emo panda Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 Hello, I would like to know what is the difference between the B3 and B4 Levinson Blade basses? I looked at few pictures and can't really figure it out what is the difference. Could somebody please help me? All I know is that both were made in the 90's in Japan but don't know the difference between them. Any help is appreciated. Thank you Quote
RhysP Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) I can't remember exactly but I seem to remember the only real difference is that the B3s had a solid colour finish & the B4s (like my old one) had translucent finishes over nicely figured ash bodies. The B3 might have had a rosewood fingerboard rather than the B4s ebony one, but I'm not 100% sure about that. They were also made earlier than that BTW - I bought mine new in 1987. Have you tried contacting Christian at Levinson? he's always been really helpful with any enquiries about my old Levinson gear. Edited July 21, 2014 by RhysP Quote
emo panda Posted July 22, 2014 Author Posted July 22, 2014 I have contaced him yesteday. Really helpful guy. Send him also a picture of the bass. He said it is B-4 bass from 1989 production. It has translucent finish as you mentioned. Thank you for helping me out Cheers Quote
RhysP Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 Glad I could help. They're great basses, aren't they? I played a B4 for over 20 years as my main bass. Quote
emo panda Posted July 25, 2014 Author Posted July 25, 2014 Of course they are amazing.. The preamp on this bass is amazing...you can set so many different tones Quote
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