Sterling by Music Man StingRay Electric Bass Sale

DealFiend_

May 24, 2022 3:38 PM

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I picked up a Sterling by Music Man StingRay Ray4HH Electric Bass Chopper Blue $299.99. First the picture on the website is off. It's a UNC Tarheels blue. I upgraded from a Garry GP and I'm truly pleased. The setup out the box was near perfect and it sounds amazing.

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Selman

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I'd normally recommend someone pick up one of the Cort muciman replicas over the Sterling's, but this is just too simple. It certainly is a pretty good beginner bass for $250.

Look at local classifieds first though. You can buy $600 guitars for $250 all day long in metro areas.

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thegoob143

May 26, 2022 4:23 PM

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thegoob143May 26, 2022 4:23 PM

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i want one SO BAD.

i had a 1996 ernie ball sting ray dark cherry red with a rose wood fretboard , paid $700 used. stolen from me at a gig (hellfest 2001 in syracuse for any old metal/punk heads)

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lewiscypher

May 26, 2022 4:50 PM

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"I don't need any more instruments" repeat... believe it.. you are stronger than this addiction.

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abeobass

May 26, 2022 4:53 PM

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Quote from Penny Saved

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I picked up a Sterling by Music Man StingRay Ray4HH Electric Bass Chopper Blue $299.99. First the picture on the website is off. It's a UNC Tarheels blue. I upgraded from a Garry GP and I'm truly pleased. The setup out the box was near perfect and it sounds amazing.

Thanks for the extra info, there were too many good options so I got this one Smilie

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Funkinyourface

May 26, 2022 5:59 PM

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I have an ernie ball sting ray4HH from early 2000s. Broke my wrist multiple times so it's too painful to play but it's just too damn beautiful of a bass to sell

brownstopher

May 26, 2022 6:18 PM

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Quote from thegoob143

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i want one SO BAD.

i had a 1996 ernie ball sting ray dark cherry red with a rose wood fretboard , paid $700 used. stolen from me at a gig (hellfest 2001 in syracuse for any old metal/punk heads)

I watched the lead singer of MxPx give his away at a show to a girl in the crowd who asked for it. Cool guy for sure, but that chick didn't deserve it.

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CrimsonCalendar9748

May 26, 2022 6:52 PM

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Quote from brownstopher

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I watched the lead singer of MxPx give his away at a show to a girl in the crowd who asked for it. Cool guy for sure, but that chick didn't deserve it.

Mxpx is the best! I play a Musicman Stingray because of Mike, wish his signature series bass wasn't 2.6k...

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CrimsonCalendar9748

May 26, 2022 6:57 PM

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Quote from brownstopher

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I watched the lead singer of MxPx give his away at a show to a girl in the crowd who asked for it. Cool guy for sure, but that chick didn't deserve it.

Mxpx is the best this bass is a chick magnet! I play a Musicman Stingray because of Mike, I wish his signature series bass was a bit less than 2.6k...

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toastedwhitebread

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May 26, 2022 7:30 PM

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toastedwhitebread

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Quote from CrimsonCalendar9748

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Mxpx is the best this bass is a chick magnet! I play a Musicman Stingray because of Mike, I wish his signature series bass was a bit less than 2.6k...

So nice I liked it twice.

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CrimsonCalendar9748

May 26, 2022 8:39 PM

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So nice I liked it twice.

Ha accidentally replied twice..

dchang0

May 26, 2022 9:24 PM

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Quote from lewiscypher

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"I don't need any more instruments" repeat... believe it.. you are stronger than this addiction.

Thanks, I needed this.
Gotta sell two instruments for every new one I buy.... That's the rule in effect.

RobertJason

May 27, 2022 4:02 AM

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Quote from Selman

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...Look at local classifieds first though. You can buy $600 guitars for $250 all day long in metro areas.

Is it just me, or is the used Bass Guitar market better than regular guitar. I've been playing regular for a decade and am no looking into Bass (just got an amp, backwards i know)...Now I need a guitar. It seems the used 6-string market holds value more than the used 4-string Bass market. Is this the case? I'm new to Bass.

Selman

May 27, 2022 6:17 PM

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SelmanMay 27, 2022 6:17 PM

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Quote :

Quote from RobertJason

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Is it just me, or is the used Bass Guitar market better than regular guitar. I've been playing regular for a decade and am no looking into Bass (just got an amp, backwards i know)...Now I need a guitar. It seems the used 6-string market holds value more than the used 4-string Bass market. Is this the case? I'm new to Bass.

I've been playing bass for about 22 years. There's possibly something to what you are saying, but I'll posit some different hypotheses too.

My hypothesis on all the cheap basses is that there are a lot more crappy basses on the market. A lot of guitar players want a bass just for fun or recording. Many of them buy bottom of the barrel crap like the Ibanez Gio or SX basses. The market is flooded with these garbage basses.

Another mechanism is that there are a lot more wannabe guitar players than bass players. Choosing bass is a bit of an odd ball move. Everyone plays guitar, and some guitar players can do some pretty cool stuff on bass, but real deal holding-the-groove bass players are rare. A good bass player will never have an issue finding a band. Guitar players are dime a dozen and they are all competing for guitars on the market.

The tradition of bass playing just hasn't been around as long. Electric guitars were released in the 1930s. Technically the first electric bass dates back to the 1930s too, but bass had no widespread acceptance until the 1950's. Even then, there were far fewer basses made than guitars. So while you'll see $50,000 vintage guitars pretty often, it's much more rare to find these old basses.

Finally, many people just don't like the bass. The bass player gets to have sex with girls and he doesn't even know his chords. He drinks all the beer and causes an outbreak of chlamydia. The guitar players try desperately to teach him, but the bass player just says he's gonna smack it to the feel.

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MisterJonson

May 27, 2022 7:55 PM

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MisterJonsonMay 27, 2022 7:55 PM

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These are a great deal at this price, especially the Ray4HH.

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