New Tim Commerford MM Basses

[admiralchew]

I wondered when they’d do another run:

 

https://www.music-man.com/instruments/families/basses/tim-commerford

 

I have an active full scale from the first run and it’s a lovely bass. It’s very light and I love it being string-through. The other distinguishing features are string gauge, adjustable ramp and mutes, so not exactly show-stopping, but it’s as close as I’ve ever gotten to Timmy C’s sound (and I have tried!).

There is again a passive option.

[MartinB]

This might be a stupid question, but how does a "passive gain boost" work? Some sort of transformer wizardry?
Or more likely that the "normal" position is attenuated, so that the "boost" is comparatively louder?

[admiralchew]

2 minutes ago, MartinB said:

This might be a stupid question, but how does a "passive gain boost" work? Some sort of transformer wizardry?
Or more likely that the "normal" position is attenuated, so that the "boost" is comparatively louder?

Good question. It sounds like the controls from the short scale basses.

 

Last time round there were active and passive short scale options too.

[drTStingray]

6 hours ago, MartinB said:

This might be a stupid question, but how does a "passive gain boost" work? Some sort of transformer wizardry?
Or more likely that the "normal" position is attenuated, so that the "boost" is comparatively louder?

Exactly as you say, and I run my first run TC signature passive long scale in ‘boosted’ mode all the time. However if doing anything with a bass solo in it, then running non boosted mode at an appropriate volume and pressing the boost control for the solo is very useful. 
 

My bass is great - use it regularly - I’m sure these will be as well - it’s under 8lbs.