EBS_freak Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='430263' date='Mar 10 2009, 11:27 AM']No one told me but here it is... [/quote] Albert Lee body for bass! Not sure about the front pickup position... Quote
Telebass Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Based on the Albert Lee guitar body shape...non-starter for me, I'm afraid. But then, you all knew that, didn't you? Quote
BigRedX Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 IMO that's the most interesting MM bass so far... Might need to try one of those out when their actual in the shops. Quote
ped Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Cool looking bass. The front pickup does look a bit close to the neck for me, but I would have to try one to know for sure. A nice change from the norm. ped Quote
Dubs Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 It looks like a bad throw-back to the dark period of 80s guitar design... Quote
Kiwi Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 I wonder what all those knobs do? EDIT: I've worked it out. Some of them run the country. Quote
thisnameistaken Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 I have a question: Are they selling any Bongos, and if so, who's buying them? And if not, are they just trying to blow money on R&D rather than give it to the tax man? Quote
7string Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='430412' date='Mar 10 2009, 12:58 PM']I wonder what all those knobs do? EDIT: I've worked it out. Some of them run the country.[/quote] Quote
BigRedX Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Err... Which is the front pickup? IMO they're all on the front - if they were on the back they'd be sticking into your gut/groin depending on how you wear the bass and probably not much use for picking up the string vibration. Quote
ped Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 I thought 'Front' (neck pickup) and 'back' (bridge pickup) were generally accepted terms :0) Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Looks like it has the same electronics package as the 25th Anniversary model which is a real looker... I'd really like to try one of these. Quote
BigRedX Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 [quote name='ped' post='430639' date='Mar 10 2009, 04:08 PM']I thought 'Front' (neck pickup) and 'back' (bridge pickup) were generally accepted terms :0)[/quote] Really? If I'd guessed I'd have gone for the other way round. That's why I prefer bridge/middle/neck terminology no ambiguity. Quote
josh3184 Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 ah don't worry, I've just checked up and found that the lefty hate continues as these are righty only Quote
leonshelley01 Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 I'm struggling to picture an uglier bass, although some of the Deans come close. Quote
budget bassist Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='430412' date='Mar 10 2009, 12:58 PM']I wonder what all those knobs do? EDIT: I've worked it out. Some of them run the country.[/quote] Volume, blend, 4 band EQ, active/passive switch, pickup selectors and series/parallel. Pretty cool. Quote
EdwardHimself Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 [quote name='ped' post='430639' date='Mar 10 2009, 04:08 PM']I thought 'Front' (neck pickup) and 'back' (bridge pickup) were generally accepted terms :0)[/quote] I've always thought that it should be the other way round since i always use the bridge pickup for lead playing. Quote
Telebass Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='430640' date='Mar 10 2009, 04:08 PM']Looks like it has the same electronics package as the 25th Anniversary model which is a real looker... I'd really like to try one of these. [/quote] Err...no. I wouldn't mind a (real) passive 1-pu Stingray - that would be the only MM I'd buy, although I did try a Bongo once (yep, me!) and although I'd never buy one, it wasn't too bad... Quote
silverfoxnik Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Hope you get some royalties then, Al? Interesting design for a change.. wonder what it sounds like... Quote
niceguyhomer Posted March 10, 2009 Author Posted March 10, 2009 I quite like it but think it'd look better in a bright colour like toxic waste green or syphilis yellow ...and yeh...where's my royalties, I've been known as Big Al since my first nappy change Quote
ped Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Just realised that my pickup naming thing comes form my vbass. Neck pickup is referred to as the 'Front' pickup and the bridge as the 'back' pickup. Quote
josh3184 Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 hey musicman, the 80s called, they want you to catch up! Quote
synaesthesia Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='430654' date='Mar 10 2009, 04:16 PM']Really? If I'd guessed I'd have gone for the other way round. That's why I prefer bridge/middle/neck terminology no ambiguity.[/quote] It is really quite common to describe the 'neck' pickup at 'front' and the 'bridge' pickup as 'back' pickup. It's common speak in the US amongst the older crowd, even Jaco spoke like that: [url="http://www.jacopastorius.com/features/interviews/portrait.asp"]http://www.jacopastorius.com/features/inte...ws/portrait.asp[/url] The proximity of the pickup closest to the fingerboard will annoy the slappers who aren't used to having a pickup there; few top shelf basses survive commercially with a pickup there, - the original PRS did not, but RICs continue to do so. They are great for getting the deep tonalties that reggae players like. Quote
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