Very cool review! You do a great job of going through the features and the different tones. These are great basses, I’ve got a 77 one and end up using it on all the recordings I do purely because it records so well. They’re really heavy compared to more modern basses and it’s heavier than my Jazz bass but the sound is worth it!
Nice! Glad you liked it and that you’ve got one. Definitely a classy instrument. I do love lighter instruments for playing live, but for that tone, totally worth it!
Waiting for mine next week... Wait for it for almost 1 year ! :-) Can't wait. I have an Old Smoothie 2016 also. I will put the Hipshot BT-1 drop D tuner also because I use it a lot.
Nice! I hadn’t heard of OLP, good thing Talkbass is a thing. I have a deep appreciation for the folks that can take a cheap bass and turn it into something way better with some ingenuity!
It is! Those are all bass grooves that I've published on my channel. I thought about putting links to them, but then I got lazy. Maybe I'll go through and do that today.
And the background music is fantastic
Gotta keep using those grooves, right?!
Love it! Awesome, thorough, honest review with some fun history, well done👏🏻
Thank you kindly! Such a fine instrument deserved a thorough review.
Great review. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks!
Very cool review! You do a great job of going through the features and the different tones. These are great basses, I’ve got a 77 one and end up using it on all the recordings I do purely because it records so well. They’re really heavy compared to more modern basses and it’s heavier than my Jazz bass but the sound is worth it!
Nice! Glad you liked it and that you’ve got one. Definitely a classy instrument. I do love lighter instruments for playing live, but for that tone, totally worth it!
Cool!
Thank you!
Waiting for mine next week... Wait for it for almost 1 year ! :-) Can't wait. I have an Old Smoothie 2016 also. I will put the Hipshot BT-1 drop D tuner also because I use it a lot.
Nice! That’s a long time to wait though. Hope it makes it all that much more sweet.
and here comes the Sire Z3s and Z7s 😁
The resemblance is uncanny.
I have the same thing about the toilet seat bass! I want to get one but can't get past that pickguard!
I guess we’ll just have to buy one without a pick guard… 😉
Woah, I know you!
How do we know each other?
@@TrevorWatsonBass This is Alex Vincent from BYU. Loved seeing this pop up!!
@@mightymangalore3900 Oh hey man! Long time since I've seen ya! We should catch up sometime!
@@TrevorWatsonBass super down!!
It sounds exactly like the OLP I modded with a custom made alnico pickup wound to 4.5K and a Stingray preamp I built myself
Nice! I hadn’t heard of OLP, good thing Talkbass is a thing. I have a deep appreciation for the folks that can take a cheap bass and turn it into something way better with some ingenuity!
@@TrevorWatsonBass The bass cost $80 from craigslist, pickup was $100 and preamp parts total was $12. Thats a whole less than $4,000 lol
@@Steve-mp7by very nice indeed! That is some pretty amazing cost savings. And I’m sure it sounds amazing!
@@TrevorWatsonBass I have to admit the sound is surreal and have been told also. When I play it its like a celebration of tone
Unfortunately, delivery to me is postponed at the end of this month... Normally I should have the bass at home for september the 28th ! 😞
That's quite a wait! Hopefully it turns out to be worth it.
For that price you can find some late 78s and 79s
They definitely are pricey, for sure.
Is all the background music original? I assume it is...
It is! Those are all bass grooves that I've published on my channel. I thought about putting links to them, but then I got lazy. Maybe I'll go through and do that today.