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NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:09 pm
by theavondon
SO, I got a new bass yesterday. A 1975 Gibson Grabber!
It's pretty rad. BUT, my friend brought up an interesting point last night. He said to me,
"Every instrument you own is like 30 years old, but every pedal on your pedalboard is brand new."
I thought about it, and he's right. And, I'm not sure if I care. Is anyone else in the same situation as I am?
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:12 pm
by iamthesnow
i'm definetely in a similar situation. i mostly play old harmonys and silvertones along with a few old trusty fenders. most of my amps are ancient too.... but not a single vintage pedal on my board.
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:17 pm
by Mudfuzz
Nice bass!
Ummm not really is my answer.. my grear is all over the place... My main bass is about 17 years old but falls into the modern type, but my board was very new pedal designs and I have a 70's MXR phaser on there
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:27 pm
by htsamurai
psh, noobs, tone doesn't flow through anything less than 35 years old. unless it's a klon or a dumble
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:36 pm
by Mudfuzz
htsamurai wrote:psh, noobs, tone doesn't flow through anything less than 35 years old. unless it's a klon or a dumble
Don't make be whip out my 74 P bass
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:43 pm
by one bad monkey
The oldest piece of gear I have is my early 70's Univox Bass amp, but that's more of a semi-retired amp. My main gigging equipment is probably all within 2 years old. I need reliability and good tone, and really don't care how old it is.
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:06 pm
by mutmoo
I'd grab one of those that are on my craigslist right now but it's fretless. (Not what I'm looking for in a first bass)
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:33 pm
by tuffteef
htsamurai wrote:psh, noobs, tone doesn't flow through anything less than 35 years old. unless it's a klon or a dumble
its the gold klon enclosure it creates a portal in the sky to teh tone godz
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:34 pm
by Mudfuzz
What's a klon....?
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:24 pm
by Eric!
:splooge:
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 10:53 pm
by Trifarce
Mudfuzz wrote:What's a klon....?
Klondike bar, of course.
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:25 am
by Rygot
A majority of my board is newer with the exception of CS-9, Russian Small Stone, Not too sure how old the TW1 is right off hand...
The fuzzface in the beard box is almost completely NOS or mojo I've scavenged.
Guitars...I'd love to have a few older guitars but I lack the cash and the ability to save it up.
Instead I just build/restore...and pretend they are older than they really are.
That grabber is very nice btw.
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:17 am
by theavondon
Gee thanks fellas for all the super nice compliments and such.
But, I also realized that my head is from the '70s and the cab is from the '60s. Woot.
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:04 pm
by metalmariachi
Mine is a mix of 30-40 year old gear (ok 2 past 60 years old) and brand new stuff.
It’s all about sound (tone?) and feel.
MM
Re: NBD and an interesting topic of conversation.
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:49 am
by Eric!
theavondon wrote:SO, I got a new bass yesterday. A 1975 Gibson Grabber!
It's pretty rad.
Very nice, how much?