Future of SR5 pickups?

[slucas]

If this has been discussed already, please accept my apology. I was doing some cipherin and with the Sterling 5 to hit the scene in the near future and the SR5 20th having alinico pickups got me thinking. Are the SR5's eventually going alnico for standard basses in the future? Such that the SR5 will be more like the SR4 and then the Sterling and Sterling 5 be similar with ceramic sort of creating paralell bloodlines so to speak. Any comments from anyone "in the know" would be appreciated.

 

[Figjam]

I think itd be cool for future SR5s to have alnico magnets. Albeit, confusing when it comes to people buying used SR5s and knowing what they are getting, if they are not familiar with the company.

 

[brooklynfall]

I for one would love to have a production SR5 with an alnico. I think there'd be an enormous market for them! Well, relatively enormous.

 

[Rick]

What's the difference in tone between alnico and ceramic?

 

[brooklynfall]

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/20785-whats-deal-alnico.html

There's a bunch more info on the forum as well. Hope you find your answer!

 

[Rick]

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/20785-whats-deal-alnico.html

There's a bunch more info on the forum as well. Hope you find your answer!

Yup. just found it. Thanks

 

[Big Poppa]

It is windy in the desert today.



(you asked for a comment from people in the know)

WE dont know yet we aare currently getting a boat load of stuff ready for NAMM

 

[slucas]

Sorry about the wind BP. I was just thinkin (maybe I shouldn't cause it really hurts sometimes). Just trying to evaluate next purchase possibilities further down the road (I know papa needs shoes, believe me). NAMM should be interesting this time around. Although it may not appear by then, this BFR stuff intrigues me the most

 

[Big Poppa]

I saw the first batch of BFR on thursday.......HIMMMMMDINGER DADDY

 

[bovinehost]

I am so going to pump you for info.

 

[Oldtoe]

I am so going to pump you for info.

Take pictures.

 

[bovinehost]

Take pictures.

When photos are allowed, I take them.

It's what I do.

 

[Psycho Ward]

I saw the first batch of BFR on thursday.......HIMMMMMDINGER DADDY

Hey BP, any of them there BFR super cool thingy's going to come in a lefty, sure would give the Kingdom a little extra class!

 

[slucas]

I saw the first batch of BFR on thursday.......HIMMMMMDINGER DADDY

Well fellow knuckleheads, here we go again. I mean SR520th, Blue Dawn '07LE, Sterling 5, Bongo 6, BFR........what could possibly be next? It's a conspiracy I tell you, EBMM world domination

Yes pics......... must have pics............and specs..... and........getting weaker............................

 

[pepperman]

I'm sorry... what's BFR?

 

[tadawson]

I'm sorry... what's BFR?

Ball Family Reserve - the name given to the more unique "on-offish" instruments that MM may choose to produce in the future.

- Tim