Skunk Stripes???

[drTStingray]

These late 80s early 90s EBMM basses are so cool IMHO.

I did think that when i first saw the Classics, why no stripe ?
The only conclusion i could come to was that the Classic was the Classic an not a replica of pre-EBMM, so it combined old features with modern technology, (like the truss rod wheel, six bolt neck etc)

Back in the days of the 'Big Poppa's Ultimate Torture Thread' (remember those pre-Classic days of ultra GAS ) I remember Dargin said they were looking at the best of the pre-EB features (strings through body), combined with a slab body, along with the EBMM neck improvements (6 bolt v 4 bolt and wheel truss rod adjuster) - reminiscent of the early 90s EB - remember the debates over the chrome battery box cover as well??!! Search for the thread if you want to witness mass knucklehead GAS attack

I'd still love a late 80s EBMM in blueburst or peach though!!

Anyway for me they achieved it - I play my Classic virtually always these days - the other basses barely get a look in.

 

[danny-79]

remember the debates over the chrome battery box cover as well??!! Search for the thread if you want to witness mass knucklehead GAS attack

The chrome battery cover looks great, its an old style feature that sets the look of the bass off with out affecting performance.

The Gotoh boxes that are fitted to everything now are a good concept and work just fine. Need to change the battery just flick it open, slide the old one out, slide the new one in. The only complications Ive ever heard of with them is people stuffing the new battery in the wrong way round and forcing the compartment shut, but that has nothing to do with anything apart from human error.

The only problem Ive ever had with any of mine was after opening, closing a few times, the terminals get weak an eventually break off, leading to having to replace the whole box as soldering the terminal back on is virtually impossible.

With the old style cover all you have to do is remove a couple of screws, fit the new battery to a connection that will only fit one way, how ever much you want to force it the wrong way, screw the cover back down

So its an old style design with an up to date advantage, an it looks cool