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What a hulk...

Reading the thread title I thought Mark King had become a MarkBass endorser...

Not that I'm looking for a SUB Sterling at the moment, got a 2010 full fat US Sterling 4H already. [attachment=242109:IMG_0207.JPG]

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1490889498' post='3268859'] Unfortunately, I have no idea what the EBMM Sterling SUB would be like. They're so rare I have only ever seen one in the flesh! [/quote] I didn't even know these existed. I thought SUBs were limited to StingRays only. I found one online, new for €849. Good price? Dunno what these were going for.

Ernie Ball will not sell you pickups. Big Poppa himself says so. Want a new MM pickup? Hand over the faulty MM one.

[quote name='Deedee' timestamp='1490723247' post='3267422'] As per the previous post though, no lower than 4ohms [/quote] Go lower than 4 ohms and the amp will possibly release its magic smoke and perform a meltdown.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1490722914' post='3267417'] Thus bass already exists (US Sterling with 3 way selector for parallel/series/single coil. I understand MM do sell replacement pick ups and EQs also. [/quote] Sound-wise the Sterling is kinda like a StingRay on steroids. It has a ceramic magnet pickup, the StingRay has alnico. It still very much sounds like a MusicMan though. While the switch brings three sounds I only use mine in parallel mode.

[quote name='Rocker' timestamp='1490648476' post='3266799'] ... it is not loud enough to disturb your neighbours. [/quote] Where's the fun in that? My current rig. Biblical amounts of bass. You don't wanna live nextdoor... [attachment=241810:IMG_0344.JPG] Seriously now, how about a used SWR Workingmans combo (WM10 or WM12), perhaps? Roland Bass Cube is one to consider too.

As of this week a second amp arrived. Got myself a GK Fusion 550.

Very nice Sterling Storky! Lovely grain on the ash. Enjoy it!

[quote name='Storky' timestamp='1490351666' post='3264474'] Impulse buy and I seem to have got a new EBMM Sterling! Happy with it though and a very reasonable 8.5lbs which makes it my lightest bass, just a little less than my Classic 50's P. [/quote] You know the drill. Pics or it didn't happen...

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1490274967' post='3263831'] What you really want is a used Classic Ray, now we're talking awesome quality [/quote] In other words, there's no substitute for the real thing (in either 2 or 3-band). After 20+ years of StingRay tone lust I bought a new EBMM Sterling. A Sterling because I wanted a smaller body and narrow neck. It's a 2010 3-band EQ and has that sound I wanted for so long. It has the oiled neck and excellent fit & finish. I bought it online (untested) but it was all I hoped for and more. I believe you can buy a new EBMM bass unseen and it will not let you down. These are quality basses.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1490271004' post='3263766'] MHS = Matching HeadStock [/quote] <facepalm>Duhhh!</facepalm>

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1490229705' post='3263509'] ... It's a USA Stingray 4HS 'Starry Night' SLO with MHS. [/quote] OMG, that's a killer bass in every aspect. Congrats! Clueless; what is "MHS"?

I've never handled a SUB or a a Ray34. I do have a EBMM Sterling and if you want that oiled neck feel then there's only one choice. Nothing compares to that neck feel IMO. BTW new Stingrays can be found at nice prices though. Esse Music in Italy has a few left, starting at €1690. That emerald green sparkle is to die for!

The TH350 (and TH500) can do clean. Keep the drive down all the way, low-ish gain (with gain at its lowest it still produces sound) and use the master for volume. If I want more sparkle I pull the brightness knob on my DJ-Retro preamp.

[quote name='Nivagues' timestamp='1489477958' post='3257182'] . Both the Sting Ray and Sabre control plates can be obtained by emailing Ernie Ball customer service. [/quote] Really? I thought that Ernie Ball wasn't that accommodating with regard to MusicMan parts. Usually they want the part you are replacing before you get the new one. Hence there's very few genuine MM parts available on ebay. Big Poppa himself wrote that if you swap the pickup(s) for something from a 3rd party hold on to your originals as he's not gonna supply you with new ones.

A used SWR WM12.

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' timestamp='1488808247' post='3251907'] No speakon-out, only one 1/4" jack which struck me as a brave decision these days. [/quote] I guess they wanted to stick to the small form factor. A speakon out is bigger than a jack out. John Fera (the NAMM sales rep.) should go into politics, describing the new offerings as "a whole new range"...

[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1489097139' post='3254437'] The Spectracomp 'is' a toneprint. [/quote] And a TC compressor pedal...

one TH350, two NY804's

Hook up two 8 ohm cabs (resulting in a 4 ohm total load) instead of a single 4 ohm cab, that will put a smile on your face.

IIRC the older Warwick bodies were cut into three pieces, two side pieces and a center piece. The center piece had its back half removed, onto which the neck was glued. Then the two separately shaped sides were glued back on the neck+centerpiece. Result: a neck thru construction that's hidden from the front.

Very nice bass, great colour. Weird choice of pickguard material by Lakland IMO. Clear acrylic on a bass with a highly figured top, OK I get that. If it were mine I would put a tort pickguard on it. I have a DJ4 in LPB. I installed the excellent DJ-Retro preamp and use DR FatBeams strings. Sounds and plays like a dream. DJ's are great!

Cheap Chinese Crap. Avoid it like the plague. WTF is a Les Paul pickguard and rear cover doing there? Unless EBMM are introducing a LP style guitar at NAMM, AFAIK they do not make LP style guitars. Besides, Bongo basses have a basswood body, not mahogany.