Anyone like bass guitars?

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Ampeg & Ampeg
Fender & Fender

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What a setup! Scroll bass too

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Ampeg & Ampeg
Fender & Fender

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NSFW tag please

What a setup! Scroll bass too

Yes, the P Bass is 1971 and I have had it for a long long time. The Ampeg is an AMUB-1 from 1968. Both great basses

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are Gibson bass guitars very popular? I don't see them too often on trademe, and haven't really noticed anyone play them on stage etc.

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are Gibson bass guitars very popular? I don't see them too often on trademe, and haven't really noticed anyone play them on stage etc.

The Ripper and particularly the Grabber have cult followings but otherwise they're not particularly popular. They tend towards being overly dark sounding, the 3 point bridge is a bastard, they're heavy, and they are BIG. Thunderbird looks cool, and the Jack Cassidy is awesome (although Epiphone)

If you saw a clean Grabber, get it.

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Agreed. I had a Grabber which I thought was a nice enough bass, but didn't really do it for me. A non-reverse Thunderbird that has a ...... ahem.. thunderous sound, but I was always afraid I would damage the headstock or even snap it off.
I do have a Jack Casady with flats on and it's a wonderful bass. Still drawn more to Fenders & Rickenbackers though.

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Ampeg & Ampeg
Fender & Fender

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Holy smokes that ampeg is a super cool old bass. Did you restore it, or is that original condition? Looks amazing.

Edit: Actually everything in that photo looks in amazing condition. haha

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Original condition and completely unmolested.
Apparently there was less than 200 made.

So I was quite lucky

[crowbgood1]

are Gibson bass guitars very popular? I don't see them too often on trademe, and haven't really noticed anyone play them on stage etc.

Jake Harding, The D4, uses a Gibson, EB. Really good for fast bass riffs - short scale

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Yeah, I saw The D4 on their recent tour just in the last month or so. He was playing that Gibson EB into a GK head and cab. It was a really good show.

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This is a really cool build, I like the bridge and headstock especially!

[porkpie]

I have a 1964 Epiphone Newport bass with the huge Gibson humbucker. 27k ohm output, so it really slams amps hard.
Dont see many old Gibson or Epiphone basses around anymore, they used to pop up in the 90s but a lot disappeared overseas when the internet became a thing.

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I have a 1964 Epiphone Newport bass with the huge Gibson humbucker. 27k ohm output, so it really slams amps hard.
Dont see many old Gibson or Epiphone basses around anymore, they used to pop up in the 90s but a lot disappeared overseas when the internet became a thing.

We'd love to see!

[porkpie]

I have a 1964 Epiphone Newport bass with the huge Gibson humbucker. 27k ohm output, so it really slams amps hard.
Dont see many old Gibson or Epiphone basses around anymore, they used to pop up in the 90s but a lot disappeared overseas when the internet became a thing.

We'd love to see!

If i knew how to post pics, i would!

[crowbgood1]

I have a 1964 Epiphone Newport bass with the huge Gibson humbucker. 27k ohm output, so it really slams amps hard.
Dont see many old Gibson or Epiphone basses around anymore, they used to pop up in the 90s but a lot disappeared overseas when the internet became a thing.

We'd love to see!

If i knew how to post pics, i would!

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