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Breaking up the Family (EBMM content)
- Thread starter twistd
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Never the Sabre. 
Sorry to hear you have to sell anything. Good luck to you.
Sorry to hear you have to sell anything. Good luck to you.
Never the Sabre.
Sorry to hear you have to sell anything. Good luck to you.
Thanks Joshua, No doubt. Sabre club is one of
SB14.
The rest are pretty rare beasts, and the Big Al has been discontinued so those could become a little tougher to get.
If it was me I'd let the Bongo go (EDIT: whoops, I just reread and noticed that is exactly what you did!), just because I'm not a big fan of them
but as others have mentioned the Stingray is probably the "easiest" to replace...although you'll probably not get back the exact one that came from your wife.Never good to hear about anyone being in a financial pinch. Hope things turn out ok and you don't need to liquidate too much stuff.
Second edit: After the SB14 I'd be letting the Sabre go. That Big Al appears to have a sweet roasted neck, and I see the rosewood neck on the Sterling 5. Yum. Those should stick around for sure.
Nice collection man! Thats a tough choice but at least you'll still have a few awesome basses if you sell a couple.
how do you feel about the sterling with the all rosewood neck? I played a stingray with one the other day and it was awesome. I thought id hate it because of the look but it felt really great and now I'm considering saving up for one.
I would keep the Big Al and Sabre and let go the Sterling BFR..
Same here. Thought I wouldn't like it, as I am mainly a maple guy, but it is incredibly easy to get around on and has been really stable.
If I was going to keep only one of those basses - it would be the EBMM Sterling 5HS BFR. It is probably the best bass in the photo, player-wise.
I should know - I have it's twin.
I should know - I have it's twin.
Don't sell anything discontinued!
Good luck.
PS - excellent collection.
Good luck.
PS - excellent collection.
Forget about breaking up the family, you must add reflex to complete your family. Sell your grandma if you must.
They still do, but only for about six more weeks until the end of next month. Same for the Reflex.
I'd definitely keep the Big Al, as others have mentioned they are going out of production at the end of October. Plus, that looks like a neptune blue/roasted neck model - I have a Bongo from that PDN run and it's awesome. If you don't have a clear favorite, sell the one(s) that will be easiest to replace. Good luck.
The real problem at hand isn't what to get rid of, it's choosing the color of the classic Stingray that's missing from the picture.
My thoughts exactly. I would include the Sabre even though they brought it back.
