Boogie.Man
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I have purchased three new basses recently. Two were StingRays and one was a too good to be true deal on a W*****K. The none MM bass cost me 1/3 the cost of a StingRay, it was NIB and I had four to choose from. I was a 2 year old NOS. Anyway, now for a post buy report.
The W*****K is absolutely beautiful and it's a keeper. But, all three of my MMs beat it hands down. The issues I have are ergonomics. The edges of the fretboard are very angular which does not feel as good after owning MMs. They could stand to be rounded over a little. The bass hangs weird too. The position of the frets compared to MM and every other bass I've ever played is shifted far more to the left (I'm right handed) which requires more of a stretch to the lower frets. I've owned five of these W*****Ks over time. They are well made and nice. The woods, necks and fretboards are stunning. But I'm actually finding it difficult to switch back and forth between them. The MMs fit me like a glove. IMHO, the MMs beat its tone by quite a bit. Perhaps I'm just more into the MM tone. Their slogan is something about the sound of wood, which I've never quite understood. It does have a unique tone signature but to my ears it's more hi-fi than a MM or F****R, which to me have more woody tones. Of course, my understand of a woody tone may be way off. All I know is that I like it, think it's beautiful and well made. But it may serve more as a rarely used collection piece/decoration than an instrument to me. Time will tell. One thing I can say for sure is that it wouldn't cut it for me if it was my only bass.
The W*****K is absolutely beautiful and it's a keeper. But, all three of my MMs beat it hands down. The issues I have are ergonomics. The edges of the fretboard are very angular which does not feel as good after owning MMs. They could stand to be rounded over a little. The bass hangs weird too. The position of the frets compared to MM and every other bass I've ever played is shifted far more to the left (I'm right handed) which requires more of a stretch to the lower frets. I've owned five of these W*****Ks over time. They are well made and nice. The woods, necks and fretboards are stunning. But I'm actually finding it difficult to switch back and forth between them. The MMs fit me like a glove. IMHO, the MMs beat its tone by quite a bit. Perhaps I'm just more into the MM tone. Their slogan is something about the sound of wood, which I've never quite understood. It does have a unique tone signature but to my ears it's more hi-fi than a MM or F****R, which to me have more woody tones. Of course, my understand of a woody tone may be way off. All I know is that I like it, think it's beautiful and well made. But it may serve more as a rarely used collection piece/decoration than an instrument to me. Time will tell. One thing I can say for sure is that it wouldn't cut it for me if it was my only bass.
