Nice, versatile lineup, and great colors! Welcome to the forums.
Very cool basses. A couple of rare ones that were only in production for a while in there too. Thanks for sharing!
Bongo fretless in firemist purple
September 2020 BFR Bongo 5 string in satin honey burst
2006 Axis Super Sport in honey burst
2015 Axis Super Sport in honey burst
Very nice! I have a silver Big Al 4SSS, I know there aren't many out there. I always liked Egyptian Smoke too.
1998 Sterling 4H honeyburst lined fretless
2006 30th Anniversary Stingray
2014 Bongo 4HSp neptune blue w/roasted maple neck
2014 Big Al 4SSS inca silver w/full rosewood neck
Sick collection! Welcome! If ya ever wanna get rid of that reflex I know a guy looking for one
You have done well for yourself.
Congrats on what seems like a diverse collection. But could I ask(only having owned played a Sterling SB14):
1. Why the Big Al is your 'goto'. Appearance wise, only, for me, your Egyptian Smoke Sterling looks the nicest.
2. Why you never acquired MM's most famous model - the Stingray
I'm interested in his answer to this but I am kind of in the same boat - I have Bongos all over the place and that isn't likely to change, but when there is studio time, I also bring my Big Al 5H. My band has come to think of it as "the recording bass" and if I don't have it, they get nervous.
I use the Big Al 5H and a Bongo 5H on almost everything. Same deal when we gig, although it's been a long time since COVID let us do that. The reasons I use those two are simple. They have a long history of getting the job done. I'm at home with them - they always feel "right" and the tone is dependable and BIG.
Come to think of it, I don't currently have a Stingray, either. When I do have one, it's always a fiver.
Wait, I forgot: I have a SUB, ye olde USA model with the bumpy finish and black painted neck. It's the "budget Stingray" and I keep it because what kind of person would I be if I didn't have some kind of Stingray? Almost overlooked that one.
Very nice well thought out collection. Big AL and the Reflex. Very nice
StingRay 4HH. SapphireBlack.2006
StingRay 4H. Buttercreme. 2005
StingRay 4H. ”SunBlue”. 2005
Bongo 4H. Sapphire Black. 2005
Bongo 5HH. Firemist Purple. 2019
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