Question oh my.. what to do?

[MrMusashi]

here is the deal:
i have a chance at buying the only bfr redwood that made it to scandinavia (at least through the proper distribution channel )

its a single h with the electronics front mounted so it has the electronics plate...

meself, im a tigerstriped flamemaple, rearmounted, double h kind of guy..

would you even consider buying the bfr even if its not love at first sight????

im stuck! id really like to buy it, but at the same time my mind screams hh, hh, hh, hh and no "banana plate" !!!!

and of course my wallet screams nooooo, but im not gonna listen to the poor excuses it makes

MrM

 

[Bassmanslap]

here is the deal:
i have a chance at buying the only bfr redwood that made it to scandinavia (at least through the proper distribution channel )

its a single h with the electronics front mounted so it has the electronics plate...

meself, im a tigerstriped flamemaple, rearmounted, double h kind of guy..

would you even consider buying the bfr even if its not love at first sight????

im stuck! id really like to buy it, but at the same time my mind screams hh, hh, hh, hh and no "banana plate" !!!!

and of course my wallet screams nooooo, but im not gonna listen to the poor excuses it makes

MrM

Which BFR is it? Colour ect..
Pics?

 

[your idol]

i say that is one you dont buy personally but make a friend go buy it.

im with you. no frontmounted electronics and the fact that your questioning it shows youre not all about it. if you buy it now chances are your gonna be looking to sell it in a few months and will surely take a loss.

but if the price is right i'd talk a friend into it. its a rare find at a decent price and you can still have visitation of it. thats just what id do but i would not purchase it myself as cool as it may be

 

[mynan]

Which BFR is it? Colour ect..
Pics?

He said it was one of the Redwoods.

Here's some pics...

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/mus...family-reserve-picture-thread.html#post470538

Notice that the H has the control plate while the dual-pickup version doesn't.

 

[mynan]

here is the deal:
i have a chance at buying the only bfr redwood that made it to scandinavia (at least through the proper distribution channel )

its a single h with the electronics front mounted so it has the electronics plate...

meself, im a tigerstriped flamemaple, rearmounted, double h kind of guy..

would you even consider buying the bfr even if its not love at first sight????

im stuck! id really like to buy it, but at the same time my mind screams hh, hh, hh, hh and no "banana plate" !!!!

and of course my wallet screams nooooo, but im not gonna listen to the poor excuses it makes

MrM

I'm not one to say "Don't buy it" when it comes to any Music Man, but...

 

[GGK]

here is the deal:
i have a chance at buying the only bfr redwood that made it to scandinavia (at least through the proper distribution channel )

its a single h with the electronics front mounted so it has the electronics plate...

meself, im a tigerstriped flamemaple, rearmounted, double h kind of guy..

would you even consider buying the bfr even if its not love at first sight????

im stuck! id really like to buy it, but at the same time my mind screams hh, hh, hh, hh and no "banana plate" !!!!

and of course my wallet screams nooooo, but im not gonna listen to the poor excuses it makes

MrM

I'm kind of with you on this one. The Single H is a beautiful wortk of art, but I would prefer the HH or HS (if available) without the plate.Still no shame having the single H....

 

[Sonnyonbass]

Man I really like the single H as well!
I don't mind the control plate. It looks cool. (that's what I think)

But hey it's YOUR money!

 

[Kristopher]

Have you had a chance to hear how it sounds?

 

[TheStiffness]

You'd be buying a rare piece - in every sense of the word "rare". Rare wood. Rare guitar.

Redwood is an amazing tone-wood. If you pick up the redwood tops, and give them a little flick, you can hear the wood ring.

Beautiful - in every sense of the word "beautiful".

 

[oli@bass]

would you even consider buying the bfr even if its not love at first sight????

If you don't really like it then would be an "investment". But not in the current economic situation. Bass prices on the used market are constantly falling; if you don't intend to keep it ten years or more, you'll probably take a huge loss.

Anyway, I never buy basses as an investment but because I want to have them.

 

[Dargin]

Have you played the bass to see if you like the sound?

 

[strummer]

Really, the only one? EM just brought that ONE to scandinavia? And now it's in Norway? Well I guess you guys have more money than us haha

But I would skip the deal, special as the bass may be, cause you already know it's not really what you want. I bought a bass like that a while ago, and I finally talked some dumb-ass into trading it for a bass I really want

 

[the unrepentant]

I say go try it out, if you fall in love with how it feels/sounds then buy it, if not, don't and try and find one of the hh models, or something similarly spectacular

 

[MrMusashi]

morten at emnordic has promised me to take a photo of the actual bass. i will make a decision when i see the bass..
some of the tops on the redwoods have been so nice i almost wet my pants and if this bass has that quality ill buy it even though i like blondes.. coff.. uhm.. tigerstriped hh's better than redheads

MrM

gahh.. who am i kidding? ill order it for our store anyways
if the top doesnt float my boat there still will be one lucky norwegian down the line

 

[the unrepentant]

good man

 

[mmbassplayer]

The single H SR4's are my favorite of all EBMM basses. I love the "bananna" plate. Think it looks right at home on the redwood BFR's. JOSH

 

[silverburst]

Ah. Buy it.

 

[bovinehost]

Ah. Buy it.

That's his standard answer, though.

I bought a bass like that a while ago, and I finally talked some dumb-ass into trading it for a bass I really want

What kind of bass was that, Magnus?

Love,

Some Dumb-Ass

 

[strummer]

Oh, Hiiii Jack

The looking forward to january

Magnus

 

[Big Poppa]

Guess what...maybe Dargie can answer this...But just for giggles I ordered that exact bass as my redwood. It is cool and I dont thimk we made more than a few. That being said I will probably never gig with it (because I have no gigs, thats another story)

I just decided that I didnt have a two band and was feeling nostalgic.