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Big Al after a month
- Thread starter Smallequestrian
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Got to play one at San Jose GC. Fantastic feel all around. $1700 wooden temptation. I had to leave before it left with me.
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Played it at the Hollywood GC a few weeks ago. It was nice but IMO not worth the price tag given what is on the used market right now. $1,700 can get you a lot of used bass right now.
Me thinks the Big Al is a cool looking and great sounding...
If EBMM would make a 5er with 19mm spacing, I'd be after it!
The on stage photos above are quite good! One doesn't get photos like that (capturing the moment and stage lighting so well) with no experience and any old camera.
If EBMM would make a 5er with 19mm spacing, I'd be after it!
The on stage photos above are quite good! One doesn't get photos like that (capturing the moment and stage lighting so well) with no experience and any old camera.
According to their forums, EBMM will be coming out with a 5 string version with the Sterling 5 neck. As I said on your thread on that forum, the bass looks great on stage. The first picture really shows how nice the bass is. It's great to hear how much you're enjoying it.
My bass weighs just over 9 pounds, I would highly reccomend buying from a place that already has one in stock if you are weight sensitive, as I've played some that are over 10.
Thats one of the reason I wanted to post some pics of it in action.
The middle pickup solo'd is very very close to the sound of a Pbass IME/IMO.
I think it would probably work for a lot of people, although I fully admit that I don't think I'd do a jazz trio gig with it, even if it can give you some good tones for it.
Its a little of both. I'm 6'2" and the body is somewhere in between a Stingray and Sterling in size I believe.
Yep!
How does the neck pickup sound? Its so close to the neck that I've been assuming it would have some sort of muddy EB0 like sound. What does is actually sound like?
Your pedal board is priceless, BTW.
Your pedal board is priceless, BTW.
- Jul 3, 2004
- 1,300
- 641
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Ernie Ball MusicMan Guitars
I love the looks of this bass. But I played it, along with a HH-5 Ray, 3 precisions (all new) and a Fender P-5 all through the same rig at a GC a while ago.
The P's all just came right along, the MM's I had to tweak and switch & adjust and still couldn't find a tone on any of them that made me go: Wow! I couldn't even get a "that's cool" out of it.
I want one, but not for retail, even discounted, they still seem expensive to me.
But the Big Al looks so cool! Damn!
The P's all just came right along, the MM's I had to tweak and switch & adjust and still couldn't find a tone on any of them that made me go: Wow! I couldn't even get a "that's cool" out of it.
I want one, but not for retail, even discounted, they still seem expensive to me.
But the Big Al looks so cool! Damn!
Iknowright? I played the two at the SJ GC and they were both amazing, but that was when they had first arrived. I'm sure they're in bad shape by now. But anyways, I was very impressed with the tone and feel, and if I had more money to spend right now I'd order one for sure.
sweet bass!
you look like phil lesh meets rivers cuomo.
i recently tried one of those in gc (a big al not a phil cuomo) and was really impressed. nothing EEMB has done prior really ever did anything for me but this bass is different. now if only i had $1800...
you look like phil lesh meets rivers cuomo.
i recently tried one of those in gc (a big al not a phil cuomo) and was really impressed. nothing EEMB has done prior really ever did anything for me but this bass is different. now if only i had $1800...
