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Musicman Big Al Club
- Thread starter Melvin7822
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- Jul 27, 2001
- 720
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- 42
- Disclosures
- Unofficially Endorsing Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars
I get my dirt from overdriving the preamp in my amplifiers. Picked or fingers, goes from super smooth to rip out your brains aggressive snarl.
Once my bongo sells, this will be my last Ball. I don't think it will be lonely though, because its such a versatile bass, I will always want one in the rotation.
Sigh 
There is my ex.
Man that Big AL had/has one stunning rosewood board.
Beautiful color and grain to it.
Still wonder if I held on the right Big AL?
hmmmm?
There is my ex.
Man that Big AL had/has one stunning rosewood board.
Beautiful color and grain to it.
Still wonder if I held on the right Big AL?
hmmmm?
Once my bongo sells, this will be my last Ball. I don't think it will be lonely though, because its such a versatile bass, I will always want one in the rotation.
I hear ya.
I am down from the 9 I had recently at one point to 5.
And soon might be down to 4? or even possibly 3?
Oooh that's good to hear. More specifically: Can you cop a sort of Precision-ish OD tone by pushing your amp with, say, the middle pickup in passive mode?
- Jul 27, 2001
- 720
- 8
- 42
- Disclosures
- Unofficially Endorsing Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars
Absolutely, it responds to how hard you hit it, my volume is usually around 75% I can turn it up if I need a boost, or dig in a little more.
Gots meself one last year, funny story about it too. There's a brown SSS at GC in Concord, California that's been there for what seems like decades, and they wouldn't give me a discount that made it worth buying (it had problems). So I moped over to GC El Cerrito and found this one, with a pretty serious discount tag on it that according to the salesdude shouldn't have been there. But I got the sale, and thus was one of the luckiest days of my life.
Hi all. Just picked up a Big Al 5 and strung it up E to C with flats. Diggin it.
Two strange things. I get noise (clicks and pops) when switching the pickup an active/passive switches. Also, if you tap on the pickups it comes thru the amp quite loudly, but only the pickup that's 'on'.
This can't be normal, can it?
Two strange things. I get noise (clicks and pops) when switching the pickup an active/passive switches. Also, if you tap on the pickups it comes thru the amp quite loudly, but only the pickup that's 'on'.
This can't be normal, can it?
The switch clicks and pops are normal, the important thing is that they shouldn't be very loud. As for the pickups, think of them like microphone. If you tap them you will hear sound. They are also fairly strong as the magnets for the pickup poles are neodymium.
You can rest easy knowing that nothing is wrong with your bass. Enjoy!
You can rest easy knowing that nothing is wrong with your bass. Enjoy!
Make sure you're plugging into a high impedance input. If you're not, you will get loud pops on every pickup change if you're in passive mode.
Unfortunately I must retire from this club, as I've sold my Al back to its original owner, Islandboy. It was a pleasure and I hope to be owning one again soon!!
I'm half a day away from picking up my Big Al tomorrow. So I'll be posting picks and getting my membership number 
gonna be doing some recording soon so I'll have to stick a link up for your appreciative ears.
SO. EXCITED!!!!!
gonna be doing some recording soon so I'll have to stick a link up for your appreciative ears. SO. EXCITED!!!!!
