Gibson does something I like... bass content

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri May 06, 2011 1:42 am

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri ... -Bass.aspx

Les Paul double cut bass. This looks awesome! Plus it's pelham blue which adds to the awesomeness! This is the first gibson bass I would consider thinking about purchasing, besides maybe a non-reverse thunderbird bass.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri May 06, 2011 3:15 am

Looks like that open pore mahogany finish they do, which can be hit or miss in person. Otherwise looks nice but probably still isn't as balanced as a fender or just about any other bass.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri May 06, 2011 3:42 am

I'm thinking that the body on this bass would be thicker and bigger than a normal sg bass body so it wouldn't have the same balance issues that SG basses have. I've still never really been a fan of the sound of most Gibson basses though so I'm not sure how good this one will sound.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Fri May 06, 2011 4:13 am

This reminds me a bit of the EB-1 or EB-2 I think? If I recall correctly, it was basically just this in mahogany brown.

These modern SG bass pickups have output for days, but they don't seem to have definition, or at least, when I've played the SG bass.

Also the price is just ridiculous for a slab of mahogany and a coat of nitro.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:21 am

damienblair17 wrote:This reminds me a bit of the EB-1 or EB-2 I think? If I recall correctly, it was basically just this in mahogany brown.

These modern SG bass pickups have output for days, but they don't seem to have definition, or at least, when I've played the SG bass.

Also the price is just ridiculous for a slab of mahogany and a coat of nitro.

I haven't had the chance to play a newer modern SG bass to know if the pickups have gotten any better. But every vintage SG bass I've played has sounded like pure mud.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:32 am

this actually looks pretty nice. i would definitely like to try one out.

arcadedave · Post by **arcadedave** » Fri May 06, 2011 8:48 am

tben1 8 hours ago
Really Gibson? Almost 2 grand for a short scale? Why not make a real bass that's worth the money?

hahaha

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Fri May 06, 2011 11:22 am

That's actually really nice, looks like something Bill Wyman would have played.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri May 06, 2011 11:41 am

damienblair17 wrote:
Also the price is just ridiculous for a slab of mahogany and a coat of nitro.

Agreed, though I reckon we should be already used to the Pelham Premium and typical Gibson marketing steering the ship.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri May 06, 2011 12:32 pm

Bass looks GOOD, price looks BAD... think I'd wait for the epiphone copy

Din of Win · Post by **Din of Win** » Fri May 06, 2011 1:05 pm

$2k for a re-shaped short scale EB-3???

Are you fucking kidding me?

Gibson is so ignorant to bassists, it's almost comical at this point. They're over priced, uncomfortable pieces of shit, and, for the past decade (and some change) they just re-hash the same 2 or 3 models... EB(which Gibson calls the SG now), Tbird and LP... oh and the inferior re-issues of the Grabber and Ripper, when you can find MUCH better sounding originals for half their price.

Anything actually interesting they've done they've trashed... RD, RD Artist, Victory, Victory Artist, Grabber, Ripper, G3, Gibson IV, Gibson V....

h8 u Gibson

weed_killer · Post by **weed_killer** » Fri May 06, 2011 10:19 pm

That finish looks shit IMO.

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Sun May 08, 2011 3:56 am

I like the SG basses. I dunno, it looks like this probably feels and plays nice but not really diggin the looks.