What do you guys think of them? I just heard of them and I think they look pretty cool and I was wondering what TB's thoughts on them were.
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Pedulla Rapture
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Really light and musical. One of the best basses I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot. Very solid.
Really light and musical. One of the best basses I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot. Very solid.
I got one recently for like 1100 or so and honestly it's one of the best bass tones I've ever heard. I think it sounds fantastic and my favorite thing is I have the 5'er and the E string and B string are just incredibly clean and have that little bit of snarly attitude like a really good jazz should have. It's not the one I turn to first because it's a 5'er but it's my number 1 five string now.
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Amazing. I got my 4 string rapture for $800 used at GC. It's the only bass I own, and I've yet to run into a problem with that.
I've always thought they were one of the coolest looking basses out there, great design, great look with the pickguard. I've only played on once though (GC, unplugged), and at that price point I'm looking for a little more finish in the bridge, nut and neck department. I might be wrong. This picture is from a short review that Dave Muscato had here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342107
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I should also add that having cycled through numerous basses over the years...I've often found some that have a dead string issue..where I change the strings and for whatever reason one of consistently not "alive" sounding...but the Pedulla..each string the notes jump off equally and are quite clear. I read in Bass Player mag years back some older guy saying the E string must really jump for him to buy the bass and to me the Pedulla has a really great sounding E string..which is where many of us end up paying the bills. The tone of my rapture compares VERY favorably with my Fodera..I refuse to deny it. that it doesn't.
My Rapture has been my #1 bass for the last 10 years. It has the best feeling neck I've ever played. The down-sized body feels and hangs perfect. And the tone is just simply awesome with a great sounding B string.
I had a Rapture just like this one in my younger and dumber days. I traded it and still sort of regret it. I loved the lightweight body and cool design, but didn't care much for the Barts. Also, the neck pickup was positioned closer to the bridge than I'm accustomed to, so I found it a bit uncomfortable for the my right hand.
I had a completely different experience. I owned a Rapture JJ and the neck was an absolutely beautiful birdseye maple. The workmanship was excellent all around, but especially the neck.
I parted with it because I could never acclimate to the petite body. It just didn't feel right to me.
I have 2 Raptures - a blue J-J 5 and a Candy Apple Red single-HB 4. In 25 years of playing they're my 2 favorite basses.
Playability and construction are great, and as smcgov noted they sound wonderful no matter what strings.
I had a Pedulla ThunderBolt 6 but prefer the tone of the Raptures. They can be found used for reasonable $$, but as with all Pedullas, be sure to verify that the truss rod adjustment nut is not stripped. The nut uses a 4-sided wrench, and is easily destroyed by a hex wrench.
Playability and construction are great, and as smcgov noted they sound wonderful no matter what strings.
I had a Pedulla ThunderBolt 6 but prefer the tone of the Raptures. They can be found used for reasonable $$, but as with all Pedullas, be sure to verify that the truss rod adjustment nut is not stripped. The nut uses a 4-sided wrench, and is easily destroyed by a hex wrench.
I think it's too bad it's so underrated in terms of the public, but it's really an amazing instrument!
I got one for 800 used and sold it for 1200. I'd say anywhere between that range is what you'd expect to pay..
And it was a nice bass, I just didn't dig the looks (red with white pearl pickguard) or the pickups. A lot of people like Bartolini's, but in that bass they were just too polite sounding for me.
And it was a nice bass, I just didn't dig the looks (red with white pearl pickguard) or the pickups. A lot of people like Bartolini's, but in that bass they were just too polite sounding for me.
Thumbs up from me. I had a Planet Green Rapture J2 that simply killed. Mysteriously, they are usually great used buys, compared to the new prices.
I played one of my friend's a few times and didn't like it. The neck was uncomfortable but it had a good sound. They are made a few minutes from where I live but I have yet to see one that I would buy.
