Reviewer Mack McLaughlin
Experience 23 years as a musican
Email hp1xbg@yahoo.com
Review date October 10 2003
Manufacturer Warrior
Model Dran Michael Signature
Price $4000
Item owned for 1-6 months

Bass type 5 string fretted
Neck join Neck Through
Neck construction Maple and Purple heart, 24 fret, 34' scale
Fingerboard Birdseye maple with Abalone Inlays on Peghead and triangular inl
ays on the fretboard
Body Flame maple
Finish Gloss finish
Pickups Bartolini Soapbar at the neck and single humbucker at the bridge
Hardware G-factor stringing system.....E and B string run through the bass b
ody
Electronics Active bartolini pickups, 18volt system, Volume control, blend
, boost control with a switch to select different freqs, and a tone control.

You will not find a better sounding bass, period. I have played countless basses, and this one beats them all.

This is a Dran Michael Signature series Warrior Bass, number 8 in the production line. It is the easiest playing 5 string I have ever had my hands on, and everyone that picks it up is overwhelmed by its sound. Everyone. You don't find many instruments like this.

What really impressed me, and something that should be a big selling point, is the level of customer service and support you get when you buy this instrument. I bought it from the Warrior Gallery in Atlanta, and you cannot beat them. They stand behind their instruments and bend over backwards to insure that the instrument is exactly as you want it to be.


Construction 100%
(Solid. Craftsmanship is superb with obvious attention to detail.)
Appearance 100%
(Although I didn't buy this bass for asthetics, it is absolutely gorgeous. )
Playability 100%
(Very comfortable neck. )
Sound 100%
(This is why I bought the bass. I have not found another bass, even other War
riors, that have come close to the sound of this bass. It has a full, warm, r
ich sound with tons of punch, regardless of whether I am amping through my Cla
rus or )
Customer Service 100%
(The best. Where else can you call direct to the person who built your bass a
nd ask questions about it? )
Value 100%
(Although this is something that is only determined over time, initial impress
ions are that you cannot beat it.)
Overall 100%
(I would recommend this bass to anyone.)

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