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[quote name='jimcroisdale' timestamp='1398790078' post='2437637']
Hiya all,

Recently acquired an EBMM SUB Stingray and it's a fab bit of kit.

Only problem is that the treble and bass cut/boost knobs don't have a centre detent.

This makes it very hard to set things flat as a starting point, and also makes it hard to see at a glance during a gig if I've moved them by accident....

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Jim
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If the knobs have grub screws, loosen the knobs then put them in a known place so you have a visual reference?

Yup, this has worked out well, you've done a great job here.

I don't mind jamming with my band(s) with the purpose of evolving an idea into a song, but random jams with random folk I can't be bothered with to be perfectly honest.

"Support Basschat" tab at the top.

I'm really not the best person to ask

[quote name='Reversebird' timestamp='1398372022' post='2433556']
Thomann have dropped the price on these to £650 brand new free delivery. Only Pelham Blue but that's amazingly cheap for new Gibson.
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Forgot to mention - whichever bass leaves my collection to make way for this T-bird also hates you so much right now

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1398413090' post='2433769']
Oh man thats pretty. I like that a lot. Are there 5 string versions?
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Not of the GTB/GTS models. According to the G&L website, the 5 string Tribute M-2500 is only available in black/maple or honeyburst/rosewood.

[quote name='bigsmokebass' timestamp='1398406057' post='2433711']
Would you think a LP bass would suit the schallers like on the RD?
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Not really - I shall cite history - there is no historical precident for LP basses (apart from the Signature, but that's a completely different beast and the Double Cut Jr, which is a bit weird and doesn't even look like the Les Paul double cut of old which it pinches the name from) to have large tuners. Even the earliest Les Paul bass (1969-71) had Schaller M4 tuners. So did the Triumph. So does every Epiphone Les Paul bass. And every Gibson Les Paul Double Cut/Money.

If you don't like the plastic O ring, and that's the only reason to change, what about these Schaller M4 Lights?

[url="http://guitar-parts.biz/hp524876/Bass-Machine-Heads-M4-Light.htm"]http://guitar-parts....ds-M4-Light.htm[/url]

No plastic O ring I can see, and 40% lighter than regular Schaller M4 tuners.

[quote]No matter where you are in the world, you can get a Gaskell guitar. Don't support guitar companies that disrespect you by not making left handed guitars. Buy, own and play Gaskell guitars. Designed by a lefty, for lefties only.[/quote]

Hmm, you mean designed mostly by Gibson or Jackson, flipped round by a lefty, for lefties only. The BS of lefty guitar companies indeed.

Cool, the first time I've seen a Starcaster bass on TV.

[quote name='Reversebird' timestamp='1398372022' post='2433556']
Thomann have dropped the price on these to £650 brand new free delivery. Only Pelham Blue but that's amazingly cheap for new Gibson.
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My credit card hates you so much right now

It's to do with the openness of the grain of the particular wood. Ash needs filling. I believe mahogany requires filling. Maple probably doesn't. I've heard you can get away without filling the grain of alder. Translucency of the finish is not part of the equation.

If you blast a solid finish over ash without filling it, you get this (deliberate effect on my Gibson EB):

Why is this still here? If I didn't have my ratty BB350F and I wasn't so awful at fretless (I don't feel like I deserve the upgrade), I'd be all over this. Bargain.

The only two I have right now are:

G&L El Toro



G&L Tribute M-2000



I suppose any black bodied Gibson with a traditional headstock is cheating - as the fact that they match is a coincidence?

Be that as it may: Gibson G-3



Epiphone Les Paul (Not So) Standard

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398094680' post='2430356']
That is good to know, thanks. I really like the look of them too (despite no maple option) and they are not overly expensive.
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Let me clarify something here - you can get a maple board on a Tribute M-2000 - but the body has to be black or sunburst. You asked for white so I didn't think these were an option:





The white one (M-2000 GTB) only comes with rosewood. Sorry if I was unclear.

I'm not sure how the Vista Tone pickup mounts but a lot of folk put a SD Cool Rails Strat humbucker in a Bronco. I put a GFS lipstick pickup in one. Got the bridge one (the hottest wound one at about 8KOhm). Looked amazing and sounded pretty good too.



Also Rich (Ou7shined on here) put a real '51 P style pickup in a Squier Musicmaster for me once.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398084836' post='2430220']
Intellectually I know that, but nevertheless I'd still feel a bit self-conscious with it!
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Ach, who cares what anyone thinks? You're up there playing bass, what are they doing? Exactly - NOT playing bass, perhaps wishing they were!

Odd shaped/finished bass which isn't a Fender P or J? Check.
Zero flying Fs given? Check.

And believe me, I am no super confident ego maniac. Watch me squirm if someone says nice things about me, the band or the gig after the set

That's enough from me. Whatever you decide to buy, I'm sure you'll let us know with obligatory pics.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398079848' post='2430131']
Thanks for these! No - cream, aged oly or 'vintage' white are all good. So is tort - with white. The Gibson EB is less than I thought it would be, looks good. The G&L M2000 is definitely on my shortlist. Looks very good indeed for the money. Not too sure about the Thunderbird, though - I'm very conservative when it comes to body shape and that looks way too radical for me!
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It's been around since 1963! It's only 3 years younger than the Jazz bass, etc. etc.

Second hand Gibson EB 2013 in cream? Or does it have to be brilliant white?

Coil spits on the humbuckers if you like. No maple board though.

The only white G&L Tribute you're going to get without painting it yourself is the M-2000 GTB:



Again, rosewood only, sorry. Necks on these are great though - half way between a P and a J. Very comfortable, and I like a chunky neck.

White Epiphone Thunderbird Classic IV Pro? It is a "traditional" shape, if only because it's old


This one is the proper neck through job. Bit of a jazzy neck though, in width at least.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1398012524' post='2429531']
In theory, yes. In some cases, I'd have to pay the return postage, which makes it non-free to try out a bass. Even for a company that offers free returns, I just don't like the idea of having a bass shipped to me unless I'm pretty sure I want to keep it. I've bought on ebay, but the results of that have varied.
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Unless the shop is on your doorstep, it's never "free" to try out a bass. Travelling costs, time.

For me, being in Aberdeen, the nearest shops with basses I might wish to buy are either in Edinburgh or Glasgow (although I'm yet to check out Kenny's in Dundee). So that's at least 4 hours on the road/rails, just to try stuff which I might not buy. So you can appreciate how attractive buying online is for me when I can use those 4 hours to do something else and only have to spend £20 or so to send it back if it doesn't work out.

This week I took a walk all the way up Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow to try out a bass the retailer's website said they had one in stock of, only to find that there was no such bass in the shop. And not just "sorry we just sold it" not there, more "I have no idea what you're talking about" not there. What a waste of time. Unimpressed.

Bit of a thread resurrection here but today I tried a single pickup Dimension today (the active 18V MIM one). It was OK, competent even. Lovely smooth satin finish on the back of the neck, everything seemed well screwed together. Soundwise I felt that the active EQ could have done with a bit more range, especially in the bass and scooping out mids department. I couldn't get this bass to sound "old school" without some help from the amp EQ. I wasn't super enthused with the sound - and this was through a Mark Bass LM3 into a Mark Bass 1x15 cab - no crappy practice amp here so it certainly wasn't being constrained or held back.

Ultimately, this perfectly acceptable, capable bass lacked the certain qualities to make it into my collection. It's ... alright.

Well, I'll swim against the tide (nothing new there) and say that I like the pickguard. I've kept mine on. I might change my mind if the Epiphone E comes off, as I think that's what I like about it the most

Great basses whatever your opinion on the guard.

I'm happy that the OP was delighted with the music coming out of the radio and the bass tone contained within. And it seemed to be a self contained, non-projecting personal opinion too. Why some knuckleheads can't resist turning it into a P vs. J thing then a P vs. everything else thing is beyond me

Dear holier-than-thou P bass club,

Just stop it, please. By "it" I mean the whole "a P bass is all you need" thing. Not everyone here believes it's as inevitable as dying you know. Last time I checked, Church of Precision Bass wasn't a recognised religion, guys.

I'll be going through the Pearly Gates playing my RD, ta. Y'know, after my death by stoning.

Lots of love,
Your favourite Gibson bass playing freak.