So, I mentioned in another thread that I'd tried out one of the new Musicman Sabres recently. I really loved it, and it ended up coming home with me on Sunday.
Our house got broken into on Monday, and luckily they only took my TV and DVD player, despite the fact that all of my basses were sitting in the living room, as well. So, I haven't had time to take many pics, just the one I took as I panicked about not having serial numbers and pics documented on my instruments.
I'll have some more pics for you later, but wanted to get one up and pull up a little review.
The color is Mayan Silver, which is a nice metallic silver. The neck is roasted birdseye maple, with a roasted birdseye maple fretboard. The neck is poly'd, which I prefer. 6 bolt bolt-on neck. The neck has an 11" radius, which feels a little flat to me compared to the Ricks, but not a big deal.
The pups are both Alnico humbuckers. The neck pup has 18 pole pieces; the bridge pup has 8. There's a 5-way pup selector, which gives various pup tapping options. I find positions 1, 3 and 5 most useful.
So, how does it sound? It's a really nice fit with my Ricks, as it gives me a totally different sound than I get from the Ricks. It has less sustain than my 4003, but I've yet to meet a bass that sustains like that bass. Even my 4004 doesn't sustain anywhere near as long. No issues with a weak G, that you hear is fairly common with MM basses. It is bold and assertive, with a lovely aggressive sound, especially on the E string. It has much less of the piano tones that are so much a part of the Rick 4003 sound. There are times where those brights are incredible in a song...other times where they're just not wanted. Having this bass in my stable gives me lots of new options!
Once things quiet down a bit, I'll pull together a recording to share.
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