Sterling by Musicman 5 string bass

[@sirhc2242]

Love the no nonsense, to the point, honest reviewes. Cant wait to check one of these out!

[@BobBlackBass]

Thanks, Chris!

[@SDGirl05]

Just picked this badboy up. I love how it sounds and feels.

[@BobBlackBass]

Hey, SDGirl, great, I'm sure you'll have great luck w with it!

[@bobt5778]

I think Sterling tweaked the preamp or pickup a year or two ago on the Ray 4's & 5's to keep the bass boost from overloading. They sound better now. Keep up the videos, they're great 👍.

[@BobBlackBass]

Thanks Bob!

[@circedge]

The hot preamp ones were made in China, the tweaked ones are Indonesia. That said, the Chinese ones were more consistent.

[@nicholasburrows5716]

I have this in black…love it…my only thing is that I wish I had waited and got one of the 5HH ones (double humbuckers) I loved the sound from the 5HH more (I think) besides having more control over the pickups and having a lot more output

[@BobBlackBass]

Hey Nicholas, actually I prefer the single humbucker. The sound is better in my opinion. Also, if you do a lot of slapping, that neck pickup gets in the way.

[@pine3737]

Good honest review. In the past I've had three Stingray 5 strings USA. Like you after about twenty years went back to the P-bass with flats and string mute and love it. However I just bought the very bass you got there. Sometimes I just need lower notes. This bass played great, sounded great and I use roundrounds for this bass, and it doesn't have the series, single coil and parallel switch that I hated. Thanks Jon

[@BobBlackBass]

Hey Jon, yes and you can't beat the price!

[@BobBlackBass]

Hey Jon, I think you made a good choice, and for the price, you can't really go wrong!

[@carlorodriguez9072]

I just bought the same one today! It was in gloss black with a maple neck and fretboard. I agree that the neck feels great. The color on your bass looks amazing man !

[@BobBlackBass]

Thanks, Carlo!

[@oleran4569]

Great review! I bought one.....love it.....watched your review to see if I got a regular one, or a unicorn. Thanks for the review and the no nonsense, real world bass.

[@BobBlackBass]

Thanks for watching!

[@olivernash1751]

New white looks dope i have a mint/surf green one of my favorite basses i have the 4 string stingray in this colour.

[@BobBlackBass]

Thanks, Oliver!

[@davejones7475]

Time + Experience × Willingness to Learn = Wisdom. Sage advise 👌

[@BobBlackBass]

Hey Dave, exactly!

[@Blakelysworld358]

Thank you pointing out the videos where the reviewer uses the b string as a fancy thumbrest

[@BobBlackBass]

Yeah, kind of funny that they do that. Makes me think that the B string sounds like crap!

[@dabicho117]

I have a sub ray 4 , left handed model. Unfortunately, all the older models with the huge SUB logo, came with a factory issue that made the basses sound distorted. Therefore, equalizing a Sub Ray bass and getting a decent sound was very difficult. As I see it, these "cheap" Stingray basses present a disparity: they are very comfortable to play, but the sound leaves a lot to be desired, they have a dull sound and the slap sounds lifeless, even with new strings. However, by changing the preamp and pickup for a SMB4DS combo (seymour duncan ceramic pickup + preamp of the same brand) the sound of the bass changed 180º. Now the bass sounds incredible, with a lot of definition, power and clarity in its sound, almost like an original stingray. My final verdict is that these basses are a very good platform to make modifications. For a novice or someone who is not very demanding in the sound , could be useful this bass as it comes from the factory, but if someone wants to give a more professional use to this instrument, I recommend changing the pickup and preamp. Greetings and peace.

[@BobBlackBass]

THANKS LEFTY!

[@dabicho117]

@@BobBlackBass you are welcome!

[@rockbrown33]

Very Good Review

[@BobBlackBass]

Thanks!

[@parinnav4175]

New colors 2022???

[@BobBlackBass]

Yeah!

[@luisfujimaki9275]

I noticed difference onvolume playing different strings...

[@BobBlackBass]

Hey luis, probably just my attack.

[@Pablotercero90]

I bought one and i noticed that problem, the first string wasn't as loud as the other ones, i changed the strings and that solved the problem

[@richardsears4985]

🖕Basses are getting better overall these days. CNC etc I guess. It's not out of the question to find a good/passible sounding bass for under 500.

[@BobBlackBass]

Hey Richard, I agree! I often wonder how they can make them so inexpensive.

[@molonlabe1033]

The sound of what ever you are playing through isn't doing the bass any justice . It sounds like a cheap bass played through a cheap amp.

[@BobBlackBass]

I find that you can make any bass sound wonderful with processing. The sound is what is coming through the camera as if you were sitting in the room with me.