Music Man Gadget!

**Mantaray** · 07-19-2004, 04:23 PM

What do you think would be a good gadget for EBMM basses?
Here's one(Bovine etc will hate me for this

)

The Fantastic M-1 Switching System
Press the button and the sound of your Rosewood StingRay changes to the sound of a Maple fingerboard StingRay and vice versa so you have best of both worlds! Now how cool is that?

Or when Ernie Ball buys Fender sometime, all the basses wil feature S-3 swithces where a jazz will be able to sound like a StingRay, a Bongo etc etc

I'm waiting for your ideas. Who knows, if joniguitarz reads this, they might use sth(and give the prototype to me for posting this thread)!

**bovinehost** · 07-19-2004, 04:54 PM

Press the button and the sound of your Rosewood StingRay changes to the sound of a Maple fingerboard StingRay

I've already got one!

I push down on the volume knob and voila!

Either my hearing is so bad I can't hear it or there is so little difference I can't hear it, but either way, I can't tell the diff between maple and rosewood boards.

And I would wager that, in a blind listening test, neither could almost anyone else.

What say you, good people?

**bassmonkeee** · 07-19-2004, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by bovinehost

I've already got one!

I push down on the volume knob and voila!

Either my hearing is so bad I can't hear it or there is so little difference I can't hear it, but either way, I can't tell the diff between maple and rosewood boards.

And I would wager that, in a blind listening test, neither could almost anyone else.

What say you, good people?

I'm with ya, Bovie. I've owned maple boards, and I've owned rosewood boards and I can make a rosewood boarded bass sound bright and snappy, and I can make a maple boarded bass sound warm and deep. Pickwhat ya like, and play it, I say.

**TSanders** · 07-19-2004, 05:16 PM

Rosewood all the way. Such a warm sound. Ive only owned 1 maple necked EB, a trans teal StingRay and thats what showed me how much I liked the rosewood.

**midopa** · 07-19-2004, 05:17 PM

"Shut up and play your bass."

Oh wait. Then this forum would be empty! Nevermind!

Edit: Actually, I've been thinking about bass tremolo bars as late. I wonder how that would look/sound/affect a Bongo. Hey EB, hows about a tremolo bar?

**jongitarz** · 07-19-2004, 07:19 PM

Dave LaRue has a Bongo with a trem...Yeah yeah...I know."I thought you didn't make custom instruments"

**Psychicpet** · 07-19-2004, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by bovinehost

I've already got one!

I push down on the volume knob and voila!

Either my hearing is so bad I can't hear it or there is so little difference I can't hear it, but either way, I can't tell the diff between maple and rosewood boards.

And I would wager that, in a blind listening test, neither could almost anyone else.

What say you, good people?

because I'm a fretless nut I'll agree with you on fretted, but on fretless...... the difference is more pronounced. Purpleheart is still one of the best woods for fretless.

**Psychicpet** · 07-19-2004, 07:23 PM

.....as for gadget. EBMM embroidered Comfort Straps!!! big thick ones, or the big thick Levy's leather straps with SR/SR5/Bongo designs embroidered on them..... Derek?Jon??

**midopa** · 07-19-2004, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by jongitarz

Dave LaRue has a Bongo with a trem...Yeah yeah...I know."I thought you didn't make custom instruments"

If you see a plain black Bongo 4 with a white pickguard (they're very easy to spot

) please put on a tremolo bar! Plz plz plz, Mr. 2000 Juan. I'll send you a 50 lb. bag of grass sod my dad keeps. How's that for a deal, eh?!

**oddjob** · 07-19-2004, 09:25 PM

If we're going for MM gadgets here then I have one vote... an EBMM Hardshell Bongo 5 case!!!!

**spectorbassguy** · 07-19-2004, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by oddjob

If we're going for MM gadgets here then I have one vote... an EBMM Hardshell Bongo 5 case!!!!

Amen my brother! I do believe that the nail has been hit on the head AND countersunk!

**dlloyd** · 07-20-2004, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by bovinehost

Either my hearing is so bad I can't hear it or there is so little difference I can't hear it, but either way, I can't tell the diff between maple and rosewood boards.

You know, I've never had two instruments that were comparable enough to know for sure... all my maple boarded basses were pretty bright sounding, all my rosewood boarded basses were warmer. I'd eventually like to get a rosewood boarded stingray to complement the maple one I already have.