I tried them because I am still looking for a replacement for the discontinued GHS Progressives.
I found them stiff and still very Rotosound. I left them on which isn't the case with other strings I've tried. So not terrible.
Lot of responses here to read but I would ask two questions.
1. Are you flaunting an embarrassment of riches in front of guys struggling to make rent?
2. Are your bandmates standing around with their hands in their pockets while you run cables and twiddle knobs?
I bought a used bass online from Guitar Center for around $1650 and had it shipped to the local store. When it arrived the wood grain on the back was beautiful and on the top it was just funky looking in a way that wasn't really apparent in the thumbnail provided on the website. I knew it would...
Received mine today. Its a keeper. Fit and finish is good. Decent neck. Sounds good acoustically. Felt solid after I raised the action.
The hardware and pickups are a little sub-par.
I'll use a fraction of the $1000 more it would of cost for MIA and upgrade it the way I want.
It didn't register...
I really like the looks of this bass. How's the neck? On some of the new fenders the necks are far too thin for me. I still have the '74 Tele Bass I played when I was young. That baseball bat is too thick for me today but I never liked the really thin jazz bass style and would hate to eat...