whos been playin music man the longest

[Aragorn35016]

Yikes, I don't even want to say the year. Many of you weren't even born then.

Okay, here: 1978.

WOW you are old!!! I was born in 79. Last child of the 70's

 

[Aussie Mark]

Thats cool does it come with a case???

No, but I've got plenty of generic cases that should fit

 

[stingraydude]

i've been playing since 'in 9 days'
so that's 9 days before i get my stingray and i'm proud to be able to play on it and to own one (i'm new to the forum )

 

[flywheel]

I bought two Stingrays in 1996 brand new from Mass St. Music in Lawrence, KS. They had just become a dealer and the singer from the band I played in (back then) mentioned they had a few in at Mass St. At the time, I was playing Ibanez Soundgears and was looking to move to a bass with a bigger body but hadn't been happy with any of the Fenders I had tried. I tried the MM and decided I needed to have it. Natural w/ rosewood. I took it to band practice and it ruled in the mix. I did almost take it back though b/c the pickups were a bit noisy to me! Soundgears actually have VERY nice active electronics and they are totally quiet. The sound and the feel of the MM ruled over the slightly noisy PUP. After gigging on my MM for awhile I decided it was time to have another Stingray because the Soundgear I had for a backup now just wouldn't seem to cut it for me.

So...back to Mass St. to purchase the black '96 that I still own. The natural was traded away for some recording equipment when my band broke up and I STILL regret that one.

Man... it took a while to pay those babies off too! I must have been dreaming that I actually had some money the year I made those purchases!

 

[LeftyLB]

WOW you are old!!! I was born in 79. Last child of the 70's

My Grandmother bought her first pre-EB Ray in 1977 and she has been playing it five nights a week in her thrash reggae gospel band ever since.

She is 92 now and is savings her pension payments towards a Bongo which she plans to gig on tour next year.

 

[Morrow]

A 92 year old grandmother who plays five nights a week in a thrash reggae gospel band ???? But I know a lady who must be in her eighties who plays upright bass in a seniors band and she carries her own gear.

 

[jongitarz]

This is no B.S. My Mom is 76 and plays her Sterling in church every Sunday

 

[dlloyd]

This is no B.S. My Mom is 76 and plays her Sterling in church every Sunday

My grandmother is 84 and plays a Sousaphone in our local marching band.

 

[flywheel]

STOP with the grandmother talk You're messing with my head.

 

[jongitarz]

You have a problem with Grannys?

 

[flywheel]

well my are dead and gone...but trying to imagine a granny playing a Sterling...it's just messin' with my head!

 

[jubjub721]

awsome

 

[jubjub721]

wow kc thats 3 for the tri state area

 

[jongitarz]

Flywheel...My Mom is a granny in the L.A. sense of the word...She isn't home making apple pies etc.

 

[flywheel]

ok...but she's 76 and it's strange to imagine a 76 year old woman playing a Sterling be it in a church group or whatever setting it may be.

 

[Melv]

9 months and im 16 got many many gd years ahead of me with MM

 

[LeftyLB]

OK,

Hands up who believed I had a 92 year old granny who plays 5 nights a week in a Thrash Reggae Gospel Band???

Sorry, I was in another flipant mood yesterday and wanted to see the reaction.

Liam

 

[dlloyd]

OK,

Hands up who believed I had a 92 year old granny who plays 5 nights a week in a Thrash Reggae Gospel Band???

Sorry, I was in another flipant mood yesterday and wanted to see the reaction.

Liam

I did!

But then I've got a granny that plays a sousaphone...

 

[coldtrain]

Since '96. But my first one was stolen in 2000, so then I played a Warw*ck fretless Corvette and a MIA P-Bass. That lasted all of a year before I had to get back to the SR4 which I bought in '01 and I haven't looked back.