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SR5 20th Anniversary model - a good buy?

Big Poppa said:
Here is what we have learned so far with the Anniversary and BFR basses. Bassists dont care about figured wood like the guitarists do.
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I know you're talking big picture numbers, BP, but I'm definitely one exception to that. I love figured woods on basses - tops, necks & boards - and think that for some reason, they look even better on basses than they do on guitars ... though you wouldn't know it by looking at my current sig. It's just that in the last year, I've wholly succumbed to the Bongo, whose features are more than sufficient to keep my figured wood fetish in remission.

But for me, the 3 most beautiful basses I've ever seen (EBMM & non-EBMM) are still the 20th SR4, 20th SR5, and now the 25th Anniversary. And for me personally, at the very top of that elite category is the Tahitian Blue BFR 20th SR5. Most beautiful bass I've ever seen, including all the "boutique" stuff. What an honor and joy it would be own one of those basses.
 
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Big Poppa said:
yeah but this best illlustrates the difference between a forumite knucklehead and the general public
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i've felt different on many occasions. i guess this is another time :) What is surprising to me is that i'm no fan of figured wood. But this model was just too amazing not to get it.

I remember the first glimpse we had of the 20th SR5 on this forum and i remember feeling that this version was sooo much different than other SR5.

What i really don't like of figured wood instruments, it's those models that seems to only be a wood demo panel. Look at my bass, i've got 10,000 different pieces of rare wood, argh.

The california sunset finish was just amazingly integrated with the rest of the instrument. It just kinda said "we got great wood, but that's not it, we will integrate it perfectly with the SR5 with some cool mods".

all the little details are right with this bass.
 
What is surprising to me is that i'm no fan of figured wood. But this model was just too amazing not to get it.
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I feel the same way. I have a healthy dislike for so-called "coffee table" basses, although I've never had a coffee table like that, either. (Where DID that come from?)

And yet - well, look at the top on mine! It REALLY sucks! Sometimes I think it's too pretty for me, but if basses were women, would I let that stop me from having a go at it?

Historically, the answer is "no".
 
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First, you get 'em drunk............
 
Oh boy, I don't think I'll ever be able to listen or play the Beatle's
"Why don't we do it in the road" ever, at least not without laughing!
 
Maybe I'm 12 years late in this post - have a question to myself, and maybe s.o. can help here:
I have a BigAl-5 SSS, a Bongo HS5, and recently a Bongo H5.
I'm offered a SR5 20th - DOES THIS MAKE SENSE besides fulfilling my gas desires? I read that the SR5 20th is one of the best. Should I dump any of the others ?
Thanks for sharing!
 
i love both of mine :)

whats not to love about a sr5 with sr4 shape and awesome caramel colored wood top

dump any? no.. basses are meant to be bought, not sold
we all remember that bass that got away back when you were young and.. uhm.. less smart :)
 
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