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Some seem to think any Gibson humbucker close to the neck is a Mudbucker, but it really was a specific pickup. And despite the nickname , has quite a lovely deep thump.

We were friends from an old forum some years ago. One that sadly no longer exists. Her name came up today when I posted a pic of my Ashbory , She was fond of them and had a couple of rare ones. So I did a search for Froover and this popped up. I know she did have some health issues , she’s missed.

The GK MB200 is another pint sized beauty. It also has a mini aux in and a headphone out , so you can plug in a tablet and play along quietly.

Anyone heard anything about Lucy?

Thank you foya, for this insight.

Nice to see you don’t have to haul around the pipe organ for that room.

Yes , they lacquered the maple necks right from the start.

How would you compare the 4001 to the 4003?

Those are great little amps. The GK MB 200 is too!

I mostly do mid sized bars , more often than not only the vocals are in the PA so my amp delivers the room sound. No sound man. (and I love my amp)

I’ve been using the Gibson gig bag that came with my DC Jr. The headstock pokes out about an inch , but it’s a lot easier than dealing with the enormous hard shell case for the V. I mostly use the V at home.

There’s nothing quite like driving a nice little bluegrass band.

They used to be bubinga.

I used to believe that rosewood was much better than maple , and then realized that the two basses I was playing the most at that time both had maple fingerboards. oops So now I’m not that fussy , but the ones I mostly use these days have darker fingerboards.

As one that can get a little nerdy about gear I have been on various forums for quite a while , but I came here looking for insight into gear that is not readily available here in Canada. Despite living on another continent I do appreciate the community.

Look at the where the bridge is placed. Many shortscales have the bridge set in about 1/3 of the way into the body , and many of those feel more like a longer bass. Those with trapeze bridges might require a longer string despite being a 30 in scale. The short scales with the bridge set by the body are the real short shortscales.

It’s still on the Gibson website but it’s apparently discontinued. If you can find one they are great little basses.

I keep my gig gear completely separate. Everything is bagged and ready to go out the door. I know everything I need will be there. For years my practice amp was a classic GK MB150. Initially bought for my upright , it became my favourite practice , rehearsal , studio , and small gig rig. At one point I blew it up and loved it enough to do an expensive repair. Still a great little combo amp. And then several years back we began to look after my aging mother-in-law. I was going to be spending a lot of time at her house and didn’t want to be dragging amps back and forth , so I started the hunt for a new practice rig to leave in her house. First up was a Fender Rumble 15. It was small and cheap , I thought it would be fine. It totally sucked. And I realized that small and cheap wasn’t going to cut it. Found a tiny GK MB200 head on kijiji. Great little head! Initially picked up a Traynor 212 cab but went looking for something smaller and picked up an Ampeg 210AV. Traded the Traynor. This turned into a great little combination. Both were bought used , good prices. Great little practice rig. I was looking at Phil Jones C2 cabs , and I suppose the inevitable was inevitable. Probably paid too much but it’s only the size of a shoebox , and sounds good at low volume. My wife liked it because it was red. It became the in-law cab. I use it every day. No regrets. And then picked up a SWR Headlite on kijiji for a price I couldn’t pass up. And the Ampeg cab with the SWR became my new home practice rig and the MB150 was semi retired. And then I made another kijiji score and picked up a Darkglass e500, and it stayed at the in-law’s with the C2. And recently picked up an an Aguilar SL112 for home. So the Ampeg 210 was retired. The SWR seems to bounce between the two places. So I wound up buying a surprising amount of stuff trying to set up a nice little practice rig. … and I’d probably scoop up an Aguilar Tonehammer 350 if I found a local one at a good price.

I love Danos so the original had some appeal.

Looks like a gorgeous venue!

The pic above was done this morning , this was just done now. Late day light.

Darkglass e500 and PhilJones C2 !

I just recently picked up an SL 112 after looking at them for a while now. The two DB 112 rig is legend. My usual gig rig is Bergantino with a mixed set , a 112 and 210. Designed to be used together. There’s some magic that happens with that pairing. Much of the time I just require one cab.

Therein lies the joy! I hope things will pan out.