You may, or may not HATE me. NBD...

[Marc DLarosa]

Sooooooooooo... yeah...
Let the crucifixion begin.

It begins here. For a long while... I've ha a '99, Sterling 4H pre/pickup set, in a drawer. Figured that, one day... I may "build something", or... use it in a bass that "died." NYET. I decided to sell it. @Lesfunk said... "No way!!! Keep it. Build something!!!" A couple of days later, no joke... I visited a friend. He had this Samick bass that I sold him for 100 bucks a while ago (with the case!!!) sitting on his couch. One look, and I felt the regret, As the control knobs, and MM rout looked FAMILIAR. I "borrowed" it, and... my pre fit like a LOOSE glove. Sooooo... I bought another one (for roughly 300 bucks). Oh well. A little filing to "egg shape" the holes, and... VIOLA!!! Hence the brass washers. Next... off to my "guy" for wiring/soldering. I'm not a patient person, and 88 bucks is fine with me. Besides... I'm not sure if I'm even gonna like this. I have a Sterling Special 4H, Sterling 4, Sterling 4HS, Sterling 5HH, and... not to mention... many other EBMM/Pre EBMM models. Yeah, I'm a fan. But... back to the EBMM, Sterling line...

I'll make it short, and sweet...

I put this pre, and OG pup in this Greg Bennett Bass, and... IT RULES!!


Go ahead... HATE ME. Sorry. But... I now have a bound and blocked, semi hollow body MM Sterling 4H, and I LOVE IT!!!

 

[Nuage420]

Looks awesome!

 

[Marc DLarosa]

Looks awesome!

So much FUN!!! Like nothing else I own... HONEYMOON phase, in FULL EFFECT!!!

 

[Mrtoodamnsabre]

I’m fine with it, but be sure to put it in your will that when you go your loved ones have to put the sterling parts back in the sterling

 

[koshey]

Looks... unusual, but definetely, this is not what you will be hated for=)

 

[5StringBlues]

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[Marc DLarosa]

I’m fine with it, but be sure to put it in your will that when you go your loved ones have to put the sterling parts back in the sterling

The guts have been in a drawer for a few years. All of my Sterling's are intact. I would never remove an original pre. (edited "ate" to read "are")

 

[Mrtoodamnsabre]

The guts have been in a drawer for a few years. All of my Sterling's ate intact. I would never remove an original pre.

that’s gonna sound crazy though!

 

[Bass V]

new rule; audio clip or it never happened.
only cos I'm betting it in fact does rule.

 

[calypsocoral302]

There was some pretty cool stuff in the Greg Bennett line a few years back. The tab is still on the Samick website, but no products listed under it anymore-- it looks like their piano business is their bread & butter, and the only guitars & basses they make now are the retro-Chicago-flavored Silvertone line.

Your bass looks like a lot of fun-- like if a Ska band started venturing into metal!

 

[coy garcia]

Sorry. But... I now have a bound and blocked, semi hollow body MM Sterling 4H, and I LOVE IT!!!

That makes it a win. Congrats!

 

[Cleezmo]

Very cool!

 

[Blue Moose]

Love it! Creativity is a wonderful thing.

 

[lucas303]

Cool project! Definitely need to hear a sample.

 

[Gregory H]

I have two Samicks, a fretless bass and a wildly pointy late 80's super strat. They are both amazing in their own right, and 10,000x more so when the cost is considered. The guitar's color scheme and quality matches my USA Cirrus, and between the two I have no GAS to speak of. Synthesizers, OTOH...

That's a great looking bass on its own, and with the souped-up electronics I'm sure it's a contender against basses with an extra zero in the price tag. Congrats!

 

[DOMIT]

The key part is that YOU love it. (And I like it too!)

 

[Killing Floor]

Oh heck yeah!!! Looks awesome!

 

[Obese Chess]

I am casting wicked and baneful psychic energies in your direction from my tower, doing unspeakable harm to your spirit.

Just kidding, that rocks. Play it in good health!

 

[prowla]

It could use maybe a spot of black paint or tape over the edge of the PCB which is showing.

 

[Marc DLarosa]

It could use maybe a spot of black paint or tape over the edge of the PCB which is showing.

Yeah, I noticed that, and thought about it. But... it doesn't bother me. Thanks, though.