shizznit Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 This is probably the only MM bass I haven't played and very hard to find in stock anywhere in the UK. Not really interested in buying one, but very intrigued about them. Does a BC member have one? What is it like? The pickup switching and EQ system looks mental! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 One trick pony if you ask me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Don't fancy that much myself, doesn't look to crazy though, just on/off for each pickup and on/off for active with a 4 band eq. As long as you have 1/2 hour between each song to get the right sound there shouldn't be any problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Admit it, if you saw one resting in the corner you'd be tempted to flick just one switch and see how long it took them to notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) I have owned a MM 25th Anniversary 5 strings model HSS which is what the Reflex was renamed to after the 25th anni period ended. What it is, it's a very nice bass, heavy, but with loads of sonic variants, you can have active / passive / series / parallel and a wide number of pickup combinations because every single pickup has an on off button. The neck is not different from a stingray 5 and it has 22 frets not 24. The wood for the body is ash with a centre mahogany tone block that runs from the pickup cavities to the neck joint. Things I disliked about that bass was the string retainer on the headstock which made string changes a real pain in the rs and the weight of it. Things I liked were the smaller body with no top horn looks like a single cut eddie [email="w@nkhalen"]w@nkhalen[/email] type of body the lack of a top horn made it real comfortable but it need to be at least 2lb lighter as it is a ship anchor. Personally I preferred the Big Al which was a lot lighter, and with a very nice and resonant mahogany body. Ed Freidland demo'd a few of them check them out. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dg0lcR5njo[/media] Edited April 18, 2012 by Grand Wazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluRay Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1334770137' post='1621014'] Things I liked were the smaller body with no top horn looks like a single cut eddie [email="w@nkhalen"]w@nkhalen[/email] type of body the lack of a top horn made it real comfortable but it need to be at least 2lb lighter as it is a ship anchor. Personally I preferred the Big Al which was a lot lighter, and with a very nice and resonant mahogany body. [/quote] I inadvertently clicked on the link and outlook tried to email w@nkhalen. Just thought I'd share that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I like the look of the double humbucker model. I'm not sure I would really need/appreciate all the features though. Still, I wouldn't say no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I want a HH Reflex 5. White/Rosewood. YUM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 [quote name='BluRay' timestamp='1334773414' post='1621100'] I inadvertently clicked on the link and outlook tried to email w@nkhalen. Just thought I'd share that. [/quote] I lol'd!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1334770137' post='1621014'] I have owned a MM 25th Anniversary 5 strings model HSS which is what the Reflex was renamed to after the 25th anni period ended. What it is, it's a very nice bass, heavy, but with loads of sonic variants, you can have active / passive / series / parallel and a wide number of pickup combinations because every single pickup has an on off button. The neck is not different from a stingray 5 and it has 22 frets not 24. The wood for the body is ash with a centre mahogany tone block that runs from the pickup cavities to the neck joint. Things I disliked about that bass was the string retainer on the headstock which made string changes a real pain in the rs and the weight of it. Things I liked were the smaller body with no top horn looks like a single cut eddie [email="w@nkhalen"]w@nkhalen[/email] type of body the lack of a top horn made it real comfortable but it need to be at least 2lb lighter as it is a ship anchor. Personally I preferred the Big Al which was a lot lighter, and with a very nice and resonant mahogany body. [/quote] I completely agree about the string retainer, to me it just looks really badly executed and a last minute 'add-on'. Do you remember the prototypes they were showing? None of them featured the retainer and the headstock looked so much cleaner. I've never seen one in the flesh, is the body smaller than the Bongo? I know on the guitar version, it was slightly up-scaled from the Axis, which put me off a little, as I'm a midget, so the smaller body suited me more. I think I prefer the Big Al as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1334770137' post='1621014'] Ed Freidland demo'd a few of them check them out. [/quote] i got half way through that video....it just made me want to pick up a precision bass with two knobs that I run open the whole time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 If you think that's complex, the 'GameChanger' has just been released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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