MY NEW BASS!! - Sterling By Music Man Joe Dart Signature Bass Unboxing and First Impressions

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Now I've been excited for this since May. As soon as they announced it I knew I had to cop one since I am a massive Joe Dart and all things Vulfpeck fan. This is my first impressions of this incredible bass, which woke me up when it was delivered. Let me know if I should do more videos like this on some of my gear!
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[@joannalewis5279]

Great tone and playing you already bonded

[@sprh60]

Congrats mate on the new member of the bass family. Nice piece of work, fantastic sound. Enjoy!!!

[@mcs3015]

Sweet! Nice to see your excitement, too. Looking forward to new tunes

[@iv4nbass]

Thanks! Much more vulfpeck and Joe Dart stuff coming up now!

[@jyryxnamaYT]

Let's go man! I wasn't able to order in time. Enjoy!

[@notverygeordie]

Love the fact that when you went to play Vulf, your neck started bobbing. It’s the law. I didn’t feel like I could justify one - flashed out on a Tim Commerford short scale Stingray. The necks are so easy to play. And being based on the Stingray version, you’ve got to hope Sterling managed to match that. Love the whole less is more thing!

[@iv4nbass]

It is indeed the law that the neck must bob when playing vulf, I couldn’t get caught lacking. The neck is indeed fantastic. For a bass at this price point I can’t believe how incredibly it plays. It’s also incredible how I managed to set it up, basses around this point I’ve found tend to struggle with fret buzz at lower actions, but I managed to match the action of my status on this. I’m pretty sure they saved money on the electronics and paint (or lack there of!) and managed to focused purely and build quality and playability. I’m in love with the aesthetics of this bass, having only the bare essentials gives it a very unique character!

[@disenchanted9376]

Woww so happy for u excited for the covers 🗣️(and lol you've got humor)

[@AmandaRogersarock1988]

Hell yeah, excited to see how excited you are about this! Hope you enjoy.

[@iv4nbass]

I was excited when I got the email it was out for delivery! I have been thoroughly enjoying it ever since it showed up!

[@Steve-jl8pq]

Great to see you finally do an unboxing in your own unique style, superb sounding bass always love the look of a stingray

[@iv4nbass]

Glad you enjoyed! Stingrays are fantastic basses! I really the miss the one I traded in to get the status, might have to invest in one in the future at some point again…

[@VadDaud]

I love so much this joe dart signature bass 👍👍

[@iv4nbass]

It’s a beauty, isn’t it?

[@VadDaud]

@iv4nbass I think it's more... ✨✨

[@vulpesinculta7074]

Im also owner of passive-like a stingray bass, Harley Benton mb-4(check it in free time). Guitar don`t need more than volume. I have separate volume for two coils in humbucker but it sounds best when both are in the same volume, of course tone knob full

[@iv4nbass]

The tone of a passive humbucker in the stingray position is just immense! Such a fat and versatile tone! I’m sure most basses with these style pickups in that position probably sound very similar.

[@toubsy27]

Awesome 🤩. I'm still waiting. what order number did you have?

[@iv4nbass]

That’s sick! Will definitely be well worth the wait. I was order number 6632

[@toubsy27]

Thank you for your hopeful answer 😉. It definitely will. That's what the sounds from your video promise. My no. is around 9000, so Sterling has already done a lot.

[@iv4nbass]

Hopefully not too long now!

[@user-db1wl2fw5x]

Hey brother, I got the same bass, I'm a beginner though. Like you, I think the sound is a bit high, but how did you manage to make it lower ?

[@iv4nbass]

Hey there, to lower the action, head over to the bridge of the bass where the strings are threaded, and find the saddles (what holds the string up) and use an Allen key on the screws on the sides of each one to lower them. Make sure to only do it bit by bit, and check every fret for fret buzz with each adjustment. If you need anymore tips feel free to ask.

[@joepostle3561]

Enjoy, they’re good solid instruments.

[@donnasmyth45]

My son has the Sterling sub ray 4. The unboxing thing seems to be a big deal for him too 😊. Enjoy!

[@iv4nbass]

Sterling make great affordable basses, I hope he’s enjoying it! I know for sure I am enjoying this bass!

[@catbreath007]

Nice one 👍 Hopefully other guitar manufacturers will offer to send you free samples to review 👌( fingers crossed )

[@iv4nbass]

Thanks! I hope so too, otherwise I may end up spending and spending and having no money!

[@joepostle3561]

I was hoping Status would send out a few loaners of their recent 23 series. Only seen pics of 4s though and no 5s!

[@bmt220]

Nice playing. Pretty cool bass

[@iv4nbass]

Thanks! It is cool indeed!

[@nicholasusansky9073]

Nice one

[@andreasholmqvist7021]

Oh yea...

[@musicandme6697]

So that’s where the scissors went…

[@RubyDimasStudio]

ohhhh it is not the Stingray body,

[@iv4nbass]

Well spotted! It is indeed the sterling body

[@TonyOnDrums92]

They come with ernie ball flats and theyre sticky lol

[@iv4nbass]

Now that I’ve played it for a couple days they’re not so sticky and play really nicely. Out the box they were pretty bad on my right hand, though.

[@Dafuqbro3]

all new flats are very sticky, the stickiness go away after playing a lot.

[@iv4nbass]

Definitely much less sticky now after playing it for a couple long days