Now for sale, too - see below.
I got this a few months ago, but it's got too many buttons on it for my tiny brain to handle (just like a Fender Jaguar I got rid of last year!). It's a 2011 Musicman Big Al 4 string, in vintage sunburst, with a maple neck. I have to say that it sounds amazing, and the range of tones (everything from P bass through to Stingray) are all there. Typically though, I just set it to sound like a P bass, which is pretty daft, when I already have plenty of those to choose from! Joking aside, the controls are pretty simple to use - it's just not my thing.
It's absolutely immaculate - not a dink or scratch anywhere on it, and it comes with the very nice MusicMan fitted Big Al hard case. It's still got the case candy, cleaning cloth etc in it - it's just like new. From checking on the web, these retail at just short of £1700. I also had it setup last month by the excellent Peter Allen (an £81 pro setup - details here [url="http://www.guitartechnicalservices.co.uk/acatalog/Professional_Set-up.html"]http://www.guitartec...nal_Set-up.html[/url]), and had a set of Chromes put on it, and it plays beautifully. Interestingly, Peter's comments were "at last, you've bought me a well made bass to setup, instead of the usual Fender junk you bring..."!!!
All the info you need (specs etc) are here: [url="http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/big-al.html"]http://www.music-man...ses/big-al.html[/url]
And a good video review by Ed Friedland here:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTv0dHtHHbI[/media]
I'll take some decent pics in the morning, and add them to this thread, but meanwhile, here's the only pic of it I have, in my messy office: -
The robot prints were bought last weekend - they're paintings by Horace Panter, and a very nice chap he is too. But that's another story. The Big Al is lurking 2nd from the left.
Some pics taken today now added: -
From a trades point of view, I'd be interested in something along these lines: -
Fender Telecaster bass (the later mudbucker version)
Ric 4003 (pref Jetglo)
Gibson Thunderbird
Pino Precision
Nash or Bravewood Precision
US Lakland Bob Glaub
Lakland Duck Dunn / Decade / Hollowbody
US Jazz (75 RI or similar)
But try me with what you've got. Should also say that I'll sell for £1000, or do partial trades (i.e. CIJ Jazz + cash my way, that kind of thing).
Any questions, just ask.
Cheers
Mark.