Washburn ATB T25 Taurus

[bluemonk]

I had this bass in a 4 string (T24). The electronics had low output and little that was interesting in the way of tone. They sounded a bit better with flats.
The bass was a bit neck heavy and the neck was substantially bigger than the thin Ibanezes.The edge of the neck was rather sharp (not rounded) adn teh fret edges had some sharp edges. I traded it in.

 

[Dan Lenard]

Dan Lenard here, at LAG.

Jerzy and I have been aware of the Washburn Taurus for about 2 years.

We are not pissed - there was no scandal at NAMM.
Where did that hooey come from ?
( Really, someone please explain this nonsense to me )

But, when I first saw the Taurus 2 years ago, I WAS ticked.
You see, at the Franfurt Music Messe in 2002, a Koren fellow bought 5 Jerzy Drozd basses and promised to order 50 more for the local ( Korean) market.
This sounded a bit suspicious - are high end basses doing well in Korea ?

Well, the order for 50 never came through ( no surprise ).
But....... a few months later the Taurus appeared - the Washburn catalog claimed a unique and original design.

I contacted Michael Tobias, asking him to refer me to his attorney.
I called this attorney in New York, explained the situation , and asked for his advice.
He advised me that he was the attorney for Washburn !!

At this point I had to laugh at the situation.
I figured that anybody who plays and buys the Washburn would probably never buy one of Jerzy's basses, and vice versa.

I believe this story serves to demonstrate the "character" of the decision makers at Washburn.
Enuff said.

 

[Buck'Turgidson]

Wow...that's a hell of a tale, and all too believable.

 

[DerHoggz]

What are you, a grave digger?

 

[experimental bassist]

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[edpal]

I have a Taurus 5 string and love it. I swapped out the cheap Korean tuners for Hipshots hi ratios and noticed an incredible difference in the resonence. A week later I put on the hipshot bridge. The electronics are a little sucky from the pot standpoint, but the pickups seem find. Very comfortable and better sustain an mwaaah than many basses costing 3x. $437 for the bass + $110 for tunners, $100 for bridge. $650-ish, plus my labor.