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Gibson basses...

#81
I just picked up this Triumph bass this week :)
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#82
$Lindz$ said:
Yeah, I have no idea what this dude is talking about. No one wants to sound like a P.... heh. As for "making a unique sound work" but you not hearing it.... that sounds like a personal problem, man.

The best comparison I can come up with off the top of my head right now is Kings of Leon, because Jared started with EB-0s and wanted more than just mud, tried some P action, didn't like that, and got a Thunderbird since "Because of the Times" and plays T Birds exclusively now. In live shows, playing material from the first 2 albums with the T Bird sounds ****ing amazing. For mud, easy to run the Bird through some slight distortion. For extra brightness, give a little overdrive. **** is easy. Thunderbirds are really versatile basses, the only limiting thing really is whether you like the feel of the reverse body. Some people can't dig it, some of us do. Simple as that.

Also, if we all agreed on what was the "best" the world would be god damn boring! I'm glad some people are die hard thick-neck-weak-sound-lovers rocking single coils and properly balanced instruments.... you guys just don't know how to party!


EDIT: there is a reason no Gibsons have active electronics.... DO NOT WANT. **** always sounds terrible to me. Too manufactured and "fake". Give me a warm wood, dual humbuckers, and growl of a T bird. Some basses are deeper. Some basses are brighter. According to the internet, bold on necks have more attack, and with a properly set up instrument, difference in sustain is negligible. But nothing has all of it in the same way or combination that the T Bird has (imho the bass Gibson got most "right").



p.s. this is as useless as arguing about religion...

...and equally as fun (and offensive to some!).
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Warm & Woody = One Satisfied and Happy Player! :bassist:

Let the deep dark rich tone of the mahogany live on forever!! :hyper:
 
#84
godofthunder59 said:
Would you believe I got it at the Rochester GC ? :eek: The price was very right, I couldn't believe it.
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I hate you.:spit:

You are one lucky son-of-a-bass player my friend. That is absoluty fantastic.

Who in their right mind would have parted with that???

It just goes to show you, there's always one in the crowd tha'll make your dreams come true!!

Enjoy!!! :bassist:

Hey, does it have a HOG sticker on the back of the headstock?

It if does I'm gonna p@@@ myself!
 
#85
infamusblkdeath said:
pros:
cons:
-they aren't versitle enough for people who slap,and even for people who only play w/fingers to a certain extent.i don't know about you guys,but i have an epi thunderbird and that thing isn't finger friendly at all.gibson basses seem ideal only for rock
-alot of people complain that their basses tones can be rather muddy
-body flaws,like neck dive,and how alot of their basses can be super heavy.alot of people claim that some of the body shapes can be "inconvenient" to them
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I own an EpiBird. I have had a different experience. I agree that slapping a Tbird is not exactly as comfortable as a Fender J Bass, but I don't slap much so it isn't a problem. However, I play fingerstyle on the TBird and I have no issues. A little adjustment of the tone and volume knobs goes a long, long way on my Tbird.

My EpiBird can be very muddy, but I use the tone/volume controls and I can get a really nice tone that cuts.

The neck/body setup is flawed. The neck dive on the EpiBird is awful. However, I modded mine by moving the strap button to the neck plate... problem solved.

I bought the Epiphone to "test drive" for a few years until I can afford a Gibson. I wasn't sure I was going to like it. I do like it, and I will probably pick up a Gibson Tbird in the next few years. I may "test drive" an Epi EB3 as well.
 
#90
Gibenbackerbass said:
I hate you.:spit:

You are one lucky son-of-a-bass player my friend. That is absoluty fantastic.

Who in their right mind would have parted with that???

It just goes to show you, there's always one in the crowd tha'll make your dreams come true!!

Enjoy!!! :bassist:

Hey, does it have a HOG sticker on the back of the headstock?

It if does I'm gonna p@@@ myself!
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Nope no HOG sticker though someone may have taken it off over the years. It was a local trade in though so there is a good chance that is where it came from.
 
#92
Gibenbackerbass said:
It must sound sweet through that Hiwatt of yours!
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Right now I have the Sound City 200 Plus at the rehearsal studio, the Hiwatt's only go out for gigs. It did sound great through the SC but I was very distracted by the set up. I am giving the bass a good going over and plan to take it to rehearsal in the coming weeks.
 
#93
My dad had a bunch of gibson basses when i was born. he had a 77 gibson thunderbird (he refinished it with white spray paint, and later traded it against his stratocaster again), gibson les paul triumph (white model nicely yellowed:back when smoking was still allowed in bars), gibson ripper (it always ended up on the floor crashing down because of me: i was young sorry :D ) and his last gibson was the nikki sixx blackbird.

I wish i had them all, cause i've been gasing more and more for a ripper bass. It's one of m projects actually too. But gibson basses are unique and that's why i love them so much.
 

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