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The first two things I did with my EB-2 when I bought it new where to take off the pickguard and remove the bridge cover. It definitely got in the way. No way I'd ever add one.
The green silk up at the tuning pegs looked Fender-ish... but the lack of silk at the ball ends have me stumped... I thought Labellas had black silk up top... but who knows
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Silly me, I thought the post above mine had been commenting on the more recent post with no silk on the strings. Pyramid also has green silk on their flats but they also wrap the ball end. In fact I don't know any brand that doesn't put the silk on both ends
Curiosity just has me on this one. They just look like a really clean set of strings... I'm not sure I've seen silk line up that nicely past the nut, and the lack of silk at the ball ends just works with the 3pt bridges...
Having said that I am a creature of habit and will probably never stray away from my D'ad Tapes
Having said that I am a creature of habit and will probably never stray away from my D'ad Tapes
Here is my '06 SG. I'm currently in the process of doing some major mods.. one of switch is putting a bridge cover over the bridge pickup route. (Bridge pickup is coming out)
i made a small, quick video comparing the neck pickup of an old eb-3 (1969) and a newer (2018) sg bass, lucky me, i own them both. most of you here are experienced players and don't really need a comparison video, but for a younger player it might be a little more useful.
it's not a proper line recording, just my smartphone camera and mic. i play both basses with flat eq on my ebs drome 150watt combo
i have to say that the original sidewinder pickup is ... the bomb. i must adjust the gain of the amp to a very low setting in order not to hit too hard the preamp section. the newer sg pickup sounds to me more open and a lot less gainy. different somehow.
it's not a proper line recording, just my smartphone camera and mic. i play both basses with flat eq on my ebs drome 150watt combo
i have to say that the original sidewinder pickup is ... the bomb. i must adjust the gain of the amp to a very low setting in order not to hit too hard the preamp section. the newer sg pickup sounds to me more open and a lot less gainy. different somehow.
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Out of curiosity, does anyone know how many different versions of the SG Bass were released in the mid to late 00's? I have an 08 Standard, or at least that's what I think it is... I know they had the faded series, and the standards. Was there one released between the two (in terms of tier)?... Mine is a gloss finish with dot inlays on the fingerboard, and no headstock inlay...when I type sg standard bass into the google machine they all have trapezoids and headstock inlays... maybe just different years?
In 2007 they released limited numbers of two versions of the SG called the SG Supreme. Thick highly figured maple cap on the mahogany body. They came in Blonde and Lava Burst. Here's mine...
"Standard" to me says trapezoid inlays, at least coming from a Les Paul and SG guitar perspective.
Gibson has played fast and loose with their traditional naming system over the last 15 years or so, but, traditionally speaking, dot inlays would correlate to "Special" (as opposed to "Standard").
For your reference, here's a link to a industry promo-type story on their 2014 SG Special bass:
Gibson Announces 2014 SG Special Bass
I forgot about these, good job picking them both up! A pink one (read blonde) popped up used in my area shortly after I bought my black one (also second hand...or third) and there was no way that I could've justified owning both. I'm sure the maple brings a little bit of a sonic change as well?
I'm a cabinetmaker by trade, and because I see so much maple in my everyday life, I've never really been a fan on guitar bodies... Necks sure, but the flame on body is a little much for me...I'm sure that statement is blasphemous on a gibson thread lol...
I did some digging.. Those "Specials" came with a satin finish, mine is gloss. I think what I have is actually an "SG Reissue". I'm not sure they had a "Standard" in 2008... At least not what I can find anyway.
On another side note... The 2019 SG Bass ditched the Babicz bridge and reverted back to the 3 point... I wonder why?
Keeping the costs down, most likely. I'm reasonably certain that Babicz equipment became a "cash only" purchase for Gibson after their Chapter 11 filing...
That has to be the reason... those things aren't cheap... Will end up costing north of $250 CAD by the time taxes and duties reign....
To be honest I haven't had a problem with mine either... other than silk on the saddles... I debated running a string through setup but really cant be bothered...
Has anyone ever changed the wiring from the stock J-bass setup to more of a LP/SG guitar setup with VVTT and a selector switch? I even debated running a stacked tone pot to keep the three knob orientation
Ive switch my wiring to VVTT. Stacked the VV and two tone controls. Works well.
I'm actually going to remove the bridge pickup altogether and coil split the neck pickup with a Tele 3way switch. Then have a master V and two tone controls (high end cut and a low end cut)
