New Gibson Bass in 2013

[Mr.Fingers]

I've read this on "teh interwebz"...

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The thing is called Gibson EBF... Features a Babicz bridge (the guy holding the bass is the owner of Babicz), and has the pickups of the new G3 bass, but wired together as a humbucker...

I don't know what to think of it!

 

[nukes_da_bass]

Same old thing I always ask...
5 string version?
All these dinosaur companies keep feeding us 1973 over and over again!

 

[Eckie]

My instant visual reaction - Peavey T40!

 

[Morning Beer]

Hmm. Not sure about it. I bet it's going to be really expensive though.

 

[Eckie]

I'd have expected a new design to have a 24 fret neck (or 22 at least)

 

[Wallace320]

aka
body of a Precision (but in ash)
dual humbucker off a MusicMan

ugly
to say the least

Cheers,
Wallace

 

[One Drop]

If that's true, I can only shake my head in wonder. Not an aesthetic triumph IMO.

 

[96tbird]

If that's true, I can only shake my head in wonder. Not an aesthetic triumph IMO.

Pretty much like many boutique basses in that regard, imo.

 

[Joe Murray]

I wonder if anyone at Gibson is an actual bass player?

 

[AltGrendel]

I'd hit that, but it'll probably be too expensive.

 

[Rock-Bassman]

I dig it looks kinda like an old mosrite

 

[Fletz]

No matter what "new" and "innovative" Gibson and Fender (for that matter) introduce by way of body style will always be maligned. There's a P-bass, Jazz Bass, Thunderbird, Ripper/Grabber expectation and that's it. I think that's OK. If you want something other than those four options, you go Ric and then onto everyone else. I like that they are trying something new. I'm rooting for 'em. I love that I am an all Fender bass guy and a Les Paul guitar guy.

 

[Rip Topaz]

My instant visual reaction - Peavey T40!

Mixed with a tele bass. Gross.

 

[Immigrant]

It looks they they took a Fender Musicmaster (?) and slapped a Gibby neck on it.

That's one expensive boat oar.

 

[mdogs]

What happened to the rule about not calling any bass ugly???

 

[Immigrant]

What happened to the rule about not calling any bass ugly???

Oops. I never knew. I'll have to watch myself in the future. Thank you.

Back to the Gibson, it's not for me.

 

[bassbully]

Ummm... again. Gibson.... guitars? Yes! Basses No!

 

[Primakurtz]

Henry J. continues his campaign to destroy a once-great company. Sad.

 

[spade2you]

I wonder if anyone at Gibson is an actual bass player?

Neck heavy+fragile headstock and they're not cheap. Sometimes I wonder if they're making fun of us.

 

[Buster Brown]

I was checking out my local music store the other day and saw a Gibson Explorer ($899).....looked cool as hell - until I picked it up------heavy as hell!

I have never gotten the deal with Gibson. Great guitars - pretty MEH basses.....

I actually hadn't held a heavy bass like that since the early 80s with my Ovation Magnum.....another heavy brute!