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Interview: Mick Hawksworth
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 The latest Fly Guitar interview is with one of Britain's unsung bass heroes. Mick Hawksworth has been performing and recording for over 40 years, in a long line up of bands, and as a session player. In the 60s he was noted for his "technically brilliant basslines" after he formed the short-lived Andromeda with Attack frontman John Cann. He's got a great taste in gear: Acoustic, Danelectro, Guild. And of course Gibson; he most often plays an RD Artist bass. Check out the youtube clips to see it in action! In six parts.
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1976 Gibson G3
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 Images and description of a 1976 Gibson Grabber 3, or G3, bass guitar in Maple Gloss finish. The G3 was the upgraded version of the Gibson Grabber, essentially the same bass in every way, except the pickups. Rather than one sliding humbucker, it featured three G3 single coil pickups wired in humbucking configuration. many people regard the G3 as the best of the Grabber/G3/Ripper family of basses.
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Gibson Victory Wiring Schematics
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 The Gibson Victory bass guitar had complicated circuitry designed by Kalamazoo research and development engineer Tim Shaw. The full circuit schematic for the Victory Artist and schematic for the Victory Custom are online now for the first time, along with images of the circuits themselves. The Artist circuit was redesigned shortly after introduction of the model, and named Rev B. for this reason we are calling the older circuit Rev A. Schematics for both circuits are included on this site.
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1977 Gibson Grabber
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 Images and description of a 1977 Gibson Grabber bass guitar in Maple Gloss finish. As the finish name implies, this is a maple-bodied bass, in contrast to the majority of Grabbers shipped with a natural (satin) finish, which were alder, and also cheaper. Maple Gloss is an unusual colour, with just 181 such instruments shipped between 1977-79 (see Gibson Grabber shipping figures), although a few more may well have been shipped in the early 1980s.
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1973 Gibson EB-4L
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 Images and description of an early 1973 Gibson EB-4L bass guitar in Walnut finish. The early '73s had the two-point bridge, changing to the three-point bridge later that year (see a late 1973 EB-4L). There are no other differences; all EB4s have the same pickup (special design superhumbucker), controls, and other hardware.
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Gibson Bass Guitars Pickguard Information
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 Fly Guitars includes quite a lot of Gibson Bass part information, predominantly pickups, machineheads and bridges. This new section details some of the scratchplates used on Gibson bass guitars. Includes downloadable templates you can use to make your own replacement guards.
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