Bass Gear Review

Reviewer	sly campos
Experience	10
Review date	March 02 2002
Manufacturer	US MASTERS
Model	EP53
Price	1449
Item owned for	1-6 months

Bass type	5 string fretted
Neck join	Neck Through
Neck construction	BIRDSEYE MAPLE NECK
Fingerboard	BIRDSEYE MAPLE
Body	SOLID CURLY MAPLE, NATURAL SATIN
Finish	NATURAL SATIN
Pickups	US MASTERS SOAPBAR
Hardware	BIRDSEYE MAPLE, NATURAL
Electronics	AGUILAR ELECTRONICS

HAVING OTHER HIGH END BASSES, THIS BASS IS AWESOME,HAVING SOLID LOWS WITH BRILLIANT HIGHS. CONSTRUCTION IS EXCELLENT. THE NATURAL SATIN OIL NECK AND FINGERBOARD IS MADE OF BIRDSEYE MAPLE WITH AN OFFSET RADIUS TO GIVE ONE THE NATURAL FEEL OF WOOD, MAKING IT EASY TO PLAY. THERE IS A BUILT-IN GROOVE TO MINIMIZE MOVEMENT OF THE GRAPHITE NUT. THIS BASS IS NEITHER A BOLT-ON OR NECKTHRU, HAVING A UNIQUE CAPTIVE NECK JOINT TO THE BODY. THE BRIDGE IS A CUSTOM MASSIVE BRIDGE WITH 3/4\" STRING SPACING. THE STRING SADDLES WILL NOT MOVE BECAUSE THE BRIDGE \"ENCLOSES\" THE SADDLES. THE ONBOARD AGUILAR PREAMP IS AWESOME, OR ELSE GET IT WITH EMG ELECTRONICS. THERE IS A 3 POSITION EQ TYPE SWITCH, A SEPARATE EQ FREQ TYPE SW AND AN ACTIVE/PASSIVE BYPASS SWITCH. THE POTS INCLUDE A VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE AND PICKUP MIX. MORE THAN ENOUGH POTS AND SWITCHES FOR VARIOUS SOUNDS.

Construction	100%
Appearance	100%
Playability	100%
Sound	100%
Customer Service	100%
Value	100%
Overall	100%