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BEST METAL BASS

#101
Chowderboots said:
My sentiments exactly, C'thulhu... :bassist:

It's called a Gibson RD bass. It was intended to be a John Entwistle signature, but that kinda fell through (he was past the Fenderbirds at that point--more interested in explorers and buzzards). I believe ibson collaborated with Moog to make a really wacky, incredible, and diverse system pf electronics especially for that series, which is a good deal of what makes them so valuable. Not to mention the sexy looks :p
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Yup---Gibson RD Artist. The Artist had active electronics (the Standard model was passive), the first Gibson bass with such. The board was designed by Bob Moog, so it is a bit more than a standard active board that we see now. This board can do some wave shaping---either muting or sharpening the attack and lengthening or shortening the decay. Of course you have the option of going to straight-up active without the synthesizer characteristics. It is very piano-like in its sound, with a thundering bottom when you get the right settings. Think of Entwistles sound and this one gets it.

And yes, it is beautiful; however it is not the easiest to play with its chunky neck and 34 1/2" scale. I put up with such things because it sounds like nothing else. Thanks for the comments.

By the way, this is a special model CMT (Curly Maple Top) that had binding on the body---only about 50 or so of these ever made.
 
#102
sturmvogel said:
Yup---Gibson RD Artist. The Artist had active electronics (the Standard model was passive), the first Gibson bass with such. The board was designed by Bob Moog, so it is a bit more than a standard active board that we see now. This board can do some wave shaping---either muting or sharpening the attack and lengthening or shortening the decay. Of course you have the option of going to straight-up active without the synthesizer characteristics. It is very piano-like in its sound, with a thundering bottom when you get the right settings. Think of Entwistles sound and this one gets it.

And yes, it is beautiful; however it is not the easiest to play with its chunky neck and 34 1/2" scale. I put up with such things because it sounds like nothing else. Thanks for the comments.

By the way, this is a special model CMT (Curly Maple Top) that had binding on the body---only about 50 or so of these ever made.
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That's awesome, man!! :) Play a couple scorching riffs on it for me, bro! :bassist:
 
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#110
Chowderboots said:
I think they're trying to look like these guys:



And yeah, I think that the Soundgear 5 strings are some of thse most metal basses ever. Ibanez basses are metal machines.
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+1222424! i really love my bass' tone. when i think about may 2008, when i bought it, i knew nothing of basses...then i'm so glad that some random guy offered me a great deal (€200) for that bass, i'm really happy! (all i was looking for in a bass at that time was the cheapest 5-er advailable)

actually, i personally never heard of that band, and i don't suppose anyone else in my band heard of them, we kinda have something against that kind of music :hiding:

(actually, most of us are potheads and it was a random idea)
 
#113
I used to use a Washburn Taurus T25 and it always did the job for me. Not as popular as LTD/ESP or Ibanez basses seem to be, so I've always gotten the added bonus of unique bass compliments at shows. I always tuned to ADGCF and it only took me a few hours and a few tries to set it up. Solid bass, reasonable price = METAL! (perhaps.)
 

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#114
xxDavidxx said:
+1222424! i really love my bass' tone. when i think about may 2008, when i bought it, i knew nothing of basses...then i'm so glad that some random guy offered me a great deal (€200) for that bass, i'm really happy! (all i was looking for in a bass at that time was the cheapest 5-er advailable)

actually, i personally never heard of that band, and i don't suppose anyone else in my band heard of them, we kinda have something against that kind of music :hiding:

(actually, most of us are potheads and it was a random idea)
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Older Ibanez basses like me...so I like them :D

Yeah Akercocke is a strange band. Have to be kinda nuts to dig them, I think. They are a precipice of insanity.
 
#120
sturmvogel said:
Yup---Gibson RD Artist. The Artist had active electronics (the Standard model was passive), the first Gibson bass with such. The board was designed by Bob Moog, so it is a bit more than a standard active board that we see now. This board can do some wave shaping---either muting or sharpening the attack and lengthening or shortening the decay. Of course you have the option of going to straight-up active without the synthesizer characteristics. It is very piano-like in its sound, with a thundering bottom when you get the right settings. Think of Entwistles sound and this one gets it.

And yes, it is beautiful; however it is not the easiest to play with its chunky neck and 34 1/2" scale. I put up with such things because it sounds like nothing else. Thanks for the comments.

By the way, this is a special model CMT (Curly Maple Top) that had binding on the body---only about 50 or so of these ever made.
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My first bass was an RD Artist, and I still have it. Most versatile bass I've ever played. People who say Gibson can't make a good bass have never tried one of these.
 

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