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I’m sure that is the manufacturer’s showroom.
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A friend has an old bat wing Harmony V22. They were not expensive basses back in the day , but it seems they are now. With old flats they do have a wonderful deep woody old school thump. And I’d love to find one. It’s funny , right up until the reissues came out they were not that expensive , but prices rose quickly one the reissues became available.
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… those certainly are obscure , kool and trashy!
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My old 72 Pbass with the thumb mark. It’s pretty deep.
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I use the fleshy part of the thumb to pluck the string , a lot. And float the thumb when playing fingerstyle.
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I have two larger Class D heads , a Bergantino Forte, which is clean and transparent , and a Genz Benz Streamliner 900 . 900 watts with a three tube preamp. The tubes give things a nice warmth , and you can dial in some serious gain , or run it fairly clean . It’s a versatile amp. It can get very warm and dark. Two very different amps. -
A Unicorn popped up here on kijiji a couple of years ago , I was going to get it , then decided not to get it , then decided to go for it , and it was gone. I mentioned that I missed it to a friend , and he told me he just got it home. Several weeks later something else came up for him and I wound up with the Unicorn. Funny how things go around. I quite like it. And just because things always go around again. About a year later I spotted a Riverhead Jupiter on kijiji , immediately called my buddy , and he grabbed it. So here’s the Unicorn , it’s the model with the bridge humbucker. The model is RUB 1095 .The bass in not heavy , is well balanced , and despite the Black Beauties on it , sounds pretty good. The neck feels like home. Plays like a dream. I quite like it. I wish I had the original leather bag for it. They are très funky. It does fit perfectly in a LP guitar case.
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Although the Jr is still on the Gibson website , recently people have been told it is no longer in production when trying to order one. Discontinued. -
Whenever I’d get a new bass I’d gig it until it paid for itself , and then go back to the old reliable.
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I have twenty something , and it’s been over a year since I bought one , there’s one I might sell. I have a nice selection at this point , but there’s always room for another. No gas at all right now. I have picked up several amps in the last year.
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
msb replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Hang on to them. It’s perfectly ok to have a bunch. -
I mostly gig with a Dano because of the way it sits in a stage mix , but the Jr is the first one I pick up at home. And is easily my favourite one to play.
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
msb replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
I bought a Dano Longhorn when they first reissued , and did not care for the short scale , but after playing it for a while it became comfy , and then I came to prefer it. I still have a bunch of classic basses I really don’t play much anymore. -
I’ve been watching , and waiting , and hoping to find a used one. Might eventually wind up ordering a new one from Jule. But I’ve got a great gig rig , and nice home practice rigs now. It’s not something I need, but it’s something I’d love to have.
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Those vintage Ampegs fetch silly prices these days. And the later small runs of reissues are too. The Grecos are hard to find, so a MIC copy delivered for $400 with no fuss is tempting. I’ve played the originals. I’ve hit the pause button for now , but the temptation remains. A friend just ordered one , I’m looking forward to hearing his experience and review.
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If you drop the nose of the Gibson 3point bridge too much then the back ferrules can lift.
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Nice score! I have the Unicorn that was based on that , but headless.
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Just discovered it is not a shortscale , unfortunately a game changer for me.
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Looking at plexi Dan Armstrong fakes for fun today, it seems I can get one delivered to my door for under four hundred. The originals fetch serious prices , and certainly had their issues. I’m tempted , but have yet to order one. Some reviews say they’re wretched , others were pleasantly surprised to find a bass they said “wasn’t bad at all”. So there’s some luck involved. This would not be a primary bass , simply something fun and funky.
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You look happy! Congratulations , gorgeous bass!
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
msb replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Check out that little Gibson Jr bass. It works like a Pbass. -
At a rehearsal last week , I usually lug my ancient GK MB150, noticed it wasn’t up to snuff. Volume dropped and it was sounding distorted. I once blew the amp up and loved it enough to get the power module replaced. At the time GK were moving their manufacturing , it took about a year to get the part. I have a friend that knows these well , and it’s off for repair. Should return like a brand new amp.
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You don’t need no girlie contours.
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They truly are gorgeous things.
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
msb replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
I went looking in the uk and couldn’t find a thing. Thomann did have some Gibson guitar pickup covers online so they might be able to order some , might be faster to just buy on on eBay though…
