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NBD and (hopefully) LBD

#21
GretschWretch said:
My guess is anything longer than 34". The Dingwall fanned fret basses for example. or the Daion 35" Power Mark series. Gibson liked to make their long-scales 34.5, and I don't know how I would categorize those.
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I was quoting what the add on the reverb link you posted mentioned.
I wasn't talking about dingwall or Gibson.
 
#25
Tanner5382 said:
That's a great looking bass. Congratulations and enjoy it! Is it similar tone-wise to Gretsches of the same era? I've always liked the sounds of the 6070 line from that timeframe.
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The tone is one of the reasons I've kept these basses on my radar. With the tone rolled off on the bass and the amp settings right, the tone from the neck pickup sounds astoundingly like the neck pickup on the vintage 6072: fat, round, and pillowy. Very mellow; not edgy at all. I would not be surprised if, in a blindfold test, listeners could not tell the difference. And the necks are more manageable. And, like on the vintage Gretsches but unlike on anything else I have played, these Moderne basses give me four plucking strikepoints along the string that yield usable tones.

Now if Gretsch had put the same pickups and electronics in the reissue G6072 as in the vintage 6072 and given it the same finish, THAT would be a bass!
 
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#26
GretschWretch said:
That's a my bad on me then. I did not notice that part of the description since I already was familiar with these basses. In this context I would say the "extra-long" would be 34.5 inches.
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Interestingly cool bass. Grats. I'll be very surprised if the scale length is over 34". Maybe they meant the whole bass is very long and won't fit in a typical case? I'm sure you'll report back when it arrives...curious minds 'n all. Anyway, nice score for your "LBD"...(yeah right! lol). :woot:
 
#27
GretschWretch said:
The tone is one of the reasons I've kept these basses on my radar. With the tone rolled off on the bass and the amp settings right, the tone from the neck pickup sounds astoundingly like the neck pickup on the vintage 6072: fat, round, and pillowy. Very mellow; not edgy at all. I would not be surprised if, in a blindfold test, listeners could not tell the difference. And the necks are more manageable. And, like on the vintage Gretsches but unlike on anything else I have played, these Moderne basses give me four plucking strikepoints along the string that yield usable tones.

Now if Gretsch had put the same pickups and electronics in the reissue G6072 as in the vintage 6072 and given it the same finish, THAT would be a bass!
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That sounds great! Very appealing. Thanks for sharing all the info and details on an uncommon and very cool bass. Sounds like you have got an excellent instrument there. I have always enjoyed reading your posts and insights over the years.
 
#28
Iridescentone said:
Interestingly cool bass. Grats. I'll be very surprised if the scale length is over 34". Maybe they meant the whole bass is very long and won't fit in a typical case? I'm sure you'll report back when it arrives...curious minds 'n all. Anyway, nice score for your "LBD"...(yeah right! lol). :woot:
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The bass arrived on Friday and I just took a measurement, and the mensure is indeed 34 inches. So I don't know how that "extra long" got into the sales listing. A long-scale archtop bass with a floating bridge by definition won't fit in most cases, and Valco product takes this to an extreme. My N850 will (barely) fit into a hardshell case for a Gretsch 5440LSB, but to get a "proper" fit I am going to have to shave down the lining where the tuners go. Gig bags I suspect will also be a problem.
 

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