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Trussart Steelcaster Bass ??

Mastermold

Mastermold

May 5, 2008
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Orange County, California
#1
Anyone got one of these?



I'm currently borrowing one from a friend, it's the LOUDEST bass I've ever played, absolutely face melting loud!! (My drummer said he thought I was going to stop his heart when he walked in front of my amp while I was playing it!) Not the old school tone I usually go for, but I'm enjoying it thus far.
 
#2
Thats funny because the one I played didnt give me that at all. I thought for the price it was pretty much ****. But I dont really know **** either. They look really sweet though. I prefer his guitars though.

They are super expensive.
 
#4
Yeah I think my friend paid around $5k for his. It was an impulse buy at this year's NAMM. He wanted a Ric but the guys at the Ric booth wouldn't sell him one. The Trussart guys, on the other hand, were really cool (so he said, I wasn't there) and he ended up leaving with a Steelcaster instead. Now I get to try it for free!
 
#15
Well.....I've sold a bunch of basses lately and was interested in this and a Duesenberg Dbass. The Duesenberg didn't do it for me...this time... but I loved the Steelcaster. I paid much less than the 5K quoted. You can find them in the 2800K range now but that is probably retailers clearing out investment before the January doldrums.Custom order it to your specs and they are 4k plus. Here's the review:Mine was bought used so I don't have all the build info but it is a 2006 Steelcaster bass Rust O Matic with a beautifully stained maple neck with a bound rosewood fretboard with dot position markers. It has a P J configuration but others can be had. A push/pull volume/active switch, pickup blend and bass and treble controls. Kind of heavy but it balances really well and with a wide strap a 3 hour jam wasn't tiring. I'm a vintage guy and those are the tones I go for. Old P, Jazz and Tbird. The preamp is great but but I play it passive and it was slightly quiter than other basses but cut through and filled the room as one third of a blues/rock improv power trio without resorting to going active.
The Jam space is equiped with some Hartke I am not fond of , with a 4x10. I use my Tech 21 VT pedal to shape the tone more to my liking. Usually I'll use my Tractor Jazz w/ Dark Star, my older J & P basses or my T-Bird. I got nothing but compliments on my sound vs. the other basses I'll bring and the aged metal look is killer. I'd love to bring this on stage for a show.I usually kept the blend in the middle or leaned more to the P although if I were soloing I'd lean on the J.
I love this bass. This is definitely a great bass for Roots Rock Americana kind of music and can get heavier too.
Hit me up with any questions
 
#17
As I said, It is a custom made instrument (those aren't everyone's cup of tea) and the pricing is in line with that. I'm not saying a Road worn P bass isn't a better value, just that it is a unique piece and if you've got 3-4 K to spend and you're not into Sadowsky's or Lull's, this is an interesting alternative.
 
#20
So I've lived withh this bass for almost 2 months and this is a keeper. The playability is second to none.The tone on the pbass pickup is a really rocky pbass with a unique grind. Blend the P&J and you get something very close to the mid bite of a T-Bird. This is passive. I find kicking in the pre-amp gives you a lot of variation mostly on the bass as opposed to treble side. This is not a "modern" bass. It works for me.
 

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