NBD: Wattplower Mark II

Also, NCD...

 

Root Beer Sparkle

I'll be completely honest... it's like doodie brown with gold glitter sprinkled on it and doesn't look like a Fender sparkle finish. I love it, though. Plays and sounds AMAZING.

 

Yes, they gave me the option to have the old badge or their newer vintage badge. They did not give me the option for no badge, nor did they let me select placement, which I guess is fine, 'cause it looks nice.

The neck pickup is interesting. I don't have any other bass pickups like it. It is not as thunderous as you would think (as far as I'm concerned coming from a Thundergun and a Blacktop P). It will require a lot of experimentation. Right now, I could see myself switching to it on like a breakdown or guitar solo where I don't need to be as punchy.

The split coils, however, are super bitey. REAL nice.

 

Y'all might be able to snag one of the remaining green WP2s for a bit less than they're listing for. The green is also lovely. I like the WP1s, but not a big fan of white pups on the current models.

 

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to advertise the internet marketplace that starts with an R or where I got it from (I forget the rules!). Also, if you call around to the distributors listed on Rev's site, there may be some available more directly.

 

Might as well gloat about my T-gun, too. I don't know if anyone has been on the fence about a Rev, but get off it... now.

Some thoughts about this one: The pickups are nasty. You can't NOT cut through with this bass. I blew the roof off the same club two weeks in a row. It's insane.

I did notice that the Mercalli model has the same pup config as the Thundergun. The only difference, really, is the bolt-on neck and a slightly diff body shape. If anyone was on more of a budget, I bet you can snag a Merc relatively cheap, and as my main gigging pickups, I cannot recommend it enough. Also, I think the Thundergun weighs 9 lbs and the WP2 weighs right at 8 lbs.

I love them.

Also, buy a Quilter Bass Block for gigging. You are very welcome. I love you all. <3

 

I just resurrected a Blacktop Precision thread a few min ago. THAT ONE. I have to plug it into the Active input on my Quilter, whereas I plug the T-gun into the Passive input. Both passive basses, but the Fender is way louder through the passive input. I don't know if it's the cap we used when rewiring it, but it is pretty rowdy.

 

What?!? (IRT lildrgn)

I'm pretty jealz of that! Although, I am real smitten with my purple pickguard. You won't be disappointed. The TG is gonna be my main in one band and the WP2 will be my main in the other band (which just so happens to have the word "Anchor" in it's name).

 

I kinda want to talk to a luthier about putting in a 5 way switch for more pup configs. I do not see myself and my playstyle using the Rio Grande as a "main tone", at least not yet. I'm a little sad I can't pair it with one of the splits.