What's the difference between SUB ernie balls and the typical Stingray or Musicman?

[Myth_103]

I've never played an S.U.B. ernie ball bass, but then again, I've never read anything bad about it. I would assume it wouldn't be quite as good as the "best sellers" (stingray and musicman basses), but what is the real difference? Are they really any good?

[Mean Gene17]

The wood. They use better cuts of wood with better looking grain on the stingray and music man basses, especially on the translucent finishes. The S.U.B. basses are a good price, but you can hear the difference. And that may be because of the wood.