Ernie Ball Bass

[Krater]

what's your views on Ernie Ball basses???and does anyone know where to find them?

 

[wraith]

You can find them at sinamex and davis guitars. As basses, they're pretty sweet, punchy tone, comfortable neck (IMO), and some of the natural and translucent finishes look simply stunning. The construction is rock solid too, hell, the bass would prob outlive you. But then again, these basses aren't for everyone, some ppl love them and others hate them. Goes with every bass out there, but if you're interested in them, give them a try. =)

 

[Krater]

ha ha ha,i see,thanks,but where is sinamex?

 

[subversion]

should have options to split the humbucker as standard offering; maybe Fender had enough of single coils then... 8)

 

[bin4christ]

parklane basement...

 

[Z3r0_G]

btw, they're actually called Music Man. Ernie Ball owns Music Man. heh.

 

[subversion]

legally, it's Ernie Ball Music Man...

 

[wraith]

Yea, the coil splitters make the bass more versatile and kinda debunks the myth that stingrays are but one tone monsters. And actually, ernie ball buying over musicman wasn't that bad a move, after all, sterling ball was on the team that designed and created musicman's most famous bass, the quintissential stingray. =)

 

[rottenramone]

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dude wraith

sterling ball didn't design the stingray, leo fender did, way before ernie ball bought them over...

 

[rottenramone]

you can get that option with the sterling bass...

should have options to split the humbucker as standard offering; maybe Fender had enough of single coils then... 8)

 

[wraith]

Check out the musicman webpage, under history, "Sterling had even been involved in the design of Music Man's most successful instrument, the StingRay bass." - http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/history/, i read it from there.

 

[wraith]

IMO, if thats true, then at least its good that the company that bought over musicman at least had something to do with the basses. Helps to smoothen the process, keep the original ideas alive, and add more modern innovations that help to better what was an already fantastic original product.

 

[rottenramone]

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hmm.. ok, didn't know that.

 

[rottenramone]

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yeah. personally, i still prefer the ernie ball ones over the pre ernie balls.

 

[wraith]

You sold off your pre-ernieball 'ray?

 

[ravenelle]

question

whats the diff between sterling and stingray ha?
just curious.

 

[bin4christ]

dropped by sinamex yesterdae..the stingray basses had 2 humbuckers n..a pickup selector?

 

[3notesAbar]

http://www.ernieball.com/mmonline/specs/

I got this thing called Google.

 

[ravenelle]

sterling got pickup selector?

but sound wise.... similar?
never try before. kekeke