idea: short scale EBMM or OLP bass

[Golem]

um....hmmm...ahh.....I like my new Bongo.

I am so happy for you I could sacrifice a Ric as a burnt offering to Saint Cecelia.

 

[Psycho Ward]

I grab two balls now.

I could grab three right now and four soon... wait that don't sound right...

 

[Figjam]

I grab two balls now.

Soon 3

 

[Golem]

So, how exactly is a product line that is the brain child of the head of Ernie Ball, and fully licensed and authorized, totally unrelated in any way to EBMM? ...

I know I am repeating myself, but read the back of the OLP headstock. Just read it, Don't "read into it". Where do you see that the product itself is "fully licensed and authorized" ?

 

[BigBallz]

Soon 3

The most I will of ever had......at one time

 

[Figjam]

And 2 weeks ago you didnt even like balls!

 

[BigBallz]

And 2 weeks ago you didnt even like balls!

And lacked them also!!!

 

[Golem]

Well on the topic of short scale basses, I've got one and I love it!

Is it my main bass, no, just something that is fun to play every now and then. I like the lower tension and what that sounds like. ........

Yeah, same here. I have at least a half dozen shorties. Partly cuz I like archtops and semi-acoustics, and they can get pretty huge with a 34" scale neck. But I also just like, same as you, that short scale sound, so I also play Fender 30" basses. I play them out. The only shortie that never gigs is the Yamaha 32", a practice mule that lives at my workplace. Speaking of which, it is time for practice. See ya ....

 

[Golem]

Im also confused. I think OLP is quite related to EBMM. What defines 'related' for you? Of course they are not made in the same factory, thats the point. What other connection are they lacking?

If the presidents of Ford and General Motors, or perhaps Yugo and General Motors are great friends, what then is the connection between their product lines? So they talk shop, share ideas and act on them, but what is the connection between their product lines?

 

[Figjam]

If the presidents of Ford and General Motors, or perhaps Yugo and General Motors are great friends, what then is the connection between their product lines? So they talk shop, share ideas and act on them, but what is the connection between their product lines?

Yes but did Mr. president of Ford wake up one morning and go "Im going to release a line of cars under the GM name?"

 

[Golem]

Yes but did Mr. president of Ford wake up one morning and go "Im going to release a line of cars under the GM name?"

Between EB MM and OLP, which are you saying has released a line of products under the other's name? Or am I missing the question entirely here?

 

[BigBallz]

Yes but did Mr. president of Ford wake up one morning and go "Im going to release a line of cars under the GM name?"

"Now fast forward to Monday. Bill Ford announced that his company's "Way Forward" involves closing 14 assembly and parts plants, including the Wixom plant that employs 1,500, and eliminating around 30,000 jobs throughout North America over the next five years."


Fig, I don't think the president of Ford is a good example.....

 

[Mobay45]

"Now fast forward to Monday. Bill Ford announced that his company's "Way Forward" involves closing 14 assembly and parts plants, including the Wixom plant that employs 1,500, and eliminating around 30,000 jobs throughout North America over the next five years."


Fig, I don't think the president of Ford is a good example.....

IMHO, OLP and EBMM are related just as a married couple is related. By contractual agreement.

 

[Golem]

IMHO, OLP and EBMM are related just as a married couple is related. By contractual agreement.

As in "I hereby grant this man or woman permission to wear a hat that looks just like mine". And what are the offspring of this union, or what would they be [if there are none so far]?

I have an OLP MM5. It has no EB MM DNA. It does have a tatoo, on the back of its head. Don't have it right in front of me. Says something about the headstock design being licensed by EB MM, very short and to-the-point.

Sure am glad Ballz loves his Bongo.

 

[SteveB]

There were some interesting ideas presented way back at the beginning of this thread.

I'd like to offer this about the OLP / MM relationship.

If any of you are in bands that have ever produced a CD for sale that contained a cover of another artist's song, you'll know this.

If I decided to record my own performance of "Let It Be" and offer it for sale on CD, I would have to get a mechanical license to do it legally. Under the terms of the license, I'd have to pay (it varies, but sometimes somewhere around 4 cents) per unit sold to the copyright holder.

Would that make me a Beatle? No.

Would that make me related to the Beatles? No.

Would I have a business relationship with the copyright holders? Probably, depending upon your view. They may never even know that I exist, because the money handling is done by middlemen (usually the Harry Fox agency in NYC). All they know is that the checks keep coming.

 

[Mobay45]

There were some interesting ideas presented way back at the beginning of this thread.

I'd like to offer this about the OLP / MM relationship.

If any of you are in bands that have ever produced a CD for sale that contained a cover of another artist's song, you'll know this.

If I decided to record my own performance of "Let It Be" and offer it for sale on CD, I would have to get a mechanical license to do it legally. Under the terms of the license, I'd have to pay (it varies, but sometimes somewhere around 4 cents) per unit sold to the copyright holder.

Would that make me a Beatle? No.

Would that make me related to the Beatles? No.

Would I have a business relationship with the copyright holders? Probably, depending upon your view. They may never even know that I exist, because the money handling is done by middlemen (usually the Harry Fox agency in NYC). All they know is that the checks keep coming.

Well put, Steve.

 

[BigBallz]

"Sure am glad Ballz loves his Bongo"


I am learning to stay out of things......

 

[Golem]

"Sure am glad Ballz loves his Bongo"


I am learning to stay out of things......

When we're all in the server on the truck, watch your back, and keep your thumb in the neck of your bottle.

 

[BigBallz]

When we're all on the truck, watch your back ........

 

[BigBallz]

I r content.