Washburn RB2500 5-string bass. Nice!!! (and black DR strings)
Jose de las Heras
this weird paint that looks mostly purple, with a green hue depending on
where the light comes from) Washburn RB2500 with black DR strings on (not
sure what gauge, but looks like a regular 40-100 from E to G). And it's
fantastic.
It's weird because I bought this on a whim. I have another 5-string which I
like, but it doesn't sound right and I bypassed the preamp to realise that
the pickups themselves are not great... and there isn't much choice out
there for 5-string MM style pickups, it's either low end crap, or rather
expensive stuff -and it has 2 pickups-which I feel reluctant to buy just to
see if this bass improves enough.
I was actually looking for a wide-spacing 5-string bass, and somehow I went
for this one RB2500, untested, which in addition has a pretty narrow string
spacing. And you know what? It doesn't really bother me. I slap a bit
(badly) and it's not hard, getting the finger in to pop requires a bit of
extra attention until I get used to it, but it's fine. And the narrower neck
means it's more comfortable and I can play faster/accurately.
Just one pickup, MM style, and very effective active EQ (2-band). I'm in
love.
I'm writing this because I often see the question about what's agood
inexpensive bass etc... and if you want a 5-string I think this is one to
look at definitely. I'm in the UK, but I've seen them going for very little
in the US.
And I shut up now.
Well, not quite... I never tried these black coated DR strings. They seem
pretty nice. I have no idea how long they've been on this bass and seller
hasn't told me yet. Anybody else uses them? Do they stay bright noticeably
longer than other brands? I have to say i like the way they feel.. and call
me vain, but it's nice to have them in colours ;-)
Jose
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coreybenson
Congrats, Joe! Always nice to get your hands on a sleeper... Post some
pics of that paintjob, man!
Corey
Jose de las Heras
"coreybenson" <corey...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Congrats, Joe! Always nice to get your hands on a sleeper... Post some
> pics of that paintjob, man!
>
> Corey
It's hard to photograph... it doesn't quite look like in the pictures, but
you get the idea.
http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_1
http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_2
http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_3
http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_4
http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_5
It was black originally.
The strings (DR blacks) are about a year old I'm told... but they sound and
feel great.
Current fave guitar: Fender 'Sambora' Stratocaster
wmarc
> "coreybenson" <corey...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:78b6f08d-1e31-4d55...@26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
>> Congrats, Joe! Always nice to get your hands on a sleeper... Post some
>> pics of that paintjob, man!
>>
>> Corey
>
> It's hard to photograph... it doesn't quite look like in the pictures, but
> you get the idea.
>
>
> http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_1
>
> http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_2
>
> http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_3
>
> http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_4
>
> http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_5
>
>
> It was black originally.
>
> The strings (DR blacks) are about a year old I'm told... but they sound and
> feel great.
>
> Jose
Those are DR Black Beauties. I've used them on an OLP Tony Levin which
is my main workhorse for some years now, and I like them a lot. Very
lasting with a sweet singing tone.
I also have them on a black Fender Catalina acoustic guitar where they
look nice since even the plain strings are all black.
And recently I put a set of them on the '78 Precision fretless.
Charlie S. at dot
<jos...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"coreybenson" <corey...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:78b6f08d-1e31-4d55...@26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> Congrats, Joe! Always nice to get your hands on a sleeper... Post some
>> pics of that paintjob, man!
>>
>> Corey
>
>It's hard to photograph... it doesn't quite look like in the pictures, but
>you get the idea.
>
>
>http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_1
>
>http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_2
>
>http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_3
>
>http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_4
>
>http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/RB2500_5
>
>
>It was black originally.
>
>The strings (DR blacks) are about a year old I'm told... but they sound and
>feel great.
>
>Jose
Looks nice. How do you like the strings? I was thinking of switching
from my TI Jazz Flats to something with a touch more tension
(remaining with flats, however). What do you think?
Jose de las Heras
"Charlie S." <w5cds (at) arrl (dot) net> wrote in message
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Well, I love these strings but... they're not flats. They're roundwounds.
:-)
Jose de las Heras
"wmarc" <wm...@inode.at> wrote in message
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Yep, "black beauties".
They are quite nice. Gauge seems to be 45-65-85-105-125, and if they feel
and sound this good after almost a year, I think the next bass that needs
strings will try a fresh set of DR Black Beauties. Well, or maybe the pink
ones ;-)
Lane Baldwin
"Jose de las Heras" <jos...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Well, not quite... I never tried these black coated DR strings. They seem
> pretty nice. I have no idea how long they've been on this bass and seller
> hasn't told me yet. Anybody else uses them? Do they stay bright noticeably
> longer than other brands? I have to say i like the way they feel.. and
> call me vain, but it's nice to have them in colours ;-)
>
Hi, Jose. I use Black Beauties on most of my basses. I had used Hi-Beams for
over ten years. I switched when I signed an endorsement agreement with them,
at their recommendation that I try them. And I LOVE 'em! To me, they sound
like Hi-Beams that have settled in for a day and lost a bit of harshness
that they have right out of the wrapper. And then they last a
looooooooooooooong time. How long will depend on a lot of things, but I
think that, no matter what, you'll get a much longer life than normal.
Have fun with that new bass!
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Jose de las Heras
"Lane Baldwin" <la...@laneonbass.SPAM.com> wrote in message
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> "Jose de las Heras" <jos...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>> Well, not quite... I never tried these black coated DR strings. They seem
>> pretty nice. I have no idea how long they've been on this bass and seller
>> hasn't told me yet. Anybody else uses them? Do they stay bright
>> noticeably longer than other brands? I have to say i like the way they
>> feel.. and call me vain, but it's nice to have them in colours ;-)
>>
>
> Hi, Jose. I use Black Beauties on most of my basses. I had used Hi-Beams
> for over ten years. I switched when I signed an endorsement agreement with
> them, at their recommendation that I try them. And I LOVE 'em! To me, they
> sound like Hi-Beams that have settled in for a day and lost a bit of
> harshness that they have right out of the wrapper. And then they last a
> looooooooooooooong time. How long will depend on a lot of things, but I
> think that, no matter what, you'll get a much longer life than normal.
>
> Have fun with that new bass!
Hi Lane,
thanks for that.
Well, three days later into which I squeezed a lot of practice with this
bass have convinced me of two things:
1) I *really* like this bass, and I feel the Warwick falling our of favour.
In fact, I could use a 5-string as a main bass rather than being an
"option". If someone had told me this a year ago... hell, a month ago! I
would have not believe them.
2) I just ordered some DR Black Beauties for a couple of basses. It seems a
bit boring to talk about strings, compared to basses, but... there's
something special about these and I can't quite put my finger on it (I was
going to delete that, pun totally unintentional... :-)