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I saw on the EB boards that in 2009 they'll be bringing out both a new bass and a new guitar to mark 25 years sice they took over Musicman Sterling Ball : "Very Very Different.....25 year anniversary models and no limited....There will be a bass and a guitar that are a serious departure for us........... " [url="http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/34464-2009-ltd.html"]http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-...4-2009-ltd.html[/url] they do loads of Limiteds and added extra pickups etc but they're not exactly known for punting out new models every other year. in the 15 years since the Sterling first showed they've only brought out the Bongo. First MM without a humbucker?

looks great and a real player. I only recently tried a Sandberg at GuitarGuitar Glasgow............and loved it!

yes CK it's the very one and its general all round loveliness is the reason I'm looking to move the green Euro 5 on edit: and reading about the pedulla you got from v max blues I also sold a teal SUB bass to him via ebay just before I joined these boards.

I've bought basses from Geddys nose,Stingrayfan,BB2000 and Eubassix. Sold basses to OutToPlayJazz,DLloyd and The beat. and I've traded basses with owen(twice),Tonyf,Eubassix and Wavydavy. The natural SpectorEuro I traded with owen and then I got back after 3 months has also been in the hands of 4 other basschatters as far as I can tell making 6. is there a bass with more BC owners? if you remember it being your property then add your name to the list

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='286190' date='Sep 17 2008, 07:56 PM']Used to have one of these, the passive humbucker in mine sucked! Bought it for £270 in loot and sold it for just over £200. It's a very limited bass and always sounded like a budget P, not a patch on my Corvette with none of the trademark Warwick sound. The neck was lovely though but i couldn't get on with a 5 string Warwick neck. The cavity was big enough for a preamp though so i suppose it could be easily upgraded. I'd rather have a punt on a second hand Corvette for similar money tbh[/quote] How right you are. I ordered the 2 p/up 5 string after reading the Guitarist magazine review when they first came out. I expected more but the Streamer Std was without doubt the most disappointing new bass I ever owned. the neck was ok but the bodywood was cheap looking and truly awful feeling The sound wasnt inspiring either and I couldnt punt it on fast enough. Bought a natural ash Corvette Std with the money which felt great and sounded great.

loved the sound of my 4HS.best sounding bass I ever owned. in time I'm for a single H Bongo

nice! Carbon Blue Pearl is now discontinued as is the white ice plate.

love this Sterling,Its a beauty! I'm sick thinking how I traded away 2 of them earlier this year.

[quote name='mistahbenn' post='283305' date='Sep 13 2008, 06:39 PM']Ive just bagged a USA L2500, with ebony fretboard!! Really looking fwd to its arrival![/quote] [quote name='slazman' post='283645' date='Sep 14 2008, 01:08 PM']I am so proud of my new USA L2K that I would like to share her with you all. I bought her from a guy on Talkbass in the US in March with delivery to a close friend who lives on the East Coast. We were due to visit soon after but illness prevented my trip. My friend brought it back with him on a visit to the UK last week .... what is more ... he was not stopped and so no duty ... which equals even better VFM! What a great bass.[/quote] what a pair of stunning looking G&Ls! congratulations both.

thanks for the advice. I dont like the sound of having 6 of the Line 6 psu's. apart from the cost that would just be a right royal pain in the erse. I;ve got one of the LIne 6 DC-1 power supplies but been using a couple of the other pedals with duracells,and they eat their way through them. I think the minimum draw is something like 70ma. Looks like I'm going to have to soldier on with the XT Live till I can find a viable solution. shame as I prefer the sound of the pedals over the multi fx board would it be worth contacting Line 6 or are they just going to tell me to buy another 5 DC-1's?

I'm just about finished putting together a board of LIne 6 tonecore single pedals (Filter,Compressor,Overdrive,tremolo,chorus and Echo) - primarily for the guitar but theres 2 or 3 which are a bit tasty on the bass too. Question is can anyone recommend the best power supply for all these. I see a lot of power banks and multi adaptors but unsure which one to go for. Anyone running these pedals on their boards ? and is there anything I should know ? thanks

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='281544' date='Sep 10 2008, 11:51 PM']Lovely collection, Mike! Especially the GB's, Statiis & Factors [/quote] different strokes..... I'd have said lovely collection especially the Fenders,Stingrays and Spector

looks great

these Cirrus basses are lush.I'd take any of the blue ones what model are the two on the extreme left? they're pretty looking too

[quote name='PauBass' post='278052' date='Sep 5 2008, 05:29 PM']My advice is not to limit just to the one pickup, have a look and try, if you can, the double pickup models. HS or HH configuration. I've got a Stingray 4 HS and it's a beast! The extra pickup, together with the 5 position pickup selector and the 3 band EQ, really opens up the tonal possibilities of these basses. Very versatile instrument, you won't be dissapointed. [/quote] what an awesome looking Stingray!

[quote name='El_JimBob' post='276297' date='Sep 3 2008, 02:58 PM']I think nig has about 5 in each room of his house Bought a lovely L2000 from him recently, and he's quite the authority when it comes to these basses.... Which reminds me, i should get pictures of my brood up soon. Gigged my L1500 for the first time last night and it was pure joy! G&Ls should come with Thomastik strings on them as stock. Anyone got an ASAT they wanna get shot of - i really fancy one at the moment....[/quote] I've certainly seen pics of a few others nig owns and read his posts mentioning others still. the blue swirl L5500 and the black lawsuit SB-2? did they sell? was it a trans blue L2K you got from him? If so,I saw it on ebay and was going to bid on it too. it looked like a sweet bass. If you had been in the hunt for an Asat a month ago I was selling mine.at the time I also had a deal to trade it for a silver flake JB-2 that was offered to me. anyway long story,he was away on business a few days and I deleted the guys details by mistake,and no one on here bought the Asat. Since then I've gotten back into it again. all the recent talk on BC of L2000s and L2500s had me up to a hundred but then I thought about it "slow down,wait a minute,plugged in I've got the same as those!" Incidentally anyone know the chap who has the silver flake JB2? I'm sure his name was Rob and he was from Sevenoaks or thereabouts iirc. good for you with the L-1500 ,that is one of the most distinctive sounding basses I ever owned/heard/played. I'd never heard a bass cut through like that until I owned the clear forest green one above. my only gripe was the active setting was the same as the treble boost setting on the Asat and L2K which I never use and so had me rolling back the treble a lot of the time. sounded great passive though and was plenty good for me and yes, pics of your three would be good in this thread

on the subject of white sparkle,this was my Sterling in said finish.I done a deal with wavydavy on here for his Valenti.He sold the Sterling on ebay for £650 last month and its now on the bay at the moment with a BIN of £850,albeit with the original black plate. I'd love it back but not at that price