OT: Rant

[Moondog]

oo, a sterling like mine for sale........one year earlier though...1996,...they still have the bridges with the string mutes right?

Fig - this one has the "mutable" bridge but came without mutes.
Also has birdseye fretboard, original Tolex case (mint), & hipshot
d-tuner & black & tort pickguards. It's one fast bass in "like new"
condition. I'll post pics soon.

[phatduckk]

i only play EBMM basses now but I had a couple from the F company and i didnt have any issues w/ em but i got them from a retail store and was able to give em a good once over to make sure they were in good shape

I trust EBMM's quality and do not worry when I buy their stuff unseen but i dont think id buy an axe from any other company w/o being able to try it out and inspect it myself

[copperbass]

Sorry to hear about your bad experience with the 57RI. I've got one and I love it, but it needed some TLC before gigging. On the other hand, my Stingray was ready to roll right out of the box.

[flywheel]

I remember your interest and you'll be the 1st to know
if that day ever comes. I don't think I'll ever part with
my # 1 & 2 tho.

You'd be something of a crazy man if you let either one of those go...I was teasin' more than anything. You and Gavin both have a couple Stingrays I'm crazy about. Gav also has the Trans White and he has this AWESOME natural it's like an '85 or something.

[strummer]

i only play EBMM basses now but I had a couple from the F company and i didnt have any issues w/ em but i got them from a retail store and was able to give em a good once over to make sure they were in good shape

I trust EBMM's quality and do not worry when I buy their stuff unseen but i dont think id buy an axe from any other company w/o being able to try it out and inspect it myself

I second that. All of it.

I have owned some F*****, and they have been good instruments. But the last time I bought a new one, A 2004 Am Std P, I checked about 20 of them until i found one that "only" had drying cracks in the body finish. the rest was perfect, so i bought it.
The F japan stuff seems a bit more consistent, but EB is just lots of notches above the rest of the manufacturers. All of them.

[Randracula]

I've heard that the best F@nd@$ being made right now are in Japan, one of them being the Geddy Lee model..........