I went into Lang Music Store to buy a PA amp and walked out with this Fury V when they first arrived. He only had 3, the other two were green and blue, they all had this same flameish design but this one felt better it was the one I bought. I paid $450 in 2002 and have been using it ever since. Has some dings, even saw it take a dive off the sage one time thanks to a guitar player's clumsy feet. The only mod I did was remove the battery holder so I could put a lithium 9 volt in it. (they last forever and never leak) The pickups are hot, if amps do not have a active plug you have to turn the volume down to keep from over driving the pre amp.
It definitely prefers nickel wound strings, I tried some stainless roto sounds and it was ugly.
99% of the time I play with with all tones all the way up, volume all the way up and the pickup selector 70/30.
Has that heavy metal sound. (a friend will borrow it when he fills in for an Ozzy Tribute Band over way more expensive basses). I use a Hartke 3500 head and various cabs, have plugged it into 100's of other rigs.
Sound guys usually compliment it.
I have looked for others but so far I have not like the later years "flame job" because it looks like the used a cotton swab and just dabbed the stain, doesn't even look like a veneer which is what this one has.
It definitely prefers nickel wound strings, I tried some stainless roto sounds and it was ugly.
99% of the time I play with with all tones all the way up, volume all the way up and the pickup selector 70/30.
Has that heavy metal sound. (a friend will borrow it when he fills in for an Ozzy Tribute Band over way more expensive basses). I use a Hartke 3500 head and various cabs, have plugged it into 100's of other rigs.
Sound guys usually compliment it.
I have looked for others but so far I have not like the later years "flame job" because it looks like the used a cotton swab and just dabbed the stain, doesn't even look like a veneer which is what this one has.
