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 Post subject: EBMM Sterling with BFR solid rosewood neck
PostPosted: May 23rd, 2009, 10:40 am 
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This came yesterday and it's an instant keeper! The neck feels like some sort of good sex act.

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 Post subject: Re: EBMM Sterling with BFR solid rosewood neck
PostPosted: May 23rd, 2009, 2:11 pm 
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pardon me, but what does BFR stand for?? Brazillian Freakin' Rosewood?


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 Post subject: Re: EBMM Sterling with BFR solid rosewood neck
PostPosted: May 23rd, 2009, 2:49 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: EBMM Sterling with BFR solid rosewood neck
PostPosted: May 23rd, 2009, 5:23 pm 
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BFR is for "Ball Family Reserve". I wish I had ordered more with this limited time neck option, a Bongo would have been killer.


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PostPosted: May 23rd, 2009, 7:48 pm 
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ah, now I get it! I have to agree with Andrew, that is one sweet bass. What's the headstock veneer made of?


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 Post subject: Re: EBMM Sterling with BFR solid rosewood neck
PostPosted: May 24th, 2009, 5:49 am 
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Solid rosewood, they only put finish on the headstock and leave the back of the neck unfinished for the feel of it.


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 Post subject: Re: EBMM Sterling with BFR solid rosewood neck
PostPosted: May 24th, 2009, 7:26 am 
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Absolutely stunning. You kill me with these one off special EBs of yours.

FYI: Be careful of that unfinished neck though, as it's probably going to be more temperamental to temperature changes. I had a '97 Stingray that came with an unfinished birdseye maple neck, and it really needed constant adjusting. (it also got dirty and grimy looking after a while, but with a dark wood you shouldn't have that problem). Yours is rosewood, so it may be a bit more stable.


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 Post subject: Re: EBMM Sterling with BFR solid rosewood neck
PostPosted: May 27th, 2009, 5:28 pm 
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B E A U T I F U L !!!
Stunning bass and neck.
The only thing I do not like on the latest MM basses is the compensation nut. It is fugly but has it's purpose. Never really had an issue with my 96 staying in pitch. All in all, great looking bass and congrats! :mrgreen:


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 Post subject: Re: EBMM Sterling with BFR solid rosewood neck
PostPosted: May 27th, 2009, 9:00 pm 
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I agree about the nut, the juice ain't worth the squeeze, my older one's sound just fine. I played it tonight at the blues jam, with a good drummer I might add. It sounds thick and fat with less adjustment on the eq than my other stock Sterling's. The sustain is very good on this one, the low fundamental hangs in there and the high end is very smooth. My Dargie Delight Sterling still holds the top spot, with the added single coil pickup, but this one is a very close second. This one will get a lot of play and I may now sell off a couple Sterlings, five is really too many of one thing. :mrgreen:


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