marcus bell Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 My gb spitifre 4 string came in the post today! and oh my god, why havent i tried these earlier... Straight out of the box it looks phenomenal with its quilted maple top, birdseye maple fingerboard and green leds And after a little tweak of the truss and the action, and the pickup height it practically plays itself! The tone controls are just amazing and i can get a lot of tones without much fiddling, also love little aspects of the design, like the 3d bridge and where the strap button is positioned for balance, just a great great instrument... anyway enough rambling on and on, heres a couple of pictures, let me know what you think.... hope your all well... [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/559668_485342944844498_1193691185_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/432324_485342908177835_1701002697_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/374474_485342964844496_1314810244_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/319690_485343204844472_219149167_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/68419_485342898177836_1124381122_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/67811_485343164844476_1436786179_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x193/marcusbell/16041_485343231511136_1853230655_n.jpg[/IMG] Quote
EBS_freak Posted December 4, 2012 Author Posted December 4, 2012 Nice work. What amp you playing through? Quote
marcus bell Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 I'm not at the moment sold everything except my jaydee to fund this, what should I use Dya reckon? Quote
EBS_freak Posted December 4, 2012 Author Posted December 4, 2012 EBS without a doubt - its what Bernie develops the circuit with. HD350 or TD650 or the Reidmar if you want cheaper. See if you can get a proline cab too. Quote
shizznit Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1354622547' post='1888152'] EBS without a doubt - its what Bernie develops the circuit with. HD350 or TD650 or the Reidmar if you want cheaper. See if you can get a proline cab too. [/quote] +1 I bought my first EBS rig via Bernie after testing it with a Spitfire 5. A GB bass through an EBS amp sounds incredible. Quote
TheGreek Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 Got to agree with the folks who recommend EBS - I found another dimension when I swapped my Markbass for a HD350 - my Rumour sounds like a completely different beast now...I think Deaver still has a rig up for sale.. Quote
Apothem Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1354622547' post='1888152'] EBS without a doubt - its what Bernie develops the circuit with. HD350 or TD650 or the Reidmar if you want cheaper. See if you can get a proline cab too. [/quote] Yep. Wonderful bass Marcus. Quote
marcus bell Posted December 9, 2012 Posted December 9, 2012 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1349294656' post='1824486'] See Mark, I'm not sure whether I'm envious of you or not...you have to choose between something like this...or the Thuya on the website...decisions, decisions, eh??? [/quote] gorgeous bass! Quote
TheGreek Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 Some recent photos of my Rumour and Spitfire: [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs023_zps2e131156.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs024_zps78edf07a.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs019_zps63218f5a.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs012_zps5ea4b76b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs009_zpsf2761d4e.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs010_zpsb57deb35.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs016_zpsc0009f10.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs017_zps88b5e4f4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs004_zps3c57c694.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs001_zps2b93d73c.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs008_zps653af5bb.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs020_zps71d737be.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs018_zpsa7a05e81.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q639/FairfaxAikman/More%20GBs/moreGBs015_zpsf913b000.jpg[/IMG] Of course the photos do not do the basses justice and as we all know they're not for looking at, they're for playing...and they sound great through my EBS rig (as recommended by Bernie and EBS Freak... Quote
marcus bell Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 great basses! the rumour was class! Quote
EBS_freak Posted January 24, 2013 Author Posted January 24, 2013 So given the history of the original company... its good to see yet another J bass coming to market... :-/ http://www.rockinn.co.jp/goodfellow-londonderry.html Quote
Russ Posted March 10, 2013 Posted March 10, 2013 Bah. My old GB Rumour 5 is up for sale on eBay again (custom body shape, twin Hipshots, LEDs, etc), and I don't have the money to buy it... I think someone here should get it and give it a good home. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GB-Goodfellow-Rumour-5-String-British-Boutique-Bass-Status-Maintained-Mega-/140919638823?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123 Quote
NJE Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1349032878' post='1820948'] And a new video too - [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEIrz4WkYrM[/media] [/quote] I have just accidentally found these guys, they are called Fresh Steps and they have an album out. I am loving it, an album of Jazzy covers of pop tunes. They cover Price Tag by Jessie J, I loathe that song but just listened to their version 4 times........I want a GB now. The website is here for anyone interested and they have a few tracks on there and youtube: http://www.freshstepsuk.com/freshsteps/music.html Quote
sgh Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 Don't suppose anyone is looking to sell a 4 string Rumour? Quote
EBS_freak Posted October 4, 2013 Author Posted October 4, 2013 Ooooof :-p http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GB-RUMOUR-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR-BY-LUTHIER-BERNIE-GOODFELLOW-IMMACULATE-/261295539511?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd66d8537 Quote
bbqbob Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) Hello to all... I've now received confirmation from the man himself, Bernie Goodfellow, that is indeed one of his early "pre" Spitfire designs...circa 1992 or so...possibly 1995. I've also confirmed, there is no serial number but as you can see by the photo's, this one is signed B J Goodfellow in pencil in the rear pickup cavity and it looks like, with a grease pen on the head stock... then sealed and finished. I've had a chance to take more photo's of this GB Bass and please, enjoy these until I mooch a decent camera and take some much better "staged" shots. Cheers, BBQ Bob [url="https://plus.google.com/photos/118109354070615509564/albums/5936108955887068289"]https://plus.google....108955887068289[/url] Edited October 27, 2013 by bbqbob Quote
sgh Posted November 3, 2013 Posted November 3, 2013 (edited) Here's mine Sounds amazing! [attachment=147498:GB2.jpg][attachment=147502:GB6.jpg][attachment=147505:GB9.jpg][attachment=147506:GB10.jpg][attachment=147507:GB11.jpg][attachment=147508:GB12.jpg][attachment=147509:GB13.jpg] Edited November 3, 2013 by sgh Quote
TheGreek Posted November 4, 2013 Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) I just saw this on the Statii forum - have I seen this somewhere before?? (other than the Statii forum) Edited November 4, 2013 by TheGreek Quote
sgh Posted November 4, 2013 Posted November 4, 2013 possibly Facebook, only took the photo tonight Quote
EBS_freak Posted November 5, 2013 Author Posted November 5, 2013 I notice theres no Jaydee in that pic... Quote
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