DreamError
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Playing an 8-string guitar has shown me I can indeed handle a 6-string bass, so I decided to get one since the bass is really my first love anyway. I used to play an ESP 5-string, but I've always liked Ibanez, and when I was researching narrow string spacing models I came across the Gerald Veasley signature line. I'd never actually heard of the guy, which is how I justify owning a signature model to myself 
This is the cheaper Indonesian-made model, and FFS if my Iron Label was nicely setup, this thing was set up by someone with all-thumbs and half a hand -_- The 2nd string looked low, and when I tuned it up it was pressed against the fretboard and bridge pickup 
Seriously, how was that even possible to miss? Talk about zero ....s to give 
It definitely needs a setup, badly; I plan to cruise some pawn shops for a couple beaters later to practice setups on 
It came with no tools or manual with how it should be set up, unlike my Iron Label, but tools I have so I was able to raise that string up and adjust the others. And the manual is just wasted paper, but still. Also, instead of a little tag on a tuner with the date of build, setup, and inspection with stamps, it just had a warranty card with the serial and some guy's name printed on it, and that it was built on 9-18-13. Feels strange that the Iron Label had an overall more pleasurable experience both in setup and packing than an artist signature that costs the same or more, but I suppose Mr. Veasley's slice of the pie makes it technically a "lesser" instrument
Or Maybe September was not a good time for the factory, and February was, or I got lucky, or...
Now for some good. The fret edges are actually very nice. I love the 14mm string spacing, this thing is easier to play than my guitar! The finish is more subdued than online, just like on my SIX28. It's like Ibanez cranks the saturation and brightness in photoshop before posting pics. But I do dig the flamed maple with it.
I'm not a huge fan of finished necks, so I may wet sand it or try polishing it regularly or something. The preamp knobs are cheap plastic that Ibanez has the audacity to charge $16 for on their website Going to replace them with some cosmo black ones when I swap the preamp out.
The pickups are okay, the preamp is mostly garbage, and I plan to replace both with RJ Neos and a Mike Pope Flexcore. It still sounds decent enough for now, though, and is useable at least.
Anyway, enough babbling, here's my lovely. In some shots you can sorta see my ghostly ass reflected in the shine
Check out the thickness of the top in the jack hole. This thing weighs a ton, but also no appreciable neck dive, either
Didn't realize this one was blurry >.>
Top is pretty thick:
And now for the back, just because you can see a nice "character knot" as I call it:
Makes it easier to spot mine, not that there are a ton of people with GVB36s anyway >.>
And because cuteness demands it:
I think she knows she's being photographed...
She loves all my music stuff. She used to sleep on my K5000S keyboard synth, lounge on top of amps, etc.
This is the cheaper Indonesian-made model, and FFS if my Iron Label was nicely setup, this thing was set up by someone with all-thumbs and half a hand -_- The 2nd string looked low, and when I tuned it up it was pressed against the fretboard and bridge pickup
Seriously, how was that even possible to miss? Talk about zero ....s to give It definitely needs a setup, badly; I plan to cruise some pawn shops for a couple beaters later to practice setups on It came with no tools or manual with how it should be set up, unlike my Iron Label, but tools I have so I was able to raise that string up and adjust the others. And the manual is just wasted paper, but still. Also, instead of a little tag on a tuner with the date of build, setup, and inspection with stamps, it just had a warranty card with the serial and some guy's name printed on it, and that it was built on 9-18-13. Feels strange that the Iron Label had an overall more pleasurable experience both in setup and packing than an artist signature that costs the same or more, but I suppose Mr. Veasley's slice of the pie makes it technically a "lesser" instrument
Or Maybe September was not a good time for the factory, and February was, or I got lucky, or... Now for some good. The fret edges are actually very nice. I love the 14mm string spacing, this thing is easier to play than my guitar! The finish is more subdued than online, just like on my SIX28. It's like Ibanez cranks the saturation and brightness in photoshop before posting pics. But I do dig the flamed maple with it.
I'm not a huge fan of finished necks, so I may wet sand it or try polishing it regularly or something. The preamp knobs are cheap plastic that Ibanez has the audacity to charge $16 for on their website
Going to replace them with some cosmo black ones when I swap the preamp out.The pickups are okay, the preamp is mostly garbage, and I plan to replace both with RJ Neos and a Mike Pope Flexcore. It still sounds decent enough for now, though, and is useable at least.
Anyway, enough babbling, here's my lovely. In some shots you can sorta see my ghostly ass reflected in the shine
Check out the thickness of the top in the jack hole. This thing weighs a ton, but also no appreciable neck dive, either
Didn't realize this one was blurry >.>
Top is pretty thick:
And now for the back, just because you can see a nice "character knot" as I call it:
Makes it easier to spot mine, not that there are a ton of people with GVB36s anyway >.>
And because cuteness demands it:
I think she knows she's being photographed...
She loves all my music stuff. She used to sleep on my K5000S keyboard synth, lounge on top of amps, etc.
