joegarcia Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 First time I've ever had all my electric instruments together in one place so thought I'd take a picture. Left to right in the order I got them: 70's Japanese P copy 'Joodee Performer Bass'. My first bass and I still love it. Has a 1/4 pounder in it now. 1979 Ovation Magnum IV. Amazing bass, love it to bits. Ridiculous neck humbucker (four coils!) and beefy bridge pickup. Nuts EQ. 80's Kramer XL-8. 8 string bass with aluminium neck. Currently with a reversed aluminium nut for my weird playing. Dimarzio soapbars. Gordon Smith 'Rickenblacker'. Have this strung with half rounds and down to A. Huge Dimarzio Model One neck humbucker gets really growly and crazy deep, never really use the single coil in the middle. With Hipshot Supertone bridge. 1977 Guild B-301. My current go to bass for my band. Beautiful to play and sounds really amazingly versatile and edgy. Tuned down to A too so gets really deep but still has loads of bite if you play at the bridge. 1979 Guild S-300. Yea, it's a guitar but it's awesome and goes so well with the B-301. In an open A tuning for my clumsy bass hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) Your collection needs more colour. Get this: Neck bucker, and P pickup. Ideal for you. Edited July 14, 2010 by Mr. Foxen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatEric Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 [quote name='joegarcia' post='895242' date='Jul 15 2010, 12:00 AM']First time I've ever had all my electric instruments together in one place so thought I'd take a picture. Left to right in the order I got them: 70's Japanese P copy 'Joodee Performer Bass'. My first bass and I still love it. Has a 1/4 pounder in it now. 1979 Ovation Magnum IV. Amazing bass, love it to bits. Ridiculous neck humbucker (four coils!) and beefy bridge pickup. Nuts EQ. 80's Kramer XL-8. 8 string bass with aluminium neck. Currently with a reversed aluminium nut for my weird playing. Dimarzio soapbars. Gordon Smith 'Rickenblacker'. Have this strung with half rounds and down to A. Huge Dimarzio Model One neck humbucker gets really growly and crazy deep, never really use the single coil in the middle. With Hipshot Supertone bridge. 1977 Guild B-301. My current go to bass for my band. Beautiful to play and sounds really amazingly versatile and edgy. Tuned down to A too so gets really deep but still has loads of bite if you play at the bridge. 1979 Guild S-300. Yea, it's a guitar but it's awesome and goes so well with the B-301. In an open A tuning for my clumsy bass hands.[/quote] In a word, Nice! Very Nice! Oooeer, that's three words! I have a Magnum of that period but without the eq - bit of a rare one, yours! When I first got my 301, it arrived downtuned for the journey to me - I know what you mean. DEEP, very deep! Don't see many of those, either. Love the 300 - on my list but never found a good one. Great collection! Any risk of a single shot of the Gordon Smith? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 lovely... i'd pick the ovation and the GS ricky ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Really lovely - nice to see something different - I'm a big fan of the unusual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Love the Ovation and the Guild! Great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 [quote name='ahpook' post='895333' date='Jul 15 2010, 08:25 AM']lovely... i'd pick the ovation and the GS ricky ![/quote] + 1, me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 You need to do the amps again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu-khag Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 some great looking basses. re: the kramer. where are the other tuners? are they behind the headstock like old banjo tuners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 The Kramer high tuners are on the bottom near the strap button, obscured by duvet. I'll do another amp shot when I've got the Laney, SVT and V4 fixed. SVT still needs a new transformer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 [quote name='joegarcia' post='895242' date='Jul 15 2010, 12:00 AM']1977 Guild B-301. My current go to bass for my band. Beautiful to play and sounds really amazingly versatile and edgy. Tuned down to A too so gets really deep but still has loads of bite if you play at the bridge.[/quote] Nice collection. I saw someone playing a Guild B301 at the Hop Farm Festival acouple of weeks ago. I'd never heard one before but it was a very good sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Richard Jones of 'The Feeling' regularly uses a B-301 live and always has a great tone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Saw one of those GS Rickenbackers in A1 music in Manchester in about 97...wish i would have bought it, alas i was 13 and it was more than my £2.50 spends. Been on the lookout ever since...even though i have a 4003, i liked the idea of having a version made down the road (about 6 miles from me)...yours is the first time i've seen one since! Love the Ovation and Guild too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The inglourious bass turd Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 If you ever think about selling the Magnum, let me know! I'm on the hunt for one of those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 love the Guild B-301. I sold mine on here a few years back bcause the neck was a bit too chunky for my wee hands. They look and sound great, and mine was the best set up I'd had, the action could go ridiculously low with no buzzing or dead spots anywhere. Yours looks in better nick mine was a bit mojoed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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