belinmad wrote:Is this fully chambered? I'm surprised by the 9-10lbs weight. I was considering getting one of these but now I'm not so sure
That's just a guess. Please don't let it dissuade you. I don't have a any way of weighting it. It's about the same weight as a 62 Reissue Jazz bass with the basswood body - if that helps..
It is "fully Chambered" its slightly louder than a solid body unplugged but doesn't vibrate like a Eb2 or Rivoli
austinlefty bass, did southpaw guitars do the reverse string setup on your SG ? I have been looking at vintage and Epiphone [Chinese] EBO's, and came late onto this thead. Wow!
I have been playing an Epiphone Viola bass with minimal knob interference, but will be ready to call southpaw on Monday!
My left handed Squier hurts my hand, so I am not going to be keeping that......
I called Southpaw last Monday, ordered a faded brown SG bass, setup with inverted stringing. Jim at s/p emailed me Wed, it has shipped!!!! ETA is Monday.
Here's the first (only) EB bass demo I've seen so far. Not particularly impressive, IMO, (thin sounding, too much fret buzz, doesn't sample the different PUP combos), but I do like the look of these basses and maybe with a better demo/setup they rock:
pjmuck wrote:Here's the first (only) EB bass demo I've seen so far. Not particularly impressive, IMO, (thin sounding, too much fret buzz, doesn't sample the different PUP combos), but I do like the look of these basses and maybe with a better demo/setup they rock:
I might have missed it earlier in the thread-- has it been confirmed that the EB is available in Lefty too? Also really wish they'd offer the transparent cherry finish- wonder if that's possible, given that all the lefties are built on order?
Carmine wrote:I might have missed it earlier in the thread-- has it been confirmed that the EB is available in Lefty too? Also really wish they'd offer the transparent cherry finish- wonder if that's possible, given that all the lefties are built on order?
Yes, Southpaw is getting lefty EB's in, so they are available.
If I had the cash I'd be into getting an EB and mod it with new pickups (perhaps Thunderbucker Ranch pickups) and elephant ear tuners.
If they're still making them by the time I can afford more basses, I'll be getting a Midtown too. Can't resist a hollowbody (even a pseudo hollowbody) bass.
I'm seriously about to pull the trigger on a Thunderbird. I've always loved them, but now I'll finally get to play one. What are yours weighing in reality? I've seen specs all over the map.
hazmat wrote:I'm seriously about to pull the trigger on a Thunderbird. I've always loved them, but now I'll finally get to play one. What are yours weighing in reality? I've seen specs all over the map.
Thanks.
-Ken
Do it!
By their design I believe Thunderbirds will be typically light basses. They look big, but the body on them is quite thin.
SGs are fun to play because they are short scale basses (30") where as T-Birds are 34" and so feel like a normal bass. Most of the T-birds I have handled have slim necks and feel good to play.
However, sonically they are worlds apart.
"Nothing is what is seems, but everything is exactly what it is." B. Banzai
Basshappi wrote:SGs are fun to play because they are short scale basses (30") where as T-Birds are 34" and so feel like a normal bass. Most of the T-birds I have handled have slim necks and feel good to play.
However, sonically they are worlds apart.
Oh, good point. I didn't realize all SGs were short scale.
Other than weight, I'm just concerned about how big the T-bird bodies are. I'm about 5'6"-5'7" and pretty skinny. I'm worried I'd look silly.
hazmat wrote:Other than weight, I'm just concerned about how big the T-bird bodies are. I'm about 5'6"-5'7" and pretty skinny. I'm worried I'd look silly.
Just the opposite, it'll look bad ass on you. Look at how cool guys playing big hollowbody basses look. An instrument that looks big on you looks cool to me. I dislike the look of the reverse though, big guys playing small basses.
