Played one at the shop earlier today and instantly fell in love with it, it looks handles and sounds amazing

Dammit why do I like this… great job Dave!

The high mass bridge is essential to get the best out of this bass, don’t dream of using it without it… full neck pickup and dial down the bridge and tone to about 8 and you’re getting into a very authentic retro tone, then driven into tubes and you’re in heaven….

This is my 3rd Bass and I love it! Can't say it's my favourite (ie. neck dive) but it definitely has the best heavy bass tone by far. Looks great too

The Sure Know Something riff! Nice!

Best review of this bass. I’ve had EB-3’s, EB-0’s even a 1972 EB-3 long scale. Oh, yes and many others like Music Man and currently- a burgundy, Jack Bruce Warwick Survivor bass. I’m used to a sparky, punchy high, midrange tone of the EB-3 bridge pickup I didn’t hear on the bridge playing here. What makes this SG bass tempting to buy is the tuning stability which my earlier EB-3’s lacked, especially when bending strings like Bruce did in West Bruce & Laing. Short scale basses are unique in that you can bend strings like a guitarist. Hard, very hard to do on a 24 fret bass. The short scale is great because you focus on what you can create. Jack Bruce on live Cream: Sweet Wine in C, Spoonful and I’m So Glad in E. Using open strings to beef up the fretted notes. Or push against the fret of the 7th note bending to the 8 octave as Jack would describe. Getting that blue note then resolving to the 5th. Thx for the wonderful review. Appreciate it.

I tested one yesterday in a shop, trying different combinations of volumes, tone, finger and pick. It was really cool to have it in the hands but tonewise I prefer my les paul junior dc tribute. I must say that the sg had standard strings while on my les paul I mounted EB slinky flatwound 50-105

"A tribute to itself." is a great line. I have to remember to use it sometime.

Thanks for the string recommendations - love the sound of flatwounds on a short scale but am also trying to find ways to get a biiiit more midrange and treble out of my les paul junior dc tribute. These days its been roundwounds and some strategic amp EQing but will def try these strings out.

@TheBassChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Based on that description, I think you’ll enjoy the Cobalt Flats

It’s sounds like the lower octave on my MXR deluxe octave pedal.

The Binging with Babbish bridge is the best bridge for any bass 😋

My neck pick up is rattling loose, what would would the issue?

Mustang should *probably* be your next review, although the Squire VM Jaguar SS is wildly popular at the moment and just might be the reason for this whole short scale renaissance to begin with.

@thierry18

2 жыл бұрын

A few months ago I was looking for a jaguar under 350$ but couldn't find one. I ended up settling on a Gretsch gs2220, which is amazing and I would definitely recommend.

@homeworldmusic

2 жыл бұрын

But the Mustang is butt-ugly!

@LucasJRice

Жыл бұрын

@@homeworldmusic it’s sad you’d be so negative to your own kind.

That unexpected dad joke made my day!

I love my eb3

I like the look but never tried one out. I have a ltd viper 34 inch scale that i like but i know the wood quality and electronics are nicer on the sg bass plus i like the full round neck shape Gibson has been using lately. Anything closer to a fat 50s neck shape is what i go for. I have a les paul double cut tribute bass and love it. I am first wanting the new non reverse Thunderbird which also has a beefy neck, then i will be after a sg bass.

It's a unique bass.

I love the tone of these but I have never enjoyed how they play. Really top heavy and just feels awkward but I prefer long scale. I don't think I've ever tried the short scale. One shorty I have played that I like is the Gretsch's there are a few different models, the low price point models seem to have intonation issues and usually needs some setup to get around tuning issues but they play real nice and have a good even weight to them in my opinion

@jasondorsey7110

Жыл бұрын

I had the gretsch junior jet for a while and ended up reselling it, it just didn't feel like quality. Got the double cutaway hollowbody instead, way better on every metric except you do have to use an extra wide strap to minimize neck dive, but that's true of the gibson sg bass he's reviewing too

I had one four or five year ago (Same 2015 version). Fun bass overall but one big thing bothered me. I know it's just aesthetics but why no neck binding? every other spec leads me to believe this is modelled after an SG standard so I felt like they just kinda said "nah f**k it" on that feature. If someone does have this bass, consider adding a thumb rest right in between both pickups. It put my hand in a much more comfortable position for finger style play.

A Squire Mini P bass sounds awesome with flats and is seriously short scale (28.6”).

@Chrisp_az

2 жыл бұрын

Those little things RIP!!

@paulfromwv

Жыл бұрын

@minibikemafia It’s hard to put it down 😊

@LucasJRice

Жыл бұрын

Y’all should check out the Jackson minion bass, it’s all of that with a pointy headstock.

@paulfromwv

Жыл бұрын

@@LucasJRice Didn’t know about the Minion. Thanks.

I prefer a P bass but this looks cool for a shorty.

the best Bass for ever !!!

@JL-bu8bz

Жыл бұрын

For you

@chriskappert1365

2 ай бұрын

For me too ! 😊

When I think of SS basses, I think of Stanley Clarke and Alembics. This sounds like I'm listening underwater.

All I hear is mud , but I still kind of want one but not at $1600 . If it came down to actually buying a short scale I would have to go with a mustang or sire.

@davedixon2167

2 жыл бұрын

Across a few years, I had an SG Special, a late-70s Mustang, a new JMJ Mustang, and a Badtz-Maru edition Bronco. The JMJ Mustang was my favorite by far and just about a grand new if I remember right.

A good example of a Jazz Bass burpy tone from an SG is some songs from the band Free and Andy Fraser. Still a bit different tone, but in that ballpark. To be fair, Andy played the original bass this SG came from....the EB3 w/varitone switch. So, I don't know how much that played into his tone. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYGt06uKZq-ymtI.html Another example is Dee Murray (with Elton John) on the 11-17-70 live album. Dee briefly played an EB3 before switching to a Fender P-bass. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lXdl0cWIYNO8l9Y.html

He PC’d out! I thought the answer to the joke, was gonna be something like _“1st Base”_ 😃🤦🏼‍♂️

Neckdive is no problem , just use a 3 inch broad strap that covers your shoulder , problem solved !

Perfect upright bass clone!!...

No arms no legs, hangs on a wall. What's my name?

@TheBassChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Gill

@GillRigged

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBassChannel 🤣

@davedixon2167

2 жыл бұрын

ART 😁

@shuruff904

2 жыл бұрын

You meant has arms, no legs. A clock

Wood 🪵 tone isn’t real 😘. Only difference is unplugged or an acoustic.

@TheBassChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Wood tone is totally real. One day we’ll do a video proving it. 😘

@SecretIdolBand

2 жыл бұрын

Toan is stored in the balls

I didn't know that Andy Serkis played bass. :-) no offense

I had a new one delivered yesterday, and am returning it. Has LOTS of finish flaws, looks like it was built by tweekers. 1800 bucks for this?? FU, Gib-suck.

"it sounds like Mahogany" Tone Wood believer, are you a flat earther too?

@TheBassChannel

2 жыл бұрын

The Earth feels pretty flat when I stand on it.

@davedixon2167

2 жыл бұрын

LOL. Alright, bud, if we have to get technical and personal-belief about things, I personally think that woods contribute in terms of resonance and response, even if not in EQ curve, if that makes sense. Most people believe at least a little bit in 'wood->tone' across the guitar world, but I'm also a big fan of the scientific evidence, so I have been tracking with the recent videos about it especially. Don't make assumptions.

@davedixon2167

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBassChannel HA!

@emerald_archer

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBassChannel I.... I cant fault that logic.

@SecretIdolBand

2 жыл бұрын

Toan isn’t in the wood it’s in the balls duh

Sounds like 💩 compared to my 2020 Epiphone EB-3.

@JL-bu8bz

Жыл бұрын

Epi better them gib? No way. You are dreaming

Gibson basses have always gotten a bad rap.

Very expensive fart-machine...I love SG body shape for gutiar, but for bass, to me it simpliy doesn't fit. Plus, it's neck heavy and very poor soundwise

@jasondorsey7110

Жыл бұрын

The eb-3 can sit pretty well in a relatively uncluttered mix, which this video can't possibly portray...just listen to how big Andy Fraser could make one sound with Free, almost like a bassoon at times...that being said, the modern sg has different pickups for some reason, so it's apples and oranges