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Old 01-10-2013, 07:56 PM
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SUB or OLP

Which would be better

Music man sterling SUB

OR

Music Man OLP
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Old 01-10-2013, 07:57 PM
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sub if only for the fact you can go out into a store and play new ones and pick the best one
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Old 01-10-2013, 08:39 PM
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Definitely SUB.
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Old 01-10-2013, 08:40 PM
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SUB hands down.
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Old 01-10-2013, 08:42 PM
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SUB-a-dub-dub is a REAL MM.
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Old 01-11-2013, 05:35 AM
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Musicman SUB not the Sterling one.
Grab one while you can.
Had mine for nigh on ten years,great bass
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Old 01-11-2013, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by bassmachine2112 View Post
Musicman SUB not the Sterling one.
Grab one while you can.
Had mine for nigh on ten years,great bass
I'd still take the SBMM SUB's over the OLP's.
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Old 01-11-2013, 10:39 AM
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Whats the difference besides the SUB being active and the OLP being passive?
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Old 01-11-2013, 11:02 AM
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Whats the difference besides the SUB being active and the OLP being passive?
It's huge.

The EBMM/SUB active system is really bright and aggressive.

You won't even come close with a passive OLP.
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Old 01-11-2013, 11:41 AM
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Yeah, the whole allure of the Stingray was in it's active circuit!
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Old 01-15-2013, 03:33 PM
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had an OLP5, it was cool (may one day get another).
But yeah the SUB is RAD!
Eyes closed cant tell em apart from a California made EB Stingray.
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