Gibson, at least they're trying…Les Paul Junior Tribute Bass

[superheavyfunk]

i love the stock pickup so i personally wouldn't think of doing that.

Sure, it sounds great. But that’s no reason not to mess around and see what else this thing can do

 

[StudioGC]

Rehearsal went well last night. Band rolled their eyes again when I arrived with yet another bass. This year I've only used my American Performer jazz bass, so they were getting used to that, but some did make comments that some of our songs needed a bit more low end. Something the DC bass from Gibson offers, without having to use a P Bass.

I love the ease of playability with the Gibson bass. I use a backbeat bass simulator on my strap and the weight of that combined with a regular 34" scale Fender bass makes it quite heavy by the second set. Also, some of the songs we do are really hard (for me) on the fingers. Animals, We Gotta Get Outta this Place, Beatles, I saw her Standing There, Kinks, Everybody's Gonna Be Happy. No issues with those songs on short scale (Maybe because they were recorded on short scale!)

And yes, the gig bag is huge....but well made. I decided to live with it (for now) and take advantage of the extra space to carry my Sansamp DI box, Backbeat, BH IEM box, guitar cable and two 20m XLR cables. Nice to have it all in one place.

 

[msb]

I picked up a Les Paul case , it’s tight , but it just fits ...

 

[StudioGC]

I picked up a Les Paul case , it’s tight , but it just fits ...
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Looks great. I like the hard case, but think I might go for the gator gl-lps foam case.

I'm often on busses, trains and Uber and weight is a big consideration when walking to the station etc.

Which case did you go with?

 

[msb]

It’s actually made by a company in Montreal called Boblen , they do not sell direct , but they made the TKL cases for Gibson , mine was made for L&M , the largest music retailer in Canada . The L&M cases are considerably cheaper than the ones stamped Gibson . But essentially the same case .

 

[msb]

I’m an old Pbass guy and grew up with those big rectangular Fender cases , I grew to hate them and normally prefer serious , well padded gig bags . But I kinda liked those Les Paul cases so I had to see if it would fit . Mine has the slight arch on the top . It’s a tight fit .

 

[Lownote38]

The soft "mono-type" cases Gibson sells with the Les Paul Tribute guitars also fit. Like the hard case, it's tight, but WAY better than the full scale gig bag that came with it (which I promptly threw away).

 

[msb]

That soft case they come with is so big my Epi Flying V bass fits , except for about about one inch of the pointy headstock . It’s close enough that I use it rather than drag around the enormous hard shell case I have for it .

 

[superheavyfunk]

That soft case they come with is so big my Epi Flying V bass fits , except for about about one inch of the pointy headstock . It’s close enough that I use it rather than drag around the enormous hard shell case I have for it .

That taco case is so ridiculously big. I just use a guitar soft case to cart mine around.

The taco is in a garbage bag way in the back of my storage and will probably never see the light of day unless I decide to sell the DC Jr one day.

 

[bobyoung53]

Kinks, Everybody's Gonna Be Happy.

I have a bunch of Gibsons and almost bought one of these, but the reason I posted this is I love that song, very classy tune to be doing in a cover band. Here's another one you should do, easy to play too:

I never knew Peter Quaife to use a short scale, oh yes, an EB-3.

 

[Jeff K]

The soft "mono-type" cases Gibson sells with the Les Paul Tribute guitars also fit. Like the hard case, it's tight, but WAY better than the full scale gig bag that came with it (which I promptly threw away).

Ha ha! I wish I'd known that. I had one of these and sold it. After selling it, I got a Guild Starfire II. It came with a nice Guild case, but I kept thinking, "I wish I still had that big old Gibson bag that came with the Les Paul DC! That would be perfect for just carrying the big-bodied Guild around to practice when I don't need the protection of the hard case. I'd have gladly paid for you to ship it to me and thrown in a couple bucks to boot!

 

[StudioGC]

I have a bunch of Gibsons and almost bought one of these, but the reason I posted this is I love that song, very classy tune to be doing in a cover band. Here's another one you should do, easy to play too:

I never knew Peter Quaife to use a short scale, oh yes, an EB-3.

Very cool! That would be a great song for us to do. I'm watching the video on a barge in the Thames near Eel Pie Island and Richmond where the Kinks often played.

I missed Peter Quaife in the Kast of Kinks (the non Davies members of the Kinks band that often plays near me), since he died in 2010. But I'm hoping to see the band soon.

 

[daveobieone]

I picked up a Les Paul case , it’s tight , but it just fits ...
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FYI...My Les Paul Memphis bass is also very tight in it's same case.
Dave O.

 

[LowEndLobster]

Hey everyone! Here's my revisit of my modified DC. I love this bass.

 

[vates]

Great vids, @LowEndLobster!

 

[johnk_10]

IMO, the stock pickup sounds great. for me, there's no need to modify it for one.

 

[bigcupholder]

I discovered that my stock pickup is microphonic the other day. I was jamming with a flute player, so not very loud, and if I stopped playing the flute was audible through the bass rig.

I haven't had a chance to jam with a normal band yet so I can't tell if this is a problem. Any thoughts?

 

[vates]

Could you guys please share the values of the stock electronics (pots, caps)? Thanks!

 

[dmk]

Could you guys please share the values of the stock electronics (pots, caps)? Thanks!

The pickup is 9.59K, the tone pot is 451K, and the capacitor is 47 nF.

 

[vates]

The pickup is 9.59K, the tone pot is 451K, and the capacitor is 47 nF.

Thanks! And what is the volume pot?