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Published on 09/17/03 at 15:00Got it from soundland (www.soundland.de) in person for 200 Euros (a little more than 190 Dollars that is).
I was looking for a "vintage style" but newly built bass, needed a short scale bass and didn't have much money on me.
It's got a very cool colour: "Torino Red" is very funky, 50s-car like but not too candy-ish. Definitely makes ya look good.
After all, it's a body form that's not too common - many people wanted to know more about it.
It's a short scale bass; that was perfect for my arm angle. (I could have mastered the frets of a longscale, but this one's _so_ light... man.)
It's got a killer sound. Very powerful for a shortscale bass. With roundwound strings, you get a decent midrange out of it for solos. When you curb the highs via the preamp knob, you get a deep, almost Jack Bruce-type average growl.
It has a tendency to pick up noise from lamps etc. Just a single coil pickup after all.
The d string tuner is not turning quite evenly any more, but all the others run like butter.
It's built well. In the half year I've owned this baby, it never caused me trouble.
It stays in tune quite decently.
Check above paragraph for minor quality defects.
If you like its looks and sound, it's an affordable and pretty bass with an outstanding tone.
One of the pretty short scale basses out there.
I think it's OK for me.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I was looking for a "vintage style" but newly built bass, needed a short scale bass and didn't have much money on me.
It's got a very cool colour: "Torino Red" is very funky, 50s-car like but not too candy-ish. Definitely makes ya look good.
After all, it's a body form that's not too common - many people wanted to know more about it.
It's a short scale bass; that was perfect for my arm angle. (I could have mastered the frets of a longscale, but this one's _so_ light... man.)
It's got a killer sound. Very powerful for a shortscale bass. With roundwound strings, you get a decent midrange out of it for solos. When you curb the highs via the preamp knob, you get a deep, almost Jack Bruce-type average growl.
It has a tendency to pick up noise from lamps etc. Just a single coil pickup after all.
The d string tuner is not turning quite evenly any more, but all the others run like butter.
It's built well. In the half year I've owned this baby, it never caused me trouble.
It stays in tune quite decently.
Check above paragraph for minor quality defects.
If you like its looks and sound, it's an affordable and pretty bass with an outstanding tone.
One of the pretty short scale basses out there.
I think it's OK for me.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com