Anyone else?

[nicjimbass]

The last several times I've gone to a guitar store, I've noticed that, if I try a new bass, I kinda get freaked out. My basses are just that, MY basses, so full of myself and little changes and feels specific to my instruments. In fact, I played a recent SR5 at a GC a while back, when I was looking for a new bass... I figured it would be just like picking up MY SR5, but after playing it for a few, I almost never wanted to play another EB bass, cuz it just felt weird... very foreign. Maybe I'm just an oddball... anyone else have a similar experience?

 

[bovinehost]

See, what you do is you get yourself about eight or nine Music Man basses so that you get used to each one feeling a little different.....

Hey, it works for me.

 

[robobass13]

+1, I have to agree with Jack, I have a few right now and I have owned countless EBMM basses.

 

[phatduckk]

a few times ive felt stange playing another sterling but other times ive been blown away. it goes both ways in my experience.

i think for me its the difference inan action & strings.

truth is most of my MMs were purchased sight unseen over the web. ive never had to take more than 10 minutes to make em "my own"

 

[nicjimbass]

Thinking back on it, I think the fingerboard edges were a little sharp, or at least not as broken in. That, and after playing more outdoor shows than I care to remember, the neck on my SR5 is filled with my sweat and funk, as opposed to the plain jane neck at GC.

Also, I played a 20th SR5 at Elderly over the summer, and that felt great. Since I didn't have my SR5 to compare it to, I can't say I was blown away, even though I wanted to be. For some reason, the highlight of my trip there was a cheapo Sq*ire 5'r that seemed to pull some new stuff out of me... I'm so ashamed! lol