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musiman big al.
- Thread starter bassnut14
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Probably not! But I don't like it. What is next? A Dimebag bass?
Hey! I was kidding! And now I see Dean actually sells one! I can see medieval knights going at each other with two of these things!
no offense intended to Big Al fans , but this is the first one i've seen that i think looks good ...I have got nothing but good feedback for the looks of mine...
JOSH
maybe it's just the pickguard design i don't like ...
i played one at the local GC the other day ...
body design ... meh , it's just not for me .
playability was excellent .
super neck .
electronics were a bit confusing for me , but it was very versatile .
I'm pretty much a Fender styling kinda guy, but I did try this bass {a white one} at GC last week and was MAJORLY impressed. Lotsa tones, fit and finish and ergonomics of this bass were awesome..and I am not a fan of EBMM at all {except Pino's Fretless playing}. I would consider this bass if I had the extra cash for sure.
I'm really not crazy about the looks but I would LOVE to have those electronics on another bass.
no offense intended to Big Al fans , but this is the first one i've seen that i think looks good ...
maybe it's just the pickguard design i don't like ...
You're broken
there are more awesome ones than just that combo around. (The guy playing it isn't so bad looking either)
I loved the Albert Lee guitar since I first seen one in the mid 90s and I now have one of those. Will definetely get a Big AL too - That and a G&L JB-2 are the only basses I GAS for nowadays.
KOmp
KOmp
What really matters is that they sound like a MONSTER! If they weren't monumentally out of my price range, I would be all over that. 
I have got nothing but good feedback for the looks of mine...
JOSH
OMG tthat looks amazing! but not as good as the 25th anniversary.
+1 to that! This Bass has so many so good sounds...
...and it looks great. At least mine does:
olive gold is a great colour but hard to take pictures.
I personally really like the white/shell combo!
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Whow, fantastic combi. Modern look with classic colors
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I love the looks and sound of the Big Al's. I don't have one yet but hope to have one some day in the future.
I suppose then the "very soon to be debuting @ Summer NAMM" production version of the 25th Anniversary Bass, the "Reflex" will be much to your liking...
As for the Big All, its "50s Jetsons-Futuristic" vibe simply doesn't do anything for me - most is the body, but the traditional Music Man headstock on it is the topper. Sterling couldn't come up with some type of modification to the standard or make a "Big Al" version of the Bongo headstocks to better fit visually with the body?
...but for the people that like and damn near *love* it, so much the better - I'm the first to admit the electronics package is amazing, even if it's far too much for "Set It And Forget It!" players like myself. There's a ton of people that dislike the Bongo yet I'd kill for a Dargie Delight II HSp 5-string (I'm a sucker for its "true" futuristic design, toss in an Ebony fretboard, Paua & Abalone inlays and the "Caramel Apple Delight" finish and "You had me at 'Iridescent Finish" - I also dig the hell out of "Flip-Flop" color-shifting finishes
) so opinions are like Guitar Center gear: they're often dinged and battered by other people... 
As a bass player named Al, and as a fan of the Big Al 5, I refer you to the first two minutes of the movie ".45", starring Milla Jovovich and Angus Macfadyen.
Rated R... at least. Kind of fun in a dark, depressing sort of way. But I LOVED the first two minutes!
Rated R... at least. Kind of fun in a dark, depressing sort of way. But I LOVED the first two minutes!
I personally really like the white/shell combo!
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Me too! very nice . .
Top 3 (non-matching headstock):
1- Black/Tort/RW
2- White/Antique Pearloid/RW
3- White/Tort/RW
As for the Big All, its "50s Jetsons-Futuristic" vibe simply doesn't do anything for me - most is the body, but the traditional Music Man headstock on it is the topper. Sterling couldn't come up with some type of modification to the standard or make a "Big Al" version of the Bongo headstocks to better fit visually with the body?
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I really love the look of the Big AL with the traditional small/sterling-type headstock...MusicMan!
I'm not as crazy about the Reflex but that's going to be another great one. What neck is on the Reflex/25th? Stingray or Sterling width?
