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FINALLY! Pics of "Big Red!"

davidjbass

davidjbass

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I have to admit that I am not a big fan of red colored basses but that thing looks real nice. I am curious though at how much it weighs? My fretless BA 5 is 10lbs on the nose
and I find it kinda of heavy for my tastes. And the ones that I have seen at other bass retailers are weighing in at 9.5lbs. Could you help this inquiring mind?
 
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sitonmybass

davidjbass said:
I have to admit that I am not a big fan of red colored basses but that thing looks real nice. I am curious though at how much it weighs? My fretless BA 5 is 10lbs on the nose
and I find it kinda of heavy for my tastes. And the ones that I have seen at other bass retailers are weighing in at 9.5lbs. Could you help this inquiring mind?
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Without having weighed any of my four EBMMs I can say that my Sterling 5 single H is the heaviest. The only differences between yours and mine (since they're both Big Al 5 single H's) is that mine is rosewood/fretted and yours is pau ferro/fretless and the fact that mine has a matching painted headstock. All Big Al 5's are made of african mahogany, so I'm sure they're at least close in weight.

I also was not a big fan of red basses, or red in general, for that matter. I've become more open to color choices since I purchased my Bongo 5 single H in Orange Firemist.

Thanks to all for the compliments. From what I'm witnessing so far, it's turning out to be an eye-catching stage bass; I see it getting a lot of stares.
 
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The elements that make up the Big Al 5 single H that are "borrowed" from the other models (the Sterling's ceramic magnets, the four band EQ from HH and HS model Bongos and the StingRay magnet winding specs) add up to this bass being an interesting combination of them all which ultimately creates a new formidable beast. At times, I can "sense" each trait but it is in combination with the others. It's a Sterling, a Bongo and a StingRay combined but in retrospect, it is most like the 25th single H 5-string model in that they share the same pickup and electronics. If you can't decide which model you want it's like getting them all in one bass! It is actually taking a while for this all to sink in.

The appearance is also a contributing factor in this instrument's overall appeal and it is impossible to relate to this bass without the appearance "weighing in" on the total perception.

It truly "goes in for the kill" as an entire package; much like the Bongo!

Both Mrs.sitonmybass and I both agree that BP is a marketing genius on many levels.
 
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