Evening/morning/afternoon all

[Big Mark]

As I player for the last 30 odd years I had an epiphany yesterday by playing my first MM.
Now, having played a Stingray 4 and 5 I'm in lust but trying to understand the differences in the ranges.
Could someone please help out?
MM Ray vs Sterling Ray 34, vs Sub Ray 4.
Origins aside, what can I expect to hear, see, feel in the differences?
Thanks all
Mark

 

[Big Mark]

Bump now my American friends are awake

 

[adouglas]

Music Man Stingray: Made in San Luis Obispo, the real deal, top shelf everything, fabulous workmanship and finishes to die for.

Sterling by Music Man Ray 34: Made in Asia, QC inspected in the US. Officially licensed product of remarkably high quality but a notch below genuine US basses. Electronics are different, so it's not going to sound exactly like a US Stingray. Very few choices of finish. A definite mass-market instrument, but it's clearly got the MM DNA in it. Not to be confused with the older OLP licensed MM copies, which were nowhere near as good.

Music Man SUB series: Predates the Sterling by Music Man line and was Music Man's effort to produce a high-quality American-made bass at a price point that would compete against the imports. No longer made. Construction and components are every bit up to the standards of the US MM basses. The differences are primarily finish (matte, with few color choices and very funky aluminum plate pickguards), lack of body contouring, and some differences in the preamp (e.g. 2 band preamp, though I believe 3 band was available on at least some models). It is interesting to note that the Music Man Classic line has many of the same features as the SUBs had (availability of 2 band pickups, no body contour, 5-string bass shaped like a regular Stingray).

 

[five7]

3 band eq on the sub sterling

 

[Big Mark]

Many thanks Adouglas