BigAl Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) 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. 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 Edited February 12, 2019 by BigAl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Very cool! And a lovely colour too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingsta Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 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... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgiver69 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 It's not only that, The Big Al might be the most versatile bass ever made!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 @Big Al selling any 4 string versions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 On 03/02/2019 at 21:03, CameronJ said: Very cool! And a lovely colour too. Thanks Cameron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 On 04/02/2019 at 16:57, krispn said: @Big Al selling any 4 string versions? Hey @krispn, I’m sure you could get used to 5? 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 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!' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHancox Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Is this still available? If so, please drop me an email! [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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