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Published on 04/27/08 at 07:42
So here's a very nice bass in particular look, and more white she is beautiful;)

Level violin body is alder, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard bolted to 20 boxes, I'd rather have a mahogany set neck and as the gibsons ...

Electronic level was 2 doubles, 2 volumes and a tone, fully shielded electronics cavity ....

Level finish it off very nice, but it should still look too much into detail (junction body / neck horrible, cutting the average pick guard ...)

7 So because of the wooden handle screwed and wood finish

UTILIZATION

The handle is rather large and round, but was well in hand and it slides well and is pleasant enough, access to acute is the pits.

The body shape makes the guitar very unbalanced, so banish the nylon straps, but with practice and a good strap used to it, is the price to pay to play a thunderbird

The body is also quite heavy, I made the mistake of buying the epiphone Pouche that goes with it and transport it's really heavy
6, because a fender is still infinitely more comfortable and ergonomic than thunderbird, but I accept that and I did with

SOUNDS

For starters I'm playing with my band in rehearsal on a Ashdown 180 watt home on a 20Watt All Tube Guitar homemade.

First the microphones are very powerful, past quarter gain on my ashdown I saturates, while with my jazz bass I must pushes at least one-half.

Its level is full of low mids, quite dirty (because of the powerful microphones) quite round and fat (as opposed to a jazz bass for example)
In terms of combinations of a microphone that can react as a jazz bass, big sound is rather dirty with the neck pickup, with his own two microphones, and more slamming and raugue with the bridge pickup.
Basically it is very suitable for the Roskies, grunge, metal, pop to the limit

I put 8, because even if the sound is good is not gibson

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this bass for the look, sound is very suitable for what I play with my band, and while comfort is questionable choice I would do is experience with