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Published on 05/21/09 at 11:19
Made in Korea
body asymtrique reversed (zero balance)
22 frets but can not touch the two dernires with a normal position
2 microphones apparently double
Electronics JB type (2 volumes + 1 microphones Tone is simple.

UTILIZATION

The handle is good, big but enjoyable. The head is standard with some sort of black plastic plate that begins to steer the mine??
Body + asymtrique the head standard: attention is not easy to find a tui size, will have a cover yet.
Access in acute is zero, it's mostly the shape of the body. The slap is difficult for the same reason.
Trs balance is wrong, the trick gives prcdement is essential (ie dplacer cot belt attachment sleeve in the junction body / neck) is still a must not use his elbow or forearm right to retain it. best to take the strap as the longest possible for a true rocker attitude.
Finally it is a low man what.

SOUNDS

Is it the INTERESTED. This has a low hoarse sound, not too low, but loaded down mdiums. It is ideal for all styles of rock much nerve (rock, hard, hard rock, mtal fat punk ...).
The small inconvnient a little Gnant all of the same: the microphones transmit sounds mdiators or finger when touched (at least on mine). I do not know if they are EMG on mine but in any case c'tait not marked on it.
I have tried, changing the neck pickup with a simple (CREL JB41) silent sound much better, clearer, no noise impact.

OVERALL OPINION

It's a bass with the characters, a low rocker, without concessions.
One feels at once more confident when you're on scne with this kind of instrument (to play graouh of course).

I saw in the window one night coming back from a friend and I came back the next day with chquier, I bought it new in 2001 2600F.

MRIT it right even a small change in pickups but it is a dimension that is not empty con find (there are at MODELS Bartolini, Crel can do too).

Edit: I will resume putting the APRS zic paused for a few years. I even sell pens during that period. I redid a RPET 'there are few with a 3-body Ampeg (V4B) and always sends a good steak. Playing hard with good bass like the there something to take to a amricain.