Soapbar pickups are underrated. Even these cheap Chinese electronics have some variety and bite to them. With the amp sim it sounds pretty damn good.

I have no interest in purchasing this now till i found out alittle bit more about it one the pick up sliding doesnt move and the toggle switch shouldn't be on it i have 2 custom built chibson grabbers and they look more vintage then the epiphone grabber it is a nice looking guy but for $1,000.00 no way ill pass

The headstock is a treble clef.

Sorry Jonny. These basses and an absolute piece of shit

With regard to pre-amps and electronics: I think the most important thing for a beginner is to play a bass they want to play. One that brings them back and makes them want to go further. While I agree things like a 5th string, acoustic bass, or basses that are poor quality can be widely regarded as not good for starters for a variety of reasons, I disagree when it comes to pre-amps and upgraded electronics. I don’t think as many people are tripped up today by technology and most could likely navigate such things just fine. When done well they can provide versatility and be part of what a beginner may keep coming back to explore.

I would for sure add Cort and Charvel...

Just bought this bass. Noticed yours has 7 screws on the neck. Some models are different of it. Guess you didnt have any problems with playing yours like others did

Great bass👍👍👍

Finally. The Chingwall

Honestly, who buys a fanned fret 5 string for the G string quality anyways.

I managed to ignore Yamaha basses for several years until one caught my eye in a local guitar store. After a few minutes of playing I bought a BB734 that was on sale for $670...an amazing bass at a fantastic price.

Maybe get a blister on on your pinky finger, Maybe get a blister on your thumb.....😂

I had a Redsub Coliseum 6. They still havent sorted the nut issue. Lol. Mine was awful in every way.

Love to see you do a Mod to this Bass, it would likely be amazing. I love the passive tone, but I have roll back the active tone it's just way to hot and boomie.

well we need more basses :-)

Good review. You definitely picked up on the design issues these have (i've had the 4, 5, and 6). You won't be able to upgrade/setup this bass to compete with Dingwalls/Ibanez, but they ARE a good opportunity to get the aesthetics and a good metal bass for the price.

Very nice demo and review 🤘I'm really intersted in trying out the 6 string version of this bass. Really curious to hear how it sounds through my EBS rig and Darkglass pedals 😎 Thank you for this video and you've earned a sub 🙌

Boss BB-1x should've been in the comparison IMO.

hahhahaha!

Damn you mr dibble. I rlly want one now🤣. I'm fortunate to have a dingwall ng3 5 string and would like more fan fret basses. This would be epic as a mod project bass 😎😎

Cort also manufactures a lot of other “boutique” brands that people aren’t as familiar with as well. They manufacture Strandburgs instruments too, this bass is very similar in design to the Boden basses. They took a lot of ideas from strandburg as far as roasted maple neck, the thickness top/vaneer and the same sleek widthed body. They may have even upgraded strandburgs design a bit in some areas of the bass. This is basically an upgraded wood version of those basses except a pound heavier, c shaped neck (with better woods too) and straight frets/regular 34 scaled instead of multi scale, also the electronics give this bass a more classic Bart tone (like the 80s and 90s) but can also produce a more modernized tone as well like the strandburgs. I love my Strandburg and I was extremely surprised at the quality from their factory, so now I’m waiting on this bass to come in mail: it’s regular scaled, straight fret cousin

I actually love the Hagstrom Viking. The output gets higher when I learn the impedance switch. It's so unique. Coolest looking pickups too

Love it. Just change pu and tuners and is a killer bass. But shipping for my island is 160 bucks. Defeat the cheap purpose.

I love my epi viola bass and it’s lightweight and short scale and it has rounds on it and sounds huge it was older and made at the Unsung factory so it doesn’t like crap. But I really hate the flats on viola and club basses. Can’t stand it they sound dead. My Mustang Pawnshop shop bass sounds amazing. Great growl I bought 2.

1:12 🤣🤣 Thanks for the review, enjoyed watching it although these types of basses are definitely _not_ right up my alley. In fact, it's sort of funny how little interest I have towards any fivers or fan fretted instruments because I really like to play metal stuff.

The Redsub Colisuem is back again. What will it be called next time? Patrick Hunter said it didn't feel like a quality instrument, but it's great to see some budget instruments in a multiscale.

Don't know if you took the back plate off but the pre amp is adjustable for output so you can get rid of any unwanted distortion/fuzz at source. I have mine set fairly low so it doesn't colour the sound too much.

I was worried that it would be as good as my Ibanez for a minute, but when you demoed the pickups individually I knew I was in the clear. Still though, good value for money, you could buy about 4 of them for the price of one Ibanez

I saw one of these ata local gig, couldn't find the brand but thought it was cool! Nice to finally know what it was!

Thanks for the review ! I had the 4 string variant in sight for a while, but I never pulled the trigger .... Seems like these strings are really bad ? Usual on cheap instruments, especially when money goes into nice options like Stainless Steel Frets 😅 That headstock logo though .... what were they thinking ???? It's absolutely, and objectively horrible ! I'd instantly 3D print a much better version. Give it an ESP logo look and it would be muuuuuch better. This onboard preamp seems decent. At least, it does not go full retard once you crank it all the way up 😆 A shame they misplaced the pickups, makes it seem "cheap" in the worst kind of way. Perhaps a couple EMGs with a Series/Parallel switch added .... I hope they thought long and well about the trussrod placement, to prevent any twisting with that weird neck joint ! Already owning 13 Basses (and 137 bass covers here on youtube), but I might pick that one up someday soon 😄

I can't get over how that logo is just a box with text, not blending into the colour

Get some of those Dingstrand Nordwall pickups and you're good to go.

Rien d'exceptionnel

I've seen this online and the price always make me go "hmm maybe it will be ok?" but sometimes you have to spend more to get what you're really after. Even though it's like £999 I think the Ibanez BTB605MS looks to offer high quality and shares many attributes with Dingwall whilst being considerably cheaper

Hey Johny, thnx for video! I think the main thing here is that there are almost no fanned frets basses for this price (despite few years back many players predicted there will be A LOT of options on the market soon). Therefore you either buy this g4m, or... Or spend 1000 euros for Ibanex btb with fanned frets and 37 or something inches scale lenght. Personally I would love to see more options for different budgets, but we have what we have...

I would save up a bit more and get one of the Ibanez offerings, second hand market £550-650 will probably bag you a decent one!

I have the RedSub Coliseum V the model before these, and they are great for anyone on a budget but after a fanfret or wanting to try one without busting the bank! The only thing I’ve done is swapped out the pickups for some EMG SSD’s as a personal preference but other then that great bass all around, not heavy either.

SG have annoying neck dive.

Great review! Just wanted to know, how heavy is it?

The thing is with OD….in a band scenario, a little bit of OD in the mix is lost. You have to put a lot on so that it actually sounds gnarly and can be heard…..and then it just doesn’t always fit the genre. Great in a rock or metal band, but in most band situations bass OD is more or less pointless in my opinion, it gets masked by the drums and guitar.

Your voice is missing around 8:30.

Gwann jonny boyyy

Think I'm going to find a local shop selling one of these and take my 74 Grabber with me to do a side by side purely for curiosity. Might give the guys in the shop a break from the monotony of the day if nothing else.

So Funny 😂😂😂

The single ply pick guard is hideous. The aftermarket 5 ply pick guard I put on my Ripper is also hideous.

The Bassplayer hive mind 😂

I need theses magazines

yeah ray 4 sucks omg

hahaha Awesome

It's a beautiful bass, don't let it get away