NBD: a P bass I can use... Samick MCR content.

[Brad Johnson]

I've been a fan of these for a while now but never made the leap. One turned up this weekend and I jumped on it.



Samick Greg Bennett Corsair MCR-1 mini bass. Even the name is bigger than the bass.


It's a mini bass that sounds full sized. 24" scale, practically weightless (imagine a heavy fly-swatter), even got a Protech gigbag for it that looks like a custom fit (it's their 1/2 Acoustic bag). This thing is a hoot; roll off the treble and it has a surprisingly deep tone, deeper than most full-sized fours. Bring the treble up and it does an equally surprising old school P bass fingerstyle and slap thing. The kicker: I can do ridiculous bends and stretches on this thing... going up a fourth is a piece of cake AND it stays in tune. Needless to say I can do some seven or eight fret stretches with it. And FAST. I checked it out this last time through an Ampeg 210 combo with effects in a store and everyone who walked by did a double take. Way too much fun. I plan on gigging with it.

I've mentioned before that contrary to conventional wisdom, despite being predominantly a six string player, I tend to wank more (when I wank) on fours. This four just ramps that up to a silly degree so I'll likely need to exercise restraint.

The same store had four Kala Uke basses; a solid body and three hollowbodies. They sounded cool, this bass just grabbed me. Now if only Samick offered this in a five...

hint hint


I took it to the Brubaker shop yesterday and Kevin was equally impressed... so of course we spitballed about a short-short scale KXB- or NBS-6. Or doing a preamp and a pair of 59J's in this bass. Nah... it's great as-is.

So here's an inexpensive bass (around $150 new IIRC, I got mine used in like new condition) that's a ton of fun. If you're in the market heck, even if you aren't, you should put your hands on one of these. Might surprise ya. Like I said, I've been a fan for a while now, glad I finally got one.
:cool

[PWRL]

That looks pretty hip. Congratulations. Way to keep it as-is.

[RobertUI]

That's awesome! I've wondered about those... enjoy! I hope we can see/hear some clips of it some time. :-)

[bassist4dalord]

I played one of those. Looked goofy as all get-out on me, but it sounded pretty good.

[SBassman]

I used to have one. I miss it. It's a great little bass.

What kind of strings are you using on it?

[Brad Johnson]

Originally Posted by SBassman

I used to have one. I miss it. It's a great little bass.

What kind of strings are you using on it?

I don't know. It has roundwounds of an unknown variety on it. Seem about medium light gauge. I should probably check the gauges with a caliper so I have an idea if I change the strings.

This little sucker thumps.

[Brad Johnson]

Originally Posted by bassist4dalord

I played one of those. Looked goofy as all get-out on me, but it sounded pretty good.

I'm 6'2"... pretty sure it looks goofy as heck on me. I don't care. Probably not much goofier than a mandolin on me.

[Brad Johnson]

Originally Posted by PWRL

That looks pretty hip. Congratulations. Way to keep it as-is.

Yeah, I didn't want people thinking it did what it did because I modded it.

[ntenny]

You need to work with a guitarist who has one of those miniature Flying Vs.

-NT

[Diesel Kilgore]

Sweet 3/4. I bet its got the same pickups my old Samick knockoff had it in it. Loved that thing, wish I never sold it, it was a genuine gigging thumper. Love Samicks but they seem to be harder to find, unless you get a Samick built Squier.