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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.

Dragged it out to my favourite dive downtown for the Sunday jam , so I also got to hear it out front. I usually run a single Bergantino 112 in that room. I was hoping it would sound gorgeous , and it certainly did. I was using a Forte with a Monique pre. So I was after a classic old school thump. Delivered! Nice cab. I’ll probably keep it for home use and go back to the Bergs for gigs. But it is a nice sounding thing , full , rich . With authority.

Great post! I still have my old Pbass I bought in the mid 70’s , looks like it went through the Boer War.

A Ric through Eden and Aguilar sounds like the ticket. Welcome.

Brought a HiFlier and. Longhorn to the gig. Hadn’t touched the HiFlier since I played it at a gig last week. It’s that time of year , the relief had shifted and the first two frets were buzzing out. I didn’t have my trusty Allen keys with me. Thankfully the Longhorn doesn’t have much of a seasonal shift. Slightly loosened the truss rod this morning and all is once again good. I’m going to be checking neck relief before I head out the door for the next while. Keep an eye on your stuff , it’s that time of year again.

Hi Flier with Monique into a Forte and the new Aguilar cab.

Great excuse to dust off some old amps. New cab getting the workout.

We’re pretty much off the beaten path out on the East Coast. And the population density is pretty sparse.

Just Halifax to Toronto on the Trans Can is 1793 km !

Phase 2 UniVox HiFlier , it was made in the Matsumoku plant in Japan around 72/3. A copy of the Mosrite model the Ventures made famous. The original Mosrite has some design oddities so many feel the UniVox copy is actually a better bass. I can’t say , but my Flier is very light , and is a great sounding bass. It’s fun to play. 30 in shortscale.

Longhorn

Hi Flier

It hasn’t seen much use , and I have turned it up for a quick check. No concerns. It’s not a real loud gig by any means , but I’m not in the PA so my stage sound has to fill the room.