Educate me on Musicman basses please

[Gravesend Black]

If SUBs are so good what is the reason to buy a real MM?) Now I'm confused.

 

[five7]

Subs are real MM, made in the same factory.

 

[Gravesend Black]

Ok. But they are far more cheaper then regular. What is the trick?

 

[Holdsg]

Please lets make sure we're not confusing the 2 SUB lines.

SUB (original) - made in SLO at same factory as all other EBMM basses, slab body, poplar wood, spray-on finish, single pickup, painted neck, all those features designed to shave a bit off the price of vs. standard Stingray or Sterling. No longer manufactured, BP said he lost $ on every one made. I owned one at one point, it was a very good no frills bass, but I like frills, so I sold it.

Sterling by Music Man (SBMM) SUB - as entry level a budget line of the SBMM budget brand as you can find, made in Indonesia by same factory that makes SBMMs,(I think), cosmetically look like other SBMMs but cheaper wood species, few finish colors, not sure if electronics are same as regular SBMM or different. Unsure whether they are setup in US (like the SBMM are). These are new, so I haven't played one yet to compare to other SBMM or even original SUBs.

 

[Gravesend Black]

Hi guys!
I'd like to know about different setups for this bass.
As I know you can have different fingerboards on it like maple,birds-eye or rosewood.
You can have a new-old Alnico PUs or ceramics like SR5's from '90s.(If you have the old one SR5.)
As far as I know some of SR's can be made of Alder instead of Ash.
Etc.

What do you think about these differences and how it affects the instrument?

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[Holdsg]

There are thousands of posts on this forum answering these very questions. That's why you got no response thus far. At the end of the day, how the bass feels in your hands and sounds in your ears is what's got to be most important to you. Other's opinions only get you so far.

 

[Gravesend Black]

Yeah, sorry. Just thought that I might meet some a bit communicative person who can talk about all that Qs instead of shoveling a thousand tons of dead threads =)

 

[drTStingray]

Hi Gravesend Black - love that SR5 in your avatar - what colour is it??

 

[Gravesend Black]

Hello. It is Honeyburst transparent finish. Actually I'm going crazy from this color and wood texture that my bass has)

 

[jealousblues]

There are thousands of posts on this forum answering these very questions. That's why you got no response thus far. At the end of the day, how the bass feels in your hands and sounds in your ears is what's got to be most important to you. Other's opinions only get you so far.

there were many responses.
And a big thank you to those who took the time to answer and talk.

 

[jealousblues]

thats a gorgeous color

 

[five7]

Hello. It is Honeyburst transparent finish. Actually I'm going crazy from this color and wood texture that my bass has)

That is my favorite finish, you are one lucky dude!

 

[Gravesend Black]

BTW, does the '95 SR5 have the noise canceling feature like newer model or not?
And one more Q. AS you can see my PU pole pieces are a bit oxidated. Is that allright? Or should I clean it somehow?

 

[Holdsg]

I use cymbal cleaner to remove rust on pole pieces, but be careful with it, only with a q-tip, it's acid after all.

 

[Gravesend Black]

I use cymbal cleaner to remove rust on pole pieces, but be careful with it, only with a q-tip, it's acid after all.

Q-tip? What's that?
Does the rust make sound worse?

 

[Gravesend Black]

Did not find any info with forum search tool. Can anyone help me out with this question?

 

[five7]

A Q-tip is a cotton swab most often used to clean ones ears.

 

[Gravesend Black]

A Q-tip is a cotton swab most often used to clean ones ears.

Hah thx. Will add that to my vocabulary) But what about effects that rust can apply to the sound?

 

[five7]

A pencil eraser will also work to remove the rust.

 

[Golem]

Hah thx. Will add that to my vocabulary)
But what about effects that rust can apply to the sound?

Well, if the rust is deteriorationg your sound, you use some Q-tips
to clean your ears, and then it will sound louder and more focused.

WARNING: Do NOT stick a pencil eraser in your ears.


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