Sterling by Musicman | Ray 4 SUB Bass Review
Finding good quality 4 string basses can be hard to choose, because of how many are on the market nowadays. Today I wanted to do a review of beginner to intermediate bass called a Sterling by Musicman Ray 4 Sub series bass.
This is an active 4 string bass that is a cheaper version of the legendary musicman sting ray bass. Make sure to check out all the details of the Sterling by Musicman Ray 4 Sub series bass in the link BELOW.
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Video Chapters
00:00 | Start of Video
00:35 | Electronics
01:08 | Hardware
02:03 | Build Quality
02:26 | What I would change
03:29 | Audio Tests
06:56 | Who is This Bass Made For?
08:04 | Is This Bass Worth the Price?
08:55 | Bass Giveaway Info
09:24 | Outro
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Originally posted by UCHUc4ksPHmLibjWtUIjKUeg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW2_fFfABpI
Great job young man! This is a ceramic pickup that can be a little harsh. There are fairly inexpensive aftermarket alnico pickups that will provide warmth and articulation (with a little lower output). As far as good "build quality", one of the less visible issues with budget instruments is the soldering of the electronics in the cavity. I've opened many up and seen wires barely attached, and some wires that had been stripped too aggressively cutting into the strands. Wouldn't be fun to be in the middle of a gig and have one of these wires pop off!
Hi Travis what about the sire z3? I think it can be a great bass too! By the way, great video and groove ???????? hi from ????????
Great Video! I Was Wndering If You Could Do A Review On The % String Version Of The Sterling?
Look at the wheels on that trolley!
Nordstrand PU John East pre amp running 18v play Worship and Rock… sound man and Worship Leader say it’s the best sounding bass
Not wanting to patronize, but its an 'output' jack. Have a great day!
Pro guitarist/bassist here. I got one of these on sale for $279 to take to smaller gigs where I didn’t want to risk my vintage stuff. I was blown away! Now I use it on almost every gig, unless I need a 5 string or jazz bass tones.
The stock pickup had uneven levels and a thin plastic cover that made noise when you tapped it. I planned on getting a Duncan or something for it, but ran across a pickup on Amazon for $13 that had great reviews. I figured it was worth a try. I put it in, and I was blown away again! Sounds amazing, great balance, I would gladly have spent 10x as much on the same pickup.
All in all, I have under $300 in the bass, and I rarely use my vintage basses now.
You make it sound awesome man!
I just bought this bass as part of a liquidation sale from Sam Ash Music Stores. I love it, I love the rich baritone sound. Only issue so far the G-string buzzes between frets 5 to 8, do you think the string action is too low.
2 to 300 dollars? seriously? 469€ in Germany!
Joe Dart made me want a stingray and I am so glad I found this bass!!
I love the way mine burps.
BTW the pickup is a bartolini with an Ibanez preamp. Love the tone considered a new preamp but don't want to mess it up. Mine sounds amazing!!!
Musicians friend has the Walnut stain satin finish for 294 right now
I bought the Walnut stain satin finish version and after setup absolutely Blown Away cannot believe how great this bass is!!!! I'm so impressed I just bought the five string HH version because I prefer playing 6 string but they don't make a 6.
I bought mine to mod. I’m mostly a jazz bass guy but always wanted a stingray and fell in love with the look and price of the Sterling blue satin bass. I just got my Seymour Duncan alnico humbucker and flatwound strings for it and will be making this bass passive as well. These additions will more cater to the styles of music I play which is country and reggae.
They all make music. My Casio tells time just as good as a Rolex.
so whats the track you play on called? i loved the bassline there 🙂
sounds like it bites pretty good to be fair 😀 i love it!
To me sounds perfect
Let’s get our man Travis up to 200k subs!! He brings great content!
I love doing upgrades on My basses this is a must buy for me XD. Especially if you are lefty, this is the only model from Ernie ball that is available on left handed at this time.
Hey Bro, luv your channel. Is it possible to do a vid on the riff you are playing? Much Appreciated
God Bless????????
I'm a Christian Musician. ????????
No joke, i considered to buy a ray34 or a original musicman. But when i played first time a Sterling and Musicman, it felt bad for me, because the width of the saddle is not the right thing for me. Advantage to this bass, the saddle is less wide, and in my opinion the playing is better with it. Maybe, because i am used to Fender. But i am going for the SUB not the Ray or even the Musicman….
Thx for sharing, im 60+ and just bought the Ray 4HH. Brand New to playing, cabt wait to FUNK !!!
Gosh dang I love your playing style
cool bass
LOVE IT!,,,thank you!
Check out Low End Lobsters SUB mod video's, he swapped the oick ups and preamps and they sound fantastic, Bully The Kid also did just a Aguilar Pick up swap with the stock preamp and that also sound's fantastic, I think I'm going to do that myself when I get mine.
My wife bought me on back in 2013. Definitely need to switch out the pickup. What would anyone suggest?
I owned a black SUB bass and I found it to be a decent and good bass for the money.
Thanks, great video. I upgraded my Ray4 with Aguilar preamp and pickup. It sounds great, and plays as well as my 2009 Ball Family Reserve Sting Ray.
You make that bass great!!
Thanks Travis. You helped make my decision???????? I love❤️ that sound.
Got my music man stingray back in 2018 absolutely love it took a while to pay off but so damn worth it!!!!
The tone problem is the pickup is wired in series. Wire it in parallel like Stingray basses
which strings would you recommend for this bass?
The Sterling by Music Man basses are an incredible bargain for the money!!! I'm a sucker for the humbucker tone! Never gets lost in the mix!
The stingray was the go to bass sound in 80's R&B also gospel.. Fred Hammond used his on many commissioned songs.
@travis dykes what pickups would you choose to replace the factory pickups?
This is my daily driver. Im gonna upgrade the pickup, but as a lefty, its a great mod platform to get a bass I normally cant afford.