How do you like it so far? I've had my eye on one recently.

You are dreaming...PUP's are 3x hotter then my Stingray and the matt finish and roasted neck feel like sandpaper. For $800 I am sending this back...

@@martinoshinsky5713 say what you want I love my ray34. You may have just got a shit one my ray34 was flawless and was easy to.set up. Sure an American made is better but I'm not dripping 2k on a bass when can get basically the same thing for less than half the cost. I can mod it also and still come out cheaper.

Just started wanting one of these, yesterday lol. Reason being, after being a Fender diehard my whole 18 years of playing, knowing the story of Fender, after getting my first Squier and reading about the history(I was 9). Leo has been my hero since. To me, he is the Nikola Tesla of music. I learned yesterday, after somehow not knowing this before, that he was a silent partner in Music Man, even when it was under a different name, because of the Non-compete CBS made him sign. So he basically said 'Fuck the man' and secretly created this bass. Became president of music man after the non compete ended. That has only made me love Leo more lol. And these basses are fucking awesome. The look, tone and versatility are so cool. Just figuring out where I want to start with them haha. I am a big fan and believer of Squiers, during the last 2 years, as they are very much an equivalent of base model Fenders. It seems as tho Fender is experimenting with marketing research, seeing how much more people will pay for an equivalent product with only a brand stamp being the difference haha. Sterling seems to be improving drastically in quality as well, from my research.

Can confirm, my Sterling Ray 34 HH is the best best I've ever played.

Thank you for the date ❤ !

You can always take it off

Ben Robson I don’t remember what it’s actually called but there’s a bass they made call the joe dart bass and it’s fucking sick looking you should check it out

I want the joe dart bass so bad but $2000 is way too steep of a price

no way thats the coolest part!

I love the pick guard lol

I mean I paid full price for my Bongo and I don’t regret all the saving I did for a second, but I get the price floor is pretty high! Not everyone has $1500-2000 laying around.

unamericano I’m giving serious thought to buying one soon enough, there’s a couple of nice ones at Andertons that hopefully I would be able to try one day and buy. I think there’s more chance of me raising the cash than the restrictions lifting though 😂👍🏼

@@xplanet2112 Give it a try to see how you like it! Andertons has a LOT of high quality instruments so you might find something you like even better!

@@unamericano the Ray34 is $2k here... Bongo and Stingray upwards of $4k.

@Toxic Potato True story... whoever designed that needs to lay off the pipe.

but it's metal

There are still a lot of players that honestly believe that wood makes a difference in solidbody electric guitars and basses. They think that cap changes the tone.

Honey Bucket it does! Albeit in a small way. the materials affect the vibration, and both the pickup and the strings will vibrate in a slightly different way, depending on the body, therefore changing the sound

You need that thiccc tone

Honey Bucket you completely misunderstood the OPs comment.

@@honeybucket It does, but you have to be familiar with the characteristics, or have identical instruments but with a differing tonewood to compare. I have a MM5 copy with a maple fretboard and used to also have the same bass but with a rosewood fretboard as a backup live, and the maple is noticeably punchier. I sold the rosewood one.

Did u get it?

@@RedGalaxyFishbone Unfortunately, I can not buy it for the moment . I had to move into a new apartment, I lost my job and my boss has not paid me yet. But I still want to get one. I hope this dream will come true before the end of the year. I've already tried one, that's a good instrument.

@@yvidiot dang.. take care! And hopefully you will!!

I just bought a new Ray24CA for $350. It sounds nice too.

@@donh5794 Rewire the pickup to parallel. Makes it sound closer to the OG MM stingray.

@@farisfuad1150 Thanks, I'll look into rewiring.

Even then it can do the job in my opinion :)

In my opinion it can hold up touring professionally. It's the player who makes it work.

would be nice to have that info in the description

I am still holding my breath waiting for this info…

Delano MC4AL is probably the most authentic sounding aftermarket Stingray pickup.

it's all about what you want, dude. completely different basses. the Fender Player is quite good as well, just follow your ears and taste

@@viniciuscomacento agreed - i was very impressed with the Player Jazz. i think the Ray 34 and the Player are in the same league, but vastly different. GET BOTH!

, not really a big difference the older ones seem heavier to me especially the ash ones and the newer ones have fancy finishes colors and painted headstocks and roasted necks. The ray for Andrei 24 has ceramic magnets and the rate 34 has alnico magnets

lol! Asia is not far from Europe, should be cheaper. Just because Europe makes more money (spendable income) than the US, doesn't mean price should be higher

@@alexgregory1427 They retail at around £850 - £900 in the uk!

i had to go through a couple to get one that didn't have serious fret and setup issues. oddly, the sweet one was on the wall at a local GC. i just sold off a bunch of guitars and basses, my natural Ray34 stayed!

For a djent style the five string is ideal but for anything else you might as well just play a four string.

@@jacopastor3562 i play mostly of mice and men, architect a day to remember, and heavy metal :) , the thing i wonder is, would i regret the 5 string when playing a song tabbed for 4 string bass ?

@@Maxischupp93 you wouldn't if you knew your scales well. You can rearrange a song to sound better with the low B

Guitarists can struggle with properly muting the low B while it is not being played. It can lead to a muddy sound if it is vibrating. If you need the low B go 5 string otherwise go 4. You can always down tune a 4 string if need be. I love my 5 strings but always record on 4 strings if possible.

5 string has its place without a doubt, however that being said it’s also a much heftier instrument, one extra tuner, heftier bridge, & thicker neck, you won’t get the nimbleness of a 4 string & honestly if you don’t need the low end of a 5 string while preserving the high G string for chordal stuff & melodies, then just tune down a 4, it’s comfier to play & generally easier to replace parts for

I’m like 210, but I’m still working off the Christmas overeating

Hilarious! bass weight? @@treyxaviermusic

Musicmam is the brand name, sterling ray is the series, 34 is the model

Sterling By Musicman Ray 34. A lower line that relatively is made the same as U.S. Musicman.

Exactly. I searched it everywhere and it’s about $1100 and more for a brand new one

got mine new at GC for 679.15

Yeah unfortunately I think Sterling is a big fumble. On the guitar front, most of the tremolos have such bad QC that they won't even return to pitch. I'd be willing to pay a bit more money for higher quality, but it seems it just isn't their priority.

Yep, pushing $2k here... very expensive.

@@seanfarrow1926 wow, that's crazy - i got mine for under $700 new.

This is normal, if you want low action and hit the string hard what do you expect ? Listen to some of the metal and progressive recordings - this is actually what makes the bass break through in the mix more. You can raise the action and play softer and you will not get it, it's not the fault of the instrument.

Nah...

I sure do love not being able to make a comment without some fuckin “know it all” trying to explain to me how a bass works. I’ve played bass for 20+ years now and I sure don’t need to hear about how it’s a good way to cut through a mix by having your strings buzz.

@@Shoot_and_Scoot You sound like you have no idea how to set up a bass when you talk.

Icy Winterwind whatever you say

Maybe broaden your horizons bud.

Still had to comment though, didn't you.