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[quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1449498403' post='2924044'] Saw this a while back when bidding on one, via eBay nice basses though [/quote] Ah come on, half the time he's sloping his shoulders down as he does it which will exacerbate any issues he's having (which I'll bet are mostly strap related).

[quote name='cytania' timestamp='1449498796' post='2924053'] Gibson have never had a model that bass players have whole heartedly embraced. [/quote] Yes, the championing of the underdog thing is part of the appeal for me.

[quote name='Johnny1977' timestamp='1449497870' post='2924031'] Thanks you very much. It is very interesting short review. How about the Thunderbird? Has anybody tried to slap on it? [/quote] I think the video title is sarcastic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hge1FpFTx8M

[quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1449491557' post='2923924'] Gotta love that neck dive though, lol. [/quote] My SBV-500 also has no neck dive*. Didn't even tug at the shoulder of my t-shirt. I didn't believe it either. *using a decent strap (Neotech Mega in this case - wide neoprene thing)

Another new bass suggestion - Ibanez Talman TMB-100 can be had new from Thomann for a smidge over £150. Only got the ivory finish left though. I have a mint green one and I think it's really good for the money and feels familiar but looks just that little bit different to what's out there. http://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_tmb100_iv_talman_bass.htm

I can't slap, so please forgive me if this is crap. It depends upon the Gibson bass - the SG for instance (and a few others like the pre-1972 EB, plus the Victory Custom/Artist, Midtown Standard/Signature) has its neck pickup jammed up against the neck heel and therefore could frustrate the popping part of slapping by limiting the amount of space available to get under the strings. Carved tops to a lesser extent could also cause issues in this respect (will have to check my Epi Les Paul about this). Apart from these simple mechanical compromises, there's nothing stopping you slapping on a Gibson bass.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1449179557' post='2921416'] Only on those that don't have a life outside of playing, like me. LOL Blue [/quote] Nothing wrong with a bit of focus

Do we have to look down on anyone?

Yup, Yamaha SB-5/7A. Been stripped and possibly stained - never seen one that colour before. Cool basses - I recently acquired the modern reissue - the SBV-500

It's my 40th birthday on Hogmanay so I'll be spending it with family. Playing a gig on the 2nd January instead as part of wider birthday celebrations

I had a three pickup version of the Hodad a while back. Super light and sounded pretty good too. Dunno why I got rid to be honest. I know the guy who has it, so it isn't far away

I don't operate in the same sector as you, Blue. We create the songs that, if we're very lucky, cover bands will play in years to come. Why do we do it? God only knows. It certainly isn't for the money We play whenever some venue thinks they're doing us a favour by getting us to play for 45-60 mins then paying the five of us £0-50 for the trouble. We just pool it all and when we've got enough we hit the recording studio/get CDs made up/get merch made up and do it all again. It is not a "boys night out", it's a penny scramble to scrape the money together to progress, to make our music and evolve it to a finalised state. Sure it's also about entertaining and making people dance - we love playing live and seeing people having a good time. But we've got our own thing to say and we do it when we can.

I'm super helpful, me

OK then - I have a spare set of black Grovers from my NR Thunderbird. I chromed mine up. Could be persuaded to part with 'em. Hardly used, I made the change to chrome pretty soon after I got the bass.

Time to switch to Schaller M4 Lights? No washers to worry about again [url="http://guitar-parts.biz/hp524876/Bass-Machine-Heads-M4-Light.htm"]http://guitar-parts....ds-M4-Light.htm[/url]

Dae it.

I've fancied these basses for a while, and gave up looking for the double P one so here's the SBV500 I've recently acquired. A bit beat up (some fool has belt buckled the hell out of the back - where I'm from we'd say "it's like a plooed park, min!") and there's a few dings and chips around the extremities but it did mean I got it for a keen price Sounds good to me but what surprised me most was how well it balances on the strap. No neck dive, I'm serious. I was using a Neotech Mega strap (wide/neoprene) but even so, I was amazed.

Assuming the new Babicz is black, I'd say put it on the white one - you'll hardly see it on the black one

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1448527624' post='2916081'] I know this is an old thread, but for 2016 Gibson seem to be dropping the Babicz and EB pickups/wiring and going back to pre-2015 specifications. [/quote] Didn't work instantly, massive huff, history repeating itself again and again. Time for me to hibernate then.

I live in North East Scotland and every time I see one of these posts which have "North East" without qualification I go "ooh!" and then very quickly "aww!" when it becomes clear that it's the wrong North East once again First world problems and all that. Carry on!

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1448365182' post='2914728'] It's used on this [url="https://soundcloud.com/creepjoint/bass-invader"]https://soundcloud.c...nt/bass-invader[/url] but very dirty! It's got a lovely clanky sound with the tone pot all the way up [/quote] Cool! The little bass that could

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1448361992' post='2914680'] Did I buy this off you? If so it sounds great and plays really well. Unfortunately it belongs to the bassist in my band so I hardly ever get to see it [/quote] I think you did Nice to hear it's still being put to good use.

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1448286570' post='2914138'] I can strongly recommend this. Great venue, plenty of gear to try out; Dave Swift coming along; and the not inconsiderable matter of afternoon cakes provided by team Cringean, including the now legendary luminous green jelly ones. Curry night on the Saturday preceded by a dry sherry or two. What's not to like; roll up, roll up. [/quote] What have I told people about publicising the jelly slices? THEY'RE ALL MINE!

Also with a bit of pickguard modification a single coil P pickup will work. SD Quarter Pound perhaps? Also the Squier Vista series Musicmaster had a 4 pole pickup very similar to a single coil P if memory serves.