Excellence!

[smallequestrian]

At 9.2lbs its a bouncing baby Big Al. Had it delivered to Kindness' place since I was out of town. Finally got by to pick it up around 10 tonight. Feels great, plays great. Look forward to cranking it at practice on Sunday.

Thanks Pete!

I must say, I think the Orange Swirl guard was an inspired choice. It really works well. I'm also happy I went with maple. The neck has a bit O' birdseye and figure to it.

Maybe its just my Jehova's Witness looking attire, but I don't think this is exactly screaming metal here. (If I look a little rough, its because I was in the humid hell known as Florida today and then spent a long time in an airplane. Normally I'm quite pretty )

 

[RobertB]

yeah man, dig the guard.

 

[Big Poppa]

Glad you finally got it.....IT looks cool with that pickguard I know you were worried about the color due to GC having bought them but yours is the smallhorsie big al

 

[Psychicpet]

niiiiiice!

 

[Duarte]

Those 3rd and 4th pics just kill me...fantastic stuff.

 

[GreyDad]

Kewl - it really does look great!

You should maybe smile when you play it though j/k

 

[MingusBASS]

Well done, Paul. That thing looks sweet.

 

[Thornton Davis]

Looks great!

With any luck my Big Al arrives today.

TD

 

[DrGonzo5150]

Looks Awesome!
I love the pickgaurd too.

 

[smallequestrian]

Glad you finally got it.....IT looks cool with that pickguard I know you were worried about the color due to GC having bought them but yours is the smallhorsie big al

Yeah, I started to second guess my colour choice as soon as I ordered. I kept on thinking how much one in a bright colour would rock. Usually my instincts with this type of thing are good, so I shouldn't have doubted myself. Plus Big Al #2 can always be in a bright finish

Plus all the White ones GC bought have rosewood boards

 

[Big Poppa]

plus this is the first generation of the Big AL......hehehehehehehehe Hint hint wink wink

 

[fogman]

beautiful!!!!!
congrats!!!!

 

[five7]

Lucky guy!

 

[MingusBASS]

plus this is the first generation of the Big AL......hehehehehehehehe Hint hint wink wink

The EVEN BIGGER AL. Twice the size, twice the pickups, twice the tone!!!

 

[Psychicpet]

The EVEN BIGGER AL. Twice the size, twice the pickups, twice the tone!!!

the Really Big Al


hopefully it means "50% more strings!"



even 25% more would be waaaay cool.

 

[Psychicpet]

..... awesome.

25% more strings!!!!

 

[TSanders]

Love it Paul!!!

 

[Eggman]

Paul - anymore playing/feel/tone feedback? Big AL GAS is starting to hit me - as well as Dargie 2 GAS and Ebony Board GAS. Must know it is safe to take a trip out of Bongo-land.

 

[Duarte]

Bigger Al = 3 Humbuckers?

 

[smallequestrian]

Paul - anymore playing/feel/tone feedback? Big AL GAS is starting to hit me - as well as Dargie 2 GAS and Ebony Board GAS. Must know it is safe to take a trip out of Bongo-land.

I haven't actually been able to crank mine yet. However I have spent a couple hours with the ones at the GC by me.

There is definitely a lot of MM inherent in the tone. My favorite setting from my in store experiences were:
1. All buttons up, which places the middle and bridge pickup in series, either active or passive, kind of a variation of the single H Bongo tone.
2. Solo middle pickup in passive mode, pretty cool P tone
3. Bridge pickup in active with a little bass boost. The harmonics ring out so nicely, I'm sure I'll spend too much time doing my half assed Jaco impression (wait, that's too genorous, probably more like quarter assed).

A lot of cool options here, I don't think it is a totally shocking bass to anybody who likes Musicmans, but it does have some tonal options that you just can't get in the other basses.