ProfJames Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Are they any good? Worth adding to a collection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Always liked the look of them, never played one. Not many around (unless they have done a re-issue?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 @neepheid had a victory artist I think. I only ever saw one in the late 1990’s and my only recollection was that it was heavier than the sun. They look great though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 I did have a Victory Artist. Yes, it was heavy as hell (12lbs+), but that's the price you pay for a thick maple body. Did sound good though. Never been reissued and never been seen with the punky, grungy types who picked up Grabbers, G-3s, Rippers and RDs when they were super out of fashion and could be bought for peanuts in the 90s, which may or may not be important to you. I've never had the pleasure of trying a Victory Standard but I can imagine it's quite a punchy beast - single pickup in the middle position rather than the spacing of the 2 pickup models (Artist/Custom). All the info you could ever want on the Victory bass is here at Jules' site - https://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/Victory.php My own personal experience? Lovely basses which are off the beaten track, heavy though. Quirky enough to be interesting (little touches like the angled pickup, the angled neck heel giving 24 frets (but only on the D and G strings), a decent bridge with a very clever mechanism for adjusting string height; two opposing wedges which move up and past the other as you tighten/loosen the adjustment screw) Things to watch out for - abuse - unoriginal electronics. The bridge on mine had a bit of tail lift going on - not enough to affect the working of the bass but something to be wary of. I think the bridge can be 1:1 replaced with a Schaller 3D bridge but you lose the Gibson branding and the wedge string height mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 I saw the bass player with BB King use one. Sounded ok, nothing special. They are a boat anchor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Always loved the look of them, never actually seen one "in the flesh". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 The one I saw was in A1 music (so must’ve been pre 2000) and it’d had the jack socket switched to an XLR out. I had a Yamaha BB300 at the time which I felt was heavy and this thing felt twice as hefty. It looked cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I had one years ago,was not a bad bass had that Gibson sound & quirkiness about it. I paid £200 for it back in the 90s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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