which would you choose and why?

[cods]

how is the treble on them?


what are some websites that sell them, or are they custom(so you have to buy it from them)?

i saw a black seven string with 34 frets that looked sexy!

 

[john turner]

the groove tools are available often on ebay and also from musicians friend for about a grand, less used.

the customs, like these....

...are available only from bill directly and are a bit more expensive .

 

[cods]

Originally posted by john turner
the groove tools are available often on ebay and also from musicians friend for about a grand, less used.

the customs, like these....

...are available only from bill directly and are a bit more expensive .

nice cat!


how would you know how much they would be?

is there a "build a bass" option on their website? if so, i can't find it.

 

[Michael Jewels]

Originally posted by john turner
the groove tools are available often on ebay and also from musicians friend for about a grand, less used.

the customs, like these....

...are available only from bill directly and are a bit more expensive .

OXYGEN, PLEASE OXYGEN !

I feel faint everytime I see that white fretless one!

'Tis gorgeous, I must say.

I am jealous, JT.

Mike

 

[rickbass]

Originally posted by john turner

John - Please let us know when you are going to re-string so we can buy steel futures on the commodities market.

 

[cods]

a custom is way too expensive, the one i made was $4420, and i still didn't know what a lot of the options were.



are the groove tools good basses?

how is their treble?

 

[xush]

lemmee see if we can get Mark B in here, he's got custom COnklins and some GT7s. He can probably give good input about the fretted models. I only know the fretless, and I'd say the treble was fine. It had a phenolic board tho, and I think the fretted models have purpleheart. Let's see what he says...
I PM'd him.

 

[cods]

Originally posted by xush
lemmee see if we can get Mark B in here, he's got custom COnklins and some GT7s. He can probably give good input about the fretted models. I only know the fretless, and I'd say the treble was fine. It had a phenolic board tho, and I think the fretted models have purpleheart. Let's see what he says...
I PM'd him.

thanks for pm'ing him for me.

is the purpleheart "closer" to maple, or rosewood in tone?

 

[xush]

I'm not sure about the fingerboard woods, haven't played pphrt myself. I don't even know if it would make that big of a discernable difference, but I won't speculate since it's your hard-earned $. Hopefully Mark or some other GT7 players will chime in soon with their observations.

It seems to me that these models are known for a pretty good, all-around tone. Have you tried a search for Groove Tools or GT7's yet? I think quite a lot has been written about them here. I guess GT7 might be a hard term to get results on though.

 

[cods]

Originally posted by xush


It seems to me that these models are known for a pretty good, all-around tone. Have you tried a search for Groove Tools or GT7's yet? I think quite a lot has been written about them here. I guess GT7 might be a hard term to get results on though.

not yet, but i'll do that now.


edit: i did a search and i heard nothing bad about the bass. all the things that were said were good.

 

[Atshen]

Originally posted by cods
edit: i did a search and i heard nothing bad about the bass. all the things that were said were good.

That's only because JT keeps deleting the posts that say bad things about Conklins.

 

[cods]

lol.



how do you thing a gt-7 would be for punk(or a very trebley tone)?

and does anybodt know what purpleheart wood relates to, wood-wise?

 

[Bernie Connors]

If you're wanting to play punk, I don't believe a GT-7 would be your best bet. You might wanna just get a Hoppus Fender and call it a day. The range on a 7 wouldn't be used enough to justify having so many strings. There's muting issues and other things to take into consideration when going to that many strings.

I have a GT-7 and it's a great bass. As Mark said, it has a good all around tone. The GT-7 has treble and bass pots on it but no midrange.

Purpleheart is a very dense wood, and looks real sweet in pictures!

If you wanna tap into a vast amount of possible tones and take your playing to the next level, then consider the GT-7. If you're just wanting to play punk, and look good for the girls, get a P or a used Stingray.

-Bernie

 

[cods]

Originally posted by Bernie Connors
If you're wanting to play punk, I don't believe a GT-7 would be your best bet. You might wanna just get a Hoppus Fender and call it a day.
-Bernie

i already have a hoppus. it is a truly terrible bass that doesn't support my needs at all.

Originally posted by Bernie Connors
The range on a 7 wouldn't be used enough to justify having so many strings.
-Bernie

yes...it would be justified. i would use all of the strings all of the time. why should genre justify what kind of bass one has? just because i play punk doesn't mean that i only play root notes, or that i only play one style. it doesn't. i play many other styles of music, but punk is my passion. while most bass players in punk bands just do the minimum, and play roots, i do not, but i guess you didn't know that since you just assumed...

Originally posted by Bernie Connors


If you wanna tap into a vast amount of possible tones and take your playing to the next level, then consider the GT-7.
-Bernie

yes...i do want to have a very versatile bass, but i aked about the punk tone because that is what is most important to me. why would i get a bass that doesn't support my main genre?

and what is this "next level" business?

Originally posted by Bernie Connors
If you're just wanting to play punk, and look good for the girls, get a P or a used Stingray.

-Bernie

again, why should genre justify what kind of bass to get? oh yeah, and...

.

 

[Las Olas]

Hey Cods, it's Jaco from MX


If you're thinking about the GT-7, I've only read excellent reports about it. A seven string for punk is a great idea. I dont like punk at all but I would enjoy a seven stringer! This could be a new niche you know!


Regards


Jaco

 

[cods]

hi jaco!

yeah, a seven string for punk would be something unique, and i'm sure i could make it sound good too. .