Grand Wazoo
Well-known member
I have got to tell you, this 25th Anniversary bass is beautiful, not just to look at, but it's a dream to play!! I have only had it a week now, I can guarantee you the honeymoon with this one is never going to end.
I have watched and heard Ed Friedland demoing an HH model on his YouTube review but unfortunately he didn't demo the H-S-S model which offers even more options in terms of pickup combinations. I am completely stunned by the 2 singles played together with a little bass and hi-mid boost, this combination gives you an addictive sound spectrum, that I just can't put it down.
The middle single coil on his own, could probably put an end to any P-Bass comparison, I mean this is just as close to the real thing as you're ever going to get.
Altogether, out of one bass I can get a StingRay sound with the bridge humbucker in parallel, or a Sterling sound with the same humbucker in series, I can get a Bongo sound with the bridge and neck in active mode while all the 3 pickups together kick ass. You can get a J-bass sound with the bridge and neck single, or with the 2 singles by themselves in passive. It just never stop amazing you. I abosolutely love it. As soon as more people will get to try them, I am sure that the 2010 models will become very popular, like BP said those who try them will get it. This is state of the art. And the fact that the neck shape is based on the Bongo shape but with the unfinished profile makes it a very fast neck.
I never owned a bass with a mahogany block, you will know once you play one with this feature, that it just rings and rings with sustain, which means you have to play a lot cleaner than before, because the resonance can be unforgivng when you move your hand on the neck if accidentally you strike an open string while fretting another that open string will continue to ring until you are able to mute it. The sustain is incredible.
I will treasure this bass for ever, it's absolutely wonderful.
and on looks alone...
I have watched and heard Ed Friedland demoing an HH model on his YouTube review but unfortunately he didn't demo the H-S-S model which offers even more options in terms of pickup combinations. I am completely stunned by the 2 singles played together with a little bass and hi-mid boost, this combination gives you an addictive sound spectrum, that I just can't put it down.
The middle single coil on his own, could probably put an end to any P-Bass comparison, I mean this is just as close to the real thing as you're ever going to get.
Altogether, out of one bass I can get a StingRay sound with the bridge humbucker in parallel, or a Sterling sound with the same humbucker in series, I can get a Bongo sound with the bridge and neck in active mode while all the 3 pickups together kick ass. You can get a J-bass sound with the bridge and neck single, or with the 2 singles by themselves in passive. It just never stop amazing you. I abosolutely love it. As soon as more people will get to try them, I am sure that the 2010 models will become very popular, like BP said those who try them will get it. This is state of the art. And the fact that the neck shape is based on the Bongo shape but with the unfinished profile makes it a very fast neck.
I never owned a bass with a mahogany block, you will know once you play one with this feature, that it just rings and rings with sustain, which means you have to play a lot cleaner than before, because the resonance can be unforgivng when you move your hand on the neck if accidentally you strike an open string while fretting another that open string will continue to ring until you are able to mute it. The sustain is incredible.
I will treasure this bass for ever, it's absolutely wonderful.
and on looks alone...
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