Hi All!
I joined a week and a bit ago.
I just got a white SUB4 of the bay for a respectable price as I was after a well made functional bass that would allow me to sound like....well, me.
I have never owned a Musicman before but had played a few and knew that they were up to the job. (I come from more of a... Rickish background)
This bass has clearly been used (perhaps abused a bit) and survived, it has train tracks for strings and the neck has held up (I'll set it up tommorow with some fresh, more gentle strings) and the nasty scratchplate lasted about 15 minutes, the look of it is kind of dieselpunk but it felt horrible under my nails, like a blackboard...
It is fairly light and has a good resonant unplugged tone, and plugged in it sounded... well, like a Stingray!
It could become a favorite....
I have noticed that the treble is a bit hissy when dimed (which I'll rarely do) and there is a hands off buzz..... My amps are usually quiet and I put a fresh battery in it. Does this happen from time to time? (I have found some instances using the search) Is there any particular things I should check?
I actually like the finish on the body, it reminds me of the old Ovation solids. And I see the wisdom of putting a hard shell on a softer timber, one to protect it and I have heard a few instruments that sounded better that way. The black on the neck does not bother me, it reminds me of my old Steinberger L2.
I doubt I'll ever own a real Stingray, but I find it fantastic that EB chose to put the most desirable features on an economy model (2 band eq and Alnico pickup and some of the other early features) What other company does that? They usually hold back their best cards for the elite models!
Anyhow thanks for having me, and I'll be checking in frequently!
emac.
I joined a week and a bit ago.
I just got a white SUB4 of the bay for a respectable price as I was after a well made functional bass that would allow me to sound like....well, me.
I have never owned a Musicman before but had played a few and knew that they were up to the job. (I come from more of a... Rickish background)
This bass has clearly been used (perhaps abused a bit) and survived, it has train tracks for strings and the neck has held up (I'll set it up tommorow with some fresh, more gentle strings) and the nasty scratchplate lasted about 15 minutes, the look of it is kind of dieselpunk but it felt horrible under my nails, like a blackboard...
It is fairly light and has a good resonant unplugged tone, and plugged in it sounded... well, like a Stingray!
It could become a favorite....
I have noticed that the treble is a bit hissy when dimed (which I'll rarely do) and there is a hands off buzz..... My amps are usually quiet and I put a fresh battery in it. Does this happen from time to time? (I have found some instances using the search) Is there any particular things I should check?
I actually like the finish on the body, it reminds me of the old Ovation solids. And I see the wisdom of putting a hard shell on a softer timber, one to protect it and I have heard a few instruments that sounded better that way. The black on the neck does not bother me, it reminds me of my old Steinberger L2.
I doubt I'll ever own a real Stingray, but I find it fantastic that EB chose to put the most desirable features on an economy model (2 band eq and Alnico pickup and some of the other early features) What other company does that? They usually hold back their best cards for the elite models!
Anyhow thanks for having me, and I'll be checking in frequently!
emac.