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The bargain queen's new bass!

#142
Chili Bo Billy said:
Just curious, what is the weight on the new bass? How does it compare to the ergonomics of the Jag?
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It's a decent amount heavier than the Jag, but the Jag is light as a feather. I haven't strapped on yet (it came with a leather strap with strap locks, and I haven't yet figured out how to work the locks to get it attached to the bass!), so I haven't checked for balance, but if I remember correctly from playing one in the store, it had a bit of dive but not an unmanageable amount.
 
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Forty-Thirty said:
It's a decent amount heavier than the Jag, but the Jag is light as a feather. I haven't strapped on yet (it came with a leather strap with strap locks, and I haven't yet figured out how to work the locks to get it attached to the bass!), so I haven't checked for balance, but if I remember correctly from playing one in the store, it had a bit of dive but not an unmanageable amount.
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You may find that the neck angle it wants is very different from the neck angle your Jag wants. I usually say this when people complain about Thunderbird neck dive, but it seems to be true across most Gibson and Gibson style designs. If the headstock is pointed more at the ceiling than at the horizon, it will stay put far better. As a bonus, I find that allows less wrist angle for both wrists while playing. A horizontal neck requires one wrist or the other to curl up a bit, depending on how high you set it. To deal with the different angle, you adjust the strap longer. It might take a little while to get used to it, but it is tough to go back once you do.
 
#145
Gaolee said:
You may find that the neck angle it wants is very different from the neck angle your Jag wants. I usually say this when people complain about Thunderbird neck dive, but it seems to be true across most Gibson and Gibson style designs. If the headstock is pointed more at the ceiling than at the horizon, it will stay put far better. As a bonus, I find that allows less wrist angle for both wrists while playing. A horizontal neck requires one wrist or the other to curl up a bit, depending on how high you set it. To deal with the different angle, you adjust the strap longer. It might take a little while to get used to it, but it is tough to go back once you do.
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I like to play at about a 30 to 45 degree angle already, so that's great news! My Jag wants to be horizontal so I sometimes have to fight it a bit to get it where I want it.
 
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#149
Chili Bo Billy said:
Congrats on the new bass, fwiw, i really like the red on both basses. it will interesting to see the SG in turquoise, enjoy your new acquisition.
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I see a red bass and I want to paint it black. No colors anymore I want it to turn black. Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the fact. It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black.

I just wrote that.
 
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Mantis Tobaggan said:
I see a red bass and I want to paint it black. No colors anymore I want it to turn black. Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the fact. It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black. I just wrote that.
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Cleaver. May I modify... "It's not easy facing up when your bass is not black."
 
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#154
Here's a couple of red basses at my house:
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#155
Mantis Tobaggan said:
Straplocks will change your life.
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They did for me when my Godin arrived with them on. It's the only time I've had a bass fall off the strap as they failed three times. The thread was just not long enough to go through a thick leather strap. Once i tightened them with heavy pliers they stayed put but that meant that I couldn't quickly change my strap length as one gig has me seated and one standing. I eventually went back to the old Grolsch o-rings.
 
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#157
Out of the red, and into the aqua...
Once you're gone you can't come baqua,
When you're out of the red, and into the aqua.

There's more to the short-scale, than meets the eye
the queen is here and she's not forgotten,
she paid for this, and they gave her that too,
cause she's out of the red, and into the blue.

It's better to turquoise, than it is to crust,
scrape down that neck 'til you make wood dust.
She'll need new Chucks that will match it too,
when she's out of the red, and into the blue.
 
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#158
axesword said:
Question: what's the total length of the EB-0?

I'm interested in a solid body short scale to add a second bass to my collection.
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My Epiphone EB0 is 41-3/4" measured from the highest spot on the headstock to the end of the wood body. If you include the strap pin it's 42-1/8". I didn't measure a vintage Gibson EB0 because I'm pretty sure you are asking about the Epi.
 
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