Official ESP club

[neil|lien]

Well, in the interest of honesty, I actually sold that one. See, a while back I bought it used for a decent price, and loved it. But I also didn't say anything to anyone other than my wife about buying it, because honestly I just wasn't interested in hearing about how I should be spending my money from other members of my family. But, at the same time my mom had seen some FB posts by me talking about how much I loved those basses and wished I could get one. So my birthday rolls around and my mom presents me with this one -
View attachment 3869455 ...and says "Happy Birthday!"
So, I sold the crazy spalted one without mentioning a word about it to the family and kept the one she gave me. On the one hand, I loved the spalting of that one better. But on the other hand, this one was a gift from mom. Eh, what do you do?

This one looks great too! It's more original too! There are probably not two spalted maple tops alike, but of all of those i've seen on the second hand market, this is the most original one! & it has a nice back-story! How do U feel about the pre-amp, i've seen loads of people were changing theirs. i don't know how to feel about this one yet...

 

[misterCRUSH]

my vintage 214 vintage fretless....with wear and tear. this was my first bass and i still play it every few days or so...

 

[TerribleTim68]

...How do U feel about the pre-amp, i've seen loads of people were changing theirs. i don't know how to feel about this one yet...

I mean, to be honest once again ( ) I'm also a member of the "crappy bassist with expensive gear club" and the "mediocre bassists club". I own this thing, but I have yet to actually figure out what I'm doing on it. So I'm really not one to chase tone with different pre-amps and such. To my mediocre ears it seems fine!
I run it through my little Digitech BP200 and into a Fender Rumble 150 and for the most part I run all my knobs at high noon and with a little boost to the low-mid knob on the Rumbler (probably about 2pm). So yeah, that works for me!

 

[neil|lien]

I mean, to be honest once again ( ) I'm also a member of the "crappy bassist with expensive gear club" and the "mediocre bassists club". I own this thing, but I have yet to actually figure out what I'm doing on it. So I'm really not one to chase tone with different pre-amps and such. To my mediocre ears it seems fine!
I run it through my little Digitech BP200 and into a Fender Rumble 150 and for the most part I run all my knobs at high noon and with a little boost to the low-mid knob on the Rumbler (probably about 2pm). So yeah, that works for me!

Haha don't worry i am no expert either. It's just what i've read here... It's sounds nice indeed, but maybe a bit weak, so every time i switch from my RMI Quantum to this one, i have to play quite a lot with knobs on the amp lol...

 

[Uncle Johnson]

Yes it is pink and fretless. That lighting doesn't do any justice to it though

Two Horizon Fives it is. Dont know how old they are but what a lovely duo.

 

[Bassnninja]

Hey everybody.
Got an b1005SE wednesday.
Love it.
I did have to file down the nut so it would stop eating my finger, but it sounds damn good through my pf800 an AO ultra.

 

[AEVAREX]

Hey everybody.
Got an b1005SE wednesday.
Love it.
I did have to file down the nut so it would stop eating my finger, but it sounds damn good through my pf800 an AO ultra.

Beautiful bass! Congrats.
Love all my esp's. Run them into an AO to mesa subway D800+ with a subway 15 cab, absolute heaven.

 

[Bassnninja]

Thanks.
Those subways are killer

 

[Bamabassit]

Here are my four ESPs:
Hey there Lobster.....love your vids!!!! And saw this GB-4 review and have done some research on it and I think I want one!!! Now the ESP site day they are a perfect match for bassist that want to time down....the band I am jamming with tunes down to an A drop and A standard tuning !!!!!.now I have played 4 stringers for over 20 yrs and could tune down to a C and even a B ...with 2/3 of my basses..I mainly play USA MM Sterlings made in the 90s I have bought my first 5 a Cort B5 plus AS RM it has Barts mk1 with a Mark bass pre amp pretty nice bass for under 500!!!! BUT anyway was curious if you think this ESP will be able to be set up to go that LOW????....and would you be interested in selling me yours????....I also saw where you sent it to Bully the Kid and I watched him be smitten by the bass also....a over 20 min playing review....hahaha....but PLEASE let me know....and also one other question what hard case did you get for the bass ????...and where????.....man I appreciate you and your reviews and time and info!!!! Will APPRECIATE you MORE if you will sell it to me!!!!

From left to right:
ESP LTD RB-1004 (Rocco Prestia signature)- Haven't played with this a lot yet, but will be doing a head to head video of this vs the Conklin Rocco Prestia siggy.
ESP LTD GB-4- I just reviewed this last week and I love this bass's slap tone. It's a very fun bass and a heck of a bargain!
ESP BB-1005 (Bunny Brunnel signature)- This is a fun one. Haven't reviewed this or given it a lot of play time yet, but it's a fun bass. She's a big girl tough, definitely a bit more cumbersome than some of my other basses.
Edwards by ESP HEJ-100 (Hitoki something or other signature)- I just got this back from my tech. It's a really interesting bass. Really cool tone and awesome finish. This thing is from the early 90's and there's not a lot of info on this bass. I'm not really into 90's J-Pop, so I have no idea who Hitoki is.... but the bass is cool!

and here's the review of the GB-4:

 

[EricssonB]

Swapped out ye oldë Pressures and installed 45-135 Chromes/flats on it. Yeh, needed a file for the B. Huge, huge upgrade. Took it from a mothballed ghost to a regular showing at band practice. It’s a growly monster now.

 

[CodyMonster]

Don't they tie down oil tankers to the docks with those cables?

 

[EricssonB]

Don't they tie down oil tankers to the docks with those cables?

Yeah it helps hold down the bottom end.

 

[AEVAREX]

New bass day! As a lefty I have been trying to get my hands on an esp Ltd f bass for a a while as they were discontinued some time ago. As luck would have it esp found some b stock and decided to sell them off. Only thing I could find "wrong" with it was one small section in the finish with slight ripple, and I had to really look for it. Extremely minor finish flaw and I get a new F bass for over half off! I am grateful to have finally gotten one. Even though it's considered a low end model it plays awesome. Super stoked!

 

[TerribleTim68]

Love it! Congrats!

 

[JonesyHC]

Im looking to buy an old ESP bass but they are quite hard to find here in Australia :/
So congrats to all of you owners!

 

[5fingerfrenzy]

Count me in! My ESP Stream II. Love this bass!

 

[misterCRUSH]

just ordered the Aguilar p bass pickup 60's set for my esp 214 vintage fretless. Hoping to warm it up and give it a little more thump than the stock pickups. I will report back once the surgery is complete...

 

[AEVAREX]

Im looking to buy an old ESP bass but they are quite hard to find here in Australia :/
So congrats to all of you owners!

Best of luck to you fellow low ender!

 

[JonesyHC]

Best of luck to you fellow low ender!

Thanks I'll keep at it until i find something

 

[gwangi]

I'm curious does anybody own or tried one of these yet:

E-II BTL-5