Psycho Ward
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I think it's a killer idea BP, is there going to be a lefty?
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Big Poppa
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the 5 is for five as stated previously...Capt Moto gets the system.....
Black Lake
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Wow, you can't take your eyes off of this forum for a minute. Well done BP, the name is appropriate and a credit to your great success. The basses look amazing.
I started off on an OLP Tony Levin sig because it felt so much like the SR5 that I wanted but wasn't prepared to drop that kind of money at that point as a beginner. That bass served me well until I got my first Bongo 5. It made me a loyal customer for life, so I can only imagine how many other beginners will be brought into the EBMM fold with this new line. Keep up the excellent work.
I started off on an OLP Tony Levin sig because it felt so much like the SR5 that I wanted but wasn't prepared to drop that kind of money at that point as a beginner. That bass served me well until I got my first Bongo 5. It made me a loyal customer for life, so I can only imagine how many other beginners will be brought into the EBMM fold with this new line. Keep up the excellent work.
Slingy
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Very nice. Can't wait to try some.
Psychicpet
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wow.
just plain wow.
just plain wow.
infrared72
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Sterling by Music Man
Hi...
I'm new here, and I think these Sterling by Music Man guitars and basses look GREAT. I've played guitar for a pretty long time, and always played my older brother's basses through the late 80's and early 90's. I started really learning to play bass on an OLP I bought around 2002 or 2003. I sold that bass over the summer of 2006. Ever since I sold it, I've always wanted something similar but better. My uncle criticized my OLP purchase - "why would I need one of those - I have a real Stingray! I couldn't agree more, but for me at the time it was a beginner bass and felt the best when compared to some starter fender and ibanez basses. I really liked the OLP because it had some mass to it, and it was a bit heavier than the MIM Fender jazz I tried. The string spacing seemed more comfortable on the olp also.
I've been watching for used SUB basses on ebay and some other places, but now that I've seen these new Sterling by Music Man Basses I'm very interested. Any idea when these might be available in stores or through online retailers?
thank you,
-Peter
Hi...
I'm new here, and I think these Sterling by Music Man guitars and basses look GREAT. I've played guitar for a pretty long time, and always played my older brother's basses through the late 80's and early 90's. I started really learning to play bass on an OLP I bought around 2002 or 2003. I sold that bass over the summer of 2006. Ever since I sold it, I've always wanted something similar but better. My uncle criticized my OLP purchase - "why would I need one of those - I have a real Stingray! I couldn't agree more, but for me at the time it was a beginner bass and felt the best when compared to some starter fender and ibanez basses. I really liked the OLP because it had some mass to it, and it was a bit heavier than the MIM Fender jazz I tried. The string spacing seemed more comfortable on the olp also.
I've been watching for used SUB basses on ebay and some other places, but now that I've seen these new Sterling by Music Man Basses I'm very interested. Any idea when these might be available in stores or through online retailers?
thank you,
-Peter
AtomicPunk
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I was just about to ask that same question. Damn the luck, too, just picked up a 5-string dirt cheap as a backup. What I really want now is one of these!! When and how much? Sign me up for a Fiver!
sloshep
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I like it alot. I think the concept is great. Can't wait to try them out.
Smallmouth_Bass
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How does the Sterling Series differ from the S.U.B. and OLPs? Will they be made at the US EBMM plant?
By the way, the Silo20 looks great. I've always loved the look of the Silhouette guitars. One may be in my future for the jam room.
By the way, the Silo20 looks great. I've always loved the look of the Silhouette guitars. One may be in my future for the jam room.
phatduckk
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a whole new line huh? wow that's awesome!
I can see myself getting a few of these. very cool guys!
I can see myself getting a few of these. very cool guys!
cool
hmmm....this has me thinking...
see, I'm a guitar player who has dabbled in (and enjoyed) some bass playing over the years, but only on other people's basses, since I've never actually owned a bass. This would be a great way to get into a quality bass just for messing around with or recording, without dropping serious $$$ on a top-end model...
hmmm....this has me thinking...
see, I'm a guitar player who has dabbled in (and enjoyed) some bass playing over the years, but only on other people's basses, since I've never actually owned a bass. This would be a great way to get into a quality bass just for messing around with or recording, without dropping serious $$$ on a top-end model...
Pleased to see Musicman is re-establishing a mid-level entry point instrument range, makes it easier for me to justify my plan to get a Sterling as a backup bass.
And might be interested in a 6-string too....
Good luck with the new product range, I am sure they will be a success (particularly in these uncertain financial times)
And might be interested in a 6-string too....
Good luck with the new product range, I am sure they will be a success (particularly in these uncertain financial times)
Big Poppa
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SPencer nice post....kissing butt? Im looking for a marketing person maybe you could forward me your resume I need a straight shooter with tact and market insight.
beej
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I absolutely love it. Great branding. In a year I don't think people will think twice about it.
You can count me in for a SB14
You can count me in for a SB14
scrapperstoo
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Haha - nice to see the dark arts of tact and diplomacy are still alive and kicking.
As an owner of an OLP MM22, and not in a financial position to be able to afford a genuine Sterling, I could well be interested in a Sterling Sterling (sorry - SB14 )
Any idea what sort of timescale you're looking at before these hit the market?
Presumably it's too early to give an estimate on price too?
Are they active or passive?
As for the branding confusion thing.... I can't understand why are so keen to completely deny any possibility of there being some confusion there... even if it's just someone ringing up a music store to find out if they have a Sterling in for them to try out, being told that they do, and then driving all the way there to find out they actually have a Ray34 or Ax20 or something....
OK, it does depend on the guy on the phone at the store not knowing the difference... but if the guy on the phone isn't a guitar or bass specialist then that's far from impossible.
Hardly the end of the world, but it does seem like a perplexing choice all the same.
Hope it works out well..... and that I can afford one.
As an owner of an OLP MM22, and not in a financial position to be able to afford a genuine Sterling, I could well be interested in a Sterling Sterling (sorry - SB14
)Any idea what sort of timescale you're looking at before these hit the market?
Presumably it's too early to give an estimate on price too?
Are they active or passive?
As for the branding confusion thing.... I can't understand why are so keen to completely deny any possibility of there being some confusion there... even if it's just someone ringing up a music store to find out if they have a Sterling in for them to try out, being told that they do, and then driving all the way there to find out they actually have a Ray34 or Ax20 or something....
OK, it does depend on the guy on the phone at the store not knowing the difference... but if the guy on the phone isn't a guitar or bass specialist then that's far from impossible.
Hardly the end of the world, but it does seem like a perplexing choice all the same.
Hope it works out well..... and that I can afford one.
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I'm sorry, posting from an iPhone doesn't help with with the typos. In your twenties and you still find it funny to pick on common typos......
Jimmyb
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I'm sorry, but I really don't agree with you here.
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Oh! Henry
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No critique here, just questions (and congrats on a amazing start to 2009)
What differences will there be between the Sterling and Ernie ball line? Electronics? Wood?
Will it be like the Sub line (and every other manufacturer) where we only have a few choices of colors?
What price difference can we expect?
I really have to congratulate the EBMM team. It must have been an incredibaly busy year preparing multiple new guitar and bass models, and a whole new line of mid level instruments on top of that!!! You guys know how to celebrate 25 years!!!!!! To think that some manufacturers silkscreen a anniversary logo on an existing model and call it an anniversary model and upcharge so you have a collectors item!!!!
My hats off to all of youzz
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