Smallmouth_Bass
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Do you remember your first EBMM bass and any of the events surrounding it (if any)?
I bought my first EBMM, a StingRay5, in 1993. I had decided I wanted this bass and obsessed about it for a year. I read all the reviews I could get my hands on. I had pictures cut out and up on my wall and I would stare at it every day. Not a day went by without me mentioning it to my now wife.
I finally made the decision that I would get one. I knew the repair tech for the local EBMM dealer and requested that he notify me the next shipment they received. I specifically wanted one with a maple fingerboard. As it turns out, they received a shipment later that week. So I get a call and I head down there immediately. There was one maple board bass and it had a transparent white finish. I was hoping for a blue burst or natural, but I liked it enough and it sounded and felt great. So, I put a deposit on it and had it in my hands about two weeks later. It never saw the store showroom.
I still remember waking up in the middle of the night the first night I had it home and turning on the light and just staring at it for 15 minutes. And to this day, I love the strong glue smell that the new case had. It reminds me of that time.
In retrospect, I wasn't totally impressed about the colour at the time, but now I am glad I did get that one because it is so nice (and discontinued!). I still love them in natural too. To this day, I love everything about the look of the SR5. I know some don't like the big pickguard, but to me it adds to the charm. 15 years later and this bass is still one of the best 5-strings on the market!
I bought my first EBMM, a StingRay5, in 1993. I had decided I wanted this bass and obsessed about it for a year. I read all the reviews I could get my hands on. I had pictures cut out and up on my wall and I would stare at it every day. Not a day went by without me mentioning it to my now wife.
I finally made the decision that I would get one. I knew the repair tech for the local EBMM dealer and requested that he notify me the next shipment they received. I specifically wanted one with a maple fingerboard. As it turns out, they received a shipment later that week. So I get a call and I head down there immediately. There was one maple board bass and it had a transparent white finish. I was hoping for a blue burst or natural, but I liked it enough and it sounded and felt great. So, I put a deposit on it and had it in my hands about two weeks later. It never saw the store showroom.
I still remember waking up in the middle of the night the first night I had it home and turning on the light and just staring at it for 15 minutes. And to this day, I love the strong glue smell that the new case had. It reminds me of that time.
In retrospect, I wasn't totally impressed about the colour at the time, but now I am glad I did get that one because it is so nice (and discontinued!). I still love them in natural too.
To this day, I love everything about the look of the SR5. I know some don't like the big pickguard, but to me it adds to the charm. 15 years later and this bass is still one of the best 5-strings on the market!
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