Got Gold?

[Chef]

Post your gold basses, and have fun!

 

[johnk_10]

 

[Chef]

John; that's cool man
Explain the three dip switches plz and thx?
Now that Fred's back, put in DarkStar in there and see how you like that...

(Ps: ordered one of the skb gigbags, thx for the tip on that. we'll see if it holds what needs to go in there)

 

[M.R. Ogle]

I'd like to try a Darkstar pickup sometime. Do they come without those horrid giant chrome bezels? They just look like 1950's Edsel bumpers to me.
Or maybe with a subdued black bezel, or, maybe for some of these basses, gold?

 

[Dark Horse]

I used to have an 81 Jazz in gold with gold hardware. Kinda wish I still had it, but I kind of felt like "Huggy Bear" when I played it.

 

[Chef]

"does it come with that horrid chrome bezel"

You'd have to get with Fred at Hammon Engineering and ask him what else he's got.
I like it, but different folks have different sense of aesthetics.

 

[johnk_10]

John; that's cool man
Explain the three dip switches plz and thx?

it's actually only one dip switch with two thumbwheel pots ( with a 2 band singray preamp). the pickup is a nordstrand MM4.4 quad coil with the coils rearranged to get split p, all coils on, and reverse p modes, and the slide switch goes from series to parallel when all four coils are on (middle toggle position). hopefully this'll give a more clear explaination:

Now that Fred's back, put in DarkStar in there and see how you like that...

actually, the bass sounds so good, i wouldn't change a thing on it.

(Ps: ordered one of the skb gigbags, thx for the tip on that. we'll see if it holds what needs to go in there)

glad that i could help.

 

[elgecko]

My homebrewed Modulus VJ:

 

[Chef]

John: totally clear, and great idea on how that's setup.
Very nice.

 

[bdgotoh]

Two of my faves just happen to be gold:

 

[ric stave]

 

[johnk_10]

IMO, that's a really cool looking bass.
does a cape come with it? (just kidding, cuz i really do like it).

 

[ric stave]

Hmmm.... kinda like the cape idea...

I was just kinda bummed that G&L had gotten rid of the 'gold hardware' option on basses shortly before I ordered this.

 

[Chef]

Shoot; do I remember selling that to you?
Dang...my memory is crap.

 

[Chef]

"Winning"
Holy cowz, that's gold-tastic!

 

[johnk_10]

I was just kinda bummed that G&L had gotten rid of the 'gold hardware' option on basses shortly before I ordered this.

i personally like the chrome hardware on it alot better, since it gives it a little contrast, and IMO, that bass has more than enough 'bling' already.

 

[ric stave]

i personally like the chrome hardware on it alot better, since it gives it a little contrast, and IMO, that bass has more than enough 'bling' already.

Funny, that's exactly what Ron at G&L said when I ordered it.... but still, I woulda gone for it....


....and then I woulda had to get those gold strings too... LOL!

 

[ric stave]

Here's an 'in-action' pic - unfortunately, it was dark, so it doesn't sparkle in this one like it normally does...

Another:

And another:

 

[Dark Horse]

Ric - that bass is seriously pimpadelic.... and I say that with the utmost admiration !

 

[ric stave]

Thanks! I like it too - and honestly, although I ordered it with that color scheme mainly for my 'disco/dance' band, I use it anywhere and everywhere, because it's just that amazing a bass. The first 2 pics above are live with my Led Zep tribute band...