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Musicman Big Al 5 SSS 

£975

Candy apple red 5 string with maple neck.

3 pickups with selector switches, 4 band eq, 18v active/passive with passive tone.

Very versatile bass, see review below.

Comes with original Musicman hard case.

Schaller strap lock buttons fitted and Thomastik JF345 Jazz Flats.

This bass has been gigged a fair bit  with some mojo to the neck finish and some minor dings/scrapes to the body (shown in pictures).

Bass is in Bangor, NI.

Will post, buyer to arrange postage.

No trades at this time.

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Bass Whisperer review here:

My feedback here:

Specs:

  • Construction: Bolt-on (5-bolts)
  • Weight: 4-string: 9 lbs, 3 oz (4.17 kg); 5-string: 9 lbs, 10 oz (4.36 kg) (varies slightly)
  • Body Wood: African Mahogany
  • Body Finish: High gloss polyester
  • Bridge: Standard Music Man® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles
  • Pickguard: Standard: Black or White; Optional: Shell, White Pearloid, Vintage White Pearloid, or Black Pearloid.
  • Scale Length: 34? (86.4 cm)
  • Neck Radius: 11? (27.9 cm)
  • Frets: 22 High profile, wide
  • Neck Wood: Select maple neck
  • Fingerboard: Fretted – maple or rosewood; Fretless – Pau Ferro with or without inlaid fretlines
  • Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
  • Neck Colors: Standard – Natural; Optional – Matching painted headstock
  • Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic design
  • Truss Rod: Adjustable
  • Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity
  • Controls: Passive preamp: 500kohm volume and 250kohm tone – .047µF tone capacitor; Active preamp: 4-band EQ – 25kohm volume, treble, high-mid, low-mid, bass
  • Switching: Single Pickup – 2-way push button active/passive selector, 2-way push button series/parallel selector; Triple Pickup – 3 x 2-way push button pickup selector, 2-way push button active/passive selector
  • Pickups: Standard – Single Humbucking with ceramic magnets; Optional – Triple Single coil Neodymium magnets

 

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Sweet jeesus! If there's a better bass this year on this forum for less than a grand I'll eat my hat! Somebody buy this before I start getting bad thoughts... 

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On 03/02/2019 at 23:08, mingsta said:

Sweet jeesus! If there's a better bass this year on this forum for less than a grand I'll eat my hat! Somebody buy this before I start getting bad thoughts... 

Thanks @mingsta, it’s a great bass!

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On 04/02/2019 at 12:52, Mcgiver69 said:

It's not only that, The Big Al might be the most versatile bass ever made!!

Absolutely @Mcgiver69!

Anyone who isn’t familiar with the model should check out the video above!

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I had a four string version years ago and it was as described the most versatile bass I think I've ever played. That passive P bass tone is absolutely 'sticking out!'

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