gibson les paul bass

[Dan Horboychuk]

i have a pair of them and to be honest they sound great in my opinion, i think they make an excellent rock/ metal bass i found mine to have a great clear deep tone. As far as neck dive maybe a little but nothing like a T-bird.

 

[TRichardsbass]

If you really want to go Gibson, there is a tangerine burst vintage Victory Artist on eBay. The Victory series was a great competition to Fender in the late '70s and early '80s. It really did feel a lot like a P bass but had better tone range, at least IMHO.

That is what I would do. Heck, I might just buy it after talking about it.

 

[Down & Outman]

Had a LP Triumph bass back in the 70's. Awesome sound. Heavy. Always had a problem with the strap coming loose at the worst time and dropping it. That was before straplocks came around. Put the strap knob on the back to cure that. I didn't like the short scale which seemed to compromise the clarity of the notes, if that makes any sense. Wish I had kept it instead of trading it in.

 

[rockscott]

I have not been able to play a Les paul yet. If they play and sound as good as they look, im going to buy one!

 

[GaryLC]

I bought a '72 Les Paul Recording bass brand new back then, sounded okay, but so damn heavy! It was a gorgeous instrument though, wish I kept it just for sentimental reasons.

 

[TomB]

what about the sg bass

The SG is long scale, yes? I'm not sure how it sounds but I would be optimistic. The old EB short scale basses are great for blues, each in their own way. The EBO was the voice of the later era Howlin' Wolf recordings. EBO, EB2 (Thunderstick), & EB-3 are all excellent in that genre.

 

[aquateen]

the SG is a short scale. there were a few long scale models, but they added an 'L' to the model name. ie, EB-OL, EB-3L

 

[zachoff]

IMO...
EB/SG < Victory < Les Paul < Grabber < Ripper < T-Bird < RD

 

[Flounder102Bass]

the SG is a short scale. there were a few long scale models, but they added an 'L' to the model name. ie, EB-OL, EB-3L

whats the differents between short scale and long scale

 

[Avalon]

whats the differents between short scale and long scale

If you gotta ask, you can't afford it..... in most cases at least.

 

[aquateen]

whats the differents between short scale and long scale

short scale=30.5", long scale=34.5"

 

[Basvarken]

hi everyone im looking forward to buy a gibson les paul bass guitar. i never tryed it but i wanna know what do you guys think of them. i play alot of blues and i hope it sounds great so i need help

Are you talking about the new oversized long scale Les Paul Bass or the old short scale ones?

The old short scale ones are very suitable for Blues, Blues rock etc.
Very even sounding bass. Excellent tone. Deepest lows, clearest highs and everything in between.



...Yes, I'm a fan

 

[JimmyThunder]

whats the differents between short scale and long scale

I'm confused...you've been a member here since 2008 and you don't know the difference between long scale and short scale yet?

 

[Jools4001]

short scale=30.5", long scale=34.5"

Do you guys in Maryland add a half inch to your measurements to impress Mary?

 

[Jools4001]

hi everyone im looking forward to buy a gibson les paul bass guitar. i never tryed it but i wanna know what do you guys think of them. i play alot of blues and i hope it sounds great so i need help

[sarcasm] Haven't you been on TB long enough to know that if you ask for advice about a Gibson, a Rickenbacker, a Sadowsky, a Modulus, a Zon or indeed any other bass that is not a Fender you will ALWAYS get the answer that you should really get a Fender P-Bass.

Did you not get the memo that there is no other bass even deemed worthy of consideration [/sarcasm]

 

[aquateen]

no Jools, the 'extra' 1/2 inch is actually Gibson's spec.

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[SKATE RAT]

my main bass since 2008 has been a cherry red 1992 Gibson LPB-1 (thunderbird p/ups,Passive,3 knob) i love it great sound great neck and balances fine.

 

[staindbass]

Forget it. If you gotta ask, you can't afford it.

isnt it wonderful we have such great players giving fantastic advice? when someone asks for help why post such a silly answer/rhetoric ? i can buy anything i want, including everything this avalon guy owns, and all the basses on ebay. yes, all the basses on ebay. cant be more than a few million $$. but i still ask how much stuff costs. johnny a. staind

 

[Bonemachinebass]

What Johnny said.

 

[JimmyM]

A fool and his money are soon parted. Why? Because a fool doesn't ask what stuff costs.