DeltaPhoenix
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Edit: see post from 3.24.22 for NGD
Hi ya’ll, I have posted here before but it’s been awhile and mostly in the bass section. No EBMMs in my bass stable but I have had some NICE ones over the years. So, I 100% knew the quality and innovation of the brand; the Big Al SSS is so great!
Anyways, I started getting a wild hair about a year ago to get an electric and an amp for my music room. I have kept the same Acoustic for 20 years and had electrics weave in and out. But I have been bass and synths focused mostly and I have a ton of that in my jam room.
At times, I was thinking of a shred guitar like an old Charvel. I started to think a S. Korean PRS may be a good choice. I knew I wanted a tube amp but I would try to spend $500 or so on a combo.
I don’t know why I started looking at EBMM guitars, I am a bass player. Good enough is good enough for guitar because I spend way too much on bass/synths/etc. The Valentine was interesting to me, I knew I would dig an AL. I really thought long and hard about a Stingray. The Axis was cool, I liked some Cutlasses. The other guitars, though some really cool, weren’t calling me.
Then the Mariposa was released, in that fantastic Pueblo Pink…Holy Smokes! I was in love and I knew I was in more trouble too! You can’t just play an awesome guitar like that through a halfway good amp
So, after a few months, I pulled the trigger on the PP Mariposa and an Orange Rocker 32 (great tube amp - cool for stereo pedals)! I have had these 2 for the better part of a year and man, so glad I went big because I wondered if I was being nuts getting this great of a guitar rig but DAMN I sound good and play better than I thought could. More inspired to pick it up more.
I am blown away by the neck (of course), it just sounds great, it’s more flexible than one would think with 2 volume controls, I love how stable the tuning is, etc.
All has been well, I have thought that I should get a Tele as a compliment to the Mariposa. So, I have looked at some Teles, but there are only so many in sexy finishes, EBMM got me spoiled. Also, I honestly don’t want to spend a lot for a US Tele but I know me and I won’t be happy unless I have one so I been hoping for a $1000 or less miracle.
But then the other day, I saw the Pink Champagne Sparkle Valentine…please be still my heart! AND I DON’T LIKE GOLD HARDWARE AT ALL! I am looking at pictures of them between Zoom meetings at work. Oh geez, here we go again!
So how will the Mariposa and Valentine compliment each other? How long until I buy I buy an AL or Cutlass SSS? Or an Axis or AL with MM90s? Surely I could stop after that, right?
Help!
Hi ya’ll, I have posted here before but it’s been awhile and mostly in the bass section. No EBMMs in my bass stable but I have had some NICE ones over the years. So, I 100% knew the quality and innovation of the brand; the Big Al SSS is so great!
Anyways, I started getting a wild hair about a year ago to get an electric and an amp for my music room. I have kept the same Acoustic for 20 years and had electrics weave in and out. But I have been bass and synths focused mostly and I have a ton of that in my jam room.
At times, I was thinking of a shred guitar like an old Charvel. I started to think a S. Korean PRS may be a good choice. I knew I wanted a tube amp but I would try to spend $500 or so on a combo.
I don’t know why I started looking at EBMM guitars, I am a bass player. Good enough is good enough for guitar because I spend way too much on bass/synths/etc. The Valentine was interesting to me, I knew I would dig an AL. I really thought long and hard about a Stingray. The Axis was cool, I liked some Cutlasses. The other guitars, though some really cool, weren’t calling me.
Then the Mariposa was released, in that fantastic Pueblo Pink…Holy Smokes! I was in love and I knew I was in more trouble too! You can’t just play an awesome guitar like that through a halfway good amp
So, after a few months, I pulled the trigger on the PP Mariposa and an Orange Rocker 32 (great tube amp - cool for stereo pedals)! I have had these 2 for the better part of a year and man, so glad I went big because I wondered if I was being nuts getting this great of a guitar rig but DAMN I sound good and play better than I thought could. More inspired to pick it up more.
I am blown away by the neck (of course), it just sounds great, it’s more flexible than one would think with 2 volume controls, I love how stable the tuning is, etc.
All has been well, I have thought that I should get a Tele as a compliment to the Mariposa. So, I have looked at some Teles, but there are only so many in sexy finishes, EBMM got me spoiled. Also, I honestly don’t want to spend a lot for a US Tele but I know me and I won’t be happy unless I have one so I been hoping for a $1000 or less miracle.
But then the other day, I saw the Pink Champagne Sparkle Valentine…please be still my heart! AND I DON’T LIKE GOLD HARDWARE AT ALL! I am looking at pictures of them between Zoom meetings at work. Oh geez, here we go again!
So how will the Mariposa and Valentine compliment each other? How long until I buy I buy an AL or Cutlass SSS? Or an Axis or AL with MM90s? Surely I could stop after that, right?
Help!
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I think you'll really enjoy it if you're into those sorts of things. The Cutlass, StingRay, and AL are all excellent choices too - you can't really pick a bad one.
