NGD x2

Talk about all other types of guitars. Jazzmasters and basses go here!

Moderated By: mods

User avatar
Nick
Y'SEE!?
Posts: 9526
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:13 am
Location: Albany, NY

NGD x2

Post by Nick »

Well I've been looking for a bass lately....it was either wait for Parkway to get a rickenbacker in stock and trade/sell a shitload of stuff I'm not exactly using plus some cash, OR try to find a cheap bass that is both visually and tonally pleasing to hold me over til I can realistically afford a ric. After much consideration, I went to Guitar Center and used my financing powers to score one of these at a 10% off sale. They didn't have any hardshell cases that fit a P bass just right so they dug in the back and found this beat up Ibanez plastic molded case that they gave me for free. I was able to successfully mod it (though it's not pretty) to fit the bass perfectly.

Image

Very pleased with the purchase so far...highly recommend this bass. My only complaint so far is that the fretboard is so heavily stained dark it doesn't look natural. I've heard the tuners aren't the best, but we'll see, I don't play slap or anything too hard. I plan on buying a 3 ply white pickguard and aging it with coffee, and adding chrome bridge and pickup covers. Should look like this when I'm done with it:

Image



Oh so then when Lauren comes home she tells me there's a surprise for me in the trunk. Apparently she picked this up for $7 at Goodwill



Image

A few keys stuck but I was able to fix it by bending the bells away from the keys. The first octave is perfectly in tune, the second, not so much. I am intent on fixing this thing so I can get my Dresden Dolls on :oops: .


Yep 8)
User avatar
Sloan
Sexy Predator
Posts: 11797
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:02 am
Contact:

Post by Sloan »

+600x
Mo Law-ka
strictly roots
Posts: 3105
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:14 pm
Location: a series of tubes

Post by Mo Law-ka »

I have a set of the covers if you're interested
jcyphe wrote: Mo is the most sensible person in this thread.
icey wrote:and thats for the hatters (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
User avatar
damienblair17
.
.
Posts: 1069
Joined: Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:31 pm
Location: San Francisco
Contact:

Post by damienblair17 »

That's a classic vibe yeah? They look really good. Great score man.
Doog wrote:The perfect marriage of Teh Kurdtz and Teh Durstz.
RUN AMOK!

KESSEL RUN!
User avatar
Nick
Y'SEE!?
Posts: 9526
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:13 am
Location: Albany, NY

Post by Nick »

damienblair17 wrote:That's a classic vibe yeah? They look really good. Great score man.
Yeah, honestly I can't recommend these enough. This is the first time I've bought a brand new guitar and I felt like I got way more than what I paid for. The neck is SOLID, and doesn't bend and buzz out notes if you pull back on it. The pickup is nice, quiet, deep and clear. If I had twice as much to spend on a bass, I don't think I could have done any better.
User avatar
Nick
Y'SEE!?
Posts: 9526
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:13 am
Location: Albany, NY

Post by Nick »

Mo Rawka wrote:I have a set of the covers if you're interested
PM SENT!
User avatar
Billy3000
.
.
Posts: 3033
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:16 am
Location: Atlanta

Post by Billy3000 »

The classic vibes really are an amazing deal for their price point! I've loved every single one that I've played!
User avatar
Asher
.
.
Posts: 340
Joined: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:32 am
Location: Venezuela

Re: NGD x2

Post by Asher »

Nick wrote:Oh so then when Lauren comes home she tells me there's a surprise for me in the trunk.

:roll:
User avatar
laterallateral
Traynor or Death
Posts: 5950
Joined: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:15 am
Location: Montery Howl

Post by laterallateral »

Oooh! This is making me want a 60's CV Pbass EREEEEAAAL BAD...
Last edited by laterallateral on Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:05 pm; edited 115,726 times in total
User avatar
stewart
Cunning Linguist
Posts: 17644
Joined: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:33 pm
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Contact:

Post by stewart »

Nick wrote:If I had twice as much to spend on a bass, I don't think I could have done any better.
those were my feelings when i bought mine. they're great basses for the money.
Image
User avatar
Nick
Y'SEE!?
Posts: 9526
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:13 am
Location: Albany, NY

Re: NGD x2

Post by Nick »

Asher wrote:
Nick wrote:Oh so then when Lauren comes home she tells me there's a surprise for me in the trunk.

:roll:
:roll:
User avatar
ultratwin
The 25.5" subversion
Posts: 6731
Joined: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:47 pm
Location: Seoul

Post by ultratwin »

Goodness, Nick...That is a neato addition to the collection, really happy for your purchase. It's definitely a positive thing to see Fender taking steps to bring some more elusive "customesque" colors to the already quality CV Squire line