Franticsmurf Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago New Hollow Body Bass Day. I've been after a hollow body bass for the tone and this showed up in the research. A Sire Marcus Miller GB5 - the fretted version. I was impressed in the demo videos I saw/heard - it had the sound I was looking for and it's not bad looking. There was one for sale in Bax at £397 so I jumped in. Ordered on Tuesday, it arrived this afternoon. Shiny black (that won't last after my grubby fingerprints get on it 😀) , great playability straight from the box and almost the sound I was expecting without any dialing in of the amp. My only criticism is that the point on the body where my arm rests is quite sharp - no contour. It means a slight adjustment of the position of my hand to be most comfortable. Not so much of a problem if I'm playing with a pick (which won't be that often on this). 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted 31 minutes ago Share Posted 31 minutes ago Re your comment on the sharp body. You get that with all hollow body basses, I have never heard of or seen one with a contour, it’s the way they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted 22 minutes ago Share Posted 22 minutes ago 7 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: Re your comment on the sharp body. You get that with all hollow body basses, I have never heard of or seen one with a contour, it’s the way they are. Hasn't the Fender PBAC, the MIJ semi acoustic P Bass from the 90s got a bit of a contour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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