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I've had a precision made of basswood (many japanese fenders are basswood) and yeah my bongo is basswood. There's nothing wrong with it, like so many people will tell you there is. My P sounded sublime and my Bongo...well sounds like a Bongo, freakin awesome. It's just not an attractive wood, you won't see it on any natural finished basses, possibly on cheaper trans finish basses. Some manufacturers (including EBMM) use basswood as the main wood on guitars, but use mahogany 'tone blocks' or other woods to alter the tone.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='673821' date='Dec 4 2009, 12:42 AM']yeah, i'm not really feeling that either, they seem to have stolen that from fender, and most of the colours too....[/quote] I don't think matching headstocks are an idea that only fender have used in the past 50 years... for example, my Bongo has a matching headstock... An so did a Dean I had a few years ago...

Those are just prototypes too - the real ones come with a chrome battery cover and figured birdseye necks (at extra cost I believe) Edit, Ah yes, those are shown in the 2nd link. Beautiful basses.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='671718' date='Dec 1 2009, 11:29 PM']I haven't noticed that problem on either of my Stingrays, either. When did they stop having the varied height raised pole pieces, btw? My 2000 piezo Ray has these and it seems to have a much broader spectrum of sound from the single humbucker than the flush pole pieces ones I've played.[/quote] They changed to this when they introduced the dual pickup models. There shouldn't be any difference in tone - only less cuts on your fingers and less annoying pops when the strings touch the excessively long pole pieces. A StingRay will not have this problem if it is set up to EB factory specs. Another problem is that people tend to cut mids - and that will not help. There's plenty of threads about this on the EB forum, and they all get pissed off as it is an easliy solved problem that crops up very often. Due to the nature of the build and electronics of the stingray, you must abide by a simple set of guidlines...it's not a problem on mine so I don't know exactly what those uidlines are though....

Diamonds on the soles of her shoes - Paul Simon Love it

Just eleborating on my previous point... The owners of the first few MusicMan Classic Collection StingRays claim that they nail the tone of the old basses. They have the exact same electronics and materials as the other models. It's definitely a case of 'Older is better' and 'reissue models are better, as they replicate the old'

[quote name='Linus27' post='657174' date='Nov 17 2009, 04:36 PM']Dave, my MM is a 3EQ from 2005 and sounds like a Musicman.[/quote] Of course it does. I don't understand when people say the older ones sound better? The only things they have changed are the truss rod wheel (because it's made of win), taken the mutes off (because they sucked), put on a plastic battery compartment (because otherwise you'll need a screwdriver), and adjusted the nut in tiny measurements to improve intonation. Otherwise, they're the same. Electronics are the same. Construction is the same. They sound...the same.

just do it. You know you want to. DO IT!

[quote name='Stingray5' post='655631' date='Nov 16 2009, 02:20 AM']with guard? or without?[/quote] WITHOUT! Looks Suh-weet.

The Sterling is actually more aggressive due to the Ceramic vs Alnico magnets of the Stingray - much more mid range emphasis. The Phantom coil is to eliminate hum in the single coil setting. Personally, I think StingRays are the coolest basses and no alternative (including ibanez ATK) sounds like it.

Fretless Ray incoming soon hopefully...for the 2nd time!

Get a Bongo 5! Loverly bass, I was *very* close to buying that a while ago. Nice one! (They'll love to see it on the MM forum...)

This thread. So depressing.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day. When he decends into that pit of lava...gets me every time.

You're so right with all those tunes. In fact the whole of the Lion King is just fantastic, music wise (it's also 1 of 2 films I cry in!)

It's good to see 1 person who appreciates it! Awesome stuff.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='652843' date='Nov 12 2009, 05:46 PM']And as the bass is a tool which may be superceded, it may one day find itself alongside the kazoo, the banjo and the mandocello in 'fashionable instrument heaven'. Thus it may not have the long-term security of, say, fine art.[/quote] Oh don't say that! If everyone played Bongos this would not happen.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='653171' date='Nov 12 2009, 10:42 PM']Rancid - Time Bomb[/quote] Excellent. Or anything involving Tim Armstrong really.

Take this for example, the full version of 'Hakuna Matata' Check the sweet-ass fretless playing. Nice. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSW4Mqihbd4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSW4Mqihbd4[/url] Zak

You mention not being able to play melodic chordal thingies on a Music Man - maybe you should look into a Stingray/Sterling with Piezos in the bridge, as this reall does sound great for that kind of stuff. The Sterling is a versitile bass anyway, more so than the Ray. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rNKuYuex1I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rNKuYuex1I[/url] At the end of this video, he does a quick demonstration of the harmonic qualities of piezo bridges. Beautiful sound.

I'm listening to alot of Flow Dynamics recently...the self titled album 'Flow Dynamics' [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj3mbRi_ogU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj3mbRi_ogU[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZMuJ-8xycY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZMuJ-8xycY[/url] (just to demonstrate the music...not my film or anything!) If oyu can find this CD anywhere, get it as it's incredible.

Unmarked. It looks badass. ANd I'm a fan of pau ferro boards...that wood is beautiful. I'm yet to try a fretless ebony board but it looks 'schweet'