Is the Music Man the bass for country?

They have a certain sound that lots of music calls for, regardless of record industry labels.
Record industry labels shouldn't dictate what instrument gets played. Inspiration does not lie in record industry labels.

 

I can tell you for sure that the double humbucker Bongo with piezo bridge can hardly be beaten in terms of versatility. And, in terms of "musical genres", I can't think of a single one in which the Bongo wouldn't work.

 

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IN Brad Paisly's guitar rack he has two MM 5 strings.

 

Ira Dean plays everything.

I swear I saw him take an MTD and THROW IT ON THE GROUND at the end of a Trick Pony video...

Lot's of MM's in Nashville. Lot's of Laklands as well. Tobias used to have a big presence there...then Sadowsky..

Nashville is all about the B string these days. Whatever has a great B that you can actually get your hands on works.

 

Exactly. I am seeing more Sadowsky's these days. Music Man's have that nice mid thang that cuts through and they are pretty affordable. I dig the tone but not the playability of them. That's why I was thinking of having Roger make me an MM/J Sadowsky (or do it myself).

Play what you like and play what works for you.

Guys like Michael Rhodes and Mike Brignardello use PJ's A LOT. I actually found MY sound with the Sadowsky PJ5's (got towo of them). FOR ME it is the perfect bass for country and rock. I am getting ready to go into the studio in January to track a country CD and the PJ5's are going to get put to the test/tape.

 

I've seen alot of current pro country guys with them in videos. Live I'm sure they'll work, in the studio depends on what you're after. It's a modern tone, that works in many situations.
I play a Hamer USA Cruise bass (jazz copy). I've always liked the MM, but to me it's a one tone bass that does it very well.

 

I wouldn't say it's the bass for country...but if your tonal needs warrant a nice, fat sounding bass, I don't see why not

 

I think it entirely depends on which country. For a Lutonian polka band, the MM can't be beat.

 

I played an Ibanez in a country band for a good year...and WISH I had my original Music Man back...I wish Leo had made them with the 5th string. Tried a Sadowsky five-string once at one of the gigs thanks to a bass buddy, and didn't see what all the fuss was about (as I cringe from people throwing rotten fruit and beer bottles at this point). I still keep trying to find that elusive "tone" I lost from the Music Man.

 

The answer is "yes", of course.

Man, throw me a hard one!

 

Seems like MM, Lakland, and Sadowsky own the country thing. It's funny, I'm a jazz guy, and a funk guy, but my radio is set to the country stations. While I don't dig a lot of the tunes, it's refreshing to hear real bass players (Worf, Rhodes, etc.) playing with real drummers and groovin' like crazy. The only reason I don't have a MM currently is that darn tight string spacing