Bass Gear Issue 7 : Page 20neck profile makes it easy to get around on – even for someone with smaller hands, such as myself. His fretwork is impeccable, so I had the action nicely lowered, with no “gank” spots at all. His custom-wound pickups seem perfectly voiced for the EQ in the preamp, and when you kick in the mid boost, watch out! Interestingly, in the mid-cut position, it doesn’t sound overly scooped. It’s more of a sweetened, balanced sound. So it works well for both slap and fingerstyle. In mid-boost mode, I didn’t like the slap tone as much, but it really worked magic for fingerstyle. I found it most useful as a “solo boost,” or if I was playing in a particularly I Really feel like the magic of this instument lies in the mid circuit. It’s almost like having two basses at your disposal with the flick of a switch. %&& c; !$%# Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
