Show Us Your Basses (Part 1)

Deng that’s good lookin

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Really unique looking. I dig it.

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That made me happy in my loins

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I want this bass just for its name, to be able to say “I own a Thundergun” :laughing:

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Love it @joeike, you will have to let us know how it plays. I think Reverend is under-rated.

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Thundergun sounds like someone in the WWE

Good looking bass

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Or perhaps Rocky 3

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It plays really well. The neck is really comfy, similar to a Jazz Bass neck. There are a lot of tones available between the two pickups and the tone knob has a really nice range. I notice more of a difference with the tone knob than any of my other passive basses.

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I looked really hard at the Reverand Triad because of the tonal options, but ended going with a custom build with a similar pickup setup instead. I really do think Reverend is under-rated, I think you just got a great bass. Starting to get jealous of your collection :wink:

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I looked at the Triad as well but I’ve wanted a bass with the P/M configuration for a while. Plus I’m a sucker for a bound fretboard and block inlays. :grin:

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While I’ve been working on my Warmoth, I came across a really nice Carvin being sold for a very low price. I figured I’d buy it, clean it up, and flip it for a tidy profit. Well, being the dumbass I am, I started playing it and getting attached to it. So, I’ve decided to keep it.

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It’s a Carvin B40, passive, from somewhere between 2010 (prior to 2010 the B40 knobs were all straight in a line, the offset tone knob marks it as at least 2010) and 2014 (they did not appear in the 2015 catalog, having been replaced by the JB and PB series).

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I would expect nothing less.

Congrats. I hope it brings you much joy.

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Right? Thus the “dumbass” comment. The moral of the story? If you’re going to buy a bass to flip… clean it, pack it ready for sale, and DON’T play it. :smiley:

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Nah, man. No dumbass applies to this.

There are aficionados of every brand. You’re a Carvin guy. You love ‘em, and that’s a beautiful thing.

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Sigh. I am. And I do.

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I might be into this so-called pineapple pizza bass :upside_down_face:

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No surprise there. :joy: :pizza:

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Of course I found this in the r/Davie504 thread… :rofl:

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…and the pizza paddle bass. This one I appreciate even more.

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The paddle bass is cool! I’m not into 2-strings, but I like the concept a lot.

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