RobF 70 Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) Lovely looking semi in sapphire burst is now hanging on the wall. Any comments as to preferred strings, player comments etc welcome. Edited March 30, 2019 by RobF Fat fingers 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thebuckets 10 Posted March 31, 2019 Im waiting on an order for a chb1 in same blue. Ordered direct from stock 11 days ago but now having buyers remorse😱 thinking I may have been wiser going for the swb1 how have you found it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chownybass 253 Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) On 31/03/2019 at 22:22, thebuckets said: Im waiting on an order for a chb1 in same blue. Ordered direct from stock 11 days ago but now having buyers remorse😱 thinking I may have been wiser going for the swb1 how have you found it? Happy to switch it round for you if you want. I have a few SWBs in tobacco burst. Edited April 2, 2019 by Chownybass 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muppet 429 Posted April 2, 2019 I have one of the early emerald green ones and it's lovely. I've currently lent it to a friend who also loves it. He's in a wheelchair and finds it very comfortable to play, especially as it's not too heavy at all. I use it with 45-105 flats and they really bring out the sound. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thebuckets 10 Posted April 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, Chownybass said: Happy to switch it round for you if you want. I have a few SWBs in tobacco burst. Nah cheers but ill stick with the chb if i like short scale ill pick an swb up too! Then ill have the passive or active heartache😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chownybass 253 Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Muppet said: I have one of the early emerald green ones and it's lovely. I've currently lent it to a friend who also loves it. He's in a wheelchair and finds it very comfortable to play, especially as it's not too heavy at all. I use it with 45-105 flats and they really bring out the sound. I thought you sold it. One of the first 12 made. A piece of Chowny history. Edited April 2, 2019 by Chownybass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muppet 429 Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chownybass said: I thought you sold it. One of the first 12 made. A piece of Chowny history. I couldn't in the end, so it's on long term loan so it's still mine and I can get it back when I need it, but knowing that it's also being used! edit: when I say couldn't, I meant I couldn't bring myself to sell it.....not that nobody wanted to buy it...! Edited April 2, 2019 by Muppet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twanger 49 Posted April 5, 2019 I tried one recently at the Bass Gallery and liked it a lot. Good sound and playability. Well made. The two things I didn't like were the strings it shipped with (not a deal breaker) and, unfortunately, the frets which were pretty wide and 70s'ish. Slightly narrower frets would really work on that bass. Think Starfire. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chownybass 253 Posted April 5, 2019 42 minutes ago, Twanger said: I tried one recently at the Bass Gallery and liked it a lot. Good sound and playability. Well made. The two things I didn't like were the strings it shipped with (not a deal breaker) and, unfortunately, the frets which were pretty wide and 70s'ish. Slightly narrower frets would really work on that bass. Think Starfire. I gotta say - you're the first person to complain about the frets. Proof that I can never please everybody. They're medium jumbo frets (which are pretty common across most basses) - what do you prefer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twanger 49 Posted April 5, 2019 20 minutes ago, Chownybass said: I gotta say - you're the first person to complain about the frets. Proof that I can never please everybody. They're medium jumbo frets (which are pretty common across most basses) - what do you prefer? Narrow jumbo...hence the Starfire reference. Yes, totally subjective. Of course you can't please everybody. I have no probs with medium jumbo on a longer scale, so it might well be that it's just a matter of getting used to it. That's one reason why I never buy any instrument without trying it three times. But in my memory they are like those flat wide frets Gibson used in the 70s. Memory tends to exaggerate.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gas man 1 Posted May 15, 2020 Hi all, does anybody have a early type CHB1 in tobacco burst for sale? I just prefer it to the newer CHB1. Txt if so on 07719123255 , txt so her in doors with hearing like Goon Hilly won't know 😉👍 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bassmixe 0 Posted September 29, 2020 On 05/04/2019 at 15:31, Twanger said: I tried one recently at the Bass Gallery and liked it a lot. Good sound and playability. Well made. The two things I didn't like were the strings it shipped with (not a deal breaker) and, unfortunately, the frets which were pretty wide and 70s'ish. Slightly narrower frets would really work on that bass. Think Starfire. i apologize for the necrobump. but was that bass purple by any chance? if so. i think that might have been the one that i happen to buy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twanger 49 Posted October 5, 2020 On 29/09/2020 at 01:28, Bassmixe said: i apologize for the necrobump. but was that bass purple by any chance? if so. i think that might have been the one that i happen to buy! It's alright. I'm happy to come back from the dead. It may well have been, but I honestly can't remember. Do you like the frets? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chownybass 253 Posted October 6, 2020 On 15/05/2020 at 17:52, Gas man said: I just prefer it to the newer CHB1. If only Gibson's lawyers felt the same way! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
