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...unless you actually want to sell them...
Fat Steve
The poodle bites, the poodle chews it.
I like them both. I get excited any time a new short scale hits the market, and I'll definitely check these out.
Fat Steve
The poodle bites, the poodle chews it.
The only problem with that is Gibson would want $10K for it.
Man, this excites me a ton! I got lucky enough to interview Watt in '91 for the Flyin' the Flannel tour and he told me that Fender was Trying to convince him to put his name on a signature bass... a 5 stringer. Needless to say, Watt wasn't too keen about having his name on a mass produced bass driven by sales, but he kicker was the 5th string. He said he'd never even held one and figured the low B would be more prone to making fart noises than punk rock. Until just recently, I completely agreed with him . Reverend makes a damn good bass. I hope they play it cool and convince him to pull the trigger. I'd buy two; one to play fIREHOSE songs on and another one to stow away. The Anchor inlay is an awesome tribute. I hope he takes the plunge. No shame in it. He's more than earned his stripes.
Plus, Watt is the reason I ditched guitar and picked up a bass in the first place. He sat with me at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle before a gig and showed me how to play some of his fills from Relatin' Dudes to Jazz. It meant the world to me as a fan that my bass hero would take the time out to show some stupid kid how to play like a badass. No ones music has touched me more than his. It think this would be an excellent way to honor the godfather of punk and a true pioneer of the bass.
I think it's rad. Reverend seems to do things differently than most companies and I don't think they have any intention of selling a million of any of their instruments. They don't seem to want to be Fender or Gibson.
hmmm...
This is like if Billy Sheehan went from playing an American P-bass to playing a baby blue signature P copy made by a Japanese company that makes pianos and dirt bikes...like that would ever happen!!!!
This is like if Billy Sheehan went from playing an American P-bass to playing a baby blue signature P copy made by a Japanese company that makes pianos and dirt bikes...like that would ever happen!!!!
/Thread hijack
For fans of Watt and all others assembled:
TB-er Jio recently had an opportunity to build a prop copy (non-functional) of Watt's stolen Gibson for Watt to sign at an event.
Came out pretty cool.
Mike Watt EB bass replica (prop)
/end thread hijack
For fans of Watt and all others assembled:
TB-er Jio recently had an opportunity to build a prop copy (non-functional) of Watt's stolen Gibson for Watt to sign at an event.
Came out pretty cool.
Mike Watt EB bass replica (prop)
/end thread hijack
For those wanting something more like his gibsons, it wouldn't be much work to pull the MM pup and pop a mudbucker in there. Might require cutting a small pickup surround, but it wouldn't be hard to do.
I'd be curious what they'd charge for such a simple instrument.
I'd be curious what they'd charge for such a simple instrument.
- Jun 30, 2010
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This is from last Saturday night - same bass (same rig) and to my ears it sounded like Watt.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Watt is a gear geek from the word go and repeatedly points out that those pu's (Lane Poor & that specific Bart) are no longer made. I don't know but is the Reverend made of mahogany? He prefers the warmth of that tone-wood which is one of the reasons he gravitated to Gibsons.
