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New Bass Day And Review: Musicians Friend Blow Out OLP MM3 Pearl Blue 5 String

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by ibanezcollector, May 18, 2007.


  1. May 18, 2007 #1
    ibanezcollector

    ibanezcollector Yoyo's Hurt When You Crank It Into Your Face

    Feb 18, 2007
    Cleveland Ohio
    Well this is from musicians friends little blow out on the OLP MM3 5 Stringers.

    Out of the box fit and finish is good better than I expected. I took a chance on the pearl blue never seeing the color on any website. And I am glad I did is beautiful and VIBRANT.. And the white pearloid pickguard is a great compliment to the blue.

    Hardware looks sturdy, electronics are clean and noise free no scratches when turning pots etc.

    Neck is comfortable, not as wide of spacing as I would like, but its not bad im guessing 16mm or so. Neck also has a little bit of dive but its not enough to become a problem.

    Action out of the box is a tad LOW for my tastes, usually its the other way around but not on this one. B string is a little loose but thats to be expected not bad, just a loose.

    Fretwork is clean, no rough edges, no high frets, NO BUZZING which surprised the hell out of me.

    As far as tone, I havent really played enough with it, but from what I can tell its extremely punchy and that low B is thunderous yet not boomy or sloppy sounding.

    For $149 shipped its one hell of a bass, and a perfect companion to anyone looking to try out a 5 string.

    Anyways more on tone later, heres some pics.

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  5. May 18, 2007 #2
    ibanezcollector

    ibanezcollector Yoyo's Hurt When You Crank It Into Your Face

    Feb 18, 2007
    Cleveland Ohio
    no one wants to comment on how pretty that blue is :)
     
  9. May 18, 2007 #3
    Michael Vee

    Michael Vee Supporting Member

    Feb 3, 2004
    KnoxVeegas
    hey IBC-

    It's a really pretty blue, it's more like sky blue than a true pearl blue, though. I always thought pearl blues had more gray in them..

    I am looking at MM3's myself right now, so it's nice to see a new owner excited about one!

    Have you replaced the stock strings yet? What strings are you planning on using?
     
  13. May 18, 2007 #4
    Ryan L.

    Ryan L. Moderator Staff Member Supporting Member

    Aug 7, 2000
    West Fargo, ND
    That's a nice looking bass, regardless of the price range.

    If I could justify having another 5 string fretted bass around, I'd probably jump on one of these too.
     
  18. May 25, 2007 #5
    ERIC31

    ERIC31

    Jul 1, 2002
    Maricopa, AZ
    That color is awesome! Blue being my fave color and all. I just ordered on from M.F. but it's the black one. :hyper:
     

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