5 string Musicman

[Huggy and the Bears]

Hiya people,

I play a MM 4 string and keep tormenting myself with a MM 5 string in the music shop. I can't afford one (or play one for that matter) but fancy maybe a cheapo copy to tinker with. I notice on the 'bay' that there is a 'Stratavarious' MM5 (type copy) for about £120 new, delivered and wondered if anyone has any views on either those or the Vintage copies.

Cheers,

Si.

[neepheid]

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='301380' date='Oct 7 2008, 02:34 PM']Hiya people,

I play a MM 4 string and keep tormenting myself with a MM 5 string in the music shop. I can't afford one (or play one for that matter) but fancy maybe a cheapo copy to tinker with. I notice on the 'bay' that there is a 'Stratavarious' MM5 (type copy) for about £120 new, delivered and wondered if anyone has any views on either those or the Vintage copies.

Cheers,

Si.[/quote]

You'll probably find that 5 string Stingray copies have tighter string spacing than an EBMM Stingray 5. That is certainly the case with the OLP MM3.

Incidentally, I might be selling an OLP MM3 (Natural//black pickguard/Maple fingerboard). If it's tinkering in the project sense you want, this might be for you - a battery box already installed if you want to add active electronics. It currently has the pickup wired directly to the jack socket after the active circuit I put in it failed, but I can return it to stock V/V/T configuration before sending it away. See here for pics - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14009"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14009[/url] and [url="http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/bass_porn/03_olp_mm3.jpg"]http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/bass_porn/03_olp_mm3.jpg[/url] (pre-alterations)

PM me if you're interested.

Edited October 7, 2008 by neepheid

[Huggy and the Bears]

[quote name='neepheid' post='301389' date='Oct 7 2008, 02:43 PM']You'll probably find that 5 string Stingray copies have tighter string spacing than an EBMM Stingray 5. That is certainly the case with the OLP MM3.

Incidentally, I might be selling an OLP MM3 (Natural//black pickguard/Maple fingerboard). If it's tinkering in the project sense you want, this might be for you - a battery box already installed if you want to add active electronics. It currently has the pickup wired directly to the jack socket after the active circuit I put in it failed, but I can return it to stock V/V/T configuration before sending it away. See here for pics - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14009"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14009[/url] and [url="http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/bass_porn/03_olp_mm3.jpg"]http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/pics/bass_porn/03_olp_mm3.jpg[/url] (pre-alterations)

PM me if you're interested.[/quote]


PM'd

[lemmywinks]

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='301380' date='Oct 7 2008, 02:34 PM']Hiya people,

I play a MM 4 string and keep tormenting myself with a MM 5 string in the music shop. I can't afford one (or play one for that matter) but fancy maybe a cheapo copy to tinker with. I notice on the 'bay' that there is a 'Stratavarious' MM5 (type copy) for about £120 new, delivered and wondered if anyone has any views on either those or the Vintage copies.

Cheers,

Si.[/quote]

You should have said Si, i sold my OLP MM3 5 string for £100 with gig bag a couple of months back! Think i even told our simon to tell you about it! Mind you, that would involve relying on a drummer...............

[Huggy and the Bears]

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='301418' date='Oct 7 2008, 03:08 PM']You should have said Si, i sold my OLP MM3 5 string for £100 with gig bag a couple of months back! Think i even told our simon to tell you about it! Mind you, that would involve relying on a drummer...............[/quote]

Typical - bad timing from a drummer again!!! He never mentioned it. Right - extra classes for him tomorrow!

[lemmywinks]

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='301427' date='Oct 7 2008, 03:17 PM']Typical - bad timing from a drummer again!!! He never mentioned it. Right - extra classes for him tomorrow![/quote]

Make him cut that bl@@dy stupid chuck norris hair off as well, p1sses me right off by flicking it about all the time like he's in a shampoo ad!