Gibson Grabber, they really need to Reissue these properly.
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Discontinued Basses- your faves
- Thread starter Plutonium244
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Favorite discontinued Bass :
Fender American Standard Jaguar Bass
Fender Roscoe Beck
EBMM Big Al SSS
EBMM Caprice
EBMM Cutlass
Current bass collection :
Fender American Standard Jaguar Bass
Fender Roscoe Beck
EBMM Big Al SSS
EBMM Caprice
EBMM Cutlass
Fender American Standard Jaguar Bass
Fender Roscoe Beck
EBMM Big Al SSS
EBMM Caprice
EBMM Cutlass
Current bass collection :
Fender American Standard Jaguar Bass
Fender Roscoe Beck
EBMM Big Al SSS
EBMM Caprice
EBMM Cutlass
They made another bass like that. It had the pointy cuts like the 330. I only saw one in an episode of the British show "The Comic Strip" It was the Bad News episode and Rik Mayall played one.
Truly one of the most beautiful basses ever built.
A great one for sure. Here's one of mine with altered pickguard.
I'd like to add my forever love, that I divorced when I didn't know any better. drool
Since I'm left-handed, there's a pretty small pool to fish from. The majority of basses you could choose from, weren't available for me in the first place. However... of the basses I do have, there are several that are discontinued (or the company itself is gone). Of those, these are probably my favorites:- Gretsch G6119B Broadkaster. Gretsch stopped production of this expensive "Professional" model bass a couple of years ago, in favor of .. less expensive...model basses. They kept the name, though; Broadkasters are guitars again, like they were originally.
- Rickenbacker 4001. My favorite bass - period. I have a 4003, too, but - they are not the same. My 4001 is a '73; the pickup placement is slightly different on these older 4001s; the pickups themselves were not wound nearly as hot as a 4003's are; and the hairpin truss rods in a 4001 ore completely different than the ones in a 4003. The tuners are different, too. And, while the necks on 4001's can vary as much as 4003's do, the fattest 4001 neck is about the same as the thinnest neck on a 4003. If RIC started making real 4001s again? I would have one in a heartbeat. And I imagine a lot of other Rickista's would, too...
- Kramer "The Duke" Special. Before they became just a maker of cheap guitars/basses under the Gibson umbrella, Kramer made very high quality basses and guitars. The Duke is an example. Aluminum headless neck; walnut body; a DiMarzio "Twin J" pickup that does some interesting tricks; and Schaller hardware. It's the only bass I own that I have to hold the neck down (a little) when I play it..
- Kramer 450B. This one's a '78. Beautifully made, and, again, Schaller hardware. Kramer wound these pickups in-house, and they are smokin' hot - even after 40 years. It's a very unforgiving bass to play, and the head stock will dive on you - like a Ju-87 Stuka on an attack run. But, the tone is to die for...
I was about to mention the Jag. Glad I bought oneFavorite discontinued Bass :
Fender American Standard Jaguar Bass
Fender Roscoe Beck
EBMM Big Al SSS
EBMM Caprice
EBMM Cutlass
Current bass collection :
Fender American Standard Jaguar Bass
Fender Roscoe Beck
EBMM Big Al SSS
EBMM Caprice
EBMM Cutlass
AND, if the last one wasn't trick enough, there's always THIS.....Squier VM Telecaster Bass Special
And OF COURSE.....the venerable USA-Made Peavey T20, T45 & T40
I have one. Bought it for $100 twenty some years ago. Unfortunately someone had pulled the frets and messed with wiring. Still a blast to play, my one and only "fretless" with stock guitar pups.
I've never seen one in person but I really liked the look of the Fender Victor Bailey model with the koa top.
