N.Bs.D. MusicMan & Cort

[grayn]

Went down to the Manchester Bass Lounge and tried out some great basses.
Including a Sandberg California TT, a Jap Tokai Jazz, a US G&L L-2000 and a couple of Warwicks. A Thumb and a Corvette, I think.
All of them were stonking instruments. Particularly liked the Japanese Tokai Jazz. Amazing quality.

But the bass that came home with me, was a USA EBMM Sterling, with a lovely trans-red body and maple fret-board. Supremelly comfortable to play and the active controls, with a 3-way pickup selector, for S/C, H/B and series/parallel, gives some very mean tonal choices.

I got such a good deal that i also picked up a Cort GB99. A gorgeous, lightweight, passive J-style bass, that punches well above it's price. I actually owned one of these before, about 7 or 8 years ago. Great find.

[stingrayPete1977]

Funky

[clashcityrocker]

My sterling is me sorted now.the slap tone with the selector furthest to bridge is insanely good. Congrats on buying the best bass out there ;-)

[grayn]

Thanks guys.
My mate described it as a funk machine.
I reckon it's also a top, balls-out, rock bass too.
Fantastic neck.
I'm favouring the middle position, on the 3-way, myself.
It definitely sounds better through my GK+MarkBass set-up, than through my Ampeg combo.
It really suits the clarity of the former.

[grayn]

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