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Published on 08/20/03 at 15:00I got this bass as a Christmas present from my wife. I played bass several years but had to sell my other one to pay bills. She paid $300 for this bass. She got it from a classified add on a website she found
This bass has Very good sound. You can get a very different sound just from the bass alone. By balancing the pickups from neck to bridge and back, you can go from very low bottom to very high end that almost hurts if the mid, bass and treb are set incorrectly. The body allows a lot of resonance so much so that I play without an amp for practice most of the time and don't have a problem hearing myself play. I like the body cutout beneath the D & G strings for slapping, the input jack in on the front of the body and angled out to reduce bumping of the chord. It stays consistantly in tune and the neck is fast when you set the action to your liking.
The strap holder pegs were getting a little loose but that was remedied by longer screws. No biggie there. & the strings buzz a little on certain frets but you can't hear it when plugged in.
Other people have mentioned that it's heavy, but I've played it for several hours on end and have had no problems dealing with it's weight.
The bass is SOLID! It tends to have an air of indestructability about it but I'm not ready to test that theory. I was usually very delicate with my other bass, but I don't feel the need to coddle this one. I have a lot of faith in it.
It's a damn good bass as far as I'm concerned. Between the bass, my EQ-20 and Marshall head, I don't think there's much I can't do with the sound. I used to struggle with sound issues on my old bass, and for once, I'm happy with my sound. Many of you will know how long the quest for good sound can take. I'm even able to get a good woody tone without and amp modeler and that's tuff to do with some WOOD basses! A great bass for the price.
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This bass has Very good sound. You can get a very different sound just from the bass alone. By balancing the pickups from neck to bridge and back, you can go from very low bottom to very high end that almost hurts if the mid, bass and treb are set incorrectly. The body allows a lot of resonance so much so that I play without an amp for practice most of the time and don't have a problem hearing myself play. I like the body cutout beneath the D & G strings for slapping, the input jack in on the front of the body and angled out to reduce bumping of the chord. It stays consistantly in tune and the neck is fast when you set the action to your liking.
The strap holder pegs were getting a little loose but that was remedied by longer screws. No biggie there. & the strings buzz a little on certain frets but you can't hear it when plugged in.
Other people have mentioned that it's heavy, but I've played it for several hours on end and have had no problems dealing with it's weight.
The bass is SOLID! It tends to have an air of indestructability about it but I'm not ready to test that theory. I was usually very delicate with my other bass, but I don't feel the need to coddle this one. I have a lot of faith in it.
It's a damn good bass as far as I'm concerned. Between the bass, my EQ-20 and Marshall head, I don't think there's much I can't do with the sound. I used to struggle with sound issues on my old bass, and for once, I'm happy with my sound. Many of you will know how long the quest for good sound can take. I'm even able to get a good woody tone without and amp modeler and that's tuff to do with some WOOD basses! A great bass for the price.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com