I wish it was a Wal but sadly the prices on those are so high these days. This a Wal tribute bass built by Octave Guitars in California that is pretty much an exact clone at probably a third of the price so it really is a fantastic bass.
It's just me or you can't also stop looking at the headstock? It drives me crazy that it doesn't match. I love the natural color on the body tho. And these Z7's do sound really good
@@AllAboutBasses one thing you can’t tell is the back of the neck is painted the same color as the headstock. It’s kind of interesting to see in person but I totally get that some might not be a fan and respect that.
Good sound check. It was difficult to discern a lot of difference on my end over the tiny laptop speakers, but the mids and bass knob definitely fattened it up. Very good looking bass.
@@austinburns4213 I was really surprised how much control over the tone the mid knob has. I was really able to get some great tones just by boosting or cutting and then adjusting the frequency knob which was very nice. The bass knob is very sensitive so I only boosted it a slight bit or I would have had to lower the input gain on my sound interface but adjusting lower mids really helped to tame a lot of that.
The headstock not matching the fingerboard would drive me nuts. I mean, it's not even in the same ballpark. Looks like mahogany instead of roasted maple. I'm pretty sure Sire is staining their roasted maple necks to make them darker, which is unappealing to me.
They seem to be really behind on these 2024 models. I think I ordered this one in January of 2024 if I am not mistaken or maybe early February and it just came so I was surprised it took that long.
@@delucajohn2000I’m pretty sure they had a dispute with Musicman. I noticed that the first reveal of the Z’s had the 3+1 or 4+1 headstock, but now that they’re released the 4 strings are just straight across
Great to have a video on this so quick after release. Thank you! I've been trying to find a weight for these. Could you stick it on some scales for us please?
Sadly it is not the lightest bass. I just checked on my bathroom scale and it is a little over 10 pounds which looks to convert to 4.6 kilos. Since this one is ash, that might make it heavier so the alder ones could possibly be lighter.
I admit I am not a very big slap bass player but the neck pickup didn't seem like it got in the way. When i do slap, I hit closer to the neck so it could be different for others.
I was very surprised the natural finish was more but it does have an ash body where the colored ones seem to be alder which I guess is why they could be charging more. I have heard there are some shortages with ash so that might be why they are charging more but that really is a guess on my side.
@@Kutamitasa Oh i had no idea. I probably should have read the specs but had always wanted a Stingray type bass with a natural finish so that was the one I preordered.
It's a riff from a Clutch song called (In the Wake of) The Swollen Goat, LOL. Now that you point it out though, it definitely sounds like it could be Rage riff as well.
Man, you got me so hooked on this song. Guy Pratt is so damn underrated. I love how I can really hear the bassline on your cover. That jazz sounds 100% perfect for that song.
Hi mate! I'm working in a Wal MK2 clone bass too. I'm using Turner Pickups and Lusithand NFP Double Special preamp. What pickup and preamp did you used at that huge bass? So great result you got!🤘🏻
I had this one built for me by a builder named Octave Guitars but I believe he does use a custom version of the Lusithand Double NFP as well as the Turner pickups. The tones this bass can get are pretty much limitless so I am sure yours sounds just as good as this one.
Damn! That’s quite a bass collection you have there lol. I was wondering about the action and if it would be low or not. I like the action to be as low as possible without getting fret buzz/dead frets. I’m a fingers player with heavy gauge strings so that is the ideal set up imo.
The action is really good on this bass and I was very surprised at how low I could get it. I am mainly a fingers player with a very light touch so I was able to get the action extremely low and didn't notice any fret buzz at all when I set the bass up to my liking. The setup and Quality Control seems really good on these.
