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Bacchus Marcus Miller Jazz Bass
- Thread starter kenjikun
- Start date
- Nov 2, 2005
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- Endorsing Artist: Pyramid Strings, MPE Audio
I dunno if Fender would let another company do something like this.*
Maybe its a MM body with a bacchus neck. The neck joint doesn't look to be as snug as it should be in the third pic.
But I could be wrong.
*to a signature model, not any of fender's basses
Maybe its a MM body with a bacchus neck. The neck joint doesn't look to be as snug as it should be in the third pic.
But I could be wrong.
*to a signature model, not any of fender's basses
This has my complete attention. I've been wanting a Marcus Miller for a while now, but I'm not about to pay the asking price for a new one, and buying used sight-unseen is out of the question. I know there's been discussion of Bacchus in here, but what's the consensus on sound/build quality? I couldn't care less about the name on the headstock, or pedigree.
donno32, I appreciate the offer but I'm just a simple 4-string player. I might eventually move up to 5 string one of these days!
I took another look at the going rate for the Fender Marcus Miller 4s on evilbay and they are cheaper than I remember them being. I would still consider a Bacchus, but I'd really like to get my mits on one to try out first.
After the Marcus Miller, the only other bass I'm really gassing for is a creamsicle Bongo.
I took another look at the going rate for the Fender Marcus Miller 4s on evilbay and they are cheaper than I remember them being. I would still consider a Bacchus, but I'd really like to get my mits on one to try out first.
After the Marcus Miller, the only other bass I'm really gassing for is a creamsicle Bongo.
Marcus Miller bought and played Bacchus bass and Bacchus is a high-end instrument handcrafted in Japan. (except the Universe series which are being made in China). This is a typical handmade Japanese Bacchus Jazz equipped with Bartolini p/u.
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To kenjikun; the pickups are actually in-house Bacchus pickups. They don't use Barts anymore.
The actual site for Deviser (the company behind Bacchus), is www.deviser.co.jp/bacchus
Great basses, here's my two (on the left)...
The actual site for Deviser (the company behind Bacchus), is www.deviser.co.jp/bacchus
Great basses, here's my two (on the left)...
No, the Marcus Miller one is a Fender MM with a Bacchus neck added. All the hardware is identical to my MM.
Incorrect, they did produce this model years ago, but stopped cause of a slap on the wrist from Fender. They also made a Jaco model exactly like the Fender one. They had a number of models that were discontinued due to the Fender style headstock, hence why the newer headstocks look different.
For $700 IMO I'd rather buy the Fender. It's closer to the original and I find no issues with them. I have one. But being both the fender and the bacchus japanese, and sooo similar, in the end they might be closely related!
