UK Bass Guitar Magazine Musicman Reviews

[Blind Lemon]

Hey Guys,
There are 2 reviews in issue 38 of Bass Guitar magazine that are worth checking out. One for the Bongo 6 and the other for the Sterling 5.

 

[baske]

Hey Guys,
There are 2 reviews in issue 38 of Bass Guitar magazine that are worth checking out. One for the Bongo 6 and the other for the Sterling 5.

Can you post them here? Thanks!!

 

[the unrepentant]

Sweet, i'll be getting this month's issue then for sure. Apparently there's some goodies on effects too.

 

[baske]

Can someone pm them? or directly to my email?
Thanks!!

 

[Harry Caine]

Bass Guitar magazine issue 38

There is also an interview with John Bentley, bass player with Squeeze (on tour in the US this month) and long time Stingray player.

 

[baske]

Can someone pm them? or directly to my email?
Thanks!!

Please?? [email protected]

 

[Beth]

Hi Baske,

I just e-mailed you the reviews, I'll also try to post them here!

Cheers,
Beth

 

[Beth]

Page 1 of Bongo 6 review:

 

[Beth]

Page 2 of Bongo 6 review (might need a magnifying glass to read it, sorry about that!):

 

[Beth]

Page 1 of Sterling 5 review:

 

[Beth]

Page 2 of Sterling 5 review:

 

[MingusBASS]

Are the "control pots" plastic on a Bongo? I thought they were metal.

Also, BMW co-designed the Bongo with Music Man.

Am I being too picky?

 

[bovinehost]

Thanks, Beth!

 

[andynpeters]

Nice to see reviews of EBMM in the UK. They usually review every single possible PRS but very rarely an EBMM guitar (Guitarist magazine is the worst culprit)

 

[strummer]

ROTFL, the only minus they present is inaccurate, that is hilarious!

 

[Blind Lemon]

Hey Beth,
You beat me to it. Thanks for posting the pics

 

[mynan]

Why do people think the knobs are plastic?

I think they also got the eq controls wrong on the Bongo.

 

[enjoneer]

The knobs on the Bongos are all solid aluminum, as are all of our black metal knobs. On the other hand, all of the chrome knobs are brass, which is heavier than aluminum. So, compared to a chrome plated brass knob, a relatively lighter black aluminum knob could be mistaken for plastic.

That's my theory...

 

[TSanders]

There you have it. Straight from the source...

 

[Musicfreak1988]

Another mistake: the Sterling 5 has 22 frets..., not 24 (or am I blind )?