My story:
mike watt is one of my favorite all time bassist. He's what I call and use the term a " lead bassist". He plays his bass like a lead guitarist. Very unique and awesome one of a kind bassist. Me being a fender guy, I don't play really anything outside fender and squier. However I did pick up a 2014 Gibson sg special for a deal of the century. Mike watt having influence on that decision.i don't play it much but I won't part with it. I really like the short scale, and the neck is very comfortable. It's just an awesome bass and it's a Gibson.
On the Subject:
Mike watt as a young bassist played fender p bass and also a Gibson eb3. This was in the Minutemen days. Anyway as watt became older in age he primarily plays a 1965 eb3 and a 1969 eb0.he has stated that getting older physically his hands don't perform like they did in his younger days so in order to perform and play like he always did the short scale Gibson eb series helps him. Backing him up I can honestly say that I'm a faster and tighter player while playing them short scales. If you have seen his 2 Gibson basses they are heavily modified, road worn and whatever else. This new reverend prototype he plays is a bass that suites his needs. Pickups , bridge, short scale neck with a fender like head, a Gibson sg influenced body, 1 volume 1 tone knob and p style pickups. I like seeing him play those old gibsons, that's his look, his character. This new bass of his makes me wanna customize my own perfect bass to fit my standards.
mike watt is one of my favorite all time bassist. He's what I call and use the term a " lead bassist". He plays his bass like a lead guitarist. Very unique and awesome one of a kind bassist. Me being a fender guy, I don't play really anything outside fender and squier. However I did pick up a 2014 Gibson sg special for a deal of the century. Mike watt having influence on that decision.i don't play it much but I won't part with it. I really like the short scale, and the neck is very comfortable. It's just an awesome bass and it's a Gibson.
On the Subject:
Mike watt as a young bassist played fender p bass and also a Gibson eb3. This was in the Minutemen days. Anyway as watt became older in age he primarily plays a 1965 eb3 and a 1969 eb0.he has stated that getting older physically his hands don't perform like they did in his younger days so in order to perform and play like he always did the short scale Gibson eb series helps him. Backing him up I can honestly say that I'm a faster and tighter player while playing them short scales. If you have seen his 2 Gibson basses they are heavily modified, road worn and whatever else. This new reverend prototype he plays is a bass that suites his needs. Pickups , bridge, short scale neck with a fender like head, a Gibson sg influenced body, 1 volume 1 tone knob and p style pickups. I like seeing him play those old gibsons, that's his look, his character. This new bass of his makes me wanna customize my own perfect bass to fit my standards.
