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Strange. I wonder if this is one of the ways Gibson saves money and makes it possible to build lefties without re-engineering their machines?? (I.e., they use the right handed mold??). Mine's on it's way so I will let you know how it's configured and works once I get it and plug it in.

Quick question: Is Gibson still using righty pots on these?

Maybe they have a bunch of righty wiring harnesses already made up and just used those.

pjmuck wrote:Quick question: Is Gibson still using righty pots on these?

When you get used to righty pots, it really does not make a difference. I got all my basses wired righty as it is a pain to get aftermarket lefty pots.

jim has been informed of the oversight and is correcting the knobs and jack positions.

I'll have to give him a call since mine already shipped

dont worry too much , i dont think it is a real problem.

Well I'm not so squeamish about lefty vs righty knobs etc on a $799 bass that I never thought I'd ever get to own. I called Jimmy today and paid for a faded cherry SG bass! My brother's in-laws live in Houston and are gonna pick it up for me and bring it with them when they come up here to Toronto for Christmas. Happy Christmas to ME! Can't wait. Woot!

I was number 1 on the T-Bird list I received a call from Jimmy today and it shipped from Gibson and it should be in NJ day after Christmas! It is the Tobacco Burst. I'm also 3rd on the list for a glossy SG. When or rains it pours Ric, Gibson all producing leftys in a short amount of time. What's next?
I may start moving some of PTs basses I will put them up on lefty bassist before eBay or Craig's list.

Got the bass today (SG in faded cherry) and initial impression is that it's awesome. Gorgeous wood gain finish. Really beefy sound. I'll type a more complete review after I jam with it on Wednesday night. In the meantime, I think I like the reverse jack/tone mistake. When I feed the cable over the strap there are no knobs in the way! And I rarely, if ever, mess with the tone knob during a song. Check out the photo to see what I mean.

hows the intonation and set up?

Yeah, I think I'd be fine with that, maybe even prefer it, but they'll probably "fix" it by the time mine ships.

ptbass wrote:I was number 1 on the T-Bird list I received a call from Jimmy today and it shipped from Gibson and it should be in NJ day after Christmas! It is the Tobacco Burst.

Whoa! Didn't think the Thunderbirds would be ready so fast. Anyone else order a Thunderbird?

And has anyone ordered a Les Paul Bass?

What's that circular thing on the pickguard?

Looks like a sticker.

Congratulations rdavidson on the SG I'm sure it will sound and play as good as it looks!

Matt R. wrote:What's that circular thing on the pickguard?

Shoot, I forgot to take that off--it's not quite ready to share publically. It's a prototype of a new effects unit, activated by tapping that button on the pickguard... switches between the direct signal and a supersonic eff...

Oh wait, that yellow one? That's a sticker from Gibson that I didn't remove yet.

p.s. I'll post more info about the bass later tonight... gotta get back to work.

andrew wrote:

ptbass wrote:I was number 1 on the T-Bird list I received a call from Jimmy today and it shipped from Gibson and it should be in NJ day after Christmas! It is the Tobacco Burst.

Whoa! Didn't think the Thunderbirds would be ready so fast. Anyone else order a Thunderbird?

And has anyone ordered a Les Paul Bass?

I was number 1 Les Paul Cherry Burst! No word from Jimmy yet on shipment.

Shit! I just remembered that its the end of the world on friday and it will probably take at least a week for my sg to get to Australia ,

I brought the SG bass to my weekly jam session last night. Here are some comments along with my initial impressions after playing the bass for about 3 hours:

Positive:
1. Everyone loved the look of the bass. Hands down it evoked awe and envy.
2. It played fast and fluidly. The neck was very responsive and had a really nice feel all up and down the fretboard.
3. I got a great tone going direct into an Ampeg combo amp (my apologies, for the life of me I can’t remember the model number). Everyone thought the bass sounded great. I mostly used the neck position only, which delivered a really great beefy sound. (I should point out that I use a pick 99.9% of the time.)
4. Southpaw’s set-up was great. Intonation very accurate at the 3rd, 5th, 9th frets, even holding up at the 12th and 15th as well. I was surprised.
5. Action was perfect for me. Nothing to adjust.
6. Overall, a very fun bass to play—I’m very happy.

Negative:
1. The fret edges were a bit sharp. Jimmy warned me about this and said they did a bit to file them down when they set it up, but they’re still too sharp for me. If I did nothing it would be sort of annoying but OK. However, I’m gonna bring the bass to Mike Lull to see how much he’ll charge to file them down a little more. (I’m talking about the beveled part of the fret along the edge of the neck; imagine holding the neck like a baseball bat and sliding your hand up and down; the fret beveled edges are too sharp when I do this; it’s smooth on all my other basses.)

Notes:
1. I am not going to swap the tone and jack back to the way they should be. I like how the cable rests—see photo above. And it’s kinda cool that it was the first SG bass Gibson made and they made a mistake… makes for a fun story.
2. The bass is stamped 2013 even though it was built and delivered in 2012. I wonder how the serial number will date the instrument.
3. There are some slightly rough feeling spots on the bass, where you can almost feel where the wood was cut/sanded. This is very minor and probably goes hand in hand with having a faded finish instead of the lacquered finish. Again, this really isn’t a big deal… it’s so minor… but I’m mentioning it in full disclosure… it’s something I noticed so I’m mentioning it. Visually you can’t see this; it’s only noticeable when you rub your hand across it.
4. The hard case is kick-ass. It’s like the Playboy mansion circa 1973 in there… all soft and white and fluffy. Although it’s a little odd how wide the headstock area of the case is. I don’t know if this is standard for Gibson cases. Everyone at the jam session commented on it.

Overall, I’m extremely happy with the bass, especially when you consider it was $800. Price aside, I’m still very, very happy.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.