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Post by grayn on Aug 17, 2013 20:08:53 GMT
Went to the Manchester Bass Lounge, this morning. This was where I'd acquired my lovely Gordon-Smith Gryphon. Had a great time playing a multitude of basses, including a Sandberg Jazz, a Jap Tokai Jazz, a US G&L L-2000, another Gryphon (in blue), an Overwater Jazz and a couple of German Warwicks - a Corvette and a Thumb, I think. Each one was a great bass but then I played this US made EB Musicman Sterling bass. I prefer passive basses but this active, with some controls fiddling, sounded superb and had one of the most playable necks I've ever played. More to come.
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Post by Martin on Aug 17, 2013 21:10:21 GMT
Oh wow! I love the Music Man Sterling basses!! If I was anywhere near decent I'd have picked one up before now. Congrats Graham, can't wait to see and hear more of this
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Post by grayn on Aug 18, 2013 4:05:28 GMT
Thanks Martin.
As an aside, what I can't understand is why, when Ernie Ball Musicman, decided to have Far East versions of their basses made, they used the name Sterling, which was already a particular US made model? It's a bit like Fender having called their Squier range, the Precisions range. Odd.
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Post by ocarolan on Aug 18, 2013 8:33:04 GMT
Congrats Graham - very fine looking beast! (the bass that is)
Keith
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