I just bought a MusicMan Sabre

Cool! I never understood why they discontinued that model.
Stingray with two pickups, you gotta like that...

 

Yeah, but the bridge pickup isn't in the Stingray sweet spot, so it doens't quite get that tone.

Congrats, bassturd. Those are nice basses.

 

That sounds awsome I bet it sounds great

 

I had a Sabre for the better part of 20 years. It served me well. Embellisher is right. Seemed like I could get a lot of tones out of it, but not THE Stingray tone. But on the other hand I found it to be more versatile than the Stingray. Which neck do you have, maple or rosewood fretboard? Mine was maple. Hard as heck to keep clean.

Peace,

James

 

Congrats! I love mine! Bought it new in '79. I originally bought it because I could get a really intense, deep, fundamental tone. But over the last 22 years, the tone has really become very lively, and I can still get that really deep tone.

 

The L-2000's parent!!!!!!

I played a few & I felt that they were not as powerfeul as a StingRay or my L-2000. I was going to buy one on 2 different occassions but they buy seemed weak compared to my L-2000 & a StingRay I compared them to.

 

In a word, yes. Those are used to mute the strings. This will decrease the sustain and give you more of a "thumpy" sound that I suppose is designed to approximate the tone of a double bass. If you've ever been to Carol Kaye's site, she talks about taping foam rubber against the strings. Serves the same purpose.

Enjoy your Sabre. I think it's one of the most versatile basses ever, and I also don't think there's anything that can out-do it when it comes to thunderous bottom end. It's true it won't sound exactly like a Stingray, but a Stingray won't sound like a Sabre either. I traded a '76 Stingray on my Sabre (this was back in '79) because I could never get the rich bottom end out of it I was looking for. To my ears the Stringray just sounded artificial somehow. I've never regretted the trade, despite the Stingray's rise in popularity since then. Then again, I'm not, nor have I ever been a slapper.

Have fun, and how about posting a picture when you get a chance?

 

As my screen name implies, I AM a slapper. Even more so when I first bought the Sabre in '79. I a/b ed with Stingrays when I was in the store and preferred the Sabre because of it's versatility, and as you so aptly put it, the thunderous bottom end.

It took my a long time and a ton of money to get another bass that was as versatile AND had phat bottom.

Peace,

James

 

hey - i got my sabre about 4 years ago. good choice.

is the '82 model the one with the 5-way selector, or the 3 toggle swithes ?

i loce mine -i went into a guiate shop after some strings, and came out minus the depsit on the sabre !!

i did some research - contincting ernie ball etc.. if you like i can get it together & mail it to you, or i can post it if the group is interested...

 

PICS!?!?!?!