Feeler - Musicman Sterling HS wine red with EPIC upgrades - DELETE; DUPLICATE £850

[TheDaivisch]

Pending baby and house move means I need cash. I'm absolutely loathe to do this, as I have spent many, many hours and lots of money completely upgrading this bass, so at this stage I'm still not sure if I want to part with it.

[b][size=5]The bass[/size][/b]

This is a gorgeous wine red Musicman Sterling HS (one humbucker, one single coil in the neck position), lovingly crafted in the US of A, approximately 2009 vintage. It is completely and utterly immaculate - not a single ding on it anywhere. Rosewood fretboard. Matched wine red headstock. Comes with original hard case.

Pics to follow.

[b][size=5]The "epic" upgrades[/size][/b]

Note that all upgrades are internal. It looks bone stock.

[b]Pickups.[/b]

This bass now has a Nordstrand MM4.2 in the bridge position and a split Nordstrand MM4.3 (with single live and dummy coil beneath it) in the neck position. The Alnico Nordys are far warmer and more organic sounding than the original Ceramics - anyone who has use Nordy pickups will know how good the pickups sound.

[b]Preamp[/b]

The preamp has also been upgraded from the Sterling preamp to a SJD Luthier 70s Stingray replica preamp. This is a very faithful replica of a 70s Stingray preamp and the tone is absolutely spot-on and is gorgeous. The top end is far sweeter than the original and introduces no hiss, unlike the Sterling preamp. It is a 70s Stingray preamp with modern quality components.

[b]Pickup selector switch[/b]

This is where, I think, it gets really interesting. As I wanted 70s Stingray and Sterling tones, I've re-wired the bass so the pickup selector switch gives you the following:

[b]1: Parallel H[/b]. Parallel + Nordy 4.2 + 70s SR preamp means you absolutely nail the lush 70s Stingray tone.
[b]2: Coil 2 (closest to the neck) of the H and the neck single coil in series[/b] This is a really growly, fat, Musicman/P-bass hybrid tone which is one of my favourites. Lots of balls and lower mid meatiness. Must be heard to be appreciated.
[b]3: Series H. [/b]This is the punchy, funky MM Sterling tone, albeit with extra organic warmth from the Nordys and a little more sweetness from the 70's Stingray preamp.
[b]4:[/b] [b]All coils[/b]. H coils in series with each other, S coil and dummy coil in series with each other, both circuits in parallel with each other. Big, fat, scooped modern tone.
[b]5: Neck coil and coil 2 of the H pickup in parallel.[/b] A more scooped, less aggressive version of position 2.

I can upload some sound files later on.

Shipping is a possibility at cost.

Dave

Edited July 2, 2014 by TheDaivisch

[TheDaivisch]

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