Jolltax Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) Been lurking around the internet trying to find one of these, my first non-budget bass purchase, after much googling and research I had decided a Sabre seemed to be a perfect match for all my wants (looks, the sound etc), I was particularly taken with the videos made by Lobster on the Sabre I wrote to Musicman and asked if they would be re-issuing the Sabre again and they replied saying "no immediate plan to reintroduce the EBMM Sabre" The bass, manufactured May 8th 2013 according to serial number, had been bought new by the owner and stored immediately and still had the shop tags, plastic wrap and stickers on when I picked it up for the first time, the strings had corrosion on them making it a bit unpleasant to play but were replaced by the seller with some nice zingy nickel ones. The seller is a professional musician and a big Stingray fan, he let me look at / try his Stingrays and tbh this has changed my pre-conceived ideas about Stingrays - was particularly taken with a blue 90's stingray he had, added to my bucket list for the future 😀 Its still early days for me and I am still getting used to the pre-amp and options, but I think its a keeper! J Edited December 2, 2022 by Jolltax speld it gud 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbigniew Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Wow! Congrats, amazing figuring in the neck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 It looks really awesome. EBMM make some stunning instruments. Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 I've already said it on the Sabre page on FB but congratulations on picking up such a great looking Classic Sabre. I love my natural/maple Sabre - such a timeless combo. The blue StingRay you're talking about. I'm thinking it's in the 90s blueburst colour. One of the best finishes they ever did imo Keir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Fabulous bass, great score 👍 - my gigging bass for many years was a 1980 MM Sabre in natural / maple / black pickguard, just like yours. Neck figuring on yours is much nicer than mine was, but - just personal preference - I wish they’d kept the exposed poles on the pickups with the reissues! Enjoy 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Bit of a rarey, looks to be in great Nick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happypants Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Beauty, lovely neck figuring! Out of interest, what’s the weight if you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Ooft! Wowsers. Just like a bass only better ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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