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| Author: | fivebass52 [ March 18th, 2010, 2:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Damn! |
Another very cool bass not available in left handed.... Music Man Big Al... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88JxJTz7 ... ure=digest and here's the spec page that tells us so... towards the bottom.... http://www.music-man.com/instruments/ba ... -al-5.html modeled after the Albert Lee guitar, which I've always liked the looks of. Ed also has a ten minute video playing a maple neck four string where he goes through all of the pickup combinations. It reminds me of the Carvin SB4000/5000 Sekou Bunch model, although I think MM Big Al has more tonal capabilities. Cool Bass though! |
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ March 18th, 2010, 3:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
Here's a better page to see different angles... http://www.rainbowguitars.com/ProductDe ... B940012104 |
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| Author: | Jeroen [ March 18th, 2010, 4:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
Yes, I love the look of the Big Al too. Would love to have one. But first another elusive MM which isn't likely to come out anytime soon: a Stingray 5 HS...  They still don't produce any lefties with more than one pickup (save for the Bongo). Hey Psycho Ward, some ambassador you are! 
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ March 18th, 2010, 5:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
Not a big fan of the Bongo shape, even though it has a good sound. |
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| Author: | Basshappi [ March 18th, 2010, 10:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
fivebass52 wrote: Here's a better page to see different angles... http://www.rainbowguitars.com/ProductDe ... B940012104 Rainbow guitars is here in Tucson, I never thought to see if they had a website.  The "Big Al" really doesn't do anything for me and I have to admit that even though every Bongo I've heard sounds great, I just can't get past the look of them.....silly I know. |
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| Author: | Agent00Soul [ March 19th, 2010, 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
Wow - what a great bass. The shape reminds me of the 1960s Japanese Teisco and Kawai models. I love those, but I realize that's a very personal thing. I'd also be curious to see if three pickups on a bass would be useful. Too bad they won't be making lefty models. MM doesn't have a bad track record for lefties so I'm a bit surprised. Maybe it's just too weird an instrument that they are afraid it won't sell to righties, let alone lefties. |
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| Author: | Agent00Soul [ March 19th, 2010, 12:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
BTW An excellent demo of the Big Al here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTv0dHtHHbI |
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| Author: | Psycho Ward [ March 23rd, 2010, 8:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
Oh I've been working hard on this, but so far nothing. I lobbied for over a year for a lefty Bongo, but I don't really think I had much to do with it. Sterling Ball is selling bbq grilles now so I'm working his sons. |
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| Author: | AzWhoFan [ March 23rd, 2010, 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
Psycho Ward wrote: Oh I've been working hard on this, but so far nothing. I lobbied for over a year for a lefty Bongo, but I don't really think I had much to do with it. Sterling Ball is selling bbq grilles now so I'm working his sons. ??111?? WTF ???!!?? bbq grills?? |
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| Author: | tallboybass [ March 24th, 2010, 2:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
How many times have we seen this? •Left Handed: No |
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| Author: | Psycho Ward [ March 24th, 2010, 5:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
AzWhoFan wrote: Psycho Ward wrote: Oh I've been working hard on this, but so far nothing. I lobbied for over a year for a lefty Bongo, but I don't really think I had much to do with it. Sterling Ball is selling bbq grilles now so I'm working his sons. ??111?? WTF ???!!?? bbq grills?? Yep and Sterling is having a ball... (sorry.) http://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/ |
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| Author: | LefThanDed [ March 24th, 2010, 6:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Damn! |
Big Poppa Smokers "Firewire" looks like it's made from .080 flatwound material. |
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