Those are pretty and I have never even heard of them. I'll check them out ASAP because I'm saving for a Ernie Ball Music Man.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
S.U.B. Club
- Thread starter chrism2sych
- Start date
-
- Tags
- club
sj_bass
Supporting Member
vincentpghpa said:
Yes, this is one of the better kept secrets around...
Oh, from an earlier post, I have an active SUB-5 that totally rocks! Better looking and lighter than my old EBMM SR-5...
sj_bass
Supporting Member
Hey george, did you see the hipshot detuner in the classifieds? I think he wanted $40 for it...
georgestrings did you get that on ebay? i bid on that. I won a sub stingray that was sold by the same seller, if that is the same bass i think it is
Yep i just looked you did get it on ebay , from the same guy i got my sub from and both our basses are in the mail now.
Small world when your a bass player
Small world when your a bass player
Yeah, I saw it, but I think it's already gone - thanks for the headsup, though...
- georgestrings
Yeah, I had a friend that does a far amount of ebay transactions grab it for me... It's only coming from Brooklyn to Syracuse, so it should be here in a couple of days...
- georgestrings
Without disrespect for Sterling SUBS in any way am still confused. I thought SUBS were about 2003-2006 USA made. Will check wikipedia(?) but really, MM must have the worlds most confusing model naming.
Pretty much - there are several different Sterlings, just like there are several different P Basses or Jazzes(Squier CV and VM, Fender MIM and American Standard, for some examples)...
- georgestrings
My main bass is a 2002 natural/maple Stingray (originally 2EQ, but now with a John East preamp, essentially a 2EQ plus a mid-sweep control). I play that all the time. I have a couple of "backups"... well, not exactly backups, they are distinct enough to warrant keeping them:
1) active OLP with Seymour Duncan SMB4A alnico pickup and 3-band preamp. Quilt veneer top and maple.
2) passive OLP with Seymour Duncan SMB4A alnico pickup, fitted with flatwounds (chromes). Black and maple.
The OLPs are nice, but the Stingray is different enough, and so are SUB basses. The SUB ia a much more similar instrument to the Stingray. Not a huge fan of rosewood fingerboards, but you have no choice with SUBs.
I have been searching for a white one for about a year... so when this beauty appeared on eBay last week, I could not let it pass. I put it on my watch list... and watched.
I hated watching a bid war between two clueless eBayers (why do people do that? it makes no sense in a fixed term auction!) but things calmed down a bit once the expected price for this kind of bass was near. Phew.
Auction was ending today at 11.05am.
Checked it at 10.50am... things hadn't moved much.
Make coffee, sit at computer, read some news... Make sure I am logged in.
11.03 ok, here we go... price gone up, two new bidders
Still within range, about £55 below the price I'm willing to pay.
No movement.
I type my maximum price, and watch the timer... under a minute.
I don't look at the current price now, just at the timer.
With 12 seconds to spare I put the mouse on the "bid now" button...
I am using a wireless mouse, and I remember how sometimes it just sudenly dies as the battery runs out, no previous warning. Ah! I have not replaced the batteries in ages, it must be tie soon... Please, no, not now...
10 seconds, press mouse button.
It works!
Screen refreshes, it's asking me to confirm bid... agh, I had forgotten about this!
Quickly press again... screen refreshes... well, it tries, but something happened... it's frozen. Only a few seconds, but it felt like an eternity!
Ah... dang... it looks like my efforts were not enough.
Oh, wait, but the winning bid is still £25 lower than my maximum, how is that possible? Did my bid not get in there?
Then I realise that I had inadvertently clicked once too much, and scrolled down a bit. As I scroll up I see the message indicating I could "pay now"... The bass is mine.
So, I love my SUB5 and... I just pulled the trigger on a white 4-string SUB!!!
Can't wait!!!
1) active OLP with Seymour Duncan SMB4A alnico pickup and 3-band preamp. Quilt veneer top and maple.
2) passive OLP with Seymour Duncan SMB4A alnico pickup, fitted with flatwounds (chromes). Black and maple.
The OLPs are nice, but the Stingray is different enough, and so are SUB basses. The SUB ia a much more similar instrument to the Stingray. Not a huge fan of rosewood fingerboards, but you have no choice with SUBs.
I have been searching for a white one for about a year... so when this beauty appeared on eBay last week, I could not let it pass. I put it on my watch list... and watched.
I hated watching a bid war between two clueless eBayers (why do people do that? it makes no sense in a fixed term auction!) but things calmed down a bit once the expected price for this kind of bass was near. Phew.
Auction was ending today at 11.05am.
Checked it at 10.50am... things hadn't moved much.
Make coffee, sit at computer, read some news... Make sure I am logged in.
11.03 ok, here we go... price gone up, two new bidders
Still within range, about £55 below the price I'm willing to pay.
No movement.
I type my maximum price, and watch the timer... under a minute.
I don't look at the current price now, just at the timer.
With 12 seconds to spare I put the mouse on the "bid now" button...
I am using a wireless mouse, and I remember how sometimes it just sudenly dies as the battery runs out, no previous warning. Ah! I have not replaced the batteries in ages, it must be tie soon... Please, no, not now...
10 seconds, press mouse button.
It works!
Screen refreshes, it's asking me to confirm bid... agh, I had forgotten about this!
Quickly press again... screen refreshes... well, it tries, but something happened... it's frozen. Only a few seconds, but it felt like an eternity!
Ah... dang... it looks like my efforts were not enough.
Oh, wait, but the winning bid is still £25 lower than my maximum, how is that possible? Did my bid not get in there?
Then I realise that I had inadvertently clicked once too much, and scrolled down a bit. As I scroll up I see the message indicating I could "pay now"... The bass is mine.
So, I love my SUB5 and... I just pulled the trigger on a white 4-string SUB!!!
Can't wait!!!
My main bass is a 2002 natural/maple Stingray (originally 2EQ, but now with a John East preamp, essentially a 2EQ plus a mid-sweep control). I play that all the time. I have a couple of "backups"... well, not exactly backups, they are distinct enough to warrant keeping them:
1) active OLP with Seymour Duncan SMB4A alnico pickup and 3-band preamp. Quilt veneer top and maple.
2) passive OLP with Seymour Duncan SMB4A alnico pickup, fitted with flatwounds (chromes). Black and maple.
The OLPs are nice, but the Stingray is different enough, and so are SUB basses. The SUB ia a much more similar instrument to the Stingray. Not a huge fan of rosewood fingerboards, but you have no choice with SUBs.
I have been searching for a white one for about a year... so when this beauty appeared on eBay last week, I could not let it pass. I put it on my watch list... and watched.
I hated watching a bid war between two clueless eBayers (why do people do that? it makes no sense in a fixed term auction!) but things calmed down a bit once the expected price for this kind of bass was near. Phew.
Auction was ending today at 11.05am.
Checked it at 10.50am... things hadn't moved much.
Make coffee, sit at computer, read some news... Make sure I am logged in.
11.03 ok, here we go... price gone up, two new bidders
Still within range, about £55 below the price I'm willing to pay.
No movement.
I type my maximum price, and watch the timer... under a minute.
I don't look at the current price now, just at the timer.
With 12 seconds to spare I put the mouse on the "bid now" button...
I am using a wireless mouse, and I remember how sometimes it just sudenly dies as the battery runs out, no previous warning. Ah! I have not replaced the batteries in ages, it must be tie soon... Please, no, not now...
10 seconds, press mouse button.
It works!
Screen refreshes, it's asking me to confirm bid... agh, I had forgotten about this!
Quickly press again... screen refreshes... well, it tries, but something happened... it's frozen. Only a few seconds, but it felt like an eternity!
Ah... dang... it looks like my efforts were not enough.
Oh, wait, but the winning bid is still £25 lower than my maximum, how is that possible? Did my bid not get in there?
Then I realise that I had inadvertently clicked once too much, and scrolled down a bit. As I scroll up I see the message indicating I could "pay now"... The bass is mine.
So, I love my SUB5 and... I just pulled the trigger on a white 4-string SUB!!!
Can't wait!!!
nice score!! I so want a white SUB!
I got my white SUB this morning!
It came with the original aluminium pickguard, but I immediately replaced it, I had already ordered a white one for this bass.
Beautiful bass, sounds and feels great. Yum.
The bad thing is... it was shipped in a gig bag, no extra protection.
So two tuners got bent: D and G strings. Now I need to find replacements. I contacted the seller, so hopefully he will take care of it...
Who thinks shipping a guitar in a gig bag is enough protection???
The good news is that it is functional for now, so I can enjoy it already. But the tuners are badly bent and vibrate like mad when plucking a string.
It came with the original aluminium pickguard, but I immediately replaced it, I had already ordered a white one for this bass.
Beautiful bass, sounds and feels great. Yum.
The bad thing is... it was shipped in a gig bag, no extra protection.
So two tuners got bent: D and G strings. Now I need to find replacements. I contacted the seller, so hopefully he will take care of it...
Who thinks shipping a guitar in a gig bag is enough protection???
The good news is that it is functional for now, so I can enjoy it already. But the tuners are badly bent and vibrate like mad when plucking a string.
Gorgeous score on the white SUB!
Bummer on the tuners - weak choice on behalf of the seller....
Bummer on the tuners - weak choice on behalf of the seller....
sj_bass
Supporting Member
Nice pickup on the white SUB, nach! Sorry about the tuners - Maybe you can pick up a Hipshot d-tuner, and then switch the E and D tuners around? Just a thought...
sj_bass
Supporting Member
I've got a white one I picked up off another member a little while ago and absolutely love it.
I just noticed that I have seen pics of your SUB's... How are they working for you???
I got my white SUB this morning!
It came with the original aluminium pickguard, but I immediately replaced it, I had already ordered a white one for this bass.
Beautiful bass, sounds and feels great. Yum.
The bad thing is... it was shipped in a gig bag, no extra protection.
So two tuners got bent: D and G strings. Now I need to find replacements. I contacted the seller, so hopefully he will take care of it...
Who thinks shipping a guitar in a gig bag is enough protection???
The good news is that it is functional for now, so I can enjoy it already. But the tuners are badly bent and vibrate like mad when plucking a string.
That is one of the nicest colours I've seen on a S.U.B., looks great with the pickguard too!
Mine is working great its my 3rd one but i gotta sell it , like most of my gear since i am moving
I do have an E tuner, from my Stingray. I installed a Hipshot D-tuner, so that one is sitting in a box. I can use that for the D. But I still need a G one.
In any case, I would hope the seller either pays for the replacements or gives me a partial refund, as it is his fault.
But I am not too worried either way. The bass is really nice, and the worse case scenario is that I pay a little extra for teh right tuners out of my own pocket. I will not cry about it, I love this bass
