Leo's Basses

[bassmonkeee]

You might want to pose your question here:

http://www.vintagebass.com/thedudepi...splay.php?f=45

[Golem]

Ive heard that Leo considers G&L his best work.. Im not sure if he had as much to do with musicman as he did to do with G&l, perhaps thats why the difference of styles.


Either way, i like Musicman the best by far, G&l being in second, but distantly so.

Wondering here also if maybe he had less to do with MM than with Fender and GnL. The GnL bass is a logical progression from the the Fender bass, in both tone and appearance. The MM is very much another path.

In tone, but certainly not in appearance, MM under BP has finally trumped Fender and GnL at producing the tone that Fender established back when they were pretty much the only game in town. Everything that Fender and GnL basses invoke, tonally, is wrapped up in the Bongo. The tone is there, but you'd still get kicked off the stage at a Roy Orbison tribute if you showed up with an orange Bongo. I know that if Roy were alive, he'd embrace the Bongo but once your dead, then semi-dead minds begin to take over your life.

[Golem]

I've seen some early L2000's with mahogany bodies that are absolutely beautiful to me. The ASAT also is appealing, especially in the semi-hollow config.

But the Bongo sounds as good or better for less coin. Sounds like a deal to me.

But I wouldn't mind having both.

+1. Having been Bongafied this past autumn [2005] with a 4HH and 5HH both with frets, I'd be way way gassed over a fretless Bongo if I didn't already have a GnL L2Ke FL to fill that slot. Usually, in any line or model of bass I take to, I get the FL before the fretted [and sometimes take a pass on the fretted, as with me and StingRays].

AFAIK, my GnL FL is mahogany, and I imagine the only Bongo that I'd feel was a justifiable upgrade would be a 'hog Bongo with a piezo bridge.

[pan_of_qld]

The G&L I refer to was an ASAT in blueburst. Very powerful pickups, interesting bridge, many many variations with the pups and toggles and well made and finished . . . maybe it's just me and my personal feelings.
Nice but just didn't do it for me.

On the other hand (and to prevent the thread being accidentally deleted) both the '77 SR4 and the '01 SR5 do the business for me and IMHO leave Fenders old and new for dead.

I have a Jap '62RI Jazz for the memories and to compare - it's a good standard to measure against.
Good for EB that they kept one of the best basses on the planet alive and have remained faithful to the original design.

[bovinehost]

G&L basses have their own set of fanatics, and God bless them, but I generally don't find G&Ls to have any sort of real sex appeal.

I don't know why. Every now and then, I see one with some outrageous bound body or sparkle finish and think, "Right, I'll have one of those" but then I don't.

And the ASAT, most likely to live at Camp Bovine due to my long love of all things Telecaster, hangs like a string of live cats around my neck. Completely lacking in ergonomics.

I'm still, of course, a big believer in whatever floats your boat is fine by me.

Jack

[Psycho Ward]

I had a lefty L-2500 and it sounded pretty good, except for the B string, man the B string was bad, luckly I sold it for a small profit. My SR5 sounds great and has a great B string, I just wish I didn't get lost down there... but then I can get lost on any string, except the G string. I've got the G string down, really I'm a mofo on the G string! I wonder if EBMM would build me a 1 string bass, sort of two up Tony Leven.

[Steve Dude Barr]

Don't let Steve catch you talking about G&L

I caught that...LOL....Colin, you crack me up bro.

[Big Poppa]

boys
I dont want to bag or brag....the results are in the axes....if the G & L were really leos progression then so be it ( i actually disagree..who was Leos beta testers at G&L)

the best judge is now......how much have we progressed.......when will people start to recognise Dudley? I might just get a litle slice of credit also.....but lets tip our hats to Dudley.

[phatduckk]

when will people start to recognise Dudley? I might just get a litle slice of credit also.....but lets tip our hats to Dudley.

i became a Dudley fan the second I found out he was responsible for the magic in my fav bass ever ... that bass happens to have some other guy's name on it

[Psycho Ward]

I tip my hat.... (runs and gets hat), to both of you. A great instrument, plus, great customer service, plus a great forum with the company highly involved, adds up to something.... well, Great!

[Mobay45]

DUDLEY! DUDLEY! DUDLEY! DUDLEY!

Between the Bongo and the new two pickup versions of the other basses, I think you guys have blanketed the bass market. There's no sound that you can get from an electric bass that you can't get from an EBMM bass.

Thank you Dudley AND Sterling for your innovative thinking.

[Golem]

Shows to go ya, uglee is only skin deep. Oh, that's about the Bongo, not the Dudley. Dudley is dudely.

[pan_of_qld]

Dudley? Well come on, tell me what I need to know about Dud please?

And is there an MM/EB history in print anywhere?

I bought my SR4 new in '77 so I've been a customer more than most.
So I deserve to know everything, don't I?
I have my photo album of original hang-tags and owners manual.
I want more info!

Who are the EB forum people really?
What's the lowdown on Dan Mac at EB?
Why is Dan's customer service 5 star?
Who's responsible?

Information . . .

[bdgotoh]

Thanks to BP and Dudley for a company that really knows how to focus on bass players.

I am in love with the tone of the HH Stingray - every switch position sounds great and sounds like a MusicMan!