Members kulardenu Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 It's a rarity to see any on stage these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AVisme Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Blame Gibson for neglecting the bass side of their business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 They sound awful. Even Stanley Clarke couldn't make one sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Other than the occasional Ripper, you never see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 It's not like Gibson basses were ever very popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wartoxin Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 If I'm not mistaken, they are extremely popular, the thunderbird anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by Burgess They sound awful. Even Stanley Clarke couldn't make one sound good. Jack Bruce sure could.John Entwistle, too.Krist Novoselic? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kulardenu Posted October 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Not many though... Bet they are less than 10% of popular current bands. All I ever see are Fenders n Ric, it's like Gibson doesn't even exist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebreath Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 I think the main thing is Gibson basses have never come close to the brilliant tone of a Ric or an american Fender or any number of other popular bass manufacturers. It is a shame because Gibson have created some excellent bass designs but they don't ever seem to put much thought in how they sound. A few people have used them and managed to get great tone from them such as the above stated players but if you took any of them and put them on a Ric their tone would improve 10 fold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by Burgess They sound awful. Even Stanley Clarke couldn't make one sound good. Bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by gorebreath I think the main thing is Gibson basses have never come close to the brilliant tone of a Ric or an american Fender or any number of other popular bass manufacturers. It is a shame because Gibson have created some excellent bass designs but they don't ever seem to put much thought in how they sound. A few people have used them and managed to get great tone from them such as the above stated players but if you took any of them and put them on a Ric their tone would improve 10 fold. Not true either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 They just don't make 'em like they used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Like the Les Paul Standard Bass Oversized.http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BA11GTCH/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted October 3, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 3, 2012 I see a lot of your English bands using Gibson's SG basses. But in fairness theyre not even in the top division of basses, too many good others out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Don't see many Gibson electric anythings apart from LPs. Nothing else they've ever made comes anywhere near in terms of popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by gorebreath I think the main thing is Gibson basses have never come close to the brilliant tone of a Ric or an american Fender or any number of other popular bass manufacturers. It is a shame because Gibson have created some excellent bass designs but they don't ever seem to put much thought in how they sound. A few people have used them and managed to get great tone from them such as the above stated players but if you took any of them and put them on a Ric their tone would improve 10 fold. That's true, but it's more true that until relatively recently Gibson basses, with the exception of the Thunderbird, were nearly all 30" scale. A lot of people's ideas of what a Gibson sounded like were formed by the EB series; short scale, massively hot muddy pickup in the neck position, skinny neck - a "guitar player's bass." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesnapper Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 They don't sound so good... Jack Bruce doesn't use one now! Fender won this one... But nevertheless, I think this thread would definitely be improved by the inclusion of this video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by PrawnHeed Don't see many Gibson electric anythings apart from LPs. Nothing else they've ever made comes anywhere near in terms of popularity. What??? Are you being serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted October 3, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by vcnyls What??? Are you being serious? If he'd have included ES3XX he'd be close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by Ratae Coritanorum If he'd have included ES3XX he'd be close If you include Epiphones, I guess they've probably sold more SGs than (semi)hollow models, but LPs would outnumber either by 10:1. If you exlude Epis then maybe ES models would outnumber SGs, but would still be a fraction of the LP number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebreath Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by Kap'n That's true, but it's more true that until relatively recently Gibson basses, with the exception of the Thunderbird, were nearly all 30" scale. A lot of people's ideas of what a Gibson sounded like were formed by the EB series; short scale, massively hot muddy pickup in the neck position, skinny neck - a "guitar player's bass." So are you saying that Gibson basses have improved but ppl seem to associate the old Gibson bass sound with the current stuff? There for not giving them a chance? I could see this happening. Originally Posted by bluesnapper They don't sound so good... Jack Bruce doesn't use one now! Fender won this one...But nevertheless, I think this thread would definitely be improved by the inclusion of this video: GOD DAMN! I love FREE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 I see them regularly. It really depends on the style of music. I see way more Gibsons (and humbucker basses in general) in the music styles that use heavily distorted bass sounds. I'd love an SG bass, due to my love of SG's but I've never had much luck getting the bass tone I like from them, so that's why I play a 50's style P (still cool in my eyes though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted by PrawnHeed If you include Epiphones, I guess they've probably sold more SGs than (semi)hollow models, but LPs would outnumber either by 10:1. If you exlude Epis then maybe ES models would outnumber SGs, but would still be a fraction of the LP number. For a long time the '335 and its cousins were Gibson's best selling electrics. Its telling that the design has been in continuois production since 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 I like Gibby basses . My take on one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted October 3, 2012 Members Share Posted October 3, 2012 Murderface uses a thunderbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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