steveinohio
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- Joined
- May 26, 2007
- Messages
- 19
When I was younger I was never a fan of MusicMan basses. Thinking back on it the reason I didnt like them was the tone. It seemed that everyone I heard was EQ'd in a way that I just couldnt stand. Too much treble and very clanky.
Finally one night back in 2002 I saw a band and the bass player had the best sound I had ever heard. Very smooth, deep, and even. This was the sound I was always searching for but could never seemed to find. To my suprise he was playing a Stingray. I had a new found respect for MusicMan. Maybe they werent so bad.
Four years later I finally got around to sitting down with a Sterling. It had one of the fastest necks I had ever played on. The sound of it blew me away. It was just as good, if not better than the sound I heard back in 2002. The only thing that stuopped me from buying that bass right there was the size. It was a little to small for me. I know, dumb reason.
A week later a used Stingray came into Guitar Center. I had just bought a Rickenbacker earlier that week and really wasnt in the market. I thought I would give it a shot though. Twenty minutes later I was walking out with a Stingray. I would have been a fool to pass on it. The Ric was put away for months. Up till this week the Stingray was my all time favorite.
Then it happened again.
By now I am a BIG Ernie Ball fan. I cant say enough about the quality of products. I also believe that every year the quality seems to get better (unlike some companies). But no matter how hard I tried I couldnt like the Bongo. Simply put I thought it was ugly. Very ugly.
I finally got around to trying one.
A Bongo HH.
Its the best bass I have ever bought.
Again I have seen the error of my ways.
Thanks for making some of the best instruments on the planet.
Finally one night back in 2002 I saw a band and the bass player had the best sound I had ever heard. Very smooth, deep, and even. This was the sound I was always searching for but could never seemed to find. To my suprise he was playing a Stingray. I had a new found respect for MusicMan. Maybe they werent so bad.
Four years later I finally got around to sitting down with a Sterling. It had one of the fastest necks I had ever played on. The sound of it blew me away. It was just as good, if not better than the sound I heard back in 2002. The only thing that stuopped me from buying that bass right there was the size. It was a little to small for me. I know, dumb reason.
A week later a used Stingray came into Guitar Center. I had just bought a Rickenbacker earlier that week and really wasnt in the market. I thought I would give it a shot though. Twenty minutes later I was walking out with a Stingray. I would have been a fool to pass on it. The Ric was put away for months. Up till this week the Stingray was my all time favorite.
Then it happened again.
By now I am a BIG Ernie Ball fan. I cant say enough about the quality of products. I also believe that every year the quality seems to get better (unlike some companies). But no matter how hard I tried I couldnt like the Bongo. Simply put I thought it was ugly. Very ugly.
I finally got around to trying one.
A Bongo HH.
Its the best bass I have ever bought.
Again I have seen the error of my ways.
Thanks for making some of the best instruments on the planet.
