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Washburn XB400

4-string bass guitar from Washburn belonging to the XB Bantam series

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«  Compact and powerful! »

Published on 07/06/11 at 20:21
Therefore made in Korea / 24 frets / Bridge Washburn good (sounds like a Wilkinson reinforced?) / Pickups: Dual Humbucker (no notion of the Washburn brand surely?) / Settings: 4 volume knobs == 1 / 1 setting acitf / passive fader / balance a microphone bass / treble / balance a knob for serious ... acute. Moreover very versatile!
I wish I had a switch to switch between active rather than passive knob (for the volume it's dual use ??!!).

UTILIZATION

Channel: As described below, is a highway! In fact it is quite wide at nut (40 mm approx.). Paradoxically it is easier to play a jazz bass neck (38 mm at nut) ... Surprising? Yeah I know! But I prefer to handle this than my jazz bass classic! So ... To access the treble: AR! Unless there are more boxes if the universe has P-bass and Jb! Otherwise, it's still in the stadard access to acute! Sound: easy to get! Just know what you want!

SOUNDS

Then there is the key! say that I had heard that this bass lacks "serious" ... Um Frankly I do not! With the preamp tech, Vol same, and the equation well regulated, well we have a big bass sound very deep, which can beat up if desired! So the crystal clear sound, Heu / / / Yes I think too! This bass makes me think of a bass studio: no breath (humbuckers !!!), large output level (ideal for sending potatoes on stage with powerful notes very accurate), accurate, comfortable, fast, etc.. ..

Since I, it replaces my bass fetish progessive (JB) to work and repeated ... I took it on a whim because it was green (I love color ...) And in the end it's a big revelation!
The type of instrument on which one would not bet a Kopek, and then ... a lil miracle happens: we love!

It's easy to play bass una, light (more than my pretty !!!), JB (must love the look but hey ...), sending big time with a precision of hell! I love!

In defects: stack accessible through a hatch screwed (shame!) / Look older / Must be set to sound know! / Crachotent knobs that time (like all vintage how low!).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it recently, and I was passive bass pro, I begin to change my tune ... I admit that for the price it was a bass that looks a bit like a Warwick in terms of sound: strong / hot / powerful / "Original"

For the price it's really an interesting alternative! But it is better to make sure everything is functional before it cracked!

Go for it ...