Question Anyone else go from other brands to 100% EBMM?

[OldSchool Noob]

Great replies in this thread!

I've decided to not go 100% EBMM for now just because there are some other basses, tones, and vibes that I like having access to. That does not however, detract from the excellence that my two EBMMs provide.

To sum up my attitude about these great basses, here's what I say about them in my profile on another site:

* MusicMan Bongo 5HH: One of the most versatile Basses I've ever heard of. A Nuclear Cruise Missile of tone. The 4-band preamp in this bass allows this bass to go almost anywhere and do almost anything. Regarding the looks, someone put it like this: "The Bongo is like a Saab. Curvy, quirky, and a lot of people don't understand them. People who do, love them."

* MusicMan Stingray SR5: Classic bass that's not the "one trick pony" that some folks want to make it out to be. Very iconic tone but very versatile, especially with proper use of the 3-band EQ. Worth mentioning is the fact that the unique voicing of the Stingray fits neatly into a lot of musical genres. Very much a working bassist's axe that gets the job done every time you strap it on.​

... nuff said!

 

[R Upsomegrub]

I'm currently running at 80% EBMM (4 out of 5), but they do about 98% of my gigs.

 

[RaginRog]

I have, but since sold a couple to pick up a couple of passive basses by another manufacturer.

I love Musicman basses, but preferred the passive/classic sound for the original punk band I'm in. I am bringing my Stingray next week to the studio and will likely use it on a song or two on our CD.

 

[b-unit]

I have 5 EBMM lefty basses and am looking to make it an even "6 pack" as soon as i can move along the last of my non EBMM basses. I just don't really want to play anything else ever since aquiring my first Ray a few years ago.

 

[jbiscuti]

Pretty much! I love my Rick and my Jazz and will never get rid of them, but my Classic Sterling gets 98% of the gigs now, excepting only Beatles gigs, which would be the Rick and the Hofner I'll be picking up later this year.

The Stingray is just unreal and it would have never happened for me had they not introduced the Classic line. Thanks BP & staff!

 

[BassMent]

My current stable (*cough*) of two EBMM basses arose out of necessity. I had a slew of high-end stuff (which I don't mind naming, as I loved them all, they were all great instruments): F-bass, Pedulla, Lakland, Turner Renaissance, Conklin, etc.

Then I got divorced, and my ex had a better lawyer than I had so I was stuck liquidating the inventory and giving her and the kids a significant percentage of the proceeds (by "significant," I mean well over 50%).

With the money that remained, I knew I had to rethink my entire approach to bass playing (which had been serioulsy tied up in "bass collecting"). I love 5-strings, and I wanted one fretted and one fretless. I needed something versatile and dead reliable, because I wasn't going to be able to afford modifications or repairs.

I found my Stingray 5 HP fretless used in New Jersey. It was a long drive, but man was it worth it!

Then I had a fretted 5 from a famous German manufacturer that shares an initial with our previous POTUS, and that relationship didn't end up well (more my fault than the instrument's, as wrist pain made the neck challenging).

Had an opportunity to sell that and acquire a used Sterling 5 HH in stunning Medallion Gold. It's become my favorite bass ever. Honestly, picking that bass up and playing is something I look so forward to, and every time I do it's so utterly satisfying that I've kinda lost the urge to look at anything else (well, okay, maybe a Reflex 5 HSS... that vintage gold finish is SICK).

These basses work for me, in the truest sense of the word "work." They sound great, they play great, they look great, and I trust them.

I love my all-EBMM "bass collection"!!!!

 

[Moondog]

I'm 100% MusicMan now . . . besides an old Dirnt bass that's been in pieces for months pending refinish/rebuild (not sure if I will keep it).

My previous brands that fell to MusicMan = Spector, Ric, Fender...

 

[DTG]

I have 3 in my bed room 4 in my music room 1 in the studio and one in a friends studio 4 of them are ebmm the rest I tinker with but the only thing I bring to a gig is a ebmm. The rest I keep because
A. I hoard to much and
B. They all mean something to me
I have an old jazz bass special from the 80's that has a great tone and I would love to gig it. But I know I would only use it for a song and back to my ebmm.
Btw the 25 th really has more tone options than I would ever need in a gig and my sr5 is just the best bass ever built

 

[TGL]

Hook Line and Sinker

Does it count if I say I want another one eventually?

How about---In our band I use an MM and the guitar player has 6 MM's. Therefore we are an all EBMM band--sweet!


I only recently learned why I didn't have an MM.

I have 14 or 15 or 16 basses and the one at the center of the bass World right now is my Sterling. I have some nice basses but like everyone else I lean towards the Sterling