WTB/WTT Sterling SUB Ray4

Bod

Hi,

Having lusted after a MM Stingray for a loooong time, and realising that I'll never be able to afford the real thing (or even the Sterling Ray34 really) I'm on the hunt for a SUB4.

I have a Squier Vintage Modified 70s Jazz bass in natural and a Vintage Advance AV3 semi, also in natural, available for trade/part-ex.

Would also welcome comments on the sub series vs the more expensive Sterling version.

Ta.

Funkfingers

I attempted to answer the SUB versus Sterling-by-Musicman question in your other thread. 

If you lust after a US-made Stingray Bass, none of EBMM's more affordable versions is going to satisfy. 

IMO, the build quality of the lowest price range EBMM basses is the equal of your Squier VM … and vice versa. Why expend funds changing instruments when you could invest your budget into modifying your existing Squier?

If, for example, your Squier VM Jazz Bass has Duncan Designed JB-101 pickups, keep them but upgrade the controls. 

This could be something as simple as a push-pull pot to allow series/parallel interconnection of the two pickups. At the other extreme is something complex such as the John East J-Retro 01.

Bod

Thanks for the replies - most informative and really appreciated.  I'm not really hung up on getting something like a US Stingray really, I just like the feel of the neck and the VM Jazz doesn't really work for me in that regard.  I think I'll keep my eye out for a cheap used one and see how it goes, at least that way I won't lose much cash if it doesn't work out.