Product: Advantage Royalty
Price Paid: US $2000
Submitted
06/16/2002
at
06:33pm
by
Adam
Email: Camarospot<at>aol dot com
Features
:
10
Made in the USA a few months ago (2002), 22 frets, 4 strings, two volume, 1 tone, 2 Seymour-Duncan passive Jazz Pickups, Walnut body with 5A maple veneer, neck-thru construction with a Mahogany/Maple/Ebony laminate neck with brazilian rosewood fretboard, custom elk ivory inlays, custom flame body shape, elk ivory nut, string thru schaller bridge and vintage style schaller tuners, 34" scale, 1.65" neck radius, vintage LP-style knobs and crown headstock.
Sound
:
10
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH yeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!! Has the richest, fullest, roundest, sweetest, brightest, darkest, creamiest sound ever. Ok, it sounds like a really expensive bass should sound like. Has that jazz bass rumble from the pickups, super-long sustain and articulation from the body and neck, and no noise at all. Great for blues, metal, rock, and everything else. Excellent for slapping, popping, fingering, picking and grinning. If you're ug-Lee this is the bass for you...it will get you girls...or guys, whichever way you swing.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
If you have a custom bass, you should have a custom set-up too. I had the action a little less than medium just like I like it and the pickup height is perfect. There is no frett-noise, no hum, nothing you would not want. It has a burst finish containing 4 colors going from blood-red to a light orange. Very sweet. Gloss finish on body and headstock, satin finish on neck. MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm!
Reliability/Durability
:
10
I've played this bass for about 4 months. 12 shows, 2 home recordings, 1 studio recording, and a billion or so practices. Not a scratch on it, no dings or fading, no wormings, it has yet to be tuned since the day I got it home other than string changes. This is how basses should be made!
Customer Support
:
8
Who would think that a little known shop in Cincinnati, OH run by a bunch of 20-somethings could produce an instrument as exceptional as other custom shops that have a half century of combined experience? They are very nice and personable although at times a bit expensive, but fairly reasonable. There's a life-time warranty on the bass and hardware but the pickups are warrantied under Seymour-Duncan.
Overall Rating
:
10
WOW! This is definately a WOW! After a decade of playing and a dozen instruments, I've found what I've been looking for. Not only does it sound like a billion, it gets chicks like a billion too! I am impressed by everything and it is NOT going to be stolen, I guarantee that. It would be unfair to compare this marvel of music to another bass and if you added or subtracted something, it would just take away from the quality, sound, etc. Perfect as is!
