EBMM reflex & 25th Anniversary Club

[keko]

Daniel,

nice matching strap You got there!

 

[keko]

Hey guys,

check the new colors for reflex basses:

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[Daniel Piper]

Orange is Hot.

Blueburst is a little...G&L

 

[blastoff99]

I have a car that color... hmm...

(The orange, not the blue burst.)

 

[rudy5]

Hey I saw the ernie ball forum that you guys were talking about the difference between neck shapes of sterlings and reflexes, and also the difference between 4s and 5s.

What is the difference? This is the link to that thread:
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I wish I could get a 4 with the string spacing of a 5! Any ideas?

 

[Exemonium]

Psst... I'm gonna need a number.

 

[chuck3]

Hey guys,

check the new colors for reflex basses:

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holy moly ... leaving aside the colors, I'd like to hear how that pickup configuration sounds.

 

[Daniel Piper]

Yeah hss doesnt quite seemto be as popular as hh as far as reflexes go. I imagine that tonally it would cover similar ground to the big al sss. Which is some very good ground indeed.

 

[keko]

Hey I saw the ernie ball forum that you guys were talking about the difference between neck shapes of sterlings and reflexes, and also the difference between 4s and 5s.

What is the difference? This is the link to that thread:
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I wish I could get a 4 with the string spacing of a 5! Any ideas?

Reflex got the same neck shape as Bongo except 24 frets on Bongo and 22 frets on reflex!

 

[Tunaman]

Reflex got the same neck shape as Bongo except 24 frets on Bongo and 22 frets on reflex!

Nah, the Bongo feels deeper\thicker, more like a Stingray 5 (Same spacing though as) My Sterling 5 & Bongo 5 which feel exactly the same

 

[HeavyDuty]

Nah, the Bongo feels deeper\thicker, more like a Stingray 5 (Same spacing though as) My Sterling 5 & Bongo 5 which feel exactly the same

Huh? Are you saying your Bongo feels like a SR5 or like a Sterling 5?

I don't have an SR5 anymore, but IIRC my Bongo 5 neck was slimmer - but I wouldn't put money on it, I don't think I ever A-B'ed them.

I really should A-B my Bongo 5 neck against my 25th 5. They're both comfortable, so I haven't bothered.

(This is of interest to me because I've been wanting a black/maple Sterling 5H or HS for years, and may finally get around to doing it this time.)

 

[Tunaman]

Huh? Are you saying your Bongo feels like a SR5 or like a Sterling 5?

I don't have an SR5 anymore, but IIRC my Bongo 5 neck was slimmer - but I wouldn't put money on it, I don't think I ever A-B'ed them.

I really should A-B my Bongo 5 neck against my 25th 5. They're both comfortable, so I haven't bothered.

(This is of interest to me because I've been wanting a black/maple Sterling 5H or HS for years, and may finally get around to doing it this time.)

I'm saying

SR5 = Reflex5

Sterling 5 = Bongo 5

Spacing is the same, just a little more depth\girth to the 1st 2. They are close but I could feel the difference between the 2 groups

 

[keko]

Nah, the Bongo feels deeper\thicker, more like a Stingray 5 (Same spacing though as) My Sterling 5 & Bongo 5 which feel exactly the same

I'm saying

SR5 = Reflex5

Sterling 5 = Bongo 5

Spacing is the same, just a little more depth\girth to the 1st 2. They are close but I could feel the difference between the 2 groups

Complete wrong!!!

Contact Ernie Ball Customer Service, ...my post was right!

Bongo neck shape = reflex neck shape, only 24 vs. 22 frets!!!

 

[Exemonium]

That is true. According to Ernie Ball the reflex and bongo necks are supposed to be the same. However, maybe the 5s feel more different. I only have a 5 reflex and a 5 bongo and they do feel slightly different. Both great though. Could be in my head as the balance is different. I play a stingray 5 at work everyday too. That one feels similar, maybe a tad thinner.

 

[Tunaman]

Thanks Exe... I've had both & went back n forth between the 2 to compare them & there is a difference between the Reflex & the Bongo despite with the website says

I'm talking as a 5 string... now as a 4 string the Bongo neck is closer to the Reflex\Stingray than a Sterling.

My Bongo5 & Sterling5 are DEFINITELY thinner than the Reflex5 & the Stingray5 I tried at GC felt like the Reflex

 

[djm150]

I CURRENTLY HAVE A BONGO 5, SR5 AND REFLEX 4. I DID HAVE A REFLEX 5 ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE BONGO 5 IS DEFINITELY THE SLIMMEST C SHAPE AND FASTEST. THEN THE REFLEX 5 BEING A LITTLE BIT DEEPER C SHAPE. THE SR5 IS THE FATTER, IE CHUNKIER OF THE 3 IN MY EXPERIENCE.

 

[Exemonium]

But I don't think its a HUGE difference between them. Its not like ibanez vs p bass or anything

 

[Daniel Piper]

Reflex 5 HHsat like a boss in the mix today. INSIDE COILS, passive.

Its like the younger faster stronger better looking little brother to the p bass.

 

[Daniel Piper]

And i can say with absolute authority that the reflex 5neck is ...

...nice.

 

[rudy5]

I gotta go spend a few hours at GC going between a 4 and 5 and make up my mind as to how many strings I'm gonna stick to the rest of my life. Been borrowing an Ibanez SR500 for about 10 years now and just had to give it back to the owner...

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