New Music Man Starry Night PDN

I particularly like the ebony board without position markers and roasted maple necks - look very nice indeed.

 

Considering the reduced color options being offered by EBMM (and others) this appears to me to be the new method by which the consumer can get something other than white, sunburst, or black. Throw a bone out there for the masses, get a set number of orders at basically full retail, they'll make it. No extra inventory created. Hide it all under the guise of "exclusive color" or "limited edition".

 

I'm really digging the badly spaced poles.

 

Oh boy this is a tempting finish. I wonder if the Bongo also has the figured neck and not the standard painted neck.

 

Not sure what you're seeing. They look good to me.

 

Shhh that's been fenders secret for decades

 

Love the color, and the blank no-fretboard dots look is my favorite! This would have been sooo awesome on a Big Al....thanks alot EBMM....yeah thanks alot....

 

Except, they had a ton more regular production colors until recently.

 

The neck pickup on the HH has been like that since it was released. They sound fine as is, so no need to do a special pickup.

 

Man, I like that a lot...I really don't need a new bass (considering I just bought one) but that is damn tempting.

 

I want to sell my bongo now and get a new one. Thanks.

Edit- just actually read the link . Thankful that there are no starry Bongos yet.

 

Talk to Marty Bell, he can do this without the wait.

 

Ya got the email last night about this. So purty! Too bad I won't be in the market for a StingRay for a few more years.

 

First off: their concept seems to be drawn from what Eastwood has been doing for a while.

Secondly: the 3 main colors that are sold are black, white & sunburst. Yes, there are other colors but those 3 sell the most. Also, considering how hard it can be to match up a buyer with a "special color", this really makes sense from an economic PoV.

The big question for me is, will I like it once I have it in my hands? Didn't check the $$$ but, knowing EBMM, I'm pretty sure they will be more than $1000, which way more than I'd be comfortable spending for an instrument that I haven't played first.

The P bass I have now went thru 2 necks & 2 sets of pickups before it was where I really wanted it and that ended up costing close to $1300 after the original $600+ that I started at.

Let's face it, buying a guitar/bass can be a real crapshoot, and, since I buy to use and not as a museum piece, I'd rather start out with a low entry cost and build up from there. It's not that I don't see the advantages that this type of offering has its just that I can see a lot of room for advancing the concept. Hope it works out for everyone who takes the leap and for EBMM.

 

I quite like the finish. I think it would have looked really nice with a matching headstock.

 

But you ending up spending $1300 on a $600 bass. You'll never get that back in a resale. I say it makes more sense to buy used, but buy good from the start.

 

Or even just a black headstock.