How interesting is this Gibson Bass ?

[jackcheez]

Looks interesting to me.

 

I have no idea what it is though.

 

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/msg/669326441.html

[Super Bass]

Its an RD Artist.

[Optimus Prime]

Very interesting ... buy it. But then again it combines my love of Gibson basses and natural/maple basses (I have one of each )

[JacieFB]

One of the few Gibson basses I would ever be interested in owning, FWIW.

[eric.chambers]

I dig it, but I think it's a little pricey.

[jackcheez]

I dig it, but I think it's a little pricey.

Yeah, I'm thinking how bad do I want it ?

[Funkee1]

 

I dig it, but I think it's a little pricey.

 

The RD Artists were one of the first production basses with active Electronics, IIRC. Nice basses. Well made. Sat kinda funny, tho......

[fretless]

mofo fugly , and too high $$$ don't you think

[jackcheez]

From what I'm finding on the web they weigh a ton.

[chris-dax]

 

I dig it, but I think it's a little pricey.

 

 

dude - it has wholsome tone....how much is that worth...I mean you don't get wholesome tone on every bass that comes along...come on...

[Muddslide]

Always liked the looks of these, but I'm not into active electronics and I'd prefer an old Ripper or a non-reverse T-bird if we're talking Gibbys.

[eric.chambers]

 

dude - it has wholsome tone....how much is that worth...I mean you don't get wholesome tone on every bass that comes along...come on...

 

 

"Wholesome tone"?

 

You gonna eat the {censored}ing thing or play it?

[The Real MC]

I used to own an RD artist. They are heavy - maple neck, maple body. However they are good sounding basses, provided you don't play slap-n-pop.

[Renfield]

"Wholesome tone"? You gonna eat the {censored}ing thing or play it?

 

[bassment zombie]

"Wholesome tone"? You gonna eat the {censored}ing thing or play it?

D00d, that's just silly.

It's made of

Solid butterscotch blonde wood.

[Optimus Prime]

Always liked the looks of these, but I'm not into active electronics and I'd prefer an old Ripper or a non-reverse T-bird if we're talking Gibbys.

Dude, I don't think anyone here but you and me like the non-reverse Thunderbirds.

[eric.chambers]

Dude, I don't think anyone here but you and me like the non-reverse Thunderbirds.

 

Count me in! Mike Watt has one too!

[Renfield]

Count me in! Mike Watt has one too!

 

Yup, and that's reason enough for me. That bass is awesome too, he let me try it once. I could feel the mojo oozing into me. Sadly, it didn't make me a better bassist, but I won't forget it.

[Optimus Prime]

Yup, and that's reason enough for me. That bass is awesome too, he let me try it once. I could feel the mojo oozing into me. Sadly, it didn't make me a better bassist, but I won't forget it.

That's very, very cool man. I've heard he's just about the nicest guy in music.

[Renfield]

That's very, very cool man. I've heard he's just about the nicest guy in music.

 

+ Everything

 

I told my Mike Watt story once here, I should try to find it and share again, since it came up, and it validates your statement and then some.

[Renfield]

Mike Watt is the coolest of cool guys.

 

I had the privilege of meeting him after a solo show of his years back and we talked bass for a while as he packed up his gear.

 

8 months later I got to see him again, and he acted like he recognized me, so we got talking more, I'll be damned if the conversation didn't feel like it picked up where we left off. All the while he is signing autographs, he is looking sideways and still talking to me.

 

Then eventually the crowd was gone and it was just us, he kept talking while wrapping cables up, and then asked if I wanted his autograph too. He is one of my bass gods, but I am not big on the autograph thing, doubley so because I work as a guitar tech, so have to be humble about working with celebs of various sorts. So I politely declined, telling him that I prefer to collect stories and experiences, not scribbles on a piece of paper.

 

He smiled at that, reached out and grabbed the ticket stub which was sticking out of my pocket, scribbled something on it and put it back where it came from. He had to get his gear together, so had to get going. I offered numerous times to help, I wanted to help him lug his gear so badly, it would be an honour, but he declined, he appreciated it, but he moves his own gear, it's just part of his Econo vibe.

 

We said our goodbyes and went on our ways. When I got home I remembered the ticket stub, pulled it out and looked at it.

 

Mike Watt wrote "Mike Watt loves Shale" on it.

 

It had been 8 months and who knows how many shows since I first met him, and he remembered my name from that first meeting. You don't get much cooler than that.

 

At the time I was also planning a work trip to Long Beach. He invited me to his place in San Pedro for some BBQ, but as it happens, he was playing out of town (with The Stooges IIRC), so it never came to fruition.

[Optimus Prime]

Mike Watt is the coolest of cool guys. I had the privilege of meeting him after a solo show of his years back and we talked bass for a while as he packed up his gear. 8 months later I got to see him again, and he acted like he recognized me, so we got talking more, I'll be damned if the conversation didn't feel like it picked up where we left off. All the while he is signing autographs, he is looking sideways and still talking to me. Then eventually the crowd was gone and it was just us, he kept talking while wrapping cables up, and then asked if I wanted his autograph too. He is one of my bass gods, but I am not big on the autograph thing, doubley so because I work as a guitar tech, so have to be humble about working with celebs of various sorts. So I politely declined, telling him that I prefer to collect stories and experiences, not scribbles on a piece of paper. He smiled at that, reached out and grabbed the ticket stub which was sticking out of my pocket, scribbled something on it and put it back where it came from. He had to get his gear together, so had to get going. I offered numerous times to help, I wanted to help him lug his gear so badly, it would be an honour, but he declined, he appreciated it, but he moves his own gear, it's just part of his Econo vibe. We said our goodbyes and went on our ways. When I got home I remembered the ticket stub, pulled it out and looked at it. Mike Watt wrote "Mike Watt loves Shale" on it. It had been 8 months and who knows how many shows since I first met him, and he remembered my name from that first meeting. You don't get much cooler than that. At the time I was also planning a work trip to Long Beach. He invited me to his place in San Pedro for some BBQ, but as it happens, he was playing out of town (with The Stooges IIRC), so it never came to fruition.

Awesome story dude.

[Muddslide]

Mike Watt is the coolest of cool guys. I had the privilege of meeting him after a solo show of his years back and we talked bass for a while as he packed up his gear. 8 months later I got to see him again, and he acted like he recognized me, so we got talking more, I'll be damned if the conversation didn't feel like it picked up where we left off. All the while he is signing autographs, he is looking sideways and still talking to me. Then eventually the crowd was gone and it was just us, he kept talking while wrapping cables up, and then asked if I wanted his autograph too. He is one of my bass gods, but I am not big on the autograph thing, doubley so because I work as a guitar tech, so have to be humble about working with celebs of various sorts. So I politely declined, telling him that I prefer to collect stories and experiences, not scribbles on a piece of paper. He smiled at that, reached out and grabbed the ticket stub which was sticking out of my pocket, scribbled something on it and put it back where it came from. He had to get his gear together, so had to get going. I offered numerous times to help, I wanted to help him lug his gear so badly, it would be an honour, but he declined, he appreciated it, but he moves his own gear, it's just part of his Econo vibe. We said our goodbyes and went on our ways. When I got home I remembered the ticket stub, pulled it out and looked at it. Mike Watt wrote "Mike Watt loves Shale" on it. It had been 8 months and who knows how many shows since I first met him, and he remembered my name from that first meeting. You don't get much cooler than that. At the time I was also planning a work trip to Long Beach. He invited me to his place in San Pedro for some BBQ, but as it happens, he was playing out of town (with The Stooges IIRC), so it never came to fruition.

 

Jesus, that's a great story.

 

I sadly never saw The Minutemen...I could have but missed the chance in favor of doing something else.

 

But I did see fIREHOSE twice...in 1986 and sometime around 1989-1990. I did get to speak to Mike. He told me I looked like an old friend of his. (He was talking about D. Boon. A lot of people used to tell me I looked like him, but I'm a little trimmer now and sport a beard.)

 

It's great when someone you look up to who is so talented also happens to be a righteous human being.

[Muddslide]

Dude, I don't think anyone here but you and me like the non-reverse Thunderbirds.

 

Ya think you, me, Eric Chambers and Renfield are a large enough contingent to get Gibson to do a regular-run production non-reverse T?

 

In my case, it'd have to be an Epi probably. I'm a broke bastid.

 

Didn't Epiphone put out some in the late 90s?

[Renfield]

Awesome story dude.

 

Thanks. I should see if I can find that ticket stub and scan it for you. It's somewhere in the middle of a stack of tickets, just no idea where off hand.