Gibson emasculate world's most manly bass...

[Jono Bolton]

...charge lots of money for it.







£850 from Music Ground. Horrible. I didn't think you could ruin an SG bass but there you go. Ghastly.

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='jono b' post='128268' date='Jan 26 2008, 03:39 PM']£850 from Music Ground. Horrible. I didn't think you could ruin an SG bass but there you go. Ghastly.[/quote]


It's gotta be a shame... what would Jack Bruce (amongst others) think?

[OutToPlayJazz]

Yes, truly horrid - They look best in the dark red/cherry colour.

[theosd]

I'm simply not a fan of SG bodies.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I like 'em - particularly the banana custard one, although for that price I'd rather get a CIJ mustang bass in california blue and lots of beer.

[fleamail]

Ι like the pink one!

You can get these for $900 from the states!

[minty fresh death]

The sonic blueish one is ok, but I certainly wouldn't buy it.

[ARGH]

Typical Music Ground overcharging.

[Buzz]

I like.

Wouldn't buy one, but would have no qualms owning one.

[BigRedX]

On the other hand these two new SG Supreme Basses are the stuff GAS is made of...

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='128331' date='Jan 26 2008, 05:32 PM']On the other hand these two new SG Supreme Basses are the stuff GAS is made of...[/quote]


Wow! that natural one is gorgeous!

Love it in a 34" scale, pure class...

[Tee]

I like SGs. I got my white one a couple of years back, bought in a shop for a much better price than that. They're now hard to find, whereas they can't give away those other coloured ones.

[minty fresh death]

I think they charge over the top for them, a good EB-0 for example is worth about £600 imho.

Gibson basses have gotta have a natural finish in my book, but your white eb-3 is really nice

Edited January 26, 2008 by minty fresh death

[Jono Bolton]

I personally hate the supreme SGs, I would rather have a worn brown one that were lurking about on ebay a while ago. 900 big boys though. Not something I personally have kicking about. The cherry ones aren't bad either, the white ones are pretty cool, and the black ones are alright too I suppose.

[The Burpster]

Just my personal view, but if your going to make a statement with the body colour, why oh why dont they match the headstock face with it?

the colours dont do it for me. That natural could tempt me to buying my first Gibson......

Must resist, must resist.....

[BigRedX]

The two SG Supremes were part of Gibsons "Guitar of the Week" promotion (week 1 and week 18 models).

Recently the Fireburst was being offered for $425 on TB

And the natural sold for $1500 on Ebay yesterday.

Even figuring in postage and customs that's much better value than those nasty things Music Ground is selling...

Edited January 26, 2008 by BigRedX

[Soulfinger]

It´s funny but I can´t help thinking that a Fender P or J would look great in any of those finishes.







Pointless post, I know. Sorry.

[Deep Thought]

I've never liked Gibson SG's in any form-those little battle-axey horns just bug me. In fact I can't think of a symmetrical bass I've ever liked-there's the old P-bass traditionalist rearing his ugly head again! The only Gibson bass I've ever liked is the Victory-that's a bass I'd still like to own.

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='128726' date='Jan 27 2008, 03:18 PM']I've never liked Gibson SG's in any form-those little battle-axey horns just bug me. In fact I can't think of a symmetrical bass I've ever liked-there's the old P-bass traditionalist rearing his ugly head again! The only Gibson bass I've ever liked is the Victory-that's a bass I'd still like to own.[/quote]


I think the Les Paul (singlecut) looks great...

Never played one though, and they're reckoned to be pretty uncomfortable due to lack of contouring.

[paul, the]

Thought I'd add some yang to this thread:

[charic]

I love sgs!

..... as guitars, as basses they just dont look right to me

[Jono Bolton]

[quote name='paul, the' post='128736' date='Jan 27 2008, 03:36 PM']Thought I'd add some yang to this thread:

[/quote]

Gorgeous!

[Kev]

i like it, but i agree with the other guy, they just dont look good for basses

besides i like a bass i can slap on

[bobpalt]

[quote name='minty fresh death' post='128411' date='Jan 26 2008, 07:58 PM']I think they charge over the top for them, a good EB-0 for example is worth about £600 imho.

Gibson basses have gotta have a natural finish in my book, but your white eb-3 is really nice [/quote]

I imported a new natural SG Supreme (identical to the flamed maple one pictured) a few weeks back, with the intention of using it as my spare bass when gigging, but I cant really get on with the sound. Its so different from my main gigging tool (a Pedula Rapture) that I couldnt swap mid gig without drastic knob twiddlling. I know, I didnt think it through properly. I actually paid £600 for it, including shipping and import taxes, so its yours if you want it for the same price! The only thing I have done to it is fit straplocks. Its absolutely pristine, only played for 15 mins, and I know this post will probably get moved to the "for sale" section, but this thread made me think of selling it to a more appreciative 'chatter than me.

Bob

[Stag]

I think (as it seems most do) that they should only be in cherry red and nothing else. That is only fair.

I have seen a couple of black ones that look quite tasty though.