The family that 'bursts together is cursed together

by **Dandolin** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:37 pm

i think you're right - don't know why i never thought about one of them because looking at that one right now is givin' me idears that are not in line with my microeconomic reality :snax:

also, unless that thing is displaying a particular 40th anniversary fade, i think that type of burst has another name than "sunburst" tho i can't for the life of me right now think what it is - i do like it better than what i think of as a standard sunburst fer sure :)*

edit: okayso, i see Gibson was calling that an "antique fireburst" at the time - that's not the term i was rummaging for, but i will accept it as a substitution for now :lol:

by **Chankgeez** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:37 pm

Not sure I've ever seen one of this exact shape or configuration:

https://reverb.com/item/49847268-vintag ... o-bass-mij

:idk:

by **Dandolin** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:50 am

by **Dandolin** » Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:16 am

https://reverb.com/item/40332292-yamaha ... a-jan-2022

by **qersty** » Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:46 am

i love broad basses :love:

by **Dandolin** » Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:14 am

yeah, i lurve that basic yammie shape - never suss'd that BB meant "broad bass" :facepalm:

but, yeah, Michael Anthony had Billy Sheehan and Nathan East beat in the looks dept.

i had one o'the cheepies way back - fine lookin' bass (BB614, looked 'er up)
i remember being disappointed that it was a natch finish instead of the Honda Element orange that was everywhere at the time (that and the original owner screwed a thumbrest in on the lower bout :idk:

in retrospect, dodg'd a bullet there on the orange or tangerine or whatever :lol:

but a 'burst woulda been high class indeed

i actually really liked the blade bridge pup - they shoulda kept that, even gone full blade. i remember it being a really good rawk-sounding bass, but also a decent all-rounder, but it had to go since i had no clue back then what i really wanted. these days i'd take an early 8Ts Ibanez or a BB (or that Washburn hawtness you posted! :love:

) over most anything that'd be hangin' in a pawn shop, if basses still hung in pawn shops.... That Gibson V.A. tho :drool:

too bad they're so pricy now

bought it for peanuts, sold it for cashew halves and pieces
lookin' at the current used prices of yamaha basses overall, i started thinking if i'd held out i mighta been able to get almonds :lol:

then i looked at sold listings and, well, maybe there is an opportunity for a score there for someone interested in the broad bass :idea:

i'd give it my seal of approval, but i can't find anything anymore....

and thus concludes my rambling overshare :oldrant:

by **Dandolin** » Mon Feb 07, 2022 8:31 am

daily doubl'd
https://reverb.com/item/42045989-all-or ... a-1655-70s

https://reverb.com/item/46318473-aria-d ... r-sunburst

by **Dandolin** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:57 pm

MaxMaps wrote:I am most likey going to do something that is going to fuck up the rest of my gear buying year

and this is about two months after I got my cyclops

https://strumpdx.com/p/2020-dunable-yeti/