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Big Poppa
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please lets stop the fighting....Id like to keep threads open
JayDawg
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Hey BP,
I know we get these questions a lot on here. Heck, I did the same thing last year but you are a good man with a great company that does some fantastic things. I love the fact that only certain things are offered in limited runs that way when I buy one, it makes that bass or guitar more unique and special. In fact, out of my 4 EBMM basses, I only have 1 common one and I am debating on letting it go to buy another EBMM that is new that will also be unique. You and your company have been wonderful to my family and even though we have never met you face to face before, we consider you a friend. Don't change what your doing because a few have either bad mouther you lately or are asking the same question that gets asked quite often on here.
Thank you again Sterling for all you have done!
I know we get these questions a lot on here. Heck, I did the same thing last year but you are a good man with a great company that does some fantastic things. I love the fact that only certain things are offered in limited runs that way when I buy one, it makes that bass or guitar more unique and special. In fact, out of my 4 EBMM basses, I only have 1 common one and I am debating on letting it go to buy another EBMM that is new that will also be unique. You and your company have been wonderful to my family and even though we have never met you face to face before, we consider you a friend. Don't change what your doing because a few have either bad mouther you lately or are asking the same question that gets asked quite often on here.
Thank you again Sterling for all you have done!
MattOfSweden
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Personally I value the anniversary models and the Dargie way way higher than I could ever have valued a crazy custom shop combination me myself and I had spec'd out.
Even though I admit I loooove those Sterling fivestrings with gold HW.
Even though I admit I loooove those Sterling fivestrings with gold HW.
adouglas
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One of the most valuable conclusions I've reached in the last five years:
BP and co. know exactly what they're doing and are really good at it. I should just let them get on with it and enjoy the result.
At the end of the day, all this "But I want it THAT way" stuff is, frankly, not all that relevant to playing music that sounds good. And that is the point, right? These are musical instruments. Music comes first, or should, IMHO.
Because of what this company does I'm having the time of my life. If I hadn't discovered these basses would I still be in my band? Probably, but I wouldn't be having as much fun. Whenever I plug in, I like what I hear. A lot. It's as simple as that. The fretboard could be made out of particle board, for all I care, if the thing plays and sounds this good.
Somebody semi-famous once said "shut up and play your bass." Wise advice. That way lies calmness and enjoyment, because it stops being about whether the bass has the electronics wired a certain way or the neck has a wax finish. Instead, it's about making good noises.
BP and co. know exactly what they're doing and are really good at it. I should just let them get on with it and enjoy the result.
At the end of the day, all this "But I want it THAT way" stuff is, frankly, not all that relevant to playing music that sounds good. And that is the point, right? These are musical instruments. Music comes first, or should, IMHO.
Because of what this company does I'm having the time of my life. If I hadn't discovered these basses would I still be in my band? Probably, but I wouldn't be having as much fun. Whenever I plug in, I like what I hear. A lot. It's as simple as that. The fretboard could be made out of particle board, for all I care, if the thing plays and sounds this good.
Somebody semi-famous once said "shut up and play your bass." Wise advice. That way lies calmness and enjoyment, because it stops being about whether the bass has the electronics wired a certain way or the neck has a wax finish. Instead, it's about making good noises.
MadMatt
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But,but, but... I thought only custom basses make good noise?
that was meant to be humorous folks
Thunder139
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Agreed. This is one of the (MANY) reasons I'm a huge fan of EBMM. 'Competitive pricing' is not usually a term that gets associated with top-end music equipment; but MM offers outstanding quality and craftsmanship for the price.
I strongly urge anyone who wants a custom shop (or anyone who wants to learn more about MM) to watch this fantastic youtube video! Really makes you think about the amount of work the company already puts into each instrument.
Ernie Ball Factory Tour
I dose not mean anything other then what was asked.
(Hence the 777 in the user name)
madbassplaya
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Just curious...
Are you a cat, if so be careful. Rumor has it curiosity killed the cat. If not, carry on.
Aw c'maaawwwnnn BP. I expressed that I understand very
well the idea of NOT having custom shop, and NOT tooling
up for additional features .... and yes I did expressed my
puzzlement why something thaz NOT custom and NOT new
tooling, since it exists on a limited basis [i.e. ebony FB] is
offered ONLY on such a limited basis.
I wouldn't contest your math, that there are 120,000 +/-
possible ordering combinations that would leap to about
500,000 +/- if the "limited basis" were no longer limited ...
but tell me please, if the possibilities grow from 120K to
500K ... isn't that simply the POSSIBILITIES ? IOW, you
don't hafta build and inventory ALL the possibilities, you
only hafta build what dealers order.
So please don't take it as a complaint. I buy all my MM's
'off-the-rack', so I'm not begging or complaining .... I'm
just puzzled why an existing feature gets tied to just a
single color scheme [ebony to Stealth black]. It hits me
like a restaurant saying I can have 2 from column A, 3
from B, and 3 from C, but if I order certain foods from B,
then I can't get anything from C ? See what I mean ?
Regards, - G
Big Poppa
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Golem We are good but Im sorry that you didnt see what just adding ebony to a few models mean...Its inventory of raw materials its crazy.....Adding one fretboard is HUNDREDS OF NEW MODELS. If we didnt offer it on stealth this thread wouldnt exist. We are being called out because we do....
OK I vaguely get the details .... combined with my general view of
the universe, "Nothing is as Simple as It Appears", I more or less
see the light.
BTW, you mention in closing out the "19mm" thread that 60% of
basses are black [industry-wide I spoze you meant], which would
halfway esplain the observation I use as a signature on some other
forum, "Used basses are black. New basses are red."
The puzzle acoarst is how all those colorful new basses somehow
someway become black before reaching the used bass market ?
Anywho, just outa curiosity, if you can offhandedly say that 60%
of basses are black, can you, without tedious research, give us an
equally offhand rundown of the the top several finishes ? Those
who visit here regularly already know that green holds down last
place [0.0033% ???]. I'm guessing that black, traditional burst,
clear, red, and blue are the top finishers .... not especially in that
order, though.
Personally, I never woulda thunk black had such a huge hunk of
the pie .... at least in NEW basses, and I still can't figger out how
all the cool finishes turn black. Is it really that heartbreaking to
a bass when its first owner abandons it ?
I spoze I bought about 15 MM basses overall, and only 3 of them
were black .... and all the black ones were used. Those acquired
new were/are Crimson, Desert Gold, Lava Pearl, Pewter[?], Clear
and acoarst a traditional Burst. It's sad to imagine those which
went to second owners having turned solid black in doing so.
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The ebony board is available on the Dargie II's as well.
I complained about this last year as well. Sterling explained why. I understood.
Work-around: I love the SLO Stealth/ebony neck and I've been known to buy a Stealth here and there and swap stuff around. Hardware too. Currently, my Stealth hardware resides on a white/rosewood w/matching headstock SLO Ray HH. The Stealth/ebony neck sits on a 93 Flea-bridge body (fits like a glove by the way!) that I had refinished in gold-to-red flip-flop. They both look killer. Its all good. I figure if I was willing to "pay a premium" for black hardware per se, then I should have no problem picking up a Stealth and the desired color/configuration and swap sh!t around. Easy/peasy.
Now, if I could only get a Roasted/Roasted SLO Special.
I complained about this last year as well. Sterling explained why. I understood.
Work-around: I love the SLO Stealth/ebony neck and I've been known to buy a Stealth here and there and swap stuff around. Hardware too. Currently, my Stealth hardware resides on a white/rosewood w/matching headstock SLO Ray HH. The Stealth/ebony neck sits on a 93 Flea-bridge body (fits like a glove by the way!) that I had refinished in gold-to-red flip-flop. They both look killer. Its all good. I figure if I was willing to "pay a premium" for black hardware per se, then I should have no problem picking up a Stealth and the desired color/configuration and swap sh!t around. Easy/peasy.
Now, if I could only get a Roasted/Roasted SLO Special.
