ash Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Here is a complete one off, a Gordy (the Gordon half of Gordon Smith guitars) Blueshift double neck bass. This was a custom bass built for a customer in 1985 by Gordon Whitham in Manchester. The bass comes with its original case and although a hefty beast it balances well and is comfortable to play ( but not recommended for 4 hour sets! ). As far as I can tell the bass is original and has Schaller hardware and passive pickups. There are two outputs so the bass can be played through two separate amps and there is a push pull pot to switch it through to a single output with a toggle to switch between the necks. The electrics feature coil taps separate volumes for each pickup but no tone control. The fretless neck is lined and plays beautifully - currently strung with new Picato flats 45 - 100. The fretted neck is also excellent and strung with Rotos. Both necks are in excellent condition with a narrow Jazz like width. The finish is satin and the grain shows through nicely. It's very prog and very eye catching! The bespoke soap bar pickups are powerful and punchy. This is a nice custom bass with a bit of UK vintage history behind it. No trades as I have my eye on something else. Pickup preferred but if you want to arrange a courier I can do that too. Edited August 3, 2014 by ash
ash Posted July 4, 2014 Author Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Played this last night and it has an incredible sound like a jazz on steroids, the fretless is so nice to play - nails the Jaco sound on the bridge pickup, lots of 'mwah' ! Edited July 7, 2014 by ash
ash Posted July 10, 2014 Author Posted July 10, 2014 Bump and possible trade for an Orange Terror bass head
ash Posted July 10, 2014 Author Posted July 10, 2014 Cheers it's a great player too but a bit too heavy for my meagre frame!
ash Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Price dropped to £375 bargain one off! Trades considered if you have any interesting small amp heads or quirky basses Edited July 14, 2014 by ash
Bassassin Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 That's quite fantastic! Is that an accurate representation of the colour? In many ways this is so far up my street it's virtually booting my door in. If I had a/ the cash & b/ a gigging band (we're in "aimless studio project" mode atm) I'd be all over it. Sure you wouldn't swap for a Peavey T-40? Jon.
ash Posted July 17, 2014 Author Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) It is a reasonably accurate representation of the colour - it's actually quite tasteful in real life and my girlfriend and daughter loves it! Actually I would trade for a T40 as I miss my old one - they probably weigh the same! Edited July 17, 2014 by ash
Bassassin Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Seriously? I love the colour (matches my bike), and I have a rather lovely T-40 going to waste because the weight does my back in & the controls/tonal options do my head in... J.
ash Posted July 18, 2014 Author Posted July 18, 2014 I think this might do your back in too but I have a nice Brompton that would match a T40 !
Bassassin Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 This may be GAS getting the better of good sense, but if you're serious about a trade for the T-40, drop us a PM and I'll give you a bit of info about it. J.
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