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BGRA: Washburn RB2000

Manufacturer Washburn Model RB2000
Reviewer Scott Copeland Email n
Experience 14 Item owned 1-2 years
Review Date 2004-02-06 Price paid 300.00
Bass type4 string fretted
Neck joinBolt-On
Neck constructionone piece maple neck
Fingerboardrosewood 24 fret board. 34' scale
Bodysingle piece maple
Finishsatin natural
Pickupssingle washburn, MM style humbucker
Hardwaregrover tuners, wilkinson style bridge (both brushed chrome)
Electronics1 volume, 2 tone, active electronics
I bought this bass as a back up instrument to my Fender Jazz. I was and still am impressed with the overall build quality of the instrument, especially for a bass at this price. The neck is incredibley comfortable and access to the top frets is excellent. The overall lightness of the bass is suprising and would lead you to beleive that the tone would be thin but this is not the case. This bass has tonnes of bottom end (the strings are through-body) and bright snappy high's that make it ideal for funk/slap style. I play through the Ashdown C210H 500ABM and have to back off the bottom end when I use the Washburn or it wipes out the rest of the band! My only complaint is that it is sometimes a little too 'driven' for my taste. I like the sound and feel from the mosfet on the pre amp section of the Ashdown but the Washburn drives so hard that it's best to leave the valve out of the equation or the tone becomes distorted and fuzzy. All in all I would reccomend this instrument to anyone. At this price it is one of the best options out there.
construction (98%)
solid and clean
playability (100%)
This is the most comfortable bass I have ever played
appearance (90%)
very basic and clean, but I like that.
sound (90%)
As mentioned, great for jazz or funk.
value (100%)
Outstanding.
overall (95%)
highly recommended
The BGRA is generously underwritten by David King of Bass Guitar Systems.
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