New Owner - 1st EBMM

[1954bassman]

With 46 years playing time I have bought my first Music Man bass. Sterling 5 Ball Family Reserve. Gold with a rosewood fingerboard and neck. I honestly do not know how many basses I have owned through the years, but this may very well be the best bass I have ever owned.

Now I have owned a OLP and a Ray35, but both of these were cheaply made MM knock-offs - so bad they almost kept me from buying a 'real' MM. I also bought an old 4 string (82 i think) just to resale. It was nice.

Anyway, without naming other brands (and there has been some that cost even more) - it is possible I may have bought my last bass. Build quality, tone, craftsmanship, hardware, this bass has it all. And what a joy to play. I played it for three hours straight the day I opened it up.

 

[stu42]

Wow. That is gorgeous. Very nice!! That will be a keeper I think!!

 

[strummer]

Wow, nice one, can't beat a rosewood neck

 

[Disco Batman]

I came very close to snagging that one off of Ebay. My closest GC has one exactly like it as well. Been on the wall for a couple of years now.

 

[1954bassman]

Go for it.

 

[njhammer]

Beautiful instrument. Congratulations and welcome to the craving.

 

[JayDawg]

Very nice bass, congratulations! A Sterling was my first Music Man bass too. I also thought it would be my last high end bass but then I started playing all of the other models and acquired some major gas. Now all I need is a Reflex and Big Al to own at least 1 of every type of EBMM bass model.

 

[adouglas]

So YOU'RE the lucky SOB who wound up with that! Congratulations. It took a massive amount of will power to avoid snagging it for myself.

You're doomed now. Welcome to the ranks of the few, the proud, the weird..... the Knuckleheads.


heheheheh....

 

[1954bassman]

I pray that doesn't happen to me.

 

[1954bassman]

Knuckleheads, heh?

 

[bovinehost]

Yeah, Knuckleheads. They even put signs out for us at fancy hotels occasionally.

Nice bass. So what's the next EBMM going to be?

 

[1954bassman]

Well, I do like the looks of the Reflexs.....

 

[liverbird]

Nice bass!

 

[Psycho Ward]

Though yours is a fiver, the H/S Sterling is my favorite basses, welcome to the family!

 

[2ndBassGuitar]

Some of us are Canuckleheads

 

[lefenton]

To my fellow Canuckleheads, there is a sterling 5 HH in the same finish and neck at Cosmo Music in Richmond Hill. I played it the other day, quite nice!

Congrats Bassman!

 

[jlepre]

Welcome. For the record, a Ray35 is NOT a cheap knockoff. JMHO

 

[keko]

Fantastic BFR Sterling, ...wow, ...excellent!

Congrats!

 

[njhammer]

Some of us are Canuckleheads

Does that make us Brits UKnuckleheads?

 

[MadMatt]

Does that make us Brits UKnuckleheads?

Or the Germans Germuckelheads?