EBS_freak Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='965891' date='Sep 23 2010, 06:04 PM']Neck is amazing on the 6... Happily the other half of that neck is going on mine! Woohoo![/quote] Looks good eh? Bet you can't wait now! The Spitfire really works as a 6 right? Quote
pantherairsoft Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='965896' date='Sep 23 2010, 06:07 PM']Looks good eh? Bet you can't wait now! The Spitfire really works as a 6 right?[/quote] Damn right... Looks fantastic. Can't wait now Quote
EBS_freak Posted October 20, 2010 Author Posted October 20, 2010 Spitfire, black american walnut top, purpleheart stripe with flamed sycamore back: [attachment=61823:spitph.jpg][attachment=61824:spitph2.jpg] Rumour, black american walnut top (1st neck through with non-exposed neck on the front)... [attachment=61825:rumouren.jpg][attachment=61826:rumourenled.jpg] Quote
EBS_freak Posted October 20, 2010 Author Posted October 20, 2010 and for those into this sort of thing - Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Love the spitfire in the 1st pic. Vids cool too. String spacing looks tighter than on my incoming bolt-on 6... Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 24, 2010 Posted October 24, 2010 (edited) Been playing on a friends Warwick Corvette 4 this afternoon, and while I hate most things about the feel of the actual bass, I realised that slap playing soooo much easier on a 4 string!! I don't really use slap in the stuff I do musically, but love playing around with it at home. Anyone fancy parting with a 4 string Spitfire nice & cheap for me to mess around on? Edited October 24, 2010 by pantherairsoft Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 Not usually an LED kinda' guy, but I love the Daphne Blue one with blue LED's! Sweet. Quote
EBS_freak Posted October 27, 2010 Author Posted October 27, 2010 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1002940' date='Oct 27 2010, 07:58 PM']Not usually an LED kinda' guy, but I love the Daphne Blue one with blue LED's! Sweet.[/quote] It's a monster - it's one of the best sounding GBs I've heard. I was talking with Bernie - just goes to show that the none fancy woods can often sound better... the ones that seem to stand out always seem to be the solid colour ones! Having said that, I was around when Bernie strung up your 6 - he passed it me to see what I thought of it. The fundamental notes are very strong and the notes sustain for ages... it's looking good! Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 27, 2010 Posted October 27, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='1002954' date='Oct 27 2010, 08:13 PM']It's a monster - it's one of the best sounding GBs I've heard. I was talking with Bernie - just goes to show that the none fancy woods can often sound better... the ones that seem to stand out always seem to be the solid colour ones! Having said that, I was around when Bernie strung up your 6 - he passed it me to see what I thought of it. The fundamental notes are very strong and the notes sustain for ages... it's looking good![/quote] So I hear. Bernie speaks highly of it, as have a few people that have seen it over the last week. Looking forwards to getting hands on. As for flat colour basses. My 5 in Daphne Blue was amazing sounding as well! Maybe it's that paint! Quote
pnefc42 Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='1002954' date='Oct 27 2010, 08:13 PM']It's a monster - it's one of the best sounding GBs I've heard. I was talking with Bernie - just goes to show that the none fancy woods can often sound better... the ones that seem to stand out always seem to be the solid colour ones! Having said that, I was around when Bernie strung up your 6 - he passed it me to see what I thought of it. The fundamental notes are very strong and the notes sustain for ages... it's looking good![/quote] That's my old bass! I met up with Bernie a couple of weeks ago when he bought it back off me 7 years after he built it for me (he's changed the strachplate since having it back)- twas a sad day but I'm only playing my Spitfire 4 now (my avatar pic) which Bernie made me 3 years after the Rumour, so it made sense in a way. Stonking sounding bass though and you're right, it was the best sounding Rumour I'd played/heard. However (believe this if you will), one of the other reasons I decided to let it go is that my Spitfire sounds even better (same Rumour circuit in it) Such great basses and such a top bloke!! Long live GB!!! Cheers Dave Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='pnefc42' post='1003662' date='Oct 28 2010, 01:02 PM']That's my old bass! I met up with Bernie a couple of weeks ago when he bought it back off me 7 years after he built it for me (he's changed the strachplate since having it back)- twas a sad day but I'm only playing my Spitfire 4 now (my avatar pic) which Bernie made me 3 years after the Rumour, so it made sense in a way. Stonking sounding bass though and you're right, it was the best sounding Rumour I'd played/heard. However (believe this if you will), one of the other reasons I decided to let it go is that my Spitfire sounds even better (same Rumour circuit in it) Such great basses and such a top bloke!! Long live GB!!! Cheers Dave[/quote] It is a beauty! You should of sold it to me though… bernie has enough GB's already Quote
AndyTravis Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='538418' date='Jul 12 2009, 12:39 PM']Finished yesterday...[/quote] [quote name='walkew' post='597977' date='Sep 14 2009, 10:04 AM']As Bernie makes highly individual instuments, how about all owners providing pics and names for their guitars. I know when I picked up mine in March of this year, it was 4 string Rumour number 92. Whilst I was visiting Bernie a few weeks ago, i saw this beauty. It looks 3-D and the pic doesn't do it justice.[/quote] This Teal/Blueburst GB is the one i hanker after... Beautiful Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) [quote name='AndyTravis' post='1003817' date='Oct 28 2010, 02:41 PM']This Teal/Blueburst GB is the one i hanker after... Beautiful[/quote] This one? Little vid at bottom right hand corner of page - [url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_demos.asp"]http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_demos.asp[/url] Edited October 28, 2010 by pantherairsoft Quote
AndyTravis Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1003827' date='Oct 28 2010, 02:51 PM']This one? Little vid at bottom right hand corner of page - [url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_demos.asp"]http://www.gbguitars.co.uk/gb_demos.asp[/url][/quote] Yeah. although i'd order the top as a tight flame rather than a quilt... Out of interest, would Bernie do a rumour body with a Spitfire Head? Some very pretty gear on these pages! Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='AndyTravis' post='1003839' date='Oct 28 2010, 03:00 PM']Yeah. although i'd order the top as a tight flame rather than a quilt... Out of interest, would Bernie do a rumour body with a Spitfire Head? Some very pretty gear on these pages![/quote] Rumour with a Spitfire head. It would look very unbalanced as the Spitfire head is quite large as it is in proportion to the Spitfire body. The Rumour body is loads smaller. Ask him, I'd say thats the best way you'll get an answer! Quote
fingerz Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='1002954' date='Oct 27 2010, 08:13 PM']It's a monster - it's one of the best sounding GBs I've heard. I was talking with Bernie - just goes to show that the none fancy woods can often sound better... the ones that seem to stand out always seem to be the solid colour ones! Having said that, I was around when Bernie strung up your 6 - he passed it me to see what I thought of it. The fundamental notes are very strong and the notes sustain for ages... it's looking good![/quote] Interesting all that. I think (and Bernie would agree) that until the bass is put together, there is no way of being sure how the instrument will sound. It always makes sense to me, however, with solid/non-laminated bodies that the hardware vibrates against the wood of the body, and not a thin laminate on top of it. But I think it can all color the sound in a good way, and there are so many variables outside of that, that it's hard to tell what is contributing to the tone. Both my basses are plain solid bodies and work for me. It's not like there are rules, but it's funny how the solid colour ones have stood out. I always drool over the look of GB's, they look fantastic (specially the ones with fancy tops!!), thanks for the update. Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) Yeah, my old GB was solid body and sounded amazing, better in fact than the exotic Rumours I tried (which still sound amazing!). My new one will be interesting, as while it has a top, you could argue it wasn't exotic, as really, its rotten (Spalted)…. Maybe the worse the wood, the better the tone! Thats where we've all been going wrong all these years! Make a bass out of your Ikea wardrobe… who knows Edited October 28, 2010 by pantherairsoft Quote
fingerz Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1003870' date='Oct 28 2010, 03:23 PM']Yeah, my old GB was solid body and sounded amazing, better in fact than the exotic Rumours I tried (which still sound amazing!). My new one will be interesting, as while it has a top, you could argue it wasn't exotic, as really, its rotten (Spalted)…. Maybe the worse the wood, the better the tone! Thats where we've all been going wrong all these years! Make a bass out of your Ikea wardrobe… who knows [/quote] haha! I look forward to seeing more pics of your bass as it develops. It'll no doubt be awesome, and looks fantastic in the pics to date. 6 strings do scare me a bit tho! Good stuff, keep us all up to date! Quote
EBS_freak Posted October 28, 2010 Author Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='pnefc42' post='1003662' date='Oct 28 2010, 01:02 PM']That's my old bass! I met up with Bernie a couple of weeks ago when he bought it back off me 7 years after he built it for me (he's changed the strachplate since having it back)- twas a sad day but I'm only playing my Spitfire 4 now (my avatar pic) which Bernie made me 3 years after the Rumour, so it made sense in a way. Stonking sounding bass though and you're right, it was the best sounding Rumour I'd played/heard. However (believe this if you will), one of the other reasons I decided to let it go is that my Spitfire sounds even better (same Rumour circuit in it)[/quote] The best sounding Rumour without a doubt was the blue Rumour that got killed on the Mika tour. Literally offcuts of wood glued together and painted up (hence why he'll never sell it) - yet for some reason, it just sings... well, it did... until it got killed on the Mika tour. [quote name='fingerz' post='1003854' date='Oct 28 2010, 03:13 PM']Interesting all that. I think (and Bernie would agree) that until the bass is put together, there is no way of being sure how the instrument will sound. It always makes sense to me, however, with solid/non-laminated bodies that the hardware vibrates against the wood of the body, and not a thin laminate on top of it. But I think it can all color the sound in a good way, and there are so many variables outside of that, that it's hard to tell what is contributing to the tone. Both my basses are plain solid bodies and work for me. It's not like there are rules, but it's funny how the solid colour ones have stood out. I always drool over the look of GB's, they look fantastic (specially the ones with fancy tops!!), thanks for the update.[/quote] Yes, I would agree - Bernie has often said this himself. Infact, he'll point at the table and said if he loaded his pickups and circuit onto the table in the workshop, it would have the distinctive GB sound. They all differ slightly in sound slightly - but the GB character is always there. Most people can't tell the difference between the Spitfire and the Rumour in terms of sound but if you own both, you get to hear the subtle difference. Whether it's the bolt on neck or the differing mass of the body and the headstock, there is something different which is heard between the two models. As for preference, it's up to the individual I guess. I love both the Spitfire and Rumour... and so each get their turn on my gigs... the only time where the Rumour automatically wins is if a cheesy wedding or function comes up where the sound to light show is going to be a bit of fun...! Anyway, the fact that a bass sounds good sonically before being circuited usually is a good thing (although like everything else, I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule!) - Shep, this Spitfire seems dinky despite being a 6er and the neck is a dream... it's going to be the business! Quote
EBS_freak Posted October 28, 2010 Author Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='AndyTravis' post='1003839' date='Oct 28 2010, 03:00 PM']Yeah. although i'd order the top as a tight flame rather than a quilt... Out of interest, would Bernie do a rumour body with a Spitfire Head? Some very pretty gear on these pages![/quote] I thought you hated the GB sound? Anyway, as Shep said, the Spitfire head would probably look a little odd on the Rumour as it's probably too big in comparison to the dinky body of the Rumour. Why would you want to change it anyway? The 4 string version of the Rumour headstock is the business! Whats the reason you want a Rumour? The fact that it is through neck (you can get a Spitfire through neck) or is it the shape you like? Quote
pantherairsoft Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='1004392' date='Oct 28 2010, 09:16 PM']Shep, this Spitfire seems dinky despite being a 6er and the neck is a dream... it's going to be the business![/quote] God knows how a 6 string with 18-19m spacing can be dinky... But cool! Quote
AndroWal Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='994467' date='Oct 20 2010, 01:28 AM']and for those into this sort of thing - [/quote] Wonderful! Great accomplishment! Well done! Quote
Mike Brooks Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' date='Oct 28 2010, 08:16 PM' post='1004392'] The best sounding Rumour without a doubt was the blue Rumour that got killed on the Mika tour. Literally offcuts of wood glued together and painted up (hence why he'll never sell it) - yet for some reason, it just sings... well, it did... until it got killed on the Mika tour. That'll be because of this then...... [attachment=63052:The_Blue_One.jpg] Quote
AndyTravis Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='1004396' date='Oct 28 2010, 08:19 PM']I thought you hated the GB sound? Anyway, as Shep said, the Spitfire head would probably look a little odd on the Rumour as it's probably too big in comparison to the dinky body of the Rumour. Why would you want to change it anyway? The 4 string version of the Rumour headstock is the business! Whats the reason you want a Rumour? The fact that it is through neck (you can get a Spitfire through neck) or is it the shape you like?[/quote] No, just the settings used to demonstrate them can sometimes be a bit on top. I'm certain you can get most sounds out of the GB circuit? I like the Rumour bodyshape, just not a massive fan of the headstock shape. TBH that teal Spitfire would make me happy enough! Quote
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