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NBD Roasted Mike Lull

#66
Hey Tony,
I just finally got around to reading the review you posted.
How do the Big Blades compare to your previous Sig bass with Big Singles?
The video at the end of the article reflects some great tones that bass offers!

While reading the article, I couldn't help thinking, "Man, I hope Tony was OK with this guy basically dissecting that Bass....before Tony even got to touch it...!" It's like the SOB gave it an internal body cavity search. I actually squirmed a little while reading.

Not to bring my piece of junk into the conversation, but I consider trying BgBladeMen in this:
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I positioned the bridge pickup where the original single coil would have been between the two MM coils.
The neck pickup position is a little different - the original single was where the neck coil of that humbucker is, the bridge coil of that humbucker might be exactly where your neck pickup is. These have a lot of that typical MM-pickup zing to them, but also sound amazing when used in single coil mode (I have each pickup wired for Lakland style - Bridge coil/Parallel/Neck Coil). The BigBladeMen might sound pretty insane here.
 
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eastcoasteddie said:
Hey Tony,
I just finally got around to reading the review you posted.
How do the Big Blades compare to your previous Sig bass with Big Singles?
The video at the end of the article reflects some great tones that bass offers!

While reading the article, I couldn't help thinking, "Man, I hope Tony was OK with this guy basically dissecting that Bass....before Tony even got to touch it...!" It's like the SOB gave it an internal body cavity search. I actually squirmed a little while reading.

Not to bring my piece of junk into the conversation, but I consider trying BgBladeMen in this:
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I positioned the bridge pickup where the original single coil would have been between the two MM coils.
The neck pickup position is a little different - the original single was where the neck coil of that humbucker is, the bridge coil of that humbucker might be exactly where your neck pickup is. These have a lot of that typical MM-pickup zing to them, but also sound amazing when used in single coil mode (I have each pickup wired for Lakland style - Bridge coil/Parallel/Neck Coil). The BigBladeMen might sound pretty insane here.
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So I have to say after gigging and recording this bass for a while know I will say this.
There is a slightly (I mean slightly more lows and upper mids) with the Big Blades as compared to 'Big Singles in series'.

The Big Singles have that single coil lower mid (but a lot more) and a sweet high end.
please note that Sean Fairchild is a friend of mine.
In hindsight when Sean said this bass is another Highend J bass clone :bored:o_O

I can not agree with that statement...At all

- The pickups spacing alone with using the Avanti spacing. Makes it not a J. The neck position is pulled way back. (To me right there, that closes the book on being a J)

But just to add (granted these elements can be found in a Jazz but if you add them to the avanti pickup spacing).

- They are singles BUT using blades style pickups.
-It's a 35" scale not 34"
-There are no jazz bass esthetics like a Pickgaurd or J bass control plate.
-Its a 24 Fret neck

Let's add that all up together :bookworm: ;)
Does that sound like J bass?


BTW: I love the Big Man pickups and I'm tempted to get something like that in the stable. I just don't like how Single pick up instruments sit in the mix for me.
I would be more app of trying something like what you have to pick ups but that's not usually are the big man is laid in.
 
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