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#701
TerribleLiar23 said:
The idea was to go ugly (I thought that would be glaringly obvious), since the stock pickguard was ugly. I just thought if it was going to be ugly, it was atleast going to be unique.
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I like the way that pick guard looks on that bass. I think it looks sharp, I have a teal S.U.B and I would of gone that route as well if you had not thought of it first. It kind of reminds me of that button bass the Eric Wilson plays.
 
#703
My SUB 4 had a problem with the g string, it was fading out too quickly starting with the 5th fret. Went to my luthier, i was getting ready to buy a graphite neck if this issue wouldn't be solved, but a good setup and a fret dress did the trick, now my bass sounds even all around the neck.
 
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#705
Fwiw the fretwork on my fretted sub 5 is the best of all my basses, even better than my Carvin, although I get a lower action on the Carvin due to the neck through inherent consistent flatness of the fingerboard and also because I love me a stingray with action just a but higher than ultra low so I get the most control of my tone.
 
#706
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ok here they are the three amigos + 1 my new Am Std Jazz..
i have a MIM jazz deluxe that im trying to sell, but I also have a AM spec Honey P (not selling ever) and a tribute L2500 (love it even though it came with a non working preamp but the passive sounds great) that i bought used from a fellow TB'er. I really need to sell one more..But I love all my SUBs, if you had to sell one more bass what would you sell....
 
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#707
dkelley said:
Fwiw the fretwork on my fretted sub 5 is the best of all my basses, even better than my Carvin, although I get a lower action on the Carvin due to the neck through inherent consistent flatness of the fingerboard and also because I love me a stingray with action just a but higher than ultra low so I get the most control of my tone.
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Maybe so, but the frets themselves are low quality, my luthier told me that the metal is very soft. I guess that was another way to cut production costs
 
#708
odarellmc said:
ok here they are the three amigos + 1 my new Am Std Jazz..
i have a MIM jazz deluxe that im trying to sell, but I also have a AM spec Honey P (not selling ever) and a tribute L2500 (love it even though it came with a non working preamp but the passive sounds great) that i bought used from a fellow TB'er. I really need to sell one more..But I love all my SUBs, if you had to sell one more bass what would you sell....
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That's a nice SUB collection!
 
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ciubz said:
Maybe so, but the frets themselves are low quality, my luthier told me that the metal is very soft. I guess that was another way to cut production costs
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Your luthier is full of crap - they are the same exact frets as on the Stingray and Sterlings.... My SUB5 is one of my main players, and *if* the fretwire was "soft", it would certainly be showing wear - since I play it ALOT, and with rounds...

Side by side, the fretwork and frets themselves are indestinguishable from those of my EBMM Sterling 5 HS, and the EBMM Stingray 5 HH before that...


- georgestrings
 
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#710
ciubz said:
Maybe so, but the frets themselves are low quality, my luthier told me that the metal is very soft. I guess that was another way to cut production costs
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Ha ha. Really?
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I don't think he knows what he is talking about.
Plenty of these basses around, 7-10 years old. Have a look and see how many report frets wearing out prematurely ;)

My 2003, 2004 and 2006 were all fine, and all used regularly.
 
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georgestrings said:
Your luthier is full of crap - they are the same exact frets as on the Stingray and Sterlings.... My SUB5 is one of my main players, and *if* the fretwire was "soft", it would certainly be showing wear - since I play it ALOT, and with rounds...

Side by side, the fretwork and frets themselves are indestinguishable from those of my EBMM Sterling 5 HS, and the EBMM Stingray 5 HH before that...


- georgestrings
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Yeah and I wouldn't think fret wire is any real cost savings the way wood and hardware are.
 
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odarellmc said:
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ok here they are the three amigos + 1 my new Am Std Jazz..
i have a MIM jazz deluxe that im trying to sell, but I also have a AM spec Honey P (not selling ever) and a tribute L2500 (love it even though it came with a non working preamp but the passive sounds great) that i bought used from a fellow TB'er. I really need to sell one more..But I love all my SUBs, if you had to sell one more bass what would you sell....
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Nice!

I'd sell anything redundant. Prolly means offing a SUB, though.
 

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