Music Man S.U.B. Sterling

The SUB sterling is really new, hence why it is hard to find. The general consensus on them is they are okay for the money, but you'd benefit most from saving up a little more and getting a used regular Sterling. I have a sterling and it is amazing. Lots of people use picks with them. The bassist from At The Drive-In plays a stingray with a pick and it sounds good.

 

As for your pick question: I'm afraid you're right, if you play Music Man basses with a pick, they will inevitably explode.












Kidding. Picking isn't "blasphemy", no matter what bass you use. With a pick, you can get a nice, agressive tone that's perfect for some songs and that's impossible to pull off with your fingers.
Listen to some Cure, Simon Gallup's more trebly-sounding bass lines are probably a picked Stingray.

 

the guy from AC/DC uses a SR. Picks work fine, it's just that the MusicMan sound is typically a funky sound, and funky is typically not picked.

However I think MusicMan's also make great metal basses thanks to the juiced up lows. Still I use mine for funk primarily lol.



I have a SUB. Great bass. I recommend it if you can't find a used SR for that price.

 

http://www.flashenhanced.com/gangoffour/

As we're on the subject, thats ^^ a stingray with a pick - i recommend skipping to track 2 though, a lot clearer.