Hello talkbass. Yesterday at my local music store they had a sterling by musicman SB14 for 549.99. I was wondering if any of you have anything positive or negative to say about it.
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Sterling by musicman SB14 bass
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It might take more than 17 minutes to get a response, just be patient! In the meantime, do a search. I'm sure these basses have been discussed numerous times...
Now, the important question for you... Did you like it?
They're good basses, good quality, good sound, and come from a company that's been building basses for a long time.
If you like it, and can afford it, take it home!
Now, the important question for you... Did you like it?
They're good basses, good quality, good sound, and come from a company that's been building basses for a long time.
If you like it, and can afford it, take it home!
I've always been impatient 
. When I played it the strings were dead and the battery was dying so it wasn't helping me decide.
. When I played it the strings were dead and the battery was dying so it wasn't helping me decide.i played that and a ray 34 back to back and left with the 34. the sb is ok the build quality is fine and the sound is good but it just didnt deliver the stingray tone like the 34 did
The "Bass whisperer" does a review of them on youtube. He's a MM fan through and through so I would trust his opinion on it. I've played them in GC and felt it was a good bass for an overseas copy. I'm saving up for an OLC version though.
Gotcha covered. Check this video out, this is as good as a review gets:
Also, FWIW, I own a Sterling HH and have played the SB14 and the RAY34 and I really like them both and would consider them a worthy substitute for a legitimate 'Ray or Sterling any day.
Warning: Zombie thread resurrection
During these dark coronavirus times I was randomly looking at the websites for some local music shops here in the northwest UK when I noticed an SB14 bass being offered as new by a local store. After much probing the best that they would admit to was that they had had the bass "for some time".
Anyway it was being offered at a very generous price that would have been rude to ignore so I decided to take a punt and relieve them of the burden of ownership. The bass took a surprisingly long time to travel 30 miles but when it arrived it was absolutely prisitine. Totally unmarked, sticker on the scratch plate and the protecive film too. Swing tags, not a sign of any use plus it arrived beautifully set up to boot.
The serial number tags it at a 2010 DOB. The bass also has a lovely satin finish neck up to the nut at which point it reverts back to gloss on the headstock. I had this on another SB14 I owned but the other one I had was finished in gloss all over.
The bass came with a pearl white pickguard that I didn't like so it has been sprayed matt black which worksfor me! Here are a couple of pics for you:
During these dark coronavirus times I was randomly looking at the websites for some local music shops here in the northwest UK when I noticed an SB14 bass being offered as new by a local store. After much probing the best that they would admit to was that they had had the bass "for some time".
Anyway it was being offered at a very generous price that would have been rude to ignore so I decided to take a punt and relieve them of the burden of ownership. The bass took a surprisingly long time to travel 30 miles but when it arrived it was absolutely prisitine. Totally unmarked, sticker on the scratch plate and the protecive film too. Swing tags, not a sign of any use plus it arrived beautifully set up to boot.
The serial number tags it at a 2010 DOB. The bass also has a lovely satin finish neck up to the nut at which point it reverts back to gloss on the headstock. I had this on another SB14 I owned but the other one I had was finished in gloss all over.
The bass came with a pearl white pickguard that I didn't like so it has been sprayed matt black which worksfor me! Here are a couple of pics for you:
