• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Recommend a hollowbody or semi-hollow...

#21
Sorry, Tim. Didn't mean to get you gassing hard for the Groves! Like I said, don't know much about them, but they sure are cool and unique. One of these days I should get across town and check one out (but then I'd probably "need" one). Ol' Amber just loves to be played. A great bass!

Basspraiser: 'Tis an interesting combination. I knew what I was getting with the Darkstar, but that Kent Armstrong bucker was a very pleasant surprise. Lots of range dialing between the two.
 
#23
Long-scale because I have mammoth gangly monkey arms and shorter than 34" just doesn't work for me. It also makes buying coats difficult :)

I guess I've never tried 33" but I briefly owned a 32" Aria solid-body. While it sounded cool, it ended up making my arms feel scrunched up within a couple hours of playing it, and I sold it.

I'm totally at home on a 34" bass or even a 35" (my USA Peavey Millennium is 35")
Never tried 33"
 
#25
Someone educate me on the Lakland Hollowbody series... the switch on these is a pickup selector right? Are the Chi Sonics humbuckers or single coils? Some of them have Chi humbuckers with single coil mode right?
And some of them have Barts? I'm confused. If I were to buy one at Musicians Friend right now, it would be Indonesian with Chi Sonic single coils - or humbuckers?
If I were to get one of these, I guess I'd prefer Chi humbuckers - or Barts - with a single coil option.
 
#26
To make things more confusing, Sweetwater's description says this

"Great looks and performance for any gig
A mahogany body with carved maple top gives you classic hollowbody f-hole looks and big, beefy tone. The Skyline Hollowbody with exceed your expectations with an extremely comfortable maple neck with rosewood fretboard and Lakland Chi-Sonic pickups. These pickups are high-output humbuckers (switchable to single-coils) with a wide frequency response due to the neodymium magnets. Sonically, the Chi-Sonics boast a warm, rounded bottom with detailed mids and a nice high end - perfect for providing solid low-frequency support that still punches through the mix."
 
#27
I'd encourage you to at least check out the Casady, and not let concerns about "construction problems" deter you if you like it.

I had the same concerns when I bought mine about 8 years ago, and what I decided to do was buy a (barely) used one from a fellow TBer who "certified' that he had not had any such problems. That turned out to be a great way to ensure that I got a "good one," and saved me some bucks at the same time. I've had zero problems since.

Also, for the price you can get a used one, you could easily afford to spend a few extra bucks to have any necessary repairs done professionally -- and still have spent only a half a grand or so.
 
#30
tomydacat said:
DIPINTO all the way for me:bassist: you wont be disapointed
Click to expand...

a098244314841909d18601277d011f34.jpg

Love these things.
 
  • Like
Reactions: kkaarrll
#31
The Epiphone Zenith is not a true hollowbody. Rather, it's a chambered body. Had one in 2010 and liked it but didn't use it as much as I had thought, so sold it. It weighed 9.5 pounds. Workmanship was great -- very nice binding, excellent finish. It has piezo and magnetic pickups and is capable of a wide variety of sounds. Can be run stereo. Nice punch and a very deep low end. I thought they had been discontinued. The blonde finish really sets off the tortoise shell binding. Here's my review from almost four years ago:

Invalid Link Removed
 
#35
Guinness20 said:
I would recommend the Gretsch Electromatic, but for the type of music you play why don't you have a look at the new Starcaster - I've been meaning to, but haven't had the spare time
Click to expand...

i have the Gretsch Electromatic 5123B (I assume this is the one you are referring to):

Gretsch%20Sideways.png


Mine seems fine and I am head over heels - but it has been noted on TB that some are having issues possibly with the E string sustaining and with possible dead spots on the neck. Buyer beware, I would make sure I play the Gretsch before purchase to insure all is as it should be.

BassHappy
www.innertainment.net
 
#36
Count mine as a vote against the Gretsch 5440. I got one several months back, and have yet to find anything it does well. I have a Jay Turser cheapo that has better tone, volume, and playability, the only thing the Gretsch has is a better name and better looks.
 

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back