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New Release: Gibson Les Paul Junior DC Bass
- Thread starter kenstee
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The only Gibson basses IMO that even hit the target, much less the bull's eye, were the EB-3, that Les Paul bass from the 1970s that weighed about 40 pounds and, of course, the T-Bird.Gibson seems almost terminally incapable of "getting" the concept of the bass guitar.
Gibson seems almost terminally incapable of "getting" the concept of the bass guitar.
True for the non toggle versions, but the Standard chambered body version with toggle that I own is about 9 pounds .
Gibson seems almost terminally incapable of "getting" the concept of the bass guitar.
The best bass Gibson ever made was the Les Paul Signature model.
Cool. I heard about those, but never saw or played one.
And to smcd, I never knew Gibson actually made those as Gibsons. The only versions I've ever seen were the Epis, including the Casady Signature. But I can't say I've been following the bass mags for about ten years so I am sure I have missed a lot.
The Jack Casady Epiphones are direct copies of the Gibson Les Paul Signature basses made from '73 to '78.
Nice to know & tx for the info. Honest to dog, I never remember seeing one of those basses back in the 1970s and I haunted music stores regularly in those days. It is a pretty cool bass.
Well, I'm gonna have to disagree with a lot of you. I like the idea of Gibsons making more bass models and I absolutely like that they are making some of them short scales. You know, sometime you got to think out of the box.
I've never played a Gibson that disapointed me and I think the price range for Gibson basses are fair. Ranging from around the 1000-1500$ is quite normal for American instruments.
Anyway, more for me if you don't like to try!
I've never played a Gibson that disapointed me and I think the price range for Gibson basses are fair. Ranging from around the 1000-1500$ is quite normal for American instruments.
Anyway, more for me if you don't like to try!
- Mar 13, 2008
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Having recently had the chance to try out one of the new short scale Thunderbirds I'd say I was pleasantly surprised at the QC and tone, it was really a fun bass and at $950.00 with case and shipped for a US made instrument was a pretty good deal. I'm not a short scale player tho, I do look forward to the release later this year of the new Les Paul basses (not the DC junior).
I agree if they made this bass, people would be drooling-
They missed it by this so little too, but it makes all the difference.
X-zactly. Give us a long-scale option, too.
It's nice to see that at lest one company comes out with short scales every now and then. Unlike others, who have one short scale in their inventory and it's been around for like 20 years.
The only problem with Gibson is the price. It's way too high. If it was priced below $1,000 they'd probably sell a ton of them.
I wish Gibson would have sound clips of the bass.
The only problem with Gibson is the price. It's way too high. If it was priced below $1,000 they'd probably sell a ton of them.
I wish Gibson would have sound clips of the bass.
I agree if they made this bass, people would be drooling-
They missed it by this so little too, but it makes all the difference.
I'd definitely be giving that serious consideration. (My 1 Gibson guitar is a LP double-cut faded) I'd also be curious about the tone. My SG bass has a "unique" tone that takes some serious tweaking to sound like I expect it to. I'd like to hear the pickup in that position, rather than hugging the neck & the bridge.
...But it's a moot point, because Gibson would price it out of the ball park, like they did with the subject of this thread. If Gibson can built & sell an SG faded bass below a G, something like this should be in the same range...IMO.
Looks like a bass a guitarist would design. I do like the short scale and color. I'd rather it had two identical pups like the one at the back. A normal bridge instead of that monstrosity. And.....a realistic price tag.
