kerc
November 12th, 2006, 03:30 PM
First Act ME105 bass guitar. Basswood body, 20 fret maple neck with rosewood fretboard, single split pickup. Has a nice black sparkle finish with a pearloid pickguard.
I needed a simple bass guitar for recording--something that would let me lay down my own basslines (I used to emulate bass lines with the guitar using software--usually with sucky results). After a quickie setup and tuning, It plays very nice, although it feels odd (I'm not used to playing bass). I dunno about bass tone, but it provides me the low end I needed for my recordings. It's light, no fret sprout whatsoever, hardware seems sturdy. The nut is kinda suspect, though, and the pots work more like switches. New pots will be on it soon.
But it's good enuff for me. Especially at $49. ;) With a two-year warranty.
Here's a quick thingie I recorded, plugged DI into the laptop (no J-Station). It should sound even better through the J. Excuse the crappy, noisy playing. BTW, I was using a Stubbie pick here...I like how it feels with the bass strings...
http://cyberjammin.com/uploads/Music-Member/fa_bass_di.mp3
http://cyberjammin.com/uploads/Images/fa_me105.jpg
I needed a simple bass guitar for recording--something that would let me lay down my own basslines (I used to emulate bass lines with the guitar using software--usually with sucky results). After a quickie setup and tuning, It plays very nice, although it feels odd (I'm not used to playing bass). I dunno about bass tone, but it provides me the low end I needed for my recordings. It's light, no fret sprout whatsoever, hardware seems sturdy. The nut is kinda suspect, though, and the pots work more like switches. New pots will be on it soon.
But it's good enuff for me. Especially at $49. ;) With a two-year warranty.
Here's a quick thingie I recorded, plugged DI into the laptop (no J-Station). It should sound even better through the J. Excuse the crappy, noisy playing. BTW, I was using a Stubbie pick here...I like how it feels with the bass strings...
http://cyberjammin.com/uploads/Music-Member/fa_bass_di.mp3
http://cyberjammin.com/uploads/Images/fa_me105.jpg