I own a musicman SUB5 and have spent alot of time on a musicman stringray4
now personal opinions, the musicman four was indeed an unbelievable sounding bass and the set up was PERFECT
BUT you could get a status set up by a pro and it could be even better!
now, even though i do own a musicman, i personally would go for a status as i prefer the overall feel and great choice in tones and i definatly recommend either an S2000 or a S2 classic, (classic for me personally) yes their more expensive than a musicman but my god, youll feel the difference!
Cai