Members dedpool1052 Posted June 20, 2010 Members Share Posted June 20, 2010 played one of these the other day at GC. they sound, look and feel really good and have a totally different vibe from the regular SR5. the question i have, for anyone else who has played one, does the B-string have better clarity/definition than the regular SR5 because of the string-trhu bridge, or is it all in my head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted June 20, 2010 Members Share Posted June 20, 2010 played one of these the other day at GC. they sound, look and feel really good and have a totally different vibe from the regular SR5. the question i have, for anyone else who has played one, does the B-string have better clarity/definition than the regular SR5 because of the string-trhu bridge, or is it all in my head? it may be but tension is tension and the SR5 standard bridge is well anchored into the body..through stringing is a difficult thing to differentiate from hi mass bridge or securely bolted bridge design $$ rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted June 21, 2010 Members Share Posted June 21, 2010 EBMM themselves examined the string-through vs. regular bridge issue after they bought Music Man 20+ years ago. They found no difference that they could detect, so they went for the through bridge design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted June 25, 2010 Members Share Posted June 25, 2010 WHY DID IT TAKE THEM OVER 23 YEARS TO MAKE THIS PRODUCT?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 WHY DID IT TAKE THEM OVER 23 YEARS TO MAKE THIS PRODUCT?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigtaylor Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 This is what I'm talkin about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iotanka tatanka Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 It really could just be be in your head! Various tests etc have been carried out on this subject & no real difference in tonality has ever been proved. Increased tension, yes - but not improved sound/sustain. Real authorities on the bass like Roger Sadowsky & Ken Smith have poured scorn on the theory that thru-body stringing adds anything at all to a bass....I agree with them. You are so right though, those old Ray 5er's are brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 This is what I'm talkin about... jackcheez wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FloydianAnimal Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 It looks great, I'll say that. I definitely wanna try one when I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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