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Hope I got a gig bagQuite lovely. But I have a feeling it will be even more beautiful when you return home and delve into its "interactive art" aspects.
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SBMM Stingray Short scale
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You’re wife thinks like mine, although mine will taunt me more lolHope I got a gig bag
I hope you got a bag tooHope I got a gig bag
I didn’t !
But if you don’t I have done the research to find out what hard case fits
Electric guitar case by roadrunner
Guitar Center sells them .in case you want to get one
I know you can wait to play it
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I hope so.....too. Mine arrived in the same box, and was packaged inside the gig bag. Good luck!Hope I got a gig bag
After you have a chance to spend some time with it, would appreciate how you personally think it compares to the MM version. (since i think you have both now?) $2K is way out of my price range so i was thrilled to get the lower priced sterling. (But have wondered about the comparisons regarding how it feels, sounds and plays- just out of curiosity)
- Oct 7, 2000
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My feelings, as usual, are pretty much right there with what @Christcr had to say about this bass. I'll be happy to blab about it anyhow
...First, I got a gig bag. Yay! Its a pretty nice one, too.
Second, I'm pleasantly surprised by the weight. I thought it was going to be a lot heavier than the MIA, and it isn't at all. I don't have a scale, but it feels in the 7 lb range. I'm going to try and get my hands on a scale within the next couple of days and weigh a few basses.
RE the sound, I wish I had new strings (and the same strings) on my Musicman, but I don't. With that being said, I really think most people would have a super tough time telling the difference in sound between the 2. They're VERY similar. Output seems the same, too. In short, the Sterling sounds awesome. Stingray all the way, I'm happy! It's thus far giving me exactly what I was hoping for. Will not get to put it in a band mix for a while as all my gigs have been cancelled, but will give my thoughts when I do.
As for the rest of it, its pretty much what I was expecting. The MIA has better all round feel to it, tough to say exactly how or why though. It kinda reminds me of when I was sitting in a store a while back AB-ing a Lakland and a Skyline. You just knew that they were in different leagues, but hey - the Stingray costs $1500 more. There would be something very wrong if there was no difference there. Outside of that, the bass is awesome. It feels a bit more 'Fender like' to me for some reason, maybe the neck profile? The tuners are average, E string tuner is a little tight...
Neck was set up perfectly, I dropped the action a little because I like low action. The intonation is perfect. No buzzes. No sharp frets.
If anyone is on the fence about this bass for any reason whatsoever, if you like the sound of a Stingray and you like or want to have a go at a short scale - get off the fence. The longer you wait, the less days of your life you will have with this bass
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I think it's great that these affordable bass guitars are competitive against their 4x more expensive counterpart, which I cannot afford. Good deal.
American fingers on any instrument in the planet that’s made here
You pay for
Indonesia craftsman don’t have to pay to play in the USA!!
It’s a outstanding bass
- Oct 7, 2000
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This is the best pose I can manage right now
Thank Joe. It looks like the SBMM's body is slightly larger.
Just wanted to share a original song
With SBSS and acoustic with Stompbox added
Enjoy !
I’m sure enjoying this SS still.
With SBSS and acoustic with Stompbox added
Enjoy !
I’m sure enjoying this SS still.
I saw those, but everything else looks like they are preorders. I may just have to jump on one of those!
Yeah, only a few go up at a time and they sell within a few days. The supply line on them has been slow and I’m sure it’s even worse now
$100 off for a missing chunk, I don’t care about scratches....I need to sell stuff lol
Always the experimenter, I've had a bunch of different strings on my American short scale Stingray, both round and flat. But I'd never tried stainless steel rounds. Last week I decided to put a set of D'Addario Prosteel stainless steels on my new SBMM short scale Stingray.
It is a fairly dramatic change in flavor. It definitely gives a sound that is closer to its big sister, my long scale Stingray--closer to that active Stingray sound. A bit more crunchy treble, more deep bass, and less midrange. It didn't lose it's character, though. It's just sort of a different side of that character. I tried it at a band rehearsal and a couple of jams, and it worked really well--especially having that tone knob to roll treble off for songs where I don't need it. I also got a chance to dig in with some pretty intense slap bass... sounded great for that. Then the next jam was mostly country; rolled the tone back and check on that one... sounded great, too. It sat in the mix really well and was very clear and un-muddy (of course, it wasn't muddy before, either). So for now, it is going to be wearing Prosteels. I've used them a lot in the past on various basses and they last a very long time before dying.
These SBMM short scales are really great basses. Of all the short scales I've had over the years, this is the only one (along with the American version) that I'm completely happy with the sound and variation possible for any kind of music I want to throw at it. It really does it all (at least anything I do). Love that coil switch.
Oh... AND, being a huge, huge fan of Sade and Paul Denman's bass work, I can get my short scale Stingray to pretty much nail that tone he had on his Stingray--on songs like Never as Good as the First Time, and Keep Looking, and Cherry Pie. Yummy. Love it.
It is a fairly dramatic change in flavor. It definitely gives a sound that is closer to its big sister, my long scale Stingray--closer to that active Stingray sound. A bit more crunchy treble, more deep bass, and less midrange. It didn't lose it's character, though. It's just sort of a different side of that character. I tried it at a band rehearsal and a couple of jams, and it worked really well--especially having that tone knob to roll treble off for songs where I don't need it. I also got a chance to dig in with some pretty intense slap bass... sounded great for that. Then the next jam was mostly country; rolled the tone back and check on that one... sounded great, too. It sat in the mix really well and was very clear and un-muddy (of course, it wasn't muddy before, either). So for now, it is going to be wearing Prosteels. I've used them a lot in the past on various basses and they last a very long time before dying.
These SBMM short scales are really great basses. Of all the short scales I've had over the years, this is the only one (along with the American version) that I'm completely happy with the sound and variation possible for any kind of music I want to throw at it. It really does it all (at least anything I do). Love that coil switch.
Oh... AND, being a huge, huge fan of Sade and Paul Denman's bass work, I can get my short scale Stingray to pretty much nail that tone he had on his Stingray--on songs like Never as Good as the First Time, and Keep Looking, and Cherry Pie. Yummy. Love it.
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