Bass Gear Review

Reviewer	Scott Copeland
Experience	14
Email	scott.copeland@btopenworld.com
Review date	February 06 2004
Manufacturer	Washburn
Model	RB2000
Price	300.00
Item owned for	1-2 years

Bass type	4 string fretted
Neck join	Bolt-On
Neck construction	one piece maple neck
Fingerboard	rosewood 24 fret board. 34' scale
Body	single piece maple
Finish	satin natural
Pickups	single washburn, MM style humbucker
Hardware	grover tuners, wilkinson style bridge (both brushed chrome)
Electronics	1 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)
Appearance	90%
(very basic and clean, but I like that.)
Playability	100%
(This is the most comfortable bass I have ever played)
Sound	90%
(As mentioned, great for jazz or funk.)
Value	100%
(Outstanding.)
Overall	95%
(highly recommended)