Help me I got G.A.S.

[Gman]

Nice bass - the Ibanez gear has come on a long way...it's now really, really popular.

I treated myself to a new bass a couple of years back...one of these:





It's a lovely bass and growly as hell with a massive range of tones...hardly needs any eq'ing at all.

Giles

[LivingForever]

Okay, I now have serious bass envy...  

I only recently got my first bass - it is literally the cheapest bass in the world, I bought it & amp for £50, from a friend who I suspect bought it from the Argos catalogue... :p

However - it has enabled me to establish that, yes, I can play bass guitar after years of playing only Double Bass, so I'm really thrilled with it. Even played in public for 3 shows of 'Grease' last week!

Hoping to find something to join so I can play regularly, and eventually I might even treat myself to something that isn't about to fall apart!

I think ideally I'd like a fretless. Frets confuse me.  :lol:

[Mouse]

Okay, I now have serious bass envy...    

You and me both!  

[EVP]

Nice bass - the Ibanez gear has come on a long way...it's now really, really popular.

I treated myself to a new bass a couple of years back...one of these:





It's a lovely bass and growly as hell with a massive range of tones...hardly needs any eq'ing at all.

Giles

NICE!!!  What model is that? It has the Thumb bass body design. I'm loving the pickups.
My Thumb bolt on 6 string had that classic growl to it as well. If it wasn't so heavy I'd
still be using it today. But now I have the Ibanez.....I would love one of the neck through
Thumb 4 strings like Peter Trewavas has. The only other classic bass I will have someday
is a good ol Ricky 4003.

I think for now I'm set. I want to build a different body for my steinberger now. It looks
like a joke next to the natural looking Ibanez.

[Gman]

Thanks

It's the 2007 Limited Edition Thumb - Lacewood and Yellowheart body with Wenge/Yellowheart neck.

Fortunately I'm a 4 string man through and through, so the classic Thumb weight issue isn't so much of a problem. Those 6'ers certainly way a fair bit considering they have such a small body!

I got serious Thumb gas when I got it though...I was desperate for a regular Thumb NT..yum. The other bass I'd love is a Bongo or MusicMan...great sounds. Will have to wait until I'm a rich man

Btw LFE - I started out on a £50 Kay crapper. Then got a Yamaha RBX800 which I used for 19 years until I got the Thumb.

[Bokkie]

Very nice basses indeed. I'm getting the urge to build me a new one.
This was my last one (15 years old). It was just an experiment.

[rogerg]

verah nice!!

[Mouse]

Wow!

[Bokkie]

Thanks guy's but its really a strange apparatus: semi acoustic body made of yew. Lower part of the body and neck made of  maple/yew and Robinia. Saddle is made of purpleheart  and bridge of brass and a rosewood fretboard.
The pickup is hand wound  with thread of some old powersupply transformers.
 The one i want to build will be more professional in use of materials and electrical stuff.

[EVP]

Still though that's impressive to build one practically from scratch! I've built strat style guitars out
of parts but would never attempt carving a body. I thought about buying stuff to make a P-Bass
before I got me 6 string.

I've actually been wanting to design a new body for my Steinberger. I've about had enough of
the cheesey 80's style flying vee body.