John Myung going back to EBMM?

[GobBass]

From the new Systematic Chaos E-Press Pack,John Myung is seen playing a Bongo 5-String (in silver yumyum ).
Could we be seeing a EBMM JM in the future?

[Baryonyx]

He should go to another custom maker like he did when started playing Tung basses. Get himself a nice new 6'er, not one of those diabolical Yamaha models...

[Baird6869]

This was discussed by Sterling Ball on the EBMM site recently. Apparently Myung is using a 5 string occasionally and has recorded some stuff with it.

I'm sure he will be one of the first to try out the Bongo 6 when it is released.

[Planet Boulder]

Unless EBMM has radically changed their stance, there won't be ANY signature MM basses. IIRC, that's what pushed Flea to switch to Modulus several years ago.

[Baird6869]

Originally Posted by Planet Boulder

Unless EBMM has radically changed their stance, there won't be ANY signature MM basses. IIRC, that's what pushed Flea to switch to Modulus several years ago.

Exactly. Sterling Ball made this point on the EBMM website recently also. Flea went to Modulus after EBMM wouldn't give him $$$ and a signature model. SB said he couldn't as it wouldn't be fair to Tony Leven and many others.

Strange that the have a handful of signature guitars but no signature basses though.....

[Human Bass]

Strange that the have a handful of signature guitars but no signature basses though.....

Now that you said...it is!

[ALiP BoB]

Originally Posted by Baird6869

Strange that the have a handful of signature guitars but no signature basses though.....

EBMM had signature guitars to boost the sales and reputation of their guitars.

Their basses are already legendary with a high reputation so they don't make signature basses for ANYONE. Flea wanted a signature EBMM a few years back. When they refused, he moved to Modulus.

[JeffTheBig]

....john is playing a 5er now

[SundanceChile]

Originally Posted by JeffTheBig

....john is playing a 5er now

My thoughts exactly.

[MaskedJackal]

Didn't he play on at least the first DT record with a 4-string Ray?

[El-Bob]

Originally Posted by MaskedJackal

Didn't he play on at least the first DT record with a 4-string Ray?

yeah, i'm pretty certain that he did.

[Caca de Kick]

Originally Posted by Baird6869

Strange that the have a handful of signature guitars but no signature basses though.....

I've been around long enough to remember when EBMM guitars were practically non-existant. They needed those artists to boost that line.

Their basses never did and still don't need any artist signature help. I'm glad too...I kinda hate the idea of 'sigantures' anyway.

[SuperSnake2012]

Originally Posted by MaskedJackal

Didn't he play on at least the first DT record with a 4-string Ray?

If I'm not mistaken he recorded it with a four string passive Fender Jazz.

Edit: I just checked John Myung's Wiki, and it said he used both a MM Stingray and a Fender Jazz.

[elros]

Perhaps we'll see an OLP JM signature Bongo six-string???

[bassist324]

From what I can remember he has had that 5-string for a while now, I remember seeing him have one around in the video for the making of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.

[GobBass]

Originally Posted by elros

Perhaps we'll see an OLP JM signature Bongo six-string???

that would so awesome.

[HELLonWheels187]

6 string bongo is in the works




EBMM doesn't do sig basses but they might run a special colour for him.

[GobBass]

on behalf of all TB.....

[jazzbo58]

Thank You!

Cheers,
Jim

[moogboy]

Originally Posted by GobBass

on behalf of all TB.....

+

that color and design makes me drool!