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New Bass Day, Human Base oc5

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by lindseyp, Jul 7, 2013.

  1. Jul 7, 2013 #1
    lindseyp

    lindseyp

    Jun 19, 2003
    Home-STL; location-Hesse.
    I waffle between scale lengths, in the end it's all about the sound. And, I really like the sound from this one. Bought it at "The Music Store" in Cologne, Germany last week. The guy jokingly referred to it as the "cheaper off-shore version" because it was made in the U.S. then quality checked in Germany. Well worth the price savings to me. I owned a German Warwick once, so I'm familiar with German basses. Have a look-see:
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    Looking at the controls from top to bottom, first left column then right:
    Left -- Volume (push/pull active/passive) knob, Blend knob, Bass knob;
    Right -- Coil split switch, Active Treble/Passive Tone rolloff knob, midrange knob.
     
  2. Jul 7, 2013 #2
    P. Aaron

    P. Aaron Gold Supporting Member Supporting Member

    Sep 16, 2002
    Livin’ on a slab in Plano, TX
    Nice looking bass. Congrats!
     
  3. Jul 7, 2013 #3
    kjpollo

    kjpollo

    Mar 17, 2008
    CT
    Those are excellent basses! I played one several years ago at a GTG and came away wishing I had one of my own. Not yet, but someday..............
     
  4. Jul 9, 2013 #4
    lindseyp

    lindseyp

    Jun 19, 2003
    Home-STL; location-Hesse.
    Hardware close-ups:
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    Internals, looks like an MEC preamp according to the volume module (right):
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  5. Jul 9, 2013 #5
    xring

    xring

    Sep 16, 2003
    Ohio
    I had 2 X.OC5's at one time. I still have 1. I recognize the pre. (I had to have one replaced). It is a Glockenklang. These basses are very light, and just sound amazing, Awesome playability too.
     
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