EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
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EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
fml... between the St. Vincent model and this, EBMM really wants to destroy my wallet
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
The shape isn't really my thing, but man is that bridge ever a beautiful piece of hardware.
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MusicMan quality is a stunning thing.
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Jeez Louise...I actually like this a lot.
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
I just noticed the price tag of 3k...that’s pretty steep with so many good guitars out there. I’m sure it’s quality, but man
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
I was surprised at how not good the Music Man things have been that I’ve been able to try out. They all just felt like the necks were ripped right from a bunch of affinity strats, shit fretwork and all.
I wanna try good ones tho! I’ve wanted for a long time to get one of the original Stingrays but that’s probably never gonna happen unless I find one for less than like $400.
The guitar the thread was made for looks awesome !
I wanna try good ones tho! I’ve wanted for a long time to get one of the original Stingrays but that’s probably never gonna happen unless I find one for less than like $400.
The guitar the thread was made for looks awesome !
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
This runs counter to anything anyone has ever said about Ernie Ball Music Mans, especially the necks (necks are the most important feature of their guitars). EBMM will take back a new guitar and fix it; if there was a fretwork issue that somehow made it out of the factory they wouldn't let it stand. Are you talking about the pre-Ernie Ball era?Mechanical Birds wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:41 pmI was surprised at how not good the Music Man things have been that I’ve been able to try out. They all just felt like the necks were ripped right from a bunch of affinity strats, shit fretwork and all.
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
Or maybe the OLP overseas made stuff? I'm mystified as well, Music Man has a great reputation for quality across the board and everything I've seen absolutely corroborates that.
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
I'm a little bit surprised by how different it is from the Ibanez ORM-1, but I guess enough time has passed for Omar to get into neck pickups and vibratos.
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
No it was definitely the more-current stuff, including a couple Sterling Guitars and each one just felt like shit. They were all in the same store So it wouldn’t sound too crazy to assume they hadn’t really been set up.
I tried the blue Saint Vincent at Guitar Center in Pittsburgh and it felt great tho so who knows
I tried the blue Saint Vincent at Guitar Center in Pittsburgh and it felt great tho so who knows
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
Interesting that both the St Vincent and this one is a modified version of the Albert Lee shape.
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It's kind of Musicman's "Strat" I guess in that way. I like how it's starting to have its own legend and be a bit more "modern" looking though. Kind of legitimizes some of the wilder body design concepts from the 80s or whathaveyou.
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Re: EBMM Mariposa - New Omar Rodriguez Lopez signature model?
I like the Albert Lee guitar quite a bit. I'd like the blocks on the neck a lot more if they were not 'Gibson block style.'
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Absolutely love my St Vincent. Super quality craftsmanship from EBMM