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#181
Very bad pictures (I know) but you get the idea. one of these days i'll get the camera out and snap some real pics of this beautiful Gibson G-3. This is the only Sunburst G-3 I've ever seen whether it be in person OR online. (except for one one some Japanese auction website). It's in PERFECT cond. and the best part is... i got it FREE!!!!!!!!:D:D:D

What Club member # am i?

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#187
Barkless Dog said:
How do you like the Studio 5'er?

How is the B string?

Balance?
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BD, I like it mucho! Deep and treble bite at the same time. One of the best pick tones around IMO. Neck is very fast, low action - no buzz and intonates perfectly. I wish the fret markers on the top of the neck were a little brighter white and bigger as they're hard to see in low light.

The B string is . . . okay. It feels fine but the notes are a little muted. I thinking that maybe the pickups don't really cover the necessary geography under the B.

Balance = Perfect!
 
#188
Just got my Les Paul Money bass today. If there's any interest, I'll write up a review.

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This sound is everything I needed, but couldn't get out of my jazz. I love it. Best pick tone I've ever heard too.
 
#189
Main reason I love my TBird must be the neck and nutwidth. Narrow string spacing and fast even at 34.5". Wonder how the newer Studio (34") feel, more so a fiver???
String spacings look pretty narrow on the these too... :hiding:
 
#192
EASonBass said:
BD, I like it mucho! Deep and treble bite at the same time. One of the best pick tones around IMO. Neck is very fast, low action - no buzz and intonates perfectly. I wish the fret markers on the top of the neck were a little brighter white and bigger as they're hard to see in low light.

The B string is . . . okay. It feels fine but the notes are a little muted. I thinking that maybe the pickups don't really cover the necessary geography under the B.

Balance = Perfect!
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I totally agree about the fret markers, almost invisable in anything but the brightest light, and my eyes are getting weak. However, I find the B string on mine to be spot on. Sounds fantastic, plays like a dream, it's a keeper for sure.
 
#193
RickenBoogie said:
I totally agree about the fret markers, almost invisable in anything but the brightest light, and my eyes are getting weak. However, I find the B string on mine to be spot on. Sounds fantastic, plays like a dream, it's a keeper for sure.
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Good to know your experience with the B. I threw some D'Addario prosteels on her when she came in as that's what I had available which has a 130 B. My other basses are strung with DR Highbeams and a 125 B. It might compare more favorably when strung with my usuals.
 
#194
My first bass is an EB-0 that I bought in about 1978 for $175, including case. According to the serial number and a vintage guitar book by George Gruhn, it was made in 1966.

By the mid 90s the neck had developed a slight twist warp, so I had a neck job done on it. That really sweetened up the playability.
 
#195
Here's a shot of my 1974 Gibson Eb-0 with a DiMarzio Model One pickup. This bass is out of control! When I play it I have to turn the bass on my amp back past the middle point. It's very boomy, and yet, with the Model One, more focused and defined. And I must admit, the short scale is pretty fun to play.
 
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deanmc@optonlin said:
Those RD Artists are sweet looking basses. How do you like them? I see Gibson just did a re-issue of the 6 string model. I'd love to see them do the bass as well.
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They've made that 6-stringer as a "g-tar of the week" limited run. Although they ruined the entire phylosophy of original RD-series... :( They've just made another mahogany-mahogany-2humbs. It's like a firebird, nothing similar with the original sound...
 
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