It's sad

[Musicman Nut]

Music Man Love.

I like fenders

I Love Ernie Ball Music Man Basses the Best, from what is Made in this day & age there's nothing that comes close, I Love anything Fender Did from 1958 to 1966, after 1966 they haven't made a Bass worth Playing. Again just my opinion.

I Love my Music Mans all Stock.

 

[JayDawg]

I have no idea why anyone would even want to mod a Music Man bass? I love all of mine and have no intention of ever doing anything to them.

 

[kylierider]

I Love Ernie Ball Music Man Basses the Best, from what is Made in this day & age there's nothing that comes close, I Love anything Fender Did from 1958 to 1966, after 1966 they haven't made a Bass worth Playing. Again just my opinion.

I Love my Music Mans all Stock.

My 78 P is a nice bass. Wish it was a 68 but o well. It holds it's own in any playing environment....But your right it's no Stingray.

 

[LawDaddy]

Most of us know that EBMM in general and BP in particular isn't very popular among bass players who frequent these interwebz.

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Isn't this assuming facts not in evidence?

I see positive comments about EBMM and Sterling on the Interwebs, especially from those who's opinion matters. While many may quibble about matters such as subjective tone preferences, price, design/aesthetic choices, etc., I see many positive comments regarding EBMM's integrity as a company, legendary customer service, and a general respect for what Sterling stands for.

 

[tkarter]

I didn't need to know anyone here to like the EBMM basses I figured that out for myself.

I like BP cuz he bought me a lot of beer a couple of times.


although he would rather speak to my wife. LOL.

The bongo gets me playing when no other bass could.

tk

 

[bovinehost]

Isn't this assuming facts not in evidence?

Indeed. I used to spend a lot of time defending the brand and the boss until I figured out that (on certain intertnetz tubes) that I was wasting an awful lot of time, responding to a very small percentage of registered users.

Oh, okay, I'll still wade into the fray about the instruments occasionally, but mostly when people have entirely wrong ideas about things. I believe, still, that you can't have enough good information. Whatever people think about the forum, the forumites, the knuckleheads (see my signature) and so on, it really does come down to whether or not the instruments float your boat.

And if they don't, what am I ever going to say that will change that? Nothing. You play 'em, you figure out if they work for you. There's nothing wrong with playing what does it for you. Around these parts, we tend to kind of like the EBMM stuff. Crazy, ain't it?

I see positive comments about EBMM and Sterling on the Interwebs, especially from those who's opinion matters. While many may quibble about matters such as subjective tone preferences, price, design/aesthetic choices, etc., I see many positive comments regarding EBMM's integrity as a company, legendary customer service, and a general respect for what Sterling stands for.

Exactly. There is one hell of a lot more I could say about Sterling, but I restrain myself, especially around people who THINK they know him but have never met him. I walk a fine line. I'm a Company Man! I've been co-opted! I had to declare myself an official endorser on Talkbass!

But the fact is that I was a Company Man long before I knew Sterling, long before he knew me, to be sure. I was playing Stingrays in the 70s and I never stopped playing them (until the Bongo came along, anyway). I'm a Company Man not because I'm a moderator here, not because Sterling has turned out to be a very good friend to me and my family, but because the goddamned instruments are impossible to beat. The extra stuff came about, in a way, because I figured out that nothing else floated my boat.

Everything else is gravy. (And I like gravy.) (I'm southern, after all.)

The squeaky wheels get too much attention. What I like about this place is that we don't play that game. Let's not let the squeaky wheels dominate the conversation. You with me, Frank?

Jack