The Ernie Ball Music Man Reflex series of basses introduces a new member of the family. After looking at this black beauty, the name, "The Game Changer" seems more than appropriate. This is no ordinary bass, as you will see in the YouTube demo included in this feature.
The press release from Ernie Ball describes both the bass and lead guitar versions:
PRESS RELEASE: The Game Changer fundamentally changes the guitar player's experience. Rather than relying on pre-set pickup configurations traditionally provided by instrument manufacturers, The Game Changer gives guitarists unrestricted access to a vast library of tones via a true analog pickup switching system.
Available on select Music Man Reflex models, this patent-pending system electronically rewires a guitar or bass instantly, combining any order of pickup coils in series, parallel, and in or out of phase to create tones unique to the individual creating them. Imagine having complete tonal control of your instrument with more than 250,000 pickup configurations*, without rewiring anything.
With The Game Changer, the audio signal is never digitized or modeled in any way, providing a transparent analog signal path for the absolute purist. In conjunction with The Game Changer website (HYPERLINK "http://www.gamechanger.music-man.com/"www.gamechanger.music-man.com), musicians can also create, save and share their tonal selections with other players from around the world.
"The Game Changer is the most significant innovation our company has developed," said Sterling Ball, CEO of Ernie Ball Music Man. "I'm truly proud of this technology and am looking forward to sharing and creating new and unique tones with musicians and artists alike. This really paves the way for musicians to personalize their tonal options like never before."
The Game Changer is currently offered in Music Man H-H, H-S-H Reflex guitar models, as well as the Music Man H-H Reflex bass model. (*More than 250,000 with a 5-coil instrument.)
Made in the USA, the Music Man Reflex Bass Guitar boasts a lightweight body, dramatic styling, and state-of-the-art electronics. With its design incorporating both form and function, this Music Man bass offers a wide array of distinctive sounds. Using a cutting-edge push-button system, you can combine active, passive, series, and parallel modes-creating endless tonal combinations. The Reflex bass has a classic bolt-on design with an ash body, mahogany tone block, and bound maple top-together providing maximum resonance and massive low end.
The four-string model starts at about $3600.00, depending on the store.
Model:The Game Changer
- Size: 12-7/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 43-7/8" long
- Weight: 8 lbs, 14 oz (4.01 kg) - varies slightly
- Body Wood: Ash with maple top and mahogany Tone Block
- Body Finish: High gloss polyester
- Bridge: Standard - Music ManĀ® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles
- Scale Length: 34" (86.4 cm)
- Neck Radius: 11" (27.9 cm)
- Headstock Size: Only 7" (17.8 cm) long
- Frets: 22 - High profile, wide
- Neck Width: 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut 2-9/16" (65.1 mm) at last fret
- Neck Wood: Select maple neck
- Fingerboard: Fretted - maple or rosewood; Fretless - Pau Ferro with or without inlaid fret lines
- Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, with tapered string posts
- Truss Rod: Adjustable - no component or string removal
- Neck Attachment: 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
- Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined control cover
- Controls: Active preamp: 4-band EQ - 25kohm volume, treble, high-mid, low-mid, bass; Passive preamp: 500kohm volume and 500kohm tone - .047uF tone capacitor
- Switching: 5-way lever preset selector
- 2-way push/pull 'Bank A (Active)/B (Passive)' selector
- Momentary On-OFF-Momentary On toggle 'Bank Z' selector
- Momentary On 'Save' knob (Volume)
- Pickups: Dual Humbucking with ceramic magnets
- Left Handed:No
- Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)
- Power: 3 AA Batteries (~100 hours of live play)
And of course, a demo...
Visit Ernie Ball's Music Man website for more info.
http://www.music-man.com/instruments...e-changer.html
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