Man I walked it to Guitar Center yesterday and they had just recieved a fresh batch of Musicman goodness and I got to play this baby in pristine fingerprintless condition and surprisingly well setup. (Guitar Center rarely has the MMs set up right and it's a shame when you consider all the have to do is use the truss rod. A Bongo they had in stock had the string height so ridiculously high it may detract people from buying the instrument.)
I could not get over the fact how light it was!! It even felt lighter than the Sterling 4 banger they had in the store. Does the gold hardware weigh less? All I know is that it was considerably lighter than all the Stingray 5's I have played. It played so wonderful. And that naked neck. Ah, such a sweet neck! Nothing feels better than an unfinished neck. And the B string was tighter than the ones on the exorbitantly priced boutique basses with the higher scale length. What a masterpiece of an instrument. Wow. I don't know how I made it outside the store without it in my hands. Maybe it's because I don't know how to pop with a pickup so close to the neck.
I could not get over the fact how light it was!! It even felt lighter than the Sterling 4 banger they had in the store. Does the gold hardware weigh less? All I know is that it was considerably lighter than all the Stingray 5's I have played. It played so wonderful. And that naked neck. Ah, such a sweet neck! Nothing feels better than an unfinished neck. And the B string was tighter than the ones on the exorbitantly priced boutique basses with the higher scale length. What a masterpiece of an instrument. Wow. I don't know how I made it outside the store without it in my hands. Maybe it's because I don't know how to pop with a pickup so close to the neck.
