GIBSON Club. Part II

[vates]

really enjoyed listening to your records. thanks!

 

[Novarocker]

Rad bass

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

I never heard that about Jimmy Johnson - very interesting! I definitely fell in love with short scales, Gibson/Guild/Alembic!

I had to go back and look... not exactly the same, but close. He played a Les Paul Recording Bass until 1975. Here's a copy/paste from the thread:

"For a few years before discovering Alembic in '75 I was playing a Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass which was probably already tighter spacing than Fender (and a couple frets shorter!)."

 

[hieronymous]

really enjoyed listening to your records. thanks!

Thanks for listening! I really do appreciate it.

Rad bass

These are kick-ass basses! I'm falling in love with it again just listening to the recordings - might have to pull it out of the case and start practicing with it again.

I had to go back and look... not exactly the same, but close. He played a Les Paul Recording Bass until 1975. Here's a copy/paste from the thread:

"For a few years before discovering Alembic in '75 I was playing a Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass which was probably already tighter spacing than Fender (and a couple frets shorter!)."

Actually, the Triumph is often mis-identified as a Recording Bass. The original Les Paul Bass was often referred to as the "Recording Bass" as well though that wasn't the official name (according to Fly Guitars at least):

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Someone [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] but I would love some pictorial evidence!

 

[Novarocker]

Meant to add: and clips. Really sounds great, got the best of both worlds.

So what's the difference between triumph and recording bass models?

 

[hieronymous]

Meant to add: and clips. Really sounds great, got the best of both worlds.

So what's the difference between triumph and recording bass models?

The most obvious difference is that the first version was only low impedance - to plug it into a regular amp you needed a transformer. The Triumph has a switch so you can use it either way:

Supposedly the Triumph is lighter too, which is amazing to think of a heavier bass! My Triumph is really heavy, though it feels pretty good to me on a strap. Both the original and the Triumph are short scale - they went to long scale with the Signature.

 

[Novarocker]

Q

The most obvious difference is that the first version was only low impedance - to plug it into a regular amp you needed a transformer. The Triumph has a switch so you can use it either way:

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Supposedly the Triumph is lighter too, which is amazing to think of a heavier bass! My Triumph is really heavy, though it feels pretty good to me on a strap. Both the original and the Triumph are short scale - they went to long scale with the Signature.

Thanks! Weight seems to be a thing Gibson sees as a myth, at least if the object has the word Les Paul in the name.

 

[Kriegs]

Thanks! Weight seems to be a thing Gibson sees as a myth, at least if the object has the word Les Paul in the name.

My Gibby LP is only 7lbs 14oz

 

[Novarocker]

My Gibby LP is only 7lbs 14oz
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Nice that's great looking too. I guess I mean that Gibson sees people wanting light weight as a myth. It seems like throughout their history someone mentions heavy and they go meh.

Nothing wrong with it, just odd.

 

[gustophersmob]

Nice that's great looking too. I guess I mean that Gibson sees people wanting light weight as a myth. It seems like throughout their history someone mentions heavy and they go meh.

Nothing wrong with it, just odd.

Not always, at least not with some of their newer offerings. My 2017 EB is 6lb 13oz, and I’ve seen them even lighter.

I think the mahogany bodied models will always be heavy by nature of the wood.

 

[ajkula66]

Not always, at least not with some of their newer offerings. My 2017 EB is 6lb 13oz, and I’ve seen them even lighter.

Very true. My 2013 EB5 was just under 8lbs which is pretty remarkable for a fiver.

I think the mahogany bodied models will always be heavy by nature of the wood.

But it's the all-maple RDs who win the day...... I've seen the 2018 version listed at 14lbs on Sweetwater site when they were new. While I never weighed my old RD Standard, it was not a light bass. At all. Not that it ever bothered me one bit.

 

[gustophersmob]

Yeah, I forgot about those. 14lbs is a beast!

 

[RedVee]

My Gibby LP is only 7lbs 14oz
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hey Kriegs, which LP is that ?

 

[Kriegs]

hey Kriegs, which LP is that ?

It's a 2019 Black Cherry Burst Studio

 

[bradd]

Here's my hot rodded 2014 EB 5 string. I installed a pair of Thunderbucker Wide Fives and then discovered that the string spacing was too wide for their magnetic field. A Hipshot 18mm bridge did the trick, so I'm using this for every gig that I can get away with it.

 

[TBird1958]

My latest Gibson bass, 2014 Les Paul Oversize,

 

[dmt]

My slighty modded DC. Lovin this little beastie. Might put a thunderbucker in itView attachment 3606112

Looks cool!

What pickup is in there now, and how do you like it?

 

[redstrand]

Looks cool!

What pickup is in there now, and how do you like it?

I put a Curtis Novak Thunderbird pickup in it. It slays now. Easy to play and sounds killer.

 

[GH van Dijk]

Can I join with my EB 14 / 5?

 

[dmt]

I put a Curtis Novak Thunderbird pickup in it. It slays now. Easy to play and sounds killer.

Nice.

So did you have to do any routing or pickguard cutting or anything like that, or any special specs order on the pickup, etc.? Or was it just pretty much a direct drop-in?

When I first saw those DC Tribute basses, I was immediately eyeballing them for the possibility of a Thunderbird replacement pickup but wasn’t sure how well one would end up fitting in practice. An SG or EB-3-type mini hum was another thought that occurred.

Not that I need another bass(!), but they’re not crazy expensive and seeing yours with the Thunderbird pickup actually in it has me re-intrigued