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Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 9:15 am
by cheyenne
I'll catch some flak here, but am I the only one that thinks these things are cool? I can see tons of tonal options.
http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/big-al.html
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 10:03 am
by jingle_jangle
Pretty neat. Kind of a Dano retro look, and lots of sound control without a cluttered-looking guard.
The headstock should be 2/2, though. Just looks strange. Yeah, I know that's a MM thing, but still...
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 10:03 am
by kenf
I want to like it, but I just can't get into triple single coils. Put an additional string and a proper EBMM single HB into it and I'd probably want one.
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 11:13 am
by sloop_john_b
I think it's awesome. Can't wait to try one out.
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 11:55 am
by incubus2432
Not a big fan.....something just looks "off" IMO.
I'm quietly/patiently on the hunt for a reasonably priced Dargie Delight (Stingray/Bongo) 5-er.
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 1:11 pm
by rickenbrother
I think it looks cool. The body kind of reminds me a little of the Astro Kit guitar that JH designed when he was a teenager. It looks much better to me than a Bongo. Just has too many switches!!
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:12 pm
by brammy
Body is interesting, but I agree that the headstock should be 2-2.... what they have there ruins the overall look
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:13 pm
by brammy
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:27 pm
by whojamfan
Looks pretty cool to me, probably plays great, being a MM. Obviously the retro look and electronic options aren't for everyone, but Nationals and Steinbergers still win the ugly duckling awards from me.
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:39 pm
by rickenbrother
brammy wrote:Ug
I think it's a cool headstock design but it looks better on the StingRay and Sterling models. I also think this model would look better with a 2+2 headstock deisgn.
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 7:12 pm
by eatswodo
Finally, one of my favourite guitar designs has a big brother:
http://www.music-man.com/instruments/gu ... t-lee.html
I really like this...
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:59 pm
by antipodean
Wow - a bass strat with a whacky body and that classic MM headstock - just what the doctor ordered!
- I'm infatuated yet again.....
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:48 am
by cheyenne
Heres a really nice demo of the bass.
http://www.basscentral.com/musicman/big_al.shtml
Me likey.
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:20 pm
by jimk
rickenbrother wrote:brammy wrote:Ug
I think it's a cool headstock design but it looks better on the StingRay and Sterling models. I also think this model would look better with a 2+2 headstock deisgn.
Should either be a 2X2, or 4 in a line like a P-Bass
JimK
Re: Music Man "Big Al"
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:34 pm
by rikk