bovinehost
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In what has been referred to in the trade press as "yet another convoluted exchange" but which was given the blessing from on high by a certain mysterious character known only by the initials "BP", I have somehow acquired this:
Jason (bassmonkeee) ended up with my former BA5 SSS. Reports are that he is pleased. Other bassists were involved in this but prefer to remain nameless at this time.
While I am still exploring the myriad (can I use "myriad" on the internets?) tones produced by this creature, I can say that it certainly does a lot of stuff. Some of that stuff is not at all Bongo-like, which interests me. I generally like things to be as Bongo-esque as possible, but this difference is also very good indeed.
I'm in the "first impressions" phase, which can be confusing for someone like me. At this point in the honeymoon, I do kind of think I might have gotten by with a single H model - of course. Being me, how could I not think that?
I also sometimes think: "Look at me with this fancy thing!" But at least my 20th Anniversary SR5 has another fancy top to hang around with, should I ever let my 20th see this thing. It might get button envy, so I'm waiting on that.
It has a couple of little dings - the Bassist To Be Named Later definitely gigged this sucker. This is okay with me. I like stuff to be played, and I'm almost sure the ding by the bridge came from it being bitten by Robin Trower. I might not have that story exactly right, but I'm close.
As a former owner/player of a number of Reverend basses, I thought the abbreviated top horn might throw me off a bit. I had that experience with the Reverends - "whoa, I'm apparently a half-step off." And then I'd look down and see my hands were in the wrong place (this happens to me on all basses, to be honest, but it was worse on the Revs). As it turns out, my fears were unfounded. Must have been the 35" scale on the Revs that contributed to my confusion.
So it's comfy. It's versatile. It's FANCY! It's got a maple board, which I generally avoid but this was a trade so I've made my peace with it. Honestly, my preference for rosewood boards is all visual, so no biggie.
Anyone else put flats on a 25th?
heheheheheh
Jack
Jason (bassmonkeee) ended up with my former BA5 SSS. Reports are that he is pleased. Other bassists were involved in this but prefer to remain nameless at this time.
While I am still exploring the myriad (can I use "myriad" on the internets?) tones produced by this creature, I can say that it certainly does a lot of stuff. Some of that stuff is not at all Bongo-like, which interests me. I generally like things to be as Bongo-esque as possible, but this difference is also very good indeed.
I'm in the "first impressions" phase, which can be confusing for someone like me. At this point in the honeymoon, I do kind of think I might have gotten by with a single H model - of course. Being me, how could I not think that?
I also sometimes think: "Look at me with this fancy thing!" But at least my 20th Anniversary SR5 has another fancy top to hang around with, should I ever let my 20th see this thing. It might get button envy, so I'm waiting on that.
It has a couple of little dings - the Bassist To Be Named Later definitely gigged this sucker. This is okay with me. I like stuff to be played, and I'm almost sure the ding by the bridge came from it being bitten by Robin Trower. I might not have that story exactly right, but I'm close.
As a former owner/player of a number of Reverend basses, I thought the abbreviated top horn might throw me off a bit. I had that experience with the Reverends - "whoa, I'm apparently a half-step off." And then I'd look down and see my hands were in the wrong place (this happens to me on all basses, to be honest, but it was worse on the Revs). As it turns out, my fears were unfounded. Must have been the 35" scale on the Revs that contributed to my confusion.
So it's comfy. It's versatile. It's FANCY! It's got a maple board, which I generally avoid but this was a trade so I've made my peace with it. Honestly, my preference for rosewood boards is all visual, so no biggie.
Anyone else put flats on a 25th?
heheheheheh
Jack
