After a few years of buying/selling/trading EBMM basses,I think I am finally GAS free

[Baird]

It has been a long and sometimes expensive road but after owning a SUB, 2 SR5's, a Sterling, a Bongo 4 and a Bongo 5, a 2007 SR4 LE and twin 30th Anni SR4's, I finally think I have found my perfect pair of EBMM basses.

For the first time in a long time, I actually get excited when I pick up one of these basses to play. I couldn't ask for a better sounding, playing and looking pair of basses! The top on the SR5 is as good as any boutique "furniture-style" bass. Really nice maple top. I am totally impressed by the workmanship.

I have had the 30th for almost a year (actually strung with flats... and sounds incredible!) and traded my 2007 LE SR yesterday for the 20th SR5 and couldn't be happier!

Here are the pair I am expecting to have a long time ....

 

[midopa]

content? gas free? free gas? HA!

nice basses tho

 

[bovinehost]

yegads!

I think you have most bases covered with THOSE, eh?

 

[MrMusashi]

indeed.. those are awesome basses!!

MrM

ps: resistance is futile! you will be gassed.. err you will get gas.. there is a 25th on the way and it looks promising!

 

[ekb16b]

Couldn't agree with you more, i have the same pair and honestly couldn't be any happier

 

[bdgotoh]

Congrats, I want an SR5 just like that.

 

[Big Poppa]

Im am very proud of both of those basses...glad you are happy!

 

[mynan]

Black knobs on the 20th?

 

[Baird]

Im am very proud of both of those basses...glad you are happy!

BP....

Not brown-nosing, but you talked me into the 30th.... thanks!

The 20th I have should be a BFR. It is a serious piece of maple. No idea how I ended up with this baby OR why it was a 30th. The maple is just amazing.

Looking forward to playing these for many years to come.....

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Great pic!!!


I just wish I could take a nice shot of my 30th SR4. Very hard for some reason. I've done a zillion shots...what's the secret

 

[MrMusashi]

daylight and no reflections

ps: if i didnt understand wrong some of the 20th sr5 got tops that actually were intended for bfr's.. so you might have one of those

MrM

 

[oli@bass]

Congratulations, Baird, and that trade was a really good deal!

 

[RobertB]

yegads!

I think you have most bases covered with THOSE, eh?

except the Bongo. you can only get that with a Bongo ... atleast at the present moment.

Anyway, congrats Baird. I can remember when you were unsure about your first 30th purchase.

Ahhhh, to be gas-free ... I can only imagine.

 

[Baird]

except the Bongo. you can only get that with a Bongo ... atleast at the present moment.

Anyway, congrats Baird. I can remember when you were unsure about your first 30th purchase.

Ahhhh, to be gas-free ... I can only imagine.

Funny you mention that. I pulled the plug on a black Bongo 5 HH to get the 20th. I was going to pick up the Bongo today. One cool thing.... I actually love how the 20th has the same pickup covers as the Bongo, not like my SR4's at all. Very comfortable for me.

I just wish I could take a nice shot of my 30th SR4. Very hard for some reason. I've done a zillion shots...what's the secret

The 30th is very hard to photograph. I have never seen a pic of one that looks as good as the bass in person. Real hard to get the detail of the mahogony grain in a pic.

Here is an example of mine. It looks terrible IMO compared to what it really looks like....

 

[jaylegroove]

I don't believe in being GAS free

 

[Baird]

I don't believe in being GAS free

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I know..... me either.

You should have seen the look on my wife's face just a few minutes ago when I told here I was still considering picking up the Bongo 5. Some serious stinkeye!

 

[Sterling_Bass]

It's great to hear that you're completely satisfied with the pair; I would be too! That SR5 is incredible. You must have been floored when you first saw it in person.

 

[RobertB]

Funny you mention that. I pulled the plug on a black Bongo 5 HH to get the 20th. I was going to pick up the Bongo today. One cool thing.... I actually love how the 20th has the same pickup covers as the Bongo, not like my SR4's at all. Very comfortable for me.

I like 'em too. At the same time, though, that's one silly thing I'm looking forward to about my orange firemist SR4H, due tomorrow - i have a nostalgic longing to anchor my thumb on the front corner of the humbucker, just between that "old school" mount screw & the front corner of the pickup. Weird thing to look forward to, I guess ... just one of many, though, of course.

The 30th is very hard to photograph. I have never seen a pic of one that looks as good as the bass in person. Real hard to get the detail of the mahogony grain in a pic.

+1 ... sure is.

 

[Rano Bass]

Beautiful basses, congrats!

Gas free??? we'll see (25th anniv. coming)