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Published on 02/11/04 at 15:00How:
After investigating on the internet and trying out at the showroom.
Where:
Wolverhampton Guitar Centre.
Price:
249 Pounds.
This is essentially a budget Bass. It is possible to purchase it on the internet for 210 pounds. I will not do this again however since the last time I did this the unit arrived with the varnish around the fixed joint cracked. Implying that it had been dropped at some stage! Also guitars vary in tone etc between models, especially at the lower end of the market. Best to buy the model you tried! I very much like the balance and feel of this unit. I am really a guitarist who has often to play the bass on the studio stuff when I can't contact the bassist in time! The same with the wretched drummer! This unit is simply quality. It doesn't feel or play like a cheap bass. It has active circuitry which provides a nice even tone across the strings and up the fret board. Solid ALder body, Maple Neck and Rosewood fret board. I remember when Mexican Standard Strat bodies were made of Basswood and the Alder was only available on the American Standard. I guess competition is good for consumers! I think that the gear is so good now, it really isn't worth buying the more expensive stuff unless you have made a hit single and have some money to burn! Real professionals may be able to extract more performance from the high end stuff, but with stuff this quality selling this cheap I think that nobody these days can complain!
Because It's active, the battery needs replacing. Also the bridge single coils is a little noisy. But its a single coils so it is to be expected. The next model up in the range has humbuckers. But at Gigs it doesn't matter and in the studio the noise is easily removed with plugins so why not save the bucks and enjoy the advantages of single coils?
The active circuitry has no off button. I assume that it switches off when the lead is unplugged.
Good woods used throughout as described above. Good fretwork on my unit. Nice action without any fret buzz. Good intonation. Was well set up by the shop. It has the feel of a much more expensive unit.
If you are in the market fot a high quality budget bass I think this would be hard to beat. Definitely check this out before you buy anything else. I would then be suprised if you went anywhere else.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
After investigating on the internet and trying out at the showroom.
Where:
Wolverhampton Guitar Centre.
Price:
249 Pounds.
This is essentially a budget Bass. It is possible to purchase it on the internet for 210 pounds. I will not do this again however since the last time I did this the unit arrived with the varnish around the fixed joint cracked. Implying that it had been dropped at some stage! Also guitars vary in tone etc between models, especially at the lower end of the market. Best to buy the model you tried! I very much like the balance and feel of this unit. I am really a guitarist who has often to play the bass on the studio stuff when I can't contact the bassist in time! The same with the wretched drummer! This unit is simply quality. It doesn't feel or play like a cheap bass. It has active circuitry which provides a nice even tone across the strings and up the fret board. Solid ALder body, Maple Neck and Rosewood fret board. I remember when Mexican Standard Strat bodies were made of Basswood and the Alder was only available on the American Standard. I guess competition is good for consumers! I think that the gear is so good now, it really isn't worth buying the more expensive stuff unless you have made a hit single and have some money to burn! Real professionals may be able to extract more performance from the high end stuff, but with stuff this quality selling this cheap I think that nobody these days can complain!
Because It's active, the battery needs replacing. Also the bridge single coils is a little noisy. But its a single coils so it is to be expected. The next model up in the range has humbuckers. But at Gigs it doesn't matter and in the studio the noise is easily removed with plugins so why not save the bucks and enjoy the advantages of single coils?
The active circuitry has no off button. I assume that it switches off when the lead is unplugged.
Good woods used throughout as described above. Good fretwork on my unit. Nice action without any fret buzz. Good intonation. Was well set up by the shop. It has the feel of a much more expensive unit.
If you are in the market fot a high quality budget bass I think this would be hard to beat. Definitely check this out before you buy anything else. I would then be suprised if you went anywhere else.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com