pantherairsoft Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yes mate. Cant wait for it to get here. My understanding is it was made as a show bass, with no plans to actually sell it. Bernie tells me Randy Hope-Taylor was interested at Bassday, but at the time the bass was going nowhere. Bernie is upgrading the electronics with the metronome and tuner and thenits mine! Seems it helps being a friend of a friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 [quote name='dunetune_jazz' post='668774' date='Nov 28 2009, 10:24 PM']Aiyeeeee mamama[/quote] Hi dunetune jazz, ebs_freak and all the other GB fans. Just joined the site a short while ago and having a stroll around, checking out the scenery, get to dunetune's entry for june 30th pg 34 and what !!!! my angel in the scentrefold!!!! sitting there, in the middle, is my tiger stripe 6 -string, made from the same billet as the five string in your picture GB 2. I'll try to confirm this with Bernie, but I'm pretty sure that six and the five are some of the last ones to be made at the old smaller Croydon workshop, almost certainly in the last two or three made there. thanks for the surprise and Hi to all the GB fans out there good vibes to you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunetune_jazz Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 [quote name='essexbasscat' post='673786' date='Dec 3 2009, 11:50 PM']Hi dunetune jazz, ebs_freak and all the other GB fans. Just joined the site a short while ago and having a stroll around, checking out the scenery, get to dunetune's entry for june 30th pg 34 and what !!!! my angel in the scentrefold!!!! sitting there, in the middle, is my tiger stripe 6 -string, made from the same billet as the five string in your picture GB 2. I'll try to confirm this with Bernie, but I'm pretty sure that six and the five are some of the last ones to be made at the old smaller Croydon workshop, almost certainly in the last two or three made there. thanks for the surprise and Hi to all the GB fans out there good vibes to you all[/quote] You'd be right there Guvna Ahh the good ole days remember it well .... and Fat Freddies Fry up ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 [quote name='dunetune_jazz' post='673817' date='Dec 4 2009, 12:31 AM']You'd be right there Guvna Ahh the good ole days remember it well .... and Fat Freddies Fry up ... [/quote] Hiya back dunetune_jazz and also to ebs freak. As the saying goes "I don't beleive it" ! I continued that stroll and came across my 4-string GB on ebs freak's entry June 10th (pg 33 I think), as tested by Russ mentioned in the next entry. Yes Russ, I agree the neck is wide at first glance. I checked it against precision dimensions though and it worked out the same. In fact, that's part of the reason I came to own it. Back in the early to mid 90's I used to run a '72 precision and that fact came out while speaking with Bernie at Croydon. "Here try this he says" as he hands me that 4-string. It took all of about ten seconds before I said "how much"? Sold everything but my boots to get it and never looked back since. In fact, I was so sold on it that a six string followed a while later. along with a Goodfellow fretless. The 4-string was tested in 'Guitarist' magazine September 1994 along with a six-string. A five-string was also made out of the same batch of wood and the three are featured in the brochures of the time. I've gigged the four string practically every week for the last ten years and still get a buzz from having it around. Having said that, I'm seriously considering a spitfire at some stage in the future in order to preserve the Rumour 4 as a slice of the brand history. Ah, don't ya just love 'em cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 [quote name='dunetune_jazz' post='673817' date='Dec 4 2009, 12:31 AM']You'd be right there Guvna Ahh the good ole days remember it well .... and Fat Freddies Fry up ... [/quote] got me thinking about that. Does anyone remember the old Croydon workshop ? there always seemed to be someone in the next unit mixing down house / techno / whateveryouwannacallit next door. Reading posts from other members has reminded me - there's nothing like the feeling of waiting for your new Goodfellow. The expectant Father feeling comes to mind. Ah well ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al embic Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 [quote name='essexbasscat' post='673924' date='Dec 4 2009, 09:13 AM']got me thinking about that. Does anyone remember the old Croydon workshop ? there always seemed to be someone in the next unit mixing down house / techno / whateveryouwannacallit next door. Reading posts from other members has reminded me - there's nothing like the feeling of waiting for your new Goodfellow. The expectant Father feeling comes to mind. Ah well ......[/quote] i picked my bass up from the croydon workshop,had an overnight drive down from the north west,stayed at some god forsaken guest house and met up with bernie early doors.....realy glad i did it though.. 10 years on i still love the guitar.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 [quote name='al embic' post='674893' date='Dec 5 2009, 12:55 PM']i picked my bass up from the croydon workshop,had an overnight drive down from the north west,stayed at some god forsaken guest house and met up with bernie early doors.....realy glad i did it though.. 10 years on i still love the guitar..[/quote] I still love mine too. let me count the ways; - because it's perpetually still in tune when I take it out of the case - because I never think of it as too heavy - because it's always worth taking that moment to look at it for just a while longer after you've just cleaned it - because it's [u]mine[/u] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 [quote name='essexbasscat' post='675409' date='Dec 6 2009, 02:38 AM']- because it's perpetually still in tune when I take it out of the case[/quote] I find that with mine... they remain in tune all the time! Never had basses so well behaved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Dammit I want my Spitfire.... oh the wait! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='680538' date='Dec 10 2009, 07:09 PM']Dammit I want my Spitfire.... oh the wait! :-)[/quote] Hi pantherairsoft, how's you doing ? interesting stuff you have there. how does your GB sound through the markbass 450 ? really, really curious about this one having read the markbass thread around here. on paper, the options for tone from that particular combination could be spectacular. cheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 [quote name='essexbasscat' post='680561' date='Dec 10 2009, 07:30 PM']Hi pantherairsoft, how's you doing ? interesting stuff you have there. how does your GB sound through the markbass 450 ? really, really curious about this one having read the markbass thread around here. on paper, the options for tone from that particular combination could be spectacular. cheers ! [/quote] Hi mate. The GB is not yet in my possession... The Overwater and Thumb are and both have great sounds. The Overwater sounds stunning through the Markbass... great top end response! As soon as the GB arrives (in the next week) I will post a review... but I can't imagine it to be anything less than amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 sorry dude, didn't mean to rub salt in it ! I just read the list instead of researching your profile as would have been best look forward to your review with interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunetune_jazz Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 All I can say it will sound like a really good porno movie ... things will appear bigger than they are .... And the sound will be awesome........ Chris u can borrow mine before Bernie ships it out ... let me know which one ... [quote name='essexbasscat' post='680597' date='Dec 10 2009, 07:59 PM']sorry dude, didn't mean to rub salt in it ! I just read the list instead of researching your profile as would have been best look forward to your review with interest [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastie Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Hi everyone It is great being a member of this site and also being the owner of one of the best bass in the world well i think so gb guitars are brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! made by a man who's passion for perfection is 2nd to nun a man who does not matter what sort of player you are will treat you with up most respect and pleasently surprise you with ideas gained from his massive knoledge of the instrument he has listened to players and took on board what they have had to say the outcome is a instrument which is leaps and bounds in front of the industry Thankyou Bernie for wanting me to pick up my GB everyday Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al embic Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 [quote name='beastie' post='683486' date='Dec 13 2009, 10:20 PM']Hi everyone It is great being a member of this site and also being the owner of one of the best bass in the world well i think so gb guitars are brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! made by a man who's passion for perfection is 2nd to nun a man who does not matter what sort of player you are will treat you with up most respect and pleasently surprise you with ideas gained from his massive knoledge of the instrument he has listened to players and took on board what they have had to say the outcome is a instrument which is leaps and bounds in front of the industry Thankyou Bernie for wanting me to pick up my GB everyday Gary[/quote] +1 ahmen brotha!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunetune_jazz Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hallelujah sweet lordy....... +1,000,000.00 [quote name='al embic' post='684071' date='Dec 14 2009, 03:20 PM']+1 ahmen brotha!!!!![/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnefc42 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Just the best you can get!!!!!! From another fan - owner of 2 GB basses both built for me by Bernie, a 2003 rumour 4 followed by a 2006 Standard 4 (my main gigging bass since) Awesome basses, awesome builder!!!!! Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durandassi Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Oh yes!! you gotta love em, James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 cor, what a lovely pair ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) Mines with me Tuesday says Mr Goodfellow :-) Edited December 19, 2009 by pantherairsoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Latest delivery from the Goodfellow stable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsfreddy2003 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Like that a lot!!! Is that snakewood on the fingerboard? [quote name='EBS_freak' post='691369' date='Dec 22 2009, 11:37 AM']Latest delivery from the Goodfellow stable...[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 [quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='691432' date='Dec 22 2009, 12:45 PM']Is that snakewood on the fingerboard?[/quote] Yup, snakewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='689220' date='Dec 19 2009, 05:05 PM']Mines with me Tuesday says Mr Goodfellow :-)[/quote] It's here... pics coming soon.... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='692535' date='Dec 23 2009, 07:24 PM']It's here... pics coming soon.... :-)[/quote] Cool! So..... How you finding it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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