Stingray, Sterling, Bongo, or other???

[jg919]

Hi all!

Ive played a '95 Sterling for a few (great) years now.

I am wondering amongst us fellow bassists, which of us preffer the Stingray, the Sterling, the Bongo, or one of the other/newer designs?

Ifyou feel you'd like to answer, I'm curious as to your style as well (ie technique/music genre/rig).

So, who's into MUSICMAN, and if so, which one?

All the best!

JOHN.

[John127]

A few years ago I set out to buy a Stingray and bought a Bongo 5HH. I love the Ray sound but as soon as I picked up the Bongo, I was hooked. It was all about the feel of the instrument for me - it just plays so smoothly. I've also grown to love the versatility of the electronics and was never a fan of active basses until this one.

Oh, and I play mostly blues and classic rock style stuff but I've used the Bongo on everything from musical theater to club/dance music as well.

[ridgeback]

dont think you can go far wrong with any of them to be fair..the stingray is what i would get myself,classic look great sound and feel..bongo for me is ugly but sounds Incredible live...the Sterling i never warmed to but still its sounds great,not as good as the other 2 imo.but give me one and i would be still happy

[syciprider]

I have 5 Music Man basses and while I prefer the Stingray for everyday playing (mostly due to the 21 fret neck which I love), hands down the best sounding one is my Bongo. The new generation of basses like the Big AL and the Reflex are very flexible tone machines also.

[73jbass]

Been playng Sterlings since 2003,and got one of the furst Sterling 5s off the line,which is my current gigging bass. I now have a Bongo 5 HH on the way. As far as I'm concerned,you can't go wrong with any Music Man bass.I did an outdoor show in June with a hired sound crew,and the head guy said," great,a Music Man bass,this will be easy!"