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Brian Crisman tipped me off to this yellow Kubicki over at the dudepit. Kubickis are my - ahem - other infatuation when it comes to bass. I wasn't initally too crazy about the yellow, but actually it's quite attractive in person and it goes with my CS (bought from Brian.)

It looks great and I'm glad the deal worked out for you.....nice color! I played a Kubicki a few years ago and was quite impressed with the neck and tone....great basses.

Whew - glad to know I'm not the only guy who likes Rics and Kubickis (and Laklands). Love that yellow Scott! Here's my Kubicki (an '86, hence my handle) with a couple of his brothers.

There's just something wrong with that headstock!!

Actually, the reason I don't own a Kubicki is because I like the look of a headstock or a completely headless bass, while a Kubicki feels a little too in-between for me. That's why I'm more a Steinberger guy. But that body shape is really awesome. How do they sound?

Scott, congrats on the Kubicki, those might be the only headless basses that I like the look of.

They have a sound that is as unique to themselves as the Stingrays or Rics do. I guess that's one of the reason I'm attracted to them. I like basses that sound like themselves and nothing but (Rics, Stingrays, Pbasses etc.) If you can find an MP3 of Stu Hamm (before he started playing Fenders) or Vail Johnson, you'll get a good idea of the tone.

Or this, a little sloppy, but you can get the tone:

http://home.earthlink.net/~s4001/factor%204.mp3

Steve, nice. Very nice.

That's a great shot, Steve. I would have preferred a red one to go with my '68 FG. But when on the prowl for early Pre-Fenders, one can't be too picky.

Am I the only one that finds them unattractive? They may be great basses, but I just don't like the look. And when you're as ugly as me you need a good looking instrument.

I don't think my previous comment qualifies as finding them "attractive"! So that makes two, and Robert was on our side also. I think the score is now 5 to 3 for "attractive"

I bought my Kubicki in 1986 when I was 21 (man that's a long time ago...). I finally had enough money for my first "good" bass. I headed down to Steve's Music in Toronto, and basically tried everything in the store. The Kubicki just had a great feel to it. Balance was great, the drop D lever was a cool feature, sound was versatile, and the neck had a satin "worn-in" finish. And best of all... it was blue!!! Plus the 32' scale was very comfortable in my hands. Hey, I know Kubicki's are not the most traditional looking bass, but they are fantastic players. I've bought and sold a lot of basses over the years, but the Kubicki isn't going anywhere!

Whoa, Scott! That bass sound reminds me so much of the 8-bit and 16-bit sounds from old videogame systems, like the NES and the SEGA Genesis . . . I always loved that kind of fat "pong" bass sound . . . I may have to look into a Kubicki in the future . . . are they passive, by any chance?

The Kubicki is passive/active. A tone switch allows you select between three active and two passive modes.

..and if your batteries die at a gig, you won't be stranded.