Spoombung Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) Spotted this on Steve Moses' Facebook page; Percy playing an Ibanez Grooveline. Why am I not surprised at this? Edited April 26, 2012 by Spoombung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 [sub]Seems logical after his AFR series and Ibanez connections. One uK retailer claims to have the Grooveline in stock BTW [url="http://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/musical-instruments/guitars-1/bass-guitar/ibanez-g104-nt.html"]http://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/musical-instruments/guitars-1/bass-guitar/ibanez-g104-nt.html[/url][/sub] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1335428800' post='1630768'] [sub]Seems logical after his AFR series and Ibanez connections. One uK retailer claims to have the Grooveline in stock BTW [url="http://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/musical-instruments/guitars-1/bass-guitar/ibanez-g104-nt.html"]http://www.fairdealm...ez-g104-nt.html[/url][/sub] [/quote] Yep. Tried one at the bass show - loved the ergonomics but it was he same old Ibanez, inbetweeny, generic sound. Still too expensive to persuade me toward a purchase, though, so I'm keeping an eye out for any mods they do to the design, ie, better pickups and a return to the slimmer SR neck ( the grooveline has a fatter neck) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Another pic of the great man: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 I notice an absence of magnetic pickups... as usual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 These should be in the stores now as we (Headstock) have been shipping them out recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 [quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1335516904' post='1632367'] These should be in the stores now as we (Headstock) have been shipping them out recently [/quote] About time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zekragash Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I love its particular manierism ... Brand X nostalgia inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I thought Percy Jones was black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zekragash Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 yes he was, but he turns white recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1335531047' post='1632724'] I thought Percy Jones was black. [/quote] Only with the lights out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanew Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1336479352' post='1646107'] Only with the lights out [/quote] :-))))) Splendid ! But Alphonso Johnson IS black. Is it the confusion ? Great Bass Master whatever the lights.... Edited May 9, 2012 by Emanew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmeDunk Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1335531047' post='1632724'] I thought Percy Jones was black. [/quote] His brother Quincy is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='OmeDunk' timestamp='1336665145' post='1649190'] His brother Quincy is [/quote] brilliant made my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttley Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1335516607' post='1632361'] Another pic of the great man: [/quote] Is that a Grooveline as well? There's no fretless version on the Ibanez website... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='muttley' timestamp='1336732276' post='1650068'] Is that a Grooveline as well? There's no fretless version on the Ibanez website... [/quote] Yes, same bass. I assume its a custom shop version made for Percy, like his earlier 5-string fretless Ibanez basses were all custom shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 appears to have a wide string spacing or is it just my eyes playing tricks. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttley Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1336732444' post='1650074'] Yes, same bass. I assume its a custom shop version made for Percy, like his earlier 5-string fretless Ibanez basses were all custom shop [/quote] Thanks for the info. I am not familiar with Percy Jones. I will have to correct this shortcoming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='muttley' timestamp='1336756403' post='1650662'] Thanks for the info. I am not familiar with Percy Jones. I will have to correct this shortcoming... [/quote] here ya go [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG3qiUyHAnU&feature=relmfu"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG3qiUyHAnU&feature=relmfu[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttley Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Thanks . I've been looking at some other You Tube vids (BrandX etc) and he is teh awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanew Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 They really succeed in creating a elegant headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 A video has emerged: [media]http://youtu.be/ZtW3EV3Id3w[/media] Quite a clanky tone, rough tone to my ears.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanew Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yes, it deserves a better sound recording, especially drums. I like the moments when the instruments turn white...night vision camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 It's like Percy has just got progressively less nice sounding fretless basses each time he moves on. Reminds me of a thread to that effect I posted a few months back when I put forward my view that his nicest, woodiest tone was actually with his fretless Precision back in ealy Brand X days, followed by his Wal in later Brand X days http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163053-percy-jones-fretless-tone/page__p__1525888__hl__percy%20jones__fromsearch__1#entry1525888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1340231828' post='1701638'] It's like Percy has just got progressively less nice sounding fretless basses each time he moves on. Reminds me of a thread to that effect I posted a few months back when I put forward my view that his nicest, woodiest tone was actually with his fretless Precision back in ealy Brand X days, followed by his Wal in later Brand X days [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163053-percy-jones-fretless-tone/page__p__1525888__hl__percy%20jones__fromsearch__1#entry1525888"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1525888[/url] [/quote] I think it's more the context he plays in, for instance, you can hear him really well on the P-bass on the Eno stuff because the music is quite minimal. You can hear him very clearly on the Wal in the more noisy situation of Brand X because it has a pokey mid- range. But now you can barely hear him because he's looking for a sort of double bass hybrid sound that doesn't stand up well to noisy guitars and drums he seem s to favour... and he's playing a 5 string which makes him even more inaudible. Someone should talk to him about it. Edited June 21, 2012 by Spoombung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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