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Published on 05/13/11 at 02:27Low handcrafted in Poland by the makers of Mayon premium brand. 24 fret bolt-on neck is relatively thin and not very wide for a 6 string. setting a simple trussroad (Mayones the road has a double truss)
In terms of electronics, they are 2 active MEC pickups Soapbar shape connected to a 9V active MEC preamp. Level settings, 3 knobs, 1 volume that also push / pull to move from passive to active, 1 to adjust the balance between the pickups, knobs finally a double bass / treble.
Rosewood fingerboard, Schaller strap-lock and the same brand included.
The bass is fitted with a set of GHS boomers 28-126.
UTILIZATION
For me, it's better in the bass playing I know! I'm ESSP / April-June strings for the purposes of my group (he had dropped a rope into the Si) and handle (well regulated) is super comfortable. You just get away from the ropes that is shorter than the 4 string, but this gives us a handle not too wide. Moreover, this low in cases like my Kramer 450B which is a 4 string.
The ergonomics are very good, bass is not itchy nose whether you're sitting or standing. Moreover it is not heavier than another. It did not seem to have a 6 string in fact. on the other hand it's weird to come back to 4 strings!
Access is easy to treble strings except Si Mi and LA, even when the handle is imposing. For large palluches you should be fine. At the same time, I've never seen a bass sound good on an E string after the twelfth freight.
The handle is flat so no problem to put the thumb. The action is set very low (hence comfort) but do not except frieze on the B string that sounds very bad. By replacing the 135 with the same brand is fixed!
The sound of the pickups is very neutral (CME is at the same time, not Barto U.S.) and provides a rich variety of sound. The preamp is very effective. Each spring adjustment, the potato is the pickup balance is also very effective.
No I think everyone can find happiness!
SOUNDS
I bought it to play in my death metal band. Even on triplets by attacking the high frieze not pick it! I was looking for a clear, precise and sharp and I'm thrilled! For settings is simple, I put everything in the middle! There is a notch to identify mid-course is very practical, the bass does not move one to the other repeats. Besides the mechanics do not move either!
I play on a head SWR Studio 220 with two cabinets, it bumps, I have a huge presence. But the drummer hits like crazy and I have two scratch tickets that are impenetrable wall of sound! Well honing my EQ settings on the head and using a compressor that I can still be clearly audible without confusing the overall mix. The grave is the clean and clear treble and stand out well. Okay I admit, the EQ and compressor head contribute significantly to this presence.
Otherwise I play a bit of funk too, it sounds great. In fact I have not typed metal sound but with two guitars and a double bass drum, it must play smart to come out of the mix!
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for almost a year and does not leave me! Yet I have other basses but this one is adored one I much prefer! And yet I have a fucking bass collection!
This is the first model 5 / 6 string that I try but I was immediately fell in love. Knowing that his sister Mayones costs of at least 450 euros more, this is a value for money unbeatable seen on supplies. For the record, the former bassist and had Mayones endorsement by his colleague.
Aside from the electronics (different but not worse) the copy is perfect! We compared the two in the studio, the violin is the same. If one detail: the door to the battery on the ugly black plastic Fame while on the Mayo it blends into the woods ... Anyway it does not justify 450 euros difference!
Even the pure Mayones 1250 euros is a good investment, but the fame is the icing on the cake. I also want to do a little advertising for fame because it is a little known brand distributed by the German magazine Music Store. They make excellent copies of all kinds. For my part I tried a kit drum mics and I was very happy for only 150 euros in all. Bulldozer heads seem to be the heavy too.
For those who are not convinced take a look at the site of Mayones to dream and tell you that you will have the same thing with fame but less than 800 euros, 550 euros used (in fact I bought it 550 euros used to a guy who bought it new 787 euros one month earlier.)
So much for 550 euros you have access to electronic equipping Warwick upscale comfort playing bass luthier! Except that is not written Mayones on the headstock ...
In terms of electronics, they are 2 active MEC pickups Soapbar shape connected to a 9V active MEC preamp. Level settings, 3 knobs, 1 volume that also push / pull to move from passive to active, 1 to adjust the balance between the pickups, knobs finally a double bass / treble.
Rosewood fingerboard, Schaller strap-lock and the same brand included.
The bass is fitted with a set of GHS boomers 28-126.
UTILIZATION
For me, it's better in the bass playing I know! I'm ESSP / April-June strings for the purposes of my group (he had dropped a rope into the Si) and handle (well regulated) is super comfortable. You just get away from the ropes that is shorter than the 4 string, but this gives us a handle not too wide. Moreover, this low in cases like my Kramer 450B which is a 4 string.
The ergonomics are very good, bass is not itchy nose whether you're sitting or standing. Moreover it is not heavier than another. It did not seem to have a 6 string in fact. on the other hand it's weird to come back to 4 strings!
Access is easy to treble strings except Si Mi and LA, even when the handle is imposing. For large palluches you should be fine. At the same time, I've never seen a bass sound good on an E string after the twelfth freight.
The handle is flat so no problem to put the thumb. The action is set very low (hence comfort) but do not except frieze on the B string that sounds very bad. By replacing the 135 with the same brand is fixed!
The sound of the pickups is very neutral (CME is at the same time, not Barto U.S.) and provides a rich variety of sound. The preamp is very effective. Each spring adjustment, the potato is the pickup balance is also very effective.
No I think everyone can find happiness!
SOUNDS
I bought it to play in my death metal band. Even on triplets by attacking the high frieze not pick it! I was looking for a clear, precise and sharp and I'm thrilled! For settings is simple, I put everything in the middle! There is a notch to identify mid-course is very practical, the bass does not move one to the other repeats. Besides the mechanics do not move either!
I play on a head SWR Studio 220 with two cabinets, it bumps, I have a huge presence. But the drummer hits like crazy and I have two scratch tickets that are impenetrable wall of sound! Well honing my EQ settings on the head and using a compressor that I can still be clearly audible without confusing the overall mix. The grave is the clean and clear treble and stand out well. Okay I admit, the EQ and compressor head contribute significantly to this presence.
Otherwise I play a bit of funk too, it sounds great. In fact I have not typed metal sound but with two guitars and a double bass drum, it must play smart to come out of the mix!
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for almost a year and does not leave me! Yet I have other basses but this one is adored one I much prefer! And yet I have a fucking bass collection!
This is the first model 5 / 6 string that I try but I was immediately fell in love. Knowing that his sister Mayones costs of at least 450 euros more, this is a value for money unbeatable seen on supplies. For the record, the former bassist and had Mayones endorsement by his colleague.
Aside from the electronics (different but not worse) the copy is perfect! We compared the two in the studio, the violin is the same. If one detail: the door to the battery on the ugly black plastic Fame while on the Mayo it blends into the woods ... Anyway it does not justify 450 euros difference!
Even the pure Mayones 1250 euros is a good investment, but the fame is the icing on the cake. I also want to do a little advertising for fame because it is a little known brand distributed by the German magazine Music Store. They make excellent copies of all kinds. For my part I tried a kit drum mics and I was very happy for only 150 euros in all. Bulldozer heads seem to be the heavy too.
For those who are not convinced take a look at the site of Mayones to dream and tell you that you will have the same thing with fame but less than 800 euros, 550 euros used (in fact I bought it 550 euros used to a guy who bought it new 787 euros one month earlier.)
So much for 550 euros you have access to electronic equipping Warwick upscale comfort playing bass luthier! Except that is not written Mayones on the headstock ...
