The Lightwave Saber SL 5 string features a tonal palette unlike anything you've ever played. The purity of sound and the length of sustain is absolutely breathtaking! Unlike conventional magnetic pickups, the LightWave Saber’s optical pickups do not create a magnetic field, therefore the strings’ sustain is not affected by the slight pull of the magnet. This allows the tone of the Saber bass to sustain much longer while remaining clean, and it delivers a more natural bass tone than you’ll hear from a typical magnetic pickup. The Saber is also equipped with piezo pickups in the Monolith Bridge rails that add a very cool character to the instrument’s tone when blended into the signal.
I realize that these basses don't pop up here all that often and many of you have never heard of them, so I thought I'd provide some education on them as these are very different basses then what you're used to - and for that they're worthy of your attention:
Here's a review of the Lightwave Saber SL by Ed Friedland, the Bass Whisperer.
Here's a review from MusicPlayers.com by Joseph Dubbiosi.
Here's another review from MusicRadar.com.
And lastly, here's a link to the Lightwave website.
Specs:
- Alder body
- 3 pc rock maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- 34" scale
- 24 frets
- Custom GraphTech bridge
- Lightwave active preamp with . . .
- Master volume
- Bass boost/cut
- Mid boost/cut
- Mid Range EQ sweep
- "Ice Tone" blend
- Warm/cool toggle switch
- On board rechargeable battery gives you 16 hours of play time with 1 hour battery re-charges (charger included)
Asking $850 shipped CONUS in a brand new Gator Gig Bag.
Trade Interests:
- Looking for a $$ equivalent 4 banger to convert to BEAD; so I'll look at Fenders, G&L's, etc, so long as the string spacing is 19mm.
- Would also consider 5 strings as well. String spacing must be 19mm.
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