Willcox Guitars Saber Bass with Optical Pickups System - review

[AlbertoRigoni]

Here we go! Review of Willcox Guitars Saber bass with Optical Pickups Sytem by Lightwave. Unique and distinctive tone, lightweigh... check out the video to discover more!
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[Saint]

I owned an original Saber Lightwave briefly about 15-20 years ago. I recall liking the feel and the tone, but it never felt that "useable" to me. I'm curious about the changes since then and whether I would appreciate it more now.

 

[jd56hawk]

Always found them interesting but...

 

[mongo2]

I still have my Lightwave bass but it never really worked out for me. Thanks for posting, you reminded me I want to sell it.

 

[Gdeak]

I still have my Lightwave bass but it never really worked out for me.

Never worked out why?

 

[mongo2]

Never worked out why?

I wanted it specifically for an upright type of tone and it didn't work out for me. This thread motivated me to try it again and I still didn't like it so I sold it.

 

[Gdeak]

I wanted it specifically for an upright type of tone and it didn't work out for me. This thread motivated me to try it again and I still didn't like it so I sold it.

Thanks. That's exactly what I'm wondered, but I can't find one locally to try it with my set up and A/B it against my Spectorcore fretless...which *does* (after 2+ years of tweaking everything from pedalboard to my technique) gets a sound in *some* ways reminiscent of upright -- enough so at jazz gig people stop caring quickly that it's not a gen-u-wine db.
But I want a 5er, and the Spectorcore 5 is 35" scale; I want to stick with 34" scale. Wilcox 5s are 34" *and* chambered - seems perfect - so I was *really* curious. Guess I'll stick to my rule that unless I can try it and make sure it can achieve the sound I want, I'm not gonna drop dime.