neepheid Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 Well, as reported in the "how was your gig last night?" thread, I took the Soloking out for its maiden gig last night. It did great. I have no complaints, it sounded good, held its tuning fine, felt nice to play and despite being on the heavier side, being well balanced it wasn't an issue. These basses are fantastic at twice the new price IMO. If you're put off by the lack of provenance or the stupid name then do yourself a favour, get over it and get one! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 On 06/04/2024 at 19:00, meesterbassman said: Thanks for the info. one popped up half price (mint condition) online so I took a punt (can use it as a teaching bass/student loan bass if needed). £140 delivered as new and a REAL bargain. just as well made as my Sire, newer Squiers or higher end Harley Benton’s I own/have played. ridiculous for the price (or 4/5 times what I paid!). not plugged in yet but would be easy to upgrade if needed. bridge and tuners look cheap but no more so than anything else sub £500 these days I think! and again, cheap/easy upgrades! lucky meesterbassman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesterbassman Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 10/01/2024 at 17:43, neepheid said: You don't need to determine exactly what they do because I already have - they're a coil split - both coils in series or single coil (the active coil in both cases is the one nearest the bridge. just checking (now that I have one of these) - the 3 way switch is pickup selector and the switches are single coil or both (series) for each pickup. and in addition any idea which way the toggle switches work (I’m assuming the beefier sounds are humbucking)? bass seems great (for £250 let alone the £120 I paid!) and pickups are actually pretty pokey compared to some budget basses I’ve had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 21 minutes ago, meesterbassman said: just checking (now that I have one of these) - the 3 way switch is pickup selector and the switches are single coil or both (series) for each pickup. and in addition any idea which way the toggle switches work (I’m assuming the beefier sounds are humbucking)? bass seems great (for £250 let alone the £120 I paid!) and pickups are actually pretty pokey compared to some budget basses I’ve had. Yes, that's right - blade switch is pickup selector, mini toggles are single/series for each pickup. Down/away from the pickups == series. Easy to tell by ear though - series is noticeably louder and thicker sound with a big boost to the low mids. It's a really good bass at twice the price, there's a lot to like - and it's a no-brainer if you're too tight (like me) to get an actual Fender Roscoe Beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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