All user reviews for the Waterstone Guitars 12 strings bass

Made in Korea...

Here's the specs...

Specs


32" Scale

Rosewood Fretboard

2 Passive Pick-Ups

Single F-Hole

2 Tone, 2 Volume

3 Position Selector Switch


UTILIZATION

All notes easily accessed...Tone is out of this world!!!!! The small scale really helps you get every string without over extending...It will take you a bit to get used to it and it'll chew your fingers a bit in the process...But, in the end, you will have the most musical sounding bass out there...
VERY easy to get a nice full tone...It's lightweight and well designed...The chambers help with the weight but it is a neck diver, so be wary of that...Tone controls are useful and do exactly what they should..

SOUNDS

I use this bass both direct for recording or amp'd for live/recording...It sounds terrific through any full-sized amp...Small amps may be a bit tinny with the upper register strings...

I like the rich tone and easy playability...It sounds HUGE and the pickups suit it perfectly...They are quiet but deliver a full signal...Make sure you use a good cable with this bass so you get the full benefit of it's beauty...I like my Elixer cable most with this...

This bass can fit well in any style music and in any circumstance...Although, if you play in a 3 piece band, this bass will do wonders for your band's sound...It will fill it in so thick you won't believe your ears!

OVERALL OPINION

I love this bass...Waterstone also makes an amazing 8 string bass in this style too...Waterstone basses are very hard to beat in terms of tone, value, and easy playability...

The quality of the build and tone are next to perfect...The price tag is high, but for what you get, it's ideal for any professional bassist...
I tried several other models before buying this one but stopped as soon as I held the piece of heaven...
I would buy another in a heartbeat...

Violin making in Korea and equipment in the USA. Personally I have a short-scale version, ie 32 ". It is team of two bar-type passive pickups. The bridge is home made, with 8 bridges (1 for string bass and 1 for both guitar strings). ... This particular.

UTILIZATION

The handle can prs has the width of a 6 string, and we need it to store 12 strings. Well, for the agreements must be large fingers. It is very heavy, but it is necessary to compensate for the standard weight of the head. When the sound with a 12-string bass, the sound is cataclysmic. A small BMOL, it is difficult to reproduce in the electric sound obtained by acoustic.

SOUNDS

It does not fit all the pieces, it is necessary to build the song around a bass line, but that's just the dream of every bass player right? I play on just about anything (guitar amp, bass), has sounded different on everyone. The ideal is to combine two amplifiers, guitar and bass, to highlight the potentialities of the beast. The sound is unique, no pedal can reproduce it. In addition, as one is not obliged to allow the string is an octave above (you can try the third above the fifth below, the octave plus fifth, the third and octave, etc. ... ), adding the game according the possibilities are endless. It's a nice monster.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it 2 years now, and I played a few songs. I like playing at home and save basslines unlikely, but it appears on some recordings of the groups to which I participated. I've tried any model, since we do not find in France, but I knew I wanted one. She came directly from Bass Northwest in Seattle. No regrets. She is beautiful, I love it.