SirMoxie

How did I not do that already!?!?! Here it is!

Well, in a moment of madness I went to the shop last night and bought myself the 4 string Viking!! I love it so far. I will post back here after I rehearse with the band this coming week and see how it sits with other instruments in the room. I'm also going to do some tracking with it in some old projects, replacing some old bass tracks, to see how it sits in a recorded mix compared to my other basses. I'll let you know how it goes! Woohoo!!

Right! I found that it does sound kind of scooped at times (not necessarily a bad thing depending on what you’re doing) but then when you boost that mid EQ knob just a bit it really smooths it out and gives you a nice full and even frequency response across the spectrum!

It’s got a passive switch!! Passive mode sounds great too. Disengages all of the knobs except for volume/pan/tone in passive mode.

That’s really good info… Thank you! Apparently these Aguilar preamps are really nice, though I haven’t experienced much of them first hand. What I am also really interested in hearing is how it might fit in the mix with either a live band or in a recording. Was hoping that maybe someone here has experience with one or both with these… Or even with the pick up and preamp combo!

That's 2 more strings than I prefer, and I'm hoping to find a Viking, but it's a beautiful piece!!

Thanks Dood! Yes, that's a great video demo. I found a couple of others as well but not enough! You know how this is... it's never enough.

Thanks itu! This model is about 9.5 lbs... about the same as my Fender Jazz and my 4003S... so not bad at all!

Help! I'm very intrigued by a Mayones Viking 4 string I played recently (the finest playing bass I've held in recent memory) but there's so little info about these out there outside of a select few videos. I don't see much about Mayones on the bass forums other than the Jabba Jazz Bass model, which seems relatively common. I PM'd a couple of people I found who are/were owners but would love to hear more. I'm in the US and we don't see as much from Mayones over here. Does anyone own (or DID you own) any of these models in the "humbucker-based" family? I listed all of the models that are mostly similar other than body shape. If you did own one but don't anymore, what turned you off? What do you think of the tone and playability? I'd really love to get more input on these basses before I seriously consider taking the plunge. Right now I feel as though I'm going in blind, outside of my own personal experience, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it's quite an investment so I'd like to know more. Thanks so much!! I love this Viking... It looks like a Ric for the modern era...

Curious.... what model Mayones was this that you had an issue with? I'm looking at the Mayones Viking now and I love how it plays in-store but don't know how it will be in a mix. Did you get your issue sorted? Thanks!

Good question! I forget sometimes that everything here is named after UK locales! I'm in Massachusetts!

Thanks all!!

Hi all, I've been lurking for a while and decided to join in. I'm in my 40s and have been playing since my teens. I'm back playing in almost exclusively original projects after taking a hiatus for some parenting. Now that she's older I can concentrate on my music again. Joy!! Here's a link to my band if you'd like to check it out. I'd describe it as The Pixies meets Garbage with a little classic rock vibe for good measure. My wife is the vocalist/rhythm guitarist and so far, after a couple of years, our marriage has survived us being in a band together! https://www.facebook.com/thedaylilies I've been on TalkBass for a while but I also like the different sort of vibe that I find here on BassChat. I also like that it's UK based since I've been interested in non-US bass producers as of late and so this is a good environment in which to get better insight into what's going on in that world. I look forward to some good Bass Chats!! Thanks!