OK here you are.Marcus Miller and Mantaray...

**Mantaray** · 07-05-2005, 03:54 AM

I also remembered that the MAD magazine gives a FREE three year subscription to the readers who got photos of themselves with celebrities!

OK EBMM, instead of a free SUB-Scription could you please give me a free SUB-Sterling fretless

? After all I made you proud in front of an audience full of Fender fans.....

**dlloyd** · 07-05-2005, 04:06 AM

Very cool! Well done

**roballanson** · 07-05-2005, 05:37 AM

Hey well done - who is next? Flea? Wooten? Pics are pretty good.

Looks like that bass will have to go in its case for posterity....time for a new sterling!

**mike not fat** · 07-05-2005, 05:45 AM

You never play with a G string ?

MNF

**armybass** · 07-05-2005, 05:48 AM

You have just lived my dream, congrats.

**Samingo** · 07-05-2005, 04:05 PM

That's awesome Manta! Seriously, and does Marcus Always wear that hat? In either case, way to show 'em how it's done.

**stretch80** · 07-05-2005, 04:39 PM

Way cool.

You might have to stick with that 3 string playing. Popping the D...!

One of my friends was a room mate with Marcus back in the 70s in NY, and produced sessions w/ Marcus back then, and says he's a very cool, laid back, regular guy....who also happens to be a total virtuoso!

**Figjam** · 07-05-2005, 04:42 PM

Question, did your G break or do you always have it off? I think taht wouldnt bee too friendly on the neck/?

**Mantaray** · 07-06-2005, 05:21 AM

Thanks for the replies guys!!!

The 3 string bass was not on purpose!

I always play using 4 strings.

The thing is that I broke the G and I didn't wanna spend any money on a new set the last couple of weeks(I sound like Scrooge I know) because I'm buying stuff for my studio back home so every penny is important.

The good thing when breaking a string is that actually you can learn the instrument better if you keep practicing without replacing it. At least it works for me. Also that way, if during a slap solo on a gig a string breaks(unlikely but anyway) you can continue like nothing ever happened impressing even more the audience.

For the rest of the photos, I went over to SC yesterday(the guys there remebered me and my playing!whoa I'm a celebrity!

) and they told me that apart from the individuals, most of the pictures were taken by Fender and EBS. Actually it was a Fender organized event in which I made EBMM proud

!!!

BTW, I didn't get any reply about the SUB Fretless......