Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
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.
The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
- Thread starter smperry
- Start date
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,612
- 222,129
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Did someone switch channels? I need sub-titles...
I have to say, Ricks are generally not my favourite "look" for bass . . . BUT . . . that black with the Red tort is beautiful. Verrry nice. Changes my opinion. Beautiful job.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,612
- 222,129
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Agreed Rickenbackers are a bit of an oddity in terms of looks and features. Nothing else sounds or looks like them though. With the dark red pearl it gives the bass more of a unique identity now!
A very classy look. Nice.
Ahem. 60 P. Family owned since 1966
Attachments
So I went to Guitar Center to buy a new 25' cable. I like their Livewire Elite series. Lifetime warranty and they are right down the street. The problem is when you go to the store you have to look at the bass guitars. You can't avoid it. And that's when I saw this rascal:
I picked it up and it played like butter. The neck is lightning fast. The headstock is gorgeous, 6 bolt neck, binding, gorgeous inlays on a rosewood fingerboard, and a flame maple top. I could not resist.
So my 5-string Ibanez had to hit the road. 9 basses is the house rule. It had 16.5 mm string spacing and I really like 18 mm. I just didn't play it anymore. I only kept it because it was so pretty. That's the problem when you live on your looks. There is always someone prettier that comes along. Meet my new crush.
This bass is going to get played at lot.
I picked it up and it played like butter. The neck is lightning fast. The headstock is gorgeous, 6 bolt neck, binding, gorgeous inlays on a rosewood fingerboard, and a flame maple top. I could not resist.
So my 5-string Ibanez had to hit the road. 9 basses is the house rule. It had 16.5 mm string spacing and I really like 18 mm. I just didn't play it anymore. I only kept it because it was so pretty. That's the problem when you live on your looks. There is always someone prettier that comes along. Meet my new crush.
This bass is going to get played at lot.
Sweet!So I went to Guitar Center to buy a new 25' cable. I like their Livewire Elite series. Lifetime warranty and they are right down the street. The problem is when you go to the store you have to look at the bass guitars. You can't avoid it. And that's when I saw this rascal:
I picked it up and it played like butter. The neck is lightning fast. The headstock is gorgeous, 6 bolt neck, binding, gorgeous inlays on a rosewood fingerboard, and a flame maple top. I could not resist.
So my 5-string Ibanez had to hit the road. 9 basses is the house rule. It had 16.5 mm string spacing and I really like 18 mm. I just didn't play it anymore. I only kept it because it was so pretty. That's the problem when you live on your looks. There is always someone prettier that comes along. Meet my new crush.
This bass is going to get played at lot.
Schecters are very underrated!
I've played a few of their Omen and PT Series guitars and was impressed with how smoothly they played. I can imagine how nice their basses must play too.So I went to Guitar Center to buy a new 25' cable. I like their Livewire Elite series. Lifetime warranty and they are right down the street. The problem is when you go to the store you have to look at the bass guitars. You can't avoid it. And that's when I saw this rascal:
I picked it up and it played like butter. The neck is lightning fast. The headstock is gorgeous, 6 bolt neck, binding, gorgeous inlays on a rosewood fingerboard, and a flame maple top. I could not resist.
So my 5-string Ibanez had to hit the road. 9 basses is the house rule. It had 16.5 mm string spacing and I really like 18 mm. I just didn't play it anymore. I only kept it because it was so pretty. That's the problem when you live on your looks. There is always someone prettier that comes along. Meet my new crush.
This bass is going to get played at lot.
What is the white/black PJ bass on the left?
I have a couple of Schecter basses and they play very nicely, particularly the SLS Evil Twin.
It's actually a 1984 MIJ PJ-555 in gunmetal silver, but that paint is a chameleon and can look silver, gold, copper, green or white depending on the light.
I've noticed (with some envy) that you have a lot of basses in and out - so I imagine that the ones that you deem to be the keepers must be pretty special indeed. Thanks for sharing the family pic.
Back on the trade wagon. Just snagged this in a trade. Threw on a tort pickguard and some LTFs, and tweaked the action a bit... Perfect.
Tort looks fantastic on that.
Tort would make the backside of a pig look good. Can't beat it.
