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Gibson Reissuing The Gibson G3!

#21
itchy said:
From everything I've read, Dirnt only used the Gibson live and in the videos, and the records were all done with a Precision.
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i dunno where you got your info but he didn't start using p-basses until nimrod. he said in an interview that he used em on dookie too but dookie definitely doesn't sound like it was recorded with a p-bass, and insomniac was definitely not done with a p-bass either
 
#23
KyleSerlington said:
i dunno where you got your info but he didn't start using p-basses until nimrod. he said in an interview that he used em on dookie too but dookie definitely doesn't sound like it was recorded with a p-bass, and insomniac was definitely not done with a p-bass either
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There was a bass magazine interview online somewhere when I was researching G3's a while back. As I remember, he used P's in the studio well before he used them live. I'll look for it again.
 
#24
itchy said:
There was a bass magazine interview online somewhere when I was researching G3's a while back. As I remember, he used P's in the studio well before he used them live. I'll look for it again.
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I have read this countless times as well both on here and various other forums. While I agree in regards to Dookie, there is NO way that Insomniac was done on a P Bass.... that tone is just WAY too throaty and has gobs of mid rang on top...

KyleSerlington said:
i dunno where you got your info but he didn't start using p-basses until nimrod. he said in an interview that he used em on dookie too but dookie definitely doesn't sound like it was recorded with a p-bass, and insomniac was definitely not done with a p-bass either
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I agree... I know this is live, but the tonal quantities are just way too similar!
 
#26
Mike Dirnt interview:
From Guitar World: "On this record (Nimrod), I used Precision basses because my old Gibson G-3 didn't sound good with the new songs. I used a '66 and '69; they have a real warmth on the low end. For this record I knew we weren't going for the huge guitar sound; this gave me more room to get in there. I needed to play a real punchy bass on the old records because the guitar frequencies where everywhere and I needed to get right in the middle. I recorded Dookie with a Percision bass too. I use Mesa/Boogie amps, MB 2000's. They're half-tube and half-solid state. I wanted to custom-make my own sound , and Mesa/Boogie was really willing to work with me. They made me 6x10 cabinets, and we put those on top of a 1x18. I think i'm nailing it. I have an MB 2000 running each one of my 6x10 cabinets and then a MB 2000 running both of my 18's."

In any case, both the Precision and G3 are very versatile basses, and are both capable of many different tones on a recording depending on how you set them up, dial the amp/speakers, recording techniques, mics, mic placement, DI, balance between mic and DI, pre and post EQ, etc etc etc
 
#28
itchy said:
Mike Dirnt interview:
From Guitar World: "On this record (Nimrod), I used Precision basses because my old Gibson G-3 didn't sound good with the new songs. I used a '66 and '69; they have a real warmth on the low end. For this record I knew we weren't going for the huge guitar sound; this gave me more room to get in there. I needed to play a real punchy bass on the old records because the guitar frequencies where everywhere and I needed to get right in the middle. I recorded Dookie with a Percision bass too. I use Mesa/Boogie amps, MB 2000's. They're half-tube and half-solid state. I wanted to custom-make my own sound , and Mesa/Boogie was really willing to work with me. They made me 6x10 cabinets, and we put those on top of a 1x18. I think i'm nailing it. I have an MB 2000 running each one of my 6x10 cabinets and then a MB 2000 running both of my 18's."

In any case, both the Precision and G3 are very versatile basses, and are both capable of many different tones on a recording depending on how you set them up, dial the amp/speakers, recording techniques, mics, mic placement, DI, balance between mic and DI, pre and post EQ, etc etc etc
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yes, this is the article i was referencing earlier, but i'm still not convinced that the G3 wasn't on dookie, i mean, listen to these:

original recording:
 
#29
^^^There are soooooooo many more variables in those 3 recordings than just the bass used.

I used to have a G3, and it is not hard to believe the 2 basses could sound similar, especially with the same amp set up. With new bright strings they are both capable of that tangy Green Day sound.

My favorite sound I got out of the G3 was a dead-on replica of the Pixies Doolittle sound (which was a P-Bass).
 
#30
itchy said:
^^^There are soooooooo many more variables in those 3 recordings than just the bass used.

I used to have a G3, and it is not hard to believe the 2 basses could sound similar, especially with the same amp set up. With new bright strings they are both capable of that tangy Green Day sound.

My favorite sound I got out of the G3 was a dead-on replica of the Pixies Doolittle sound (which was a P-Bass).
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What about on Insomniac? I think he said they WERE LOOKING for a bigger guitar sound here as opposed to Nimrod. I mean some of those songs on there definitely have the Gibson sound and sonic qualities.. Thanks for the info though Itchy, always a pleasure! :bassist:
 
#37
TBird1958 said:
Just an update here..............

Mine is in transit from Sweetwater via Fedex, should be here next week ;)
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Can't wait to hear your tale on it. Gibson finally posted the specs,etc. on its site. Looks interesting, I may try to grab one.

Can someone fill me in on how the new pickup selection switch compares to the original? The new one is a 3-way:
(1) neck and middle
(2) all three on
(3) middle and bridge
 

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