Gibson emasculate world's most manly bass...

[evilLordJuju]

I've got the coral blue SG bass. Paid close to £600 (including tax and postage) from the states.

Its a beautiful bass! These were initially ordered for the Japanese market only - but they seem to be now leaking out elsewhere... Sounds great too - nowhere near the extremes in sound of a 60s EB3, but far more manageable in your average band situation. Even the case is beautiful....

[bassboy115]

there not the worst bass ive ever seen but they would prob look better witha matching headstock.

Id still prefer one in the above colour

[bassboy115]

there not the worst bass ive ever seen but they would prob look better witha matching headstock.

Id still prefer one in the above colour

[Huw]

[quote name='Soulfinger' post='128721' date='Jan 27 2008, 03:14 PM']It´s funny but I can´t help thinking that a Fender P or J would look great in any of those finishes. [/quote]



Though, the pink is much closer than that picture.

Those SGs look great; candy pink for the win!

[Faithless]

I don't simply like the look of those axe-shaped basses, but, even if I would like em, the cut by the neck is horrible.. I mean, it's a true pain to access "high" things of this gu*tar.

[G-bitch]

They're all f***ing ugly, but that's nothing to do with the colour

I like a bit of brightness, ideally a sparkle.

[Shaggy]

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

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What's the bridge/tailpiece on that EB?

[neepheid]

[quote name='Shaggy' post='131341' date='Jan 31 2008, 03:41 PM']What's the bridge/tailpiece on that EB?[/quote]

It's the Gibson 2-point bass bridge with nylon saddles and a string mute it looks like.

[url="http://www.gibsonbass.com/2pointbridge.php"]http://www.gibsonbass.com/2pointbridge.php[/url]

Used approx 1967 - 1973. Replaced with the 3-point bridge (mmm, stilts )

[evilLordJuju]

And that picture really demonstrates one of the key problems with that bridge. The silk windings often go over the saddles, hence the need to cut it back a bit. I've had to do this a few times; it's ill-advised , but i've had no problems so far.

They do tilt a bit too, sometimes - not so bad with the under-bridge mute, and a lot of people took them off and replaced with a badass in the seventies or eighties. If you replace the worn hex screws that hold the bridge to the posts, they normally sit ok - failing that i've seen random pieces of cork etc stuffed under the front end, which also seems to do the trick.

There are some more older [url="http://www.gibsonbass.com/bridges.php"]Gibson bass bridge descriptions[/url] on my site