Music Man Big Al 5 String

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Ed Friedland – The Bass Whisperer demonstrates the Music Man Big Al 5 string bass for Bass Gear Magazine.
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It’s about 1890$ on the internet

#1 
Written By zingadanga on January 2nd, 2013 @ 8:28 am

Yes it will . I know because I have such

#2 
Written By vladirog on January 2nd, 2013 @ 9:22 am

How much does one of these cost?

#3 
Written By MrRockstart on January 2nd, 2013 @ 9:38 am

5:32 dat tone…

#4 
Written By BASSMASTA264 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 10:31 am

did you know, he is like Jordan Rudess.

#5 
Written By tony57286 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 10:48 am

He said it has an Active/Passive switch…meaning Yes, it will work without batteries.

#6 
Written By Wiilly97 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 11:45 am

I have the same question (left unanswered) Will it play without any batteries?

#7 
Written By Santiago Garcia on January 2nd, 2013 @ 12:10 pm

will this function without a battery?

#8 
Written By HappyPterodactyl on January 2nd, 2013 @ 1:02 pm

@Vizillar2505 I believe he said this was a mahogany body. That would probably make it a bit warmer than a normal ash Music Man. :)

#9 
Written By drkirchoff on January 2nd, 2013 @ 1:09 pm

pickup position look like guitar


#10 
Written By jinomoon on January 2nd, 2013 @ 1:16 pm

wow beautiful bass in the back!

#11 
Written By meteluptheass on January 2nd, 2013 @ 2:10 pm

Sorry Ed, but that sounds like one flabby B to me. Better get a Dingwall.

#12 
Written By falcon45ca on January 2nd, 2013 @ 2:30 pm

any idea what the body is made of? the al sounds kinda warmer than other mm (maybe it’s the pu, how could I know) and also, how does the al do in sustain department? kind of a sustain freak here, dont know why
thx!, always like your videoes

#13 
Written By Vizillar2505 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 3:19 pm

that is some powerful low from a disco looking bass AWESOME

#14 
Written By Vizillar2505 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 4:12 pm

- Funky Jazz.

#15 
Written By BassGuitarMag on January 2nd, 2013 @ 4:22 pm

The intro remind me a lot to one of the Charnett Moffet albums from the 90′s, nice ;)

#16 
Written By Shilinsky on January 2nd, 2013 @ 4:51 pm

“Boy you can get huge with this thing!” Great videos.

#17 
Written By OffbeatMarkie84 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 5:19 pm

I wonder what this sounds like with a Streamliner 900! Im inbetween a 4 or 5 string version. Cant decide! I play both 4 and 5 string basses, but not sure which I should go for with the Big Al.

#18 
Written By Gareth Walkner on January 2nd, 2013 @ 6:04 pm

What’s the name of the song played at the very end? I KNOW IT but I can’t put a name on it, grrrrrr…

#19 
Written By ian774 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 6:42 pm

Could you please tell me which bass would you recommend for playing rock, hard rock, punk, grunge and also some slow music? Thanks and continue with this all huge bass reviews =)

#20 
Written By DudeAndHisBass32 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 6:52 pm

- Series adds some low mid punch and volume, parallel is a little more hifi and scooped in the mids.

#21 
Written By BassGuitarMag on January 2nd, 2013 @ 7:15 pm

Hey Ed! Great review (as always)! I’m a little new to the various sounds one can get out of active basses. I could appreciate some of the tonal differences it makes with the EQ, but i don’t get what the series and parallel circuitry brings to the table…

#22 
Written By Justo Martin Santos on January 2nd, 2013 @ 7:40 pm

- The Big Al 5 has the same neck as the SR5 and Sterling 5, the Big Al 4 is the same neck as the Sterling 4.

#23 
Written By BassGuitarMag on January 2nd, 2013 @ 7:42 pm

Is the Big Al neck the same as the Stingray?

#24 
Written By Bassplayingboy on January 2nd, 2013 @ 8:27 pm

Thank you!

#25 
Written By cmfalco46 on January 2nd, 2013 @ 8:45 pm

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