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%

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