{"id":725,"date":"2013-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=725"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","slug":"bass-of-the-week-music-man-big-al","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-music-man-big-al","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Music Man Big Al"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Music<\/p>\n

In 2009, Music Man introduced a bass version of their Albert Lee Signature guitar called the Big Al. Its angular body and unique pickups caught the community\u2019s attention, and the next year the company announced a 5-string version. <\/p>\n

The Big Al and Big Al 5 are built with African mahogany bodies, maple necks, and maple or rosewood fingerboards with a fretless option of Pau Ferro. It comes with two options for pickups: a single humbucker with ceramic magnets or three single-coils with neodymium magnets. The humbucker option has a 2-way push button to toggle between series and parallel, while the triple single-coil option has a 2-way push button for each pickup to select or deselect it.<\/p>\n

Electronics include an active\/passive setup with a 2-way push button to select either mode. The active controls include Volume, Treble, High-Mid, Low-Mid, and Bass.<\/p>\n

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For more info, check out the Music Man website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Music Man Big Al Specs:<\/h2>\n
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  • Construction: Bolt-on (5-bolts)<\/li>\n
  • Weight: 4-string: 9 lbs, 3 oz (4.17 kg); 5-string: 9 lbs, 10 oz (4.36 kg) (varies slightly)<\/li>\n
  • Body Wood: African Mahogany<\/li>\n
  • Body Finish: High gloss polyester<\/li>\n
  • Bridge: Standard Music Man\u00ae chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles<\/li>\n
  • Pickguard: Standard: Black or White; Optional: Shell, White Pearloid, Vintage White Pearloid, or Black Pearloid.<\/li>\n
  • Scale Length: 34? (86.4 cm)<\/li>\n
  • Neck Radius: 11? (27.9 cm)<\/li>\n
  • Frets: 22 High profile, wide<\/li>\n
  • Neck Wood: Select maple neck<\/li>\n
  • Fingerboard: Fretted \u2013 maple or rosewood; Fretless \u2013 Pau Ferro with or without inlaid fretlines<\/li>\n
  • Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend<\/li>\n
  • Neck Colors: Standard \u2013 Natural; Optional \u2013 Matching painted headstock<\/li>\n
  • Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic design<\/li>\n
  • Truss Rod: Adjustable<\/li>\n
  • Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity<\/li>\n
  • Controls: Passive preamp: 500kohm volume and 250kohm tone \u2013 .047\u00b5F tone capacitor; Active preamp: 4-band EQ \u2013 25kohm volume, treble, high-mid, low-mid, bass<\/li>\n
  • Switching: Single Pickup \u2013 2-way push button active\/passive selector, 2-way push button series\/parallel selector; Triple Pickup \u2013 3 x 2-way push button pickup selector, 2-way push button active\/passive selector<\/li>\n
  • Pickups: Standard \u2013 Single Humbucking with ceramic magnets; Optional \u2013 Triple Single coil Neodymium magnets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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