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Sad day.
Blues Legend John Mayall Is Dead at 90
A giant of the great British blues boom of the 1960s was a musical change-agent who revered and honored his forebears.www.vanityfair.com
Oh man. Too bad. It’s a great, fun show.Thanks. Except we’ll be out of state.
Vintage Pro, 60s Bass, 64 Thunderbird, (Not the epi's with black pickups- though one year, '13 I think, they were black Gibson pickups. Great deal if you can find one and prefer the more modern tone.) Lot's of good options. Do try to go play some so you know for sure.Hey guys, just a follow up…
I called Gibson and posed my question to them as well…
Actually initially I asked if they make custom instruments, and they said yes, call the Mod shop. I called and they said they make custom guitars but not basses. Sigh. Still, they were pleasant and answered my questions
2015 was a redesign year. Redesign elements were:
Babicz bridge
Thicker fretboards, which were sanded and oiled
All t birds were plek’d
Pearl inlays instead of plastic
Electronics were revamped with tappable dual coil pickups and better quality wiring
2018 was another redesign year:
Kept the babicz bridge
Thinner neck front to back but still with thick fingerboard, still sanded oiled and plek’d
Dropped the coil taps, pickups again redesigned for more ‘traditional’ look and sound
Gibson apparently obtained a stash of “super high quality mahogany” that they used for the 2018 run
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There you have it. I don’t think there’s a wrong or bad choice, each with its strong points. Honestly the epiphone option is very appealing at 1/2 the price. It’s the vintage pro that’s highly regarded yes?
No like that.Sad day.
Blues Legend John Mayall Is Dead at 90
A giant of the great British blues boom of the 1960s was a musical change-agent who revered and honored his forebears.
Verified full size Epi cases fit across the back seat.
I certainly don’t. He gave so many greats their start. He, like Jeff Beck, are the Godfathers of the music of our, or at least my generation. Can you imagine a world without John McVie? I can’t.
Ha! That’s the shortie. Guitar case size. What are you bringing? If nothing else, the Casady would be nice.
All of the Classic pros have Gibson Tbird + pickups.
2 VPs and the JC. Hence, the full size case comment. The VPs give a comparison between the Probuckers and SDs both with SIT Power Flats.
You really need to plan better. Just Sayin’.
I had been checking their website, hoping to avoid conflicts and score tix. When Sept dates were being planned there was no hint of a SSPU show in Austin.
Yup. I'm still playin' @78.9. Dunno if I wanna see 90.Yes, but that's a long life and it sounded like he was still rockin' at 86. Can't ask for anything more than that.
