My NOS USA-made SUB bass has arrived!

[bowriver]

Hi folks,

Following on from my previous post I thought I'd put up a few pictures of my "New Old Stock" SUB 4-string bass which arrived yesterday.The first picture shows the box label showing the bass serial number and a date of 26th October 2004 - Not sure if this is it's DOB or not? (Waiting to hear back from AJ on that one!).The second pic shows the original delivery label when it was sent to Tempo Music in London on 26th November 2004.The guy who ran Tempo Music (or Flying Pig Music as their internet arm was known) retired and had a load of new stock left that he kept in a warehouse.He gave some of it to the vendor that I bought it from to sell off recently,so I've got a brand new,10 year old SUB! It still even has the protective plastic coating on the pickguard! Here's the first 5 pics,more to follow in the next post:

 

[bowriver]

Here's the rest of the pics:



Dave

 

[aRandomAggie]

Looking good, congratulations! That black textured finish and diamond plate PG go really well together.

 

[ksandvik]

Wow, that was a catch, indeed.

 

[Holdsg]

warms my heart to see some of those subs getting some love. fantastic value bass.

 

[sanderhermans]

Congrats! Check the intonation... the bridge sadle setup seems strange. Normally the e string would be longest and the g shortest.

 

[bowriver]

Congrats! Check the intonation... the bridge sadle setup seems strange. Normally the e string would be longest and the g shortest.

Hi,yeah the intonation was a little off.Also,due to the fact that the bass had been stored in it's original box for almost 10 years the strings were slightly rusty and the frets were a little tarnished,so my guitar tech has it at the moment to put on some fresh Super Slinkys,clean the frets and sort out the action and intonation.When these few minor jobs are done it will be a fantastic player I'm sure.

 

[fly]

wow!!!.........killer score

I love my SUB.........hope you enjoy that new/old bass........

put some stories into it.

 

[georgestrings]

Very nice - best value in a US made bass for a long time, IMO...


- georgestrings

 

[georgestrings]

FWIW, my SUBs all benefitted from having their pickups wired in series - it gave them a little hotter output, with increased lows and mids...


- georgestrings

 

[sanderhermans]

FWIW, my SUBs all benefitted from having their pickups wired in series - it gave them a little hotter output, with increased lows and mids...


- georgestrings

Increased lows and mids from series wiring? Imo you get more high end with series vs parallel.

 

[georgestrings]

Increased lows and mids from series wiring? Imo you get more high end with series vs parallel.

IME with series/parallel wiring(which is considerable), what you're suggesting has never happened - in every case, series wiring of pickups has resulted in a stronger signal, with increased lows and mids... Ever used an S1 switch on a Fender Jazz??? - it's exactly the same thing...


- georgestrings

 

[sanderhermans]

Well then my sterling must be one weird bass. Cuz it sounds the other way around with me.
In pos 1 (switch towards bridge) its in paralel right? Pos 3 (switch towards neck) should be series.

 

[georgestrings]

Well then my sterling must be one weird bass. Cuz it sounds the other way around with me.
In pos 1 (switch towards bridge) its in paralel right? Pos 3 (switch towards neck) should be series.

I don't know about your particular bass, but I have re-wired all 3 of my SUBs for series, and atleast 5 Fender Jazz basses in the past... I currently own 2 Jazz basses with S1 switches, and am quite familiar with series/parallel wiring... For example, a typical EBMM bass humbucker pickup is actually 2 separate single coil pickups within the same housing - atleast on the 5 or 6 EBMM basses I've owned, anyways...


- georgestrings

 

[sanderhermans]

I don't know about your particular bass, but I have re-wired all 3 of my SUBs for series, and atleast 5 Fender Jazz basses in the past... I currently own 2 Jazz basses with S1 switches, and am quite familiar with series/parallel wiring... For example, a typical EBMM bass humbucker pickup is actually 2 separate single coil pickups within the same housing - atleast on the 5 or 6 EBMM basses I've owned, anyways...


- georgestrings

well you must be right, better open my sterling up to see if it's originally wired or the switch may be put in backwards in the past.... only explanation I can think of

 

[Bert]

Great.

 

[bowriver]

Well,I got my bass back from my guitar tech yesterday with lovely clean frets,an oiled fingerboard and a lovely low to medium action and spot-on intonation.And strangely,the bridge saddles are still pretty much in the same position as they were before it was set up! It now plays and sounds pretty much as good as my Envy Green Stingray! Thanks for all the comments,guys.

 

[donkelley]

Hmmmm... Check the harmonics at 12 fret on each string and compare with a tuner against the fretted note at 12th fret and at open string..... It's impossible for the intonation to be correct on that bass the way it is in the pics.

Anyhow.... Great instrument... You officially own the USA sub currently in the best condition in the world

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[donkelley]

And gs is right of course. Series wiring electronically speaking MUST be louder and have more lows and mids. Parallel is not as loud and is brighter and can be slightly mid scooped.

I love both setups.... A switch would be an ideal mod. However if your tech thinks that bridge is setup right then I question whether he can do the wiring gs and I are talking about (tongue in cheek LoL)

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[sanderhermans]

And gs is right of course. Series wiring electronically speaking MUST be louder and have more lows and mids. Parallel is not as loud and is brighter and can be slightly mid scooped.

I love both setups.... A switch would be an ideal mod. However if your tech thinks that bridge is setup right then I question whether he can do the wiring gs and I are talking about (tongue in cheek LoL)

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I just checked my sterling and it seems totally wired original and correct. And still i find that in paralel the sterling sonds way deeper and warmer with mayebe a bit less output. And the series mode sounds way harsher with more fret sound and high sound. I cant figure this out.... any other sterling users have anny info on this?