• Ernie Ball
  • MusicMan
  • Sterling by MusicMan

Playing the Big Al 5 today

davidjbass

davidjbass

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 30, 2008
Messages
278
Big Poppa said:
not to take anything away from the 3s...but BUT BUT BUT The sngle H is the best one we make and that comes from the Big Poppa BOngo guy....The serie and parrallel and active and passive and the four band pre...Ed you better test one of these..... Better yet dont...you'll want one
Click to expand...

Oh man that makes me happy to hear that. I have one of those babies on order and due any day now.
 
S

sitonmybass

Big Poppa said:
not to take anything away from the 3s...but BUT BUT BUT The sngle H is the best one we make and that comes from the Big Poppa BOngo guy....The serie and parrallel and active and passive and the four band pre...Ed you better test one of these..... Better yet dont...you'll want one
Click to expand...

Just like davidjbass, I am quite excited to hear this, since I also have one on the way. Something told me that was the configuration to go for! :rolleyes:
 
Last edited:
Grand Wazoo

Grand Wazoo

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 20, 2008
Messages
2,830
Location
Planet Remulak :)
Big Poppa said:
hss is probably a no go as I like the humbucking where it is and it would get kind of crowded and then people would complain
Click to expand...

Just so you know BP, I have been on the phone today with a certain Blind Lemon discussing the terms for my getting a BA5SSS (Big Al 5 SSS). However, I hereby embarass myself by begging you one question, would it be possible to get it in a classic colour, I was thinking Mint Green / Maple board.

If not, I'll understand and go for a different colour out of the options available, but as many people say... if you don't ask you don't get. :)
 
Sting

Sting

Well-known member
Joined
May 19, 2009
Messages
119
Location
Harrisburg, Pa
Big Poppa said:
hss is probably a no go as I like the humbucking where it is and it would get kind of crowded and then people would complain
Click to expand...

I see your point, glad your pursuing making good well thought out instruments. Keep up the good work!

If I had the money, I would buy me a BA5 SSS and a BA4 H. Then I think a Bongo 6 HSp, and a fretless Sterling 4 Hp, and a....:D
 
adouglas

adouglas

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 12, 2005
Messages
5,592
Location
On the tail end of the bell curve in Connecticut
guenter said:
Or "pickups-on-rails", where you can move the pickups between neck and bridge to whatever position you want. For a nearly unlimited number of different sounds... :)

But how could one describe the characteristics of such a bass?
Click to expand...

Been done several times over the years. Gibson made such a beast, and in the oh-so-weird 80s there was a headless-bodyless Steinberger ripoff that had a sliding pickup.

The results of such efforts have been underwhelming.

Think about it... what you're going to wind up doing is putting it where it sounds best, and the people who actually know what they're doing (like BP & company) already put it there.
 
DTG

DTG

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 13, 2007
Messages
1,759
Location
Ireland
i just cant stop thinking about white tort maple big al 4.now to me that screams classic
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom