Gibsons upping production!

[buldog5151bass]

wrong: https://www.talkbass.com/attachments/null_zpsc5f6587f-jpg.2128582/

seriously: I don't know if they just made a limited run of Gibson/Casady-style basses (called Les Paul bass). I also saw one in three tone sunburst, somewhere...

I never saw the "Casady" other than as an Epiphone. I understand it's basically the same as the Paul.

 

[Pyrat]

Gibson basses are fantastic albeit not for everyone. It is wonderful to see an American company doing what Americans do best, rise up and make noise. I can't wait for my NEXT one. Oh...and also, Gibson people are FUN and have a sense of humour...so happy to be one of them~

 

[Avezzano]

I never saw the "Casady" other than as an Epiphone. I understand it's basically the same as the Paul.

different pickup and tone controls. Minimal differencies, that I remember having read somewhere... (JC body front shot below)
https://www.talkbass.com/attachments/img_0928-jpg.2839958/

 

[Doctor Morbius]

can't wait for the bulldozer video where they crush them later

The Firebird BASS-X.

 

[bobyoung53]

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Yup, Gibson Les Paul Signature Bass >> FlyGuitars

 

[J Wilson]

Gibson has been on a determined push to resurrect and perfect the models they offer, now being led by people who KNOW what made the old ones great and are bound to recreate and improve upon those classics.

So that they are doing the same thing on a smaller scale with their traditional bass models is not surprising.

It will be interesting to see if after this, they commit to building contemporary long scale designs to compete with the non-vintage market, axes to go against contemporary Fenders, Music Mans, Ibanez, the BB Yamahas and everything else. To conjure such an axe that's contemporary and Gibson at the same time is an interesting proposition.

And of course, they still have other vintage pathways they could mine, like 335-style EB's, etc. But I got to think a set neck Gene Simmons TBird for $2799 is NOT a direction I'd have considered, but that's me.

Time will tell.

 

[bobyoung53]

Gibson has been on a determined push to resurrect and perfect the models they offer, now being led by people who KNOW what made the old ones great and are bound to recreate and improve upon those classics.

So that they are doing the same thing on a smaller scale with their traditional bass models is not surprising.

It will be interesting to see if after this, they commit to building contemporary long scale designs to compete with the non-vintage market, axes to go against contemporary Fenders, Music Mans, Ibanez, the BB Yamahas and everything else. To conjure such an axe that's contemporary and Gibson at the same time is an interesting proposition.

And of course, they still have other vintage pathways they could mine, like 335-style EB's, etc. But I got to think a set neck Gene Simmons TBird for $2799 is NOT a direction I'd have considered, but that's me.

Time will tell.

The new NR T-birds can sound quite a bit like a P bass. I'd put mine against other modern basses.

 

[Lammchop93]

i agree the new Gibson leadership team is making thigs much better. I hope they bring back the Grabber and Ripper

 

[mellowgerman]

Yeah, would be nice to see a short scale Thunderbird come back into the offerings! Especially if it were vintage styled

 

[groovaholic]

I got to think a set neck Gene Simmons TBird for $2799 is NOT a direction I'd have considered

Well, at least their promo video for it was funny...

 

[J Wilson]

Well, at least their promo video for it was funny...

I've no doubt they're a great deal . . . . for Gene. I'm only surprised he's not selling G2 picks for five bucks apiece and a G2 strap for a hundred bucks. Or he'll sign it and personally deliver it to my house for 25 grand.

 

[WillyW]

half my collection is Gibson, half Rickenbacker, and half home built or "other"

 

[groovaholic]

half my collection is Gibson, half Rickenbacker, and half home built or "other"

I agree with that, 150%

 

[Aussie Player]

They'd simply call it the Les Paul II or something similar.

That Cassidy model is a copy of the Les Paul Signature model from the early 70's.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Yes, the Gibson Les Paul Signature bass was the forerunner that lead to the Epiphone Jack Casady bass with the Jack designed pickup. Mr. Jack Casady and Epiphone had the brains to make it so that it would be affordable, and would sell in very large numbers. Thankfully they had very good quality, a low price, and developed some very appealing colors over the past 22 years that it's been in production.

 

[Aussie Player]

I always felt there was a market for an EB 3 style bass with lightly larger body and 32" scale.
The bass market is too indoctrinated with largely 34" and 30" scale and not enough 32" for potential customers to try.
And, according to TB, myself included, there is also a market for 5 string players reverting to their 4 string roots.

 

[Johnny Fingers]

Higher production numbers may just make it easier to see a good one sticking out like a sore thumb.
Or not.

 

[Eldon Tyrell]

Still waiting for the two Gibson Rex Brown signature T'bird basses to get released.
He mentioned them in an interview back in 2020 (30:08)

 

[msb]

I'm into it, except there's not a single Gibson bass that's not a neck-diver.

My DC Jr is perfectly balanced .

 

[GodsLove66]

I'm waiting for a headless SG. Not joking, that would be da bomb. Never happen.

Well it's a Gibson...Buy an SG Bass and give it month, it'll be headless by it's own doing