleKat alone, if people would admit they love them. To start some real trouble, I love the EB-O and the EB-3 but only for live performances. I have too much crud to sort out when they are recorded. It could be (probly) just me but the short scale just doesn't work well for direct recording. Buzzes, farts and slight tuning problems. IMHO
 

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