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What gave you serious G.A.S recently?

#404
I cant stop. :rollno:

This body:
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This Preamp:
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These Pickups:
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Tuners:
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Badass II Bridge.
 
#407
Im GASing pretty hard for the Genz Benz 400 (to go with my NEO 212). Also the SR5 fretless Distortedbass has in the classifieds that I had to let go :bawl: (its a steal!). I also went to the local german music store recently and played on some Sandberg basses. The Ken Taylor Basic 5 model with a mohagany body and rosewood neck literally melted in my hands :eek: . I felt like I was cheating on my wife LOL. Anybody got euros to spare? LOL.
 
#410
2 basses that were for sale in the last few months and I want them both!!!
Valenti #18 Geddy Vee that was sold a short while ago and originally was David Wilson's. It was for sale and gas funds were being used someplace else at the time. I can't get the image out of my head!!!

The other was the silver Skjold Stage 4 that was sold about 6 weeks ago.

I believe that both of these basses have been sold a few times on this forum and I am keeping an eye out for them to show up again....of course why would they want to sell them!!!!
 
#411
ALiP BoB said:
tombowlus said:
My '91 T-Bird is one of my prized possessions. Many, many gigs on that bad boy. :bassist::bassist::bassist:
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Describe it. Fast neck? Aggressive pickups?
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I'll let Tom answer for himself, of course, but I have played this bass myself, and I'll say a few things... in a way, much to my chagrin! :)

First, I've NEVER EVER been a fan of ANY Gibson bass... until I played this T-Bird. :rollno:

The neck profile is a bit thicker than I like, but since it's only a 4 string, it's not that big of a deal. I was really shocked at how great this thing sounded to me. Definitely an old school "whump", which I expected... especially with all that mahogany. However, I found it had a real nice clear and warm high end "edge" to it. This is what I didn't expect. Just enough to give its tone bite and definition in a mix, but not enough to make it sound modern or sizzly, sacrificing it's native personality, which I think is nicely "focused" and well founded as a killer classic bass. I personally wouldn't call it "aggressive", but my standards for that term are really pretty far over on that scale, and beyond what most classic basses can (and IMHO should) do. However, I would say it's very "powerful" and "full" sounding. Hits you firmly in the chest... kicks yer ### and leave's a boot mark... you get the idea. :) There would definitely be NO lacking in the bottom with this bass commanding the low end of a mix!

The headstock still doesn't really do it for me, but who knows... :)

I hate to admit this, but I've eyeballed a few T-Birds myself, may actually own one someday, and Tom would be to blame (as he has been for a few other things, BTW :rollno: ;))! :D
 
#412
ALiP BoB said:
Describe it. Fast neck? Aggressive pickups?
Wait, I just HAVE to know. What genre do you play, Mr Bowlus? :D
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I have played a wide variety of music from classical (upright), to jazz, to blues, to swing, to pop, but most of my jamming of late has been mostly rock-n-roll. I picked up the Thunderbird in 1991, when we were gigging 3 nights/week and playing all over the place. I find the neck to be pretty fast, but the string tension seems a bit higher than most, and it's a somewhat physical bass to play. That said, it has a feel and tone that I just don't hear anywhere else (though my Skjold Custom 5 comes close, as does a certain mahogany bodied 535). The low mids are full and tight, and it has excellent clarity throughout.

Tom.
 
#416
Vic said:
I was really shocked at how great this thing sounded to me. Definitely an old school "whump", which I expected... especially with all that mahogany. However, I found it had a real nice clear and warm high end "edge" to it. This is what I didn't expect. Just enough to give its tone bite and definition in a mix, but not enough to make it sound modern or sizzly, sacrificing it's native personality, which I think is nicely "focused" and well founded as a killer classic bass. I personally wouldn't call it "aggressive", but my standards for that term are really pretty far over on that scale, and beyond what most classic basses can (and IMHO should) do. However, I would say it's very "powerful" and "full" sounding. Hits you firmly in the chest... kicks yer ### and leave's a boot mark... you get the idea. :) There would definitely be NO lacking in the bottom with this bass commanding the low end of a mix!
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I have GOT to try this bass someday... The problem is, I don't think the shops here would let me test or even have a bass of this calibur(sp?). Any soundclips?

And uh, how does the cheap uh... I mean Epiphone version of the thunderbird compare to the Gibson ones?

And uh, any difference between over the years with the Gibson thunderbirds? I mean uh, are the old/new ones better or are they all the same?
 

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