SUB 4 pickguards and Stingray pickguards

[Mayer3x5]

Sorry if this thread has been posted before but i'm thinking of changing my sub 4 string pickguard with something more appealing. My question is would a Stingray pickguard fits a Sub 4 ?? I've provided a link of the item in question i'm interested in. Would this particlar pickguard fit the sub 4?


* WD Music Products - MUSICMAN® STINGRAY® BASS - TORTOISE SHELL

Any reply would be greatly appreciated

 

[fly]

SR guard fits perfect on the SUB's........changed mine out.....

 

[Keplaffintech]

Is there a reason why a pickguard like this wouldn't fit then?
New Black Music Man Stingray Pickguard!! - eBay (item 220675167578 end time Oct-26-10 23:32:24 PDT)

It says on the listing: "This pickguard will only fit genuine Ernie Ball Stingrays, this pickguard will not fit OLP Stingrays or Ernie Ball SUB's."

 

[mcnach]

Is there a reason why a pickguard like this wouldn't fit then?
New Black Music Man Stingray Pickguard!! - eBay (item 220675167578 end time Oct-26-10 23:32:24 PDT)

It says on the listing: "This pickguard will only fit genuine Ernie Ball Stingrays, this pickguard will not fit OLP Stingrays or Ernie Ball SUB's."

possibly they don't know that SR4 and SUB4 share pickguards, so to be on teh safe side, they say it's just for SR4

 

[luckman]

Swapped my SUB scratchplate for a b/w/b one,all the holes lined up perfectly now it looks better.

 

[five7]

Swapped my SUB scratchplate for a b/w/b one,all the holes lined up perfectly now it looks better.

Does look good. You guys should join our sub owners group!

 

[fly]

you have an SUB owners group?

sign me up.

 

[five7]

unrepenant is our leader! Sub lovers unite!

 

[luckman]

Sign me up as well, the Musicman SUB is a great bass.

 

[fly]

unrepenant is our leader! Sub lovers unite!

haven't seen him here for awhile now...........

 

[Bman14417]

New sub owner

Does look good. You guys should join our sub owners group!

I just bought my new S.U.B off eBay, and I think they are the best bassists! Glad to see you guys think the same

 

[Ian Perge]

As stated, StingRay 4H pickguards fit the SUB 4 body exactly, as do the Sterling 4H pickguards with the SUB Sterling - I purchased a "Used New" (the owner purchased it but wound up going in a different direction and basically "gave" it to me for Shipping ) White Pearloid pickguard for my Textured Cinnamon SUB Sterling that looks amazingly better than the Flat Black stock 'guard. The only model that needs a custom pickguard for fit are the SUB 5s with their "Wide Oval" pseudo 4-string shape... an improvement, IMO that the "Cartoon Wordbubble" shape of the standard 'Ray 5-string.

I'm being indecisive as to what color & pattern I want to get for my New-To-Me SUB 5 that I managed to get for a *steal* on eBay in Very Excellent condition. It being Black doesn't help, as just about everything goes with it: I'm thinking I may get one Colored/Patterned pickguard & one Clear to do the "Place a picture underneath for the Ultimate in Personalization" ala Gail Ann Dorsey and her White "Marilyn" SR4...


(Barely visible, but the best I could find online. Click on the pic, however, which will bring you to a EBMM promo video show while she was backing Gwen Stefani with the "Can you tell us about "Marilyn" your favorite Stingray?" section of her EBMM promo video @ 3:45. IMO, it's worth watching the entire video anyway and you've really got something better to do in the next 8 minutes & 20 seconds? )

...and 9/10ths giving me the "Clear"/"My Choice" option will likely become *my* "Starbuck" or something else BSG-related:

 

[jjiimmbboo]

do the sbmm ray35 pickguards work with usa musicman replacement guards?

 

[rogerbmiller]

USA SUB4 pickguards are 100% interchangeable with SR pick guards.

USA SUB5 pickguards are 100% interchangeable with SR5 Classic pickguards.

Enjoy!

 

[Golem]

do the sbmm ray35 pickguards work with usa
musicman replacement guards?

Nope. Find the product pix online and compare holes.
A US SUB or StingRay is an EBMM product. An SBMM
Ray35 is not.

There's a friendly distribution and marketing between
the two companies, but they are separate companies
with factories on opposite extremes of the globe, and
distinctly separate product offerings.

 

[jsnichols2]

Hi,

I know the thread is quite old, but I wondered if anyone can confirm that the SR pickguards will also work with the newer SUB Ray basses (specifically the earlier Indonesian-built) and not just the older US SUB basses? The 9-hole pattern and truss cutout look to be the same but I am unable to find a definitive answer, unless I missed something. Thanks for any help!