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  • ESP LTD RB-1004SM


    Jonathan Herrera
    from BassPlayer.com takes a look at the ESP LTD RB-1004SM bass.

    The Mt. Rushmore of bass probably has a few more faces than the four on the real one, and arguing who should be on it would make for an excellent barroom debate - but there are a few sure-things, and Rocco Prestia is undoubtedly one. The long-time Tower Of Power bassman has an immediately recognizable voice on the instrument: percolating 16th-notes that seem inhumanly locked to the equally bubbly syncopated drumming of David Garibaldi. His tone, bouncing under funk classics like “What Is Hip?” and “Soul Vaccination,” is no less distinctive than his style. His extraordinarily well-controlled fretting-hand muting combines with the big-bottom thump of a P-Bass for a sound that’s thick, round, and short on sustain. It’s a key ingredient in TOP’s complex uptempo funk.




    Rocco parted ways with Fender some time ago, and his latest instrument is a far cry from the P-Bass of yore. Sure, it’s got four strings and a P pickup, but that’s where the similarities end. The ESP LTD RB-1004SM (um, how ’bout a snappier name, ESP?) is an ornate active bass with a figured maple top, opalescent inlays, unusual pickup placement, and extensively contoured body. Given all these qualities, I was excited to see not only if it were capable of that distinctive Rocco thump, but perhaps a little more, too.

    Read the entire article HERE.
    Comments 3 Comments
    1. kimgee's Avatar
      kimgee -
      I have several ESP bass guitars and they are hard to beat for the price.
    1. Floyd's Avatar
      Floyd -
      I'm definitely not a pro, but I own an ESP LTD series bass and love it Such a beautiful looking guitar too!
    1. Elmeaux's Avatar
      Elmeaux -
      I bought an ESP too - back in July. Reading the old comments, I said I'd demo it, but haven't found the time (sigh)

      http://www.thunderrow.com/content.ph...east-Expect-It
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