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Great bass! What brand of strings are you using that fits your 5 string medium scale bass? It's hard to look for one 😅

Thanks for this tutorial! This really looks "doable" instead of frightening for the first time! 😊

Casually says "I ripped the frets out , planed the board and refretted it." Respect.

One of these was the first bass guitar I had. Got it for $85.00 I think it was, from Dixie Music Shop, long gone now, in Louisville, Kentucky back around 1975 or so. Developed an interest in playing bass and this was the most Mom and Dad were willing to fork out on one. Can't remember if it was new or used, but yeah, it was the least expensive one they had. Given the value of them now, I wish I still had it.

The Serek Midwestern 2 5 string is THE flagship Serek bass. IMO.

I bought an identical MPC Outlaw along with a Kramer DMZ5000 from a pawnshop for $375 over twenty years ago. Still have both. The good old days. Great bass video

I would argue that this bass sounds great. First off the original pickup is very bright and punchy though without that really nasal stingray sound, so you have no trouble cutting through the mix. Secondly, all 3 positions are humbucking because this is actually a Schaller quad-coil pickup with the "single coil" position being wired like a precision pickup. Playing with your hand closer to the neck can get that classic P-bass tone. It's true that the parallel and single settings lack some low end, but you can EQ that easily on your amp or with a pedal. If I had to criticize something, I thought these did come with rubber pads, but I guess some did not or it deteriorated because mine didn't have one either.

Lucas Harwoon, notorious tone poker! Best tone in the game

Lusithand filter sounds more like a synth filter

Beautiful! The Guild pickup is the one.

Those basses were kind of a mini Steinberger, using Kramer aluminum braced neck tech. In lieu of the Steinberger folding leg brace (for seated playing), they glued a rubbery lined strip onto the bottom bout of the body, which worked great until it fell off. Steinbergers also have a plastic plate that rotates out from the back, with a strap button on it, which helped eliminate neck dive. But my Kramer balances out on the strap OK even without such a device (that button is on a neck plate screw).

Are you guys making 5 string basses? The website only shows 4 strings

it’s as though god sent this video down to me to sell a serek bass. mt. joy is one of my favorite bands ever and ive been learning their songs since i started playing bass. gotta get a serek now

I had the pleasure of trying one in NYC Guitar Center. A very fun and lovely bass to play! Remember the neck being super skinny!

Why not make the middle position neck+bridge?

That pick tone...😮

It's time to save up.

Mica and Mary are so nice to deal with. I enjoy visiting the Mothership since it's only 15 minutes away from me and looking at all the cool posters, and seemingly countless Alembic basses and guitars in the shop area. It's like an hour vacation from the real world. I look forward to hearing the SEREK bass. Wow, your SEREK sounds AMAZING. I love the mix of Alembic and a bolt on neck. I own a Yamaha MIJ P/J bass with Alembic pups and pre and it sounds great, too, but yours growls !

What gauge round wound strings do you prefer on your 4003? I always find round wound strings to be floppy because of the 33 1/4" scale. I switched to flats because there is more tension but I miss rounds.

Head position looks similar to a Fender Jazz.

I never understood why some like to hear their tone different from what the audiences is hearing via FOH. If I'm using my amp, it's because my signal is not going to FOH. Thus, it's a smaller venue.

I used to have that same acoustic head....kick myself for letting it go!

@senatorjdvance there are still 2 of these sexy beasts available in the Serek store

This is a very useful video: i was hooked on the looks of a Jolanda bass but now on the sound to… i’m gonna buy it ❤️‍🔥 Thanks

Nice!

One day, I will be a proud Serek owner!

Dig it !

Is the Alembic activator an active pickup? Have you considered a three way comparison between Alembic, Lusithand and Underhill filters?

I love how they look! My only concern would be that I would get brush burns on my arm while playing with a pick 🙃

There was a terrible commercial sponsoring your product, do you have any control over that?

I'm no bass player, that guitar sounded like a double bass at times, wow !

Bought on of these in 1972. Still playing currently. Awesome instrument.

MELTING

It seems to me that 4002 model has "browny" finish, black binding (peghead included) with checker board binding on the body and also an extra XLR output. This green one seems to be an experimental model? i.pinimg.com/originals/b7/cd/b0/b7cdb094d73ebc11de86ad76c746145c.jpg

The 4000 reminds me of 4004. But, with the 4004, it has the neck pickup and a selection switch with 2 knobs!

Omg the neck pickup solo'ed....wow

How about a shootout with one of your basses?

Love it! we you £200 ? 😁

Should be called 💩 box Not a fan

Sounds like a Ric neck pickup to me, very interesting

I dig the bass and the tones!

I love that band, and I love Midwestern basses

When Bass and Treble are at Zero, they short to ground, classic FMV passive tonestack. Thats why Mids becomes Volume, its the only circuit path thru the EQ tonestack that doesn't short to ground ✊👍

Nice side by side! I run the Underground Accelerator and use it when I need a bit of that tube overdrive sound. It really can run the gamut from warm to DRIVEN, and yes, it takes a bit to truly dial it in to a sound you one because of all the options available. Nice job!

Was it just me or was the lower end of the demo sounding like a not greatly tracking octave type sound? I was listening through headphones, albeit Bluetooth, but I’ve not had that issue before.

Absolutely brilliant!!

That’s gonna be one smelly bass after a while

What cap and pots do you recommend for bs-1?

***[SUPER CUSTOM]*** Serek Lincoln Bass / 34″ Scale / Alembic Activator / Roasted Ash & Maple proud owner of this beauty ! I can't wait to get it. Thank you SEREK !!!!

Thanks for keeping this video up for so long so that I was able to find it! I have an EB 450, which is the longscale vesion, but otherwise it's the same. My 450 is the first bass that I bought, and I've owned it since 1983. My bass is a 1972 year model, and I'll never sell it as long as I can move my fingers; I love it still and play it just about every day. As @jimothy states below, my bass is also a bit weak on the e-string lower frequencies, but that's fine by me, since I am a Peter Hook influenced player, and this bass is very sweet sounding up high and in the mids. Frets 5 to 10 on the A, D, and G string still sound like heaven to me.