The MICHAEL LEAGUE BASS is INSANELY GOOD !!

[@57precision]

For this price I would want assurance that the bore holes were made by the larvae of Hylotrupes bajulus for their rounded and airy quality as opposed to the harsher and more pedestrian Anobium punctatum larvae.

[@firemarshal2629]

Underrated comment

[@DJAroConceptual]

😂 you killed it

[@paulpocock5888]

🤣🤣🤣 Class!

[@duckie99]

I gotta need a PH.D to read this comment.😂

[@genegleckner2732]

Word

[@joelmajors7084]

That was such a beautiful intro on that bass!

[@saintlotus93]

When you said expensive I was expecting like 2.5 maybe 3k at most. NOT $7,000. Fuck that, no way anyone should be paying that much for a p-bass.

[@elithetallguy]

Other than a vintage Fender P Bass.

[@firemarshal2629]

My thoughts exactly. By a regular ass p-bass, scrap the paint off and chisel some fkn holes in it

[@rileyyyyh]

then don’t buy it, lol

[@edwinhurwitz6792]

@@firemarshal2629 What regular ass P comes with an ebony fingerboard?

[@saintlotus93]

@@edwinhurwitz6792 You can get a schecter p bass with an ebony board for under $1,000

[@Crushin123]

Sounds very much like a G&L I had, that was basswood - has a deeper soft tone, even the highs were softer. It was nice as a solo instrument and that was where it ended for me. This one looks unique - not sure the cost of it...but for ME personally...there is a passive P bass financial limit. (and I am sure it is far past that).. Great video content as usual

[@jreid641]

Try around 8G's

[@learnmusic488]

I bought my 1965 Fender Precision _(that you see in the avatar)_ for Cheaper.

[@Crushin123]

@@jreid641 Good gawd! That's like $10K Canadian?!! For a passive bass with a minimal resale! 😂Scary! All the best in 2024!

[@halcyo]

I'm gonna whip out my basswood G&L L-1000 and see if I can match the tone. If I can get even close to this tone then I don't know why anyone would be spending $8k on this thing.

[@Crushin123]

@@halcyo Oh niiice! Mine was the LB100 - i bet the L-1000 is a beast. Congrats

[@EVILJAMARR]

It's around $7,420 USD if anyone is wondering.

[@Belman5]

Wow.......prices really are out of control.

[@klinkepeter]

not out of control, it’s quality work, spell it…., i bet most of those rookie’s complaining about high prices for such good instruments have no jobs or spend their money for some swanky cars

[@Belman5]

@@klinkepeter I don't know, the space above the E string compared to the space below the G string at the base of the neck looks odd. Maybe it's just me.

[@surfrduede]

If you have 8k and you love playing it than it’s worth it. How is it different than Fodera, Pre-CBS Fender, Single maker Custom Shop,etc? It’s a handmade instrument from a renown luthier. If you have more than 8k worth of basses, but mostly play one….drop your stone. 😉

[@marcellocosta1253]

sound great and it seems to me very comfortable to hold and play, a fascinating instrument like MICHAEL, I really like!

[@LCA1985]

For such price you can get Olinto P basses which are the best P-basses in the market imo. Btw, when a review of Olinto basses? 😏

[@fonkamex]

Your bass demo player is amazing, the bass is a beauty.

[@howardwhitehead5927]

The distance the bass side string is to the edge of the fretboard appears very different to the distance the treble side string is to the edge of the fret board?

[@Belman5]

Very observant. I do like when things align on a bass, and that would eventually drive me nuts.

[@G.G.-nt2mi]

the wood looks great, bass sounds great, great riffs, great channel! 4 thumbs up!

[@rix0r222]

Kai is so awesome! he's got some good bass face too

[@peter10245]

He is the best 🙂.

[@sakondisable]

the bass sounds as if the tone knob was rolled off a bit and this for a bass with a huge placebo price

[@sakondisable]

I mean what Michael says about it is cool and all but you can't add the missing treble back so other than the cool factor of this, a standard Fender P is more versatile

[@HipsterNgariman]

@@sakondisable It's just tonewood advertisement...You're never going to hear the woodworms through a magnetic pickup. You just pay for a nice playing neck and an Aguilar pickup.

[@learnmusic488]

Yup, at the end of the day, there’s a sucker born every minute

[@smashogre4766]

1:03 - 1:21 alone is enough to make me want that bass. Just something about it. SO gooooood

[@CricketbugSessions]

I only have one word for that Bass... WOW! Thanks Gregor Awesome Video 🤘

[@domizidor]

I have no doubts about sound quality of this bass and Im not trying to say anything bad about it. I believe its a fantastic instrument, But I would like to point out that type of lacquer doesnt affect the resonance of instrument as we believe. Or at least I dont believe in it and consider that to be a myth. You can spray paint nitro as well as other types of finish. Nitro was used on guitars back in a day because that was what car manufacturers were using and it was easy to get for guitar manufacturing. Many things used on vintage guitars we adore so much nowadays was just standart industrial technology of those days. If so, its more about thickness and you can spray paint thin layer with different materials. I believe, there is no study, no tests or proofs about sonic character of different lacquers - and its probably impossible to make those as you should paint over same body to measure difference. Some techniques are really time consuming and therefore they are more expensive, but that doesnt mean they are automatically ticket to better sound. So, I strongly believe its a myth. Shellac for example, is beautiful finish, but also it is not as strong as others, and also it doesnt last to look like at the beginning for long period. Im saying this because I believe we should not rely on myths spread out in guitar community and I believe there are other factors that massively affect the sound of instrument. Its not a violin, its not even semi hollow bass, its solid body electric bass and lacquer is really the last thing we should talk about when talking about sound, resonance or sustain...

[@basstheworldofficial]

Believe me, it does. Poly finishes are much thicker. It’s most obvious in the highs. Much harsher with poly finishes, much sweeter with nitro

[@domizidor]

@@basstheworldofficial as I said, you can spray thin coat of anything, and usually you have to do sanding anyway. With cheaper guitars manufacturers often do thick coat so they can cover imperfections after sanding or even cover some bigger mistakes. I´ve repaired old body with insanely thick coat. But any custom builder can do nice coat of whatever he is using. Its just too strong word say about some polyurethan finished guitar - it sounds harsh. Changing nut material or bridge saddle material is something you can instantly notice. I think there is a ton of absolutely stunning instruments using polyurethan or polyester finishes and they play and sound amazing with no complains...

[@JoergFeserBassist]

I totally agree@@domizidor

[@anozin]

@@domizidor Good point.

[@UltimateWobbleBoss]

@@basstheworldofficiallol

[@jreid641]

That bass is amazing. I'm sure it's worth the price, although it's way out of my range. It sounds better to me than any p bass I've ever heard.

[@dropdtuned1]

Thanks so much for this video. I would have never even known this bass exists if it weren't on your channel. I am a huge believer that the wood makes all the difference between a good bass and an exceptional bass. Since this was a new take on wood I really wanted to try it. So the FOMO set in and picked on up, knowing I had 30 days to return it if it didn't blow me away. I am a P-bass guy for sure, ever since I was a kid. I have several P-basses, including a 59 that I use for flats and a 73 I use for round wounds and the 73 has been my go to for over 20 years, and it was all because of the wood that gave its sound a better sound than any other P-bass I have played. But this Amrita is something different. I can't tell you that the woodworms are the reason, but it sounds amazing and punches through the mix like nothing I have ever played. I will probably end up selling 2-3 basses to cover the cost, but I have zero regrets. Best sounding and best playing. Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention.

[@mouthmw]

You like it because you obviously like the hotter Aguilar pickup. Everything else you've mentioned here is a boomer fairy tale.

[@dropdtuned1]

That is a very good observation, as the base does have the characteristics of a hot pickup, and I have experimented with them over the years. I would say one of the big differences comparing this bass to others I have played with hot pickups is that as you crank up the tone knob/pot on the bass it gets brighter and brighter without ever taking on the clankyness, harshness or bitter mids that can be associated with a hot pickup. Boomer :0 you just took decades off of my life :)

[@mouthmw]

@@dropdtuned1Tone pot cap value has no effect when it's wide open. Once you start rolling it off, the capacitor value comes very much into play. The lower the value, the more brightness it holds, the higher the value, the darker the tone (and the resonant frequency with it). I like Leo's classic .047 tone cap the best - it's a classic vintage tone for a reason, it does the Motown sound the best. I don't like .022 as it's too bright and the resonant frequency is too high. I don't need a higher value either as I don't need the darker tone. This bass (Amrita) is extremely lazy too - off the shelf pickups? Off the shelf hardware? The guy doesn't even make his own pickups? That's just a lazy parts bass made with an ugly, ruined piece of wood. The guy is a hack fraud selling this garbage for >$7k but there will always be suckers willing to pay for the latest scam. Oh and using a hot Aggie pickup for a "vintage" tone is stupid. That's like using a Seymour Duncan SPB-3 when you want a vintage tone. Incredibly asinine and shows ignorance.

[@basstheworldofficial]

Very strong opinion, very little substance. Just try it. You’ll feel and hear what the people are talking about. Those who actually tried it

[@mouthmw]

@@basstheworldofficial I don't need to try a simple P bass to know it's a simple P bass. I'm not into unsubstantiated boomer claims. This is not the 90s anymore, information is very much available online. We're not dolts.

[@luigi.zanini]

0:10 amazing riff/track!!! 🥰

[@nojuanatall3281]

Sounds good but doesn't look good. Hard to justify the price when other basses offer similar tones and many more features.

[@furiocelle2923]

Its a personal thing. For me, a beautiful design…..😊

[@Fooma777]

I second the above, very personal and to me it is organic and wonky and gorgeous😮

[@scarab944]

On the spectrum of tool --> work of art, I think this leans toward the art side, like many expensive boutique basses. If you're looking for a great value in a tool, this ain't it.

[@Obstacle0ne]

I didn’t like the aesthetics at first, but after hearing it and watching little film on Bacci’s channel I’m sold. If I only had an extra $8k laying around!

[@xdoctorblindx]

Since when did "many more features" make a good instrument? Is a Stradivarius bad because it lacks extra features?

[@flipper2gv]

Those Aguilar HOT P pickups are pretty dark sounding.

[@eldorado5319]

The eye watering price of this bass is humankinds best kept secret

[@garrettlowell7637]

It definitely has that P-bass honk. Overall I like it. I would need to see if the aluminum pick guard would suit me or not…

[@Tomijee]

That neck looks so playable, fast and sleek. Deep dark fingerboard..

[@GaryMcNeill]

Anyone else find it weird how much extra fretboard there is above the low E on the higher frets?

[@aldito7586]

That thing is gorgeous !!!

[@halcyo]

Love that octaver tone. Is that the Ampeg Octaver?

[@gainlovingcriminal]

👏🔥 Beautiful tone and amazing feeling

[@martinheath5947]

Good advert for an Aguilar P pickup I guess

[@1234drums]

Such a cool design ❤❤❤❤

[@AugustThor438]

Me! I am not a big fan of Snarky Puppy 😂

[@cedricjacobs4917]

Fuck for that price it should play itself man,and doesn't sound it's price😢

[@ARawFueledLife]

What is Kai's signal chain? Strings? Sounds amazing!

[@klemke7043]

Hey man. It’s just the bass, strings were on it (rounds). Gregor uses studio DIs, he’s talked about that in recent videos, too.

[@ARawFueledLife]

@@klemke7043 Thank you. You make it sound great!

[@tortolita633]

It sounds fantastic. The guy playing it has great hands. Don't know about the signal chain or the strings, but excellent none the less. Not for amateurs at that price.

[@parcm]

I wonder how much 'woodworm' wood is left in stock to sell this bass worldwide. Or do those worms work exclusively for the production of the Bacci Amrita WW bass?

[@No.0.o.0]

That initial attack is so sick.

[@variantfaze9572]

It's definitely a money grab. Period.

[@firemarshal2629]

Watched simply because it’s you guys but that sounds like a regular ass P-bass with flats.

[@EricRunquistBass]

6,900 euro!!!!!!! Can just buy old p bass. Homeboy sure did play nice in the video though :)

[@Doodlebug1996]

That bass sounds amazing

[@more_me_than_I_am]

I realize again how my Fender am pros are a bargain

[@TheBassfresh]

€6900.00 plus VAT and shipping costs for what is essentially a decent P bass ?!?!?! The E string bridge post doesn't even line up w/ the nut slot.

[@helloitsnicko]

I had to scroll so far to find a comment that actually states a price lol

[@TheBassfresh]

i went to their web site @@helloitsnicko

[@user-jk5ys4ts7q]

Odd how it intonated with all of the saddles in a line...was bridge mounted funny or was the intonation not set?

[@azantje]

...or they mounted the neck wrong!

[@SuperCele]

I thing the saddles are in a line couse strings used are The Dogal Hellborg with Wooven core.🤔

[@srirachaseahawk]

At some point you should do a video on that SWR Mo’Bass we always see in the background :)

[@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931]

This bass is like the civet coffee of basses. If only he would admit that he chose that wood just for the looks and exclusivity of it. I guess it's the same way he approaches his music.

[@Super_Saiyen_Potato]

my mans low key playing Pantera for a sec

[@datle1402]

Can anybody tell me what makes this bass any difference from a regular P Bass? Other than the look

[@flaviosan3020]

Neck is different, body shape is different, I don't know if pickups are placed exactly in the same place, looks a bit forward to me. F

[@klinkepeter]

the sound…..

[@ricardocordero81]

Sorry if this has been answered before, Gregor, but why do we never see/hear you play? If you have, someone please tell me which video! Thanks for the content!

[@basstheworldofficial]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5qamqOHh5l2h9ksi=AMHRh1Svpa5QsfQv

[@eldoctordeltac]

A bit overpriced maybe, but it's truly unique and sounds really beautiful. I bet it's a pleasure to play. If I had a lot of money would definitely buy it, even though I have a real P bass.

[@brianbaker5640]

Gregor, where can i find the details of the signal chain you guys use for your videos...Bass to Audio Interface? or Bass to amp then mic'd etc.

[@G.G.-nt2mi]

Yah come on man, reveal the secrets...we wanna know!!!

[@basstheworldofficial]

we're recording direct signals, parallel trough 2 preamps. BAE 1073 DMP and a REDDI Tube DI and you get to hear a 50/50 blend of these 2. A magic combination

[@xJuliaGrimesx]

What a P Bass is supposed to sound like! Nice you were able to feature it! I for one love the unusual looks

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

It's a preci wow

[@klemke7043]

Awesome, right ? Since 1951 the benchmark of electric bass. It’s the best.

[@benchinho]

Did you use rounds or flats in this demo?

[@SuperCele]

I think those are Dogal Hellborg round one.

[@JoergFeserBassist]

Great playing by Kai Lemke as usual. To me, the bass sounds like a P-Bass with flats. I don't get why worm holes are a sign of high quality tone wood and why other luthiers avoid using any tone woods with worm holes then. And because I don't get it, it seems to be way overpriced to me.

[@garymcmuffin]

Sounds nice, but pick guard is ugly.

[@wolfgangsaller5843]

@ 3:28 totaly agree :-))

[@Chinchu86]

This is weird, it sounds amazing but it's probably the ugliest bass I've ever seen...

[@digeratadesign]

can you please review the new Suhr p bass

[@crazyfutureradio]

Do they need to pay the woodworms or something?

[@sullenpuffin]

Cor, it is expensive, but it sounds wonderful

[@peterstephen1562]

Hmmm? This has me thinking that I could use the borer damaged Tarata wood I have after all. I will just need someone of Michael League's stature to say its okay.

[@jermainelong1843]

1)The headstock reminds me of Daffy Duck's beak 2) It sounds excellent for finger style 3) I don't like the slap tone

[@abderrahimkoch9293]

I rather buy a Fender 50's classic base. $7K is insane imo

[@learnmusic488]

That price is Absolutely Ridiculous… tell Michael he can Eat it along with his worms. you can buy 2 Olintos for that price _(and still have some money left over.)_

[@vassilisvassilis6159]

how much ?

[@exhpv]

it's from $8000 USD and the blood of a sacrificed puppy to the bass lords saved you a google...

[@soopahsoopah]

Does it come with the palsy face?

[@markbass354]

WE NEED JAYME NICE BASS

[@horrorshowbass]

A sad summary of the bass world at the minute.

[@J0T4Z0]

First we get the overpriced Joe Dart Stingray, now we can get the overpriced League Pbass... Nice

[@presentrlb]

Not necessarily advocating for the pretentious League bass, but the Dart Stingray is not a fair comparison. For starters, no Stingray has a body and neck that are hand carved by a master luthier.

[@datle1402]

@@presentrlbwhat difference does hand craft make compared to machine made? Other than less precision?

[@datle1402]

True. Except Joe Dart’s is a Sterling

[@presentrlb]

@@datle1402 The main thing (though there are others) is that when hand carving, a luthier can pull off designs that simply cannot be achieved well or at all with automation. Certain body contours, rounding profiles, all kinds of stuff. So basically they can make optimal designs that automation can't match. The best way to experience it is to just try something fully hand made yourself, if you haven't. I suspect you'll feel the difference.

[@presentrlb]

@@datle1402 There's also a Stingray, the Joe Dart Jr.

[@PierreDybman]

No wonder the worms in Dune are hungry and furious, they get nothing from that outrageous price!

[@ibalrog]

I'm definitely not in the economic bracket that spends more for something because it's rotten. (Sounds great and I like the body contours, but no wormy wood for me, thanks)

[@JanilGarciaJr]

Love the comment, love the look of the bass as well, would buy a bass made from wood eaten by worms, but definitely will not pay extra on it, especially when that extra gets me an entire new custom built instrument.

[@seanoliver7463]

P bass on steroids

[@mrpositronia]

I can't say I want my instruments eaten by insects, but each to their own. :)

[@mancavelegostudios9711]

The bass sounds just BARELY sharp. Is it? :P

[@BWenk-rr2tq]

Its just 7,200 too much.

[@andrewmaas5253]

What kind of strings were on it?

[@basstheworldofficial]

Dogal Jonas Hellborg Roundwounds

[@MisterKarib]

Everything is nice, but the price !

[@bazazzzz4347]

Expensive for what????? Lool!!! The aluminum plate doesn't cost more than €10. I'm a collector of vintage & rare basses & I bet you never tried a 90's Status Trace Elliot T-bass. Coz if you do, you'd change your mind 👍🏻 Greetings from Malta 🇲🇹

[@jm879]

What strings were used?

[@basstheworldofficial]

Dogal Jonas Hellborg Roundwounds

[@davidespinosa1910]

What's the weight ?

[@basstheworldofficial]

Around 4kg

[@mouthmw]

@@basstheworldofficialthat's absolutely terrible considering the eaten wood. My P bass is 3.8 and doesn't have a terrible worm gimmick like this one. It also doesn't look like utter crap, and it plays and sounds like the best P basses. Why? Because I set it up to my liking instead of spewing mojo nonsense about it. Stop being gullible boomers.

[@nelsonporter8387]

Who’s Mike League?

[@learnmusic488]

Bassist and leader of “Snarky Puppy”.. really great band. Check them out.

[@jasongallman2032]

Just buy a fender p bass

[@matto9734]

Little hint: the sound is foremost in your head and fingers... the rest is marketing and G.A.S. ;-)

[@xmac6519]

Sounds beautiful. But does not sound like a p-bass.

[@felipenicholls6434]

6900$ ??? 😅😅

[@marcinborowski7436]

The tone wood magical theory is strong with this bass. Also, the headstock looks like a high heel shoe, but without the heel. Overall, in my eyes, it's pretty ugly instrument. And it sounds like any other p-bass. So I don't get the hype.

[@derickrichards1105]

It's a slightly different pee bass 😱

[@lucmichel7588]

👍👍👌

[@Thunderfork]

Always love your videos, but honestly, this looks like the most snake-oily bass I've seen in recent memory.

[@mouthmw]

Snake oil is the perfect comparison to this BS.

[@JKillinger]

Definitely not a bass sound that I like.

[@-Harris-]

No craftsmanship but 7000€. And the 'sound' really sucks....sounds like a farting cow.....

[@mouthmw]

The sound is all Aguilar pickup. Because that's where the tone comes from in electric solid body instruments. The pickup, the position of it, the strings and the setup. And not some wood worm fairy tale, or how thick a poly finish (in MICRONS!) is.

[@joshuahernandez6945]

Sounds like a p bass to me

[@andreirlmeier]

und was , wenn "the Woodworms" weiter fressen ??

[@basstheworldofficial]

Die sind selbstverständlich alle tot

[@AlanJohnPeach]

That's a heavy no from me.

[@AlanJohnPeach]

Luthiers gotta be laughing all the way to the bank

[@mouthmw]

@@AlanJohnPeachYup, unless he believes his own BS.

[@billyjay1]

It sounds incredible ñ. Not a big fan of the look

[@CluelessSheepNazi4270]

Just when I thought basses couldn't get any uglier-looking

[@magisterprimus7611]

Nothing of particular amazing, if you want to pay so much money for this instrument you're welcome but IMHO it's simply terrible

[@frisbidservices1568]

Don’t think it sound good, look like a cheap bass

[@eveythingthatsadam]

Absolutely stupid price for what is essentially a P Bass.

[@user-jk5ys4ts7q]

and possibly not any better than a Fender American Standard or Professional.