This is frying my brain!!

[rasher80]

Anybody out there know what the differences are between these two? The descriptions seem identical.

I think there used to be a 22 fret version but they're both 21 fret. My little pea brain can't see what it is!

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/170208307497008--music-man-sterling-ray4-black-lh-mn

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/190610344764008--music-man-sterling-sub-series-ray4-left-handed-black

[LeftyJ]

Picture on the left appears to be of a USA Music Man Sterling, not to be confused with the "Sterling by Music Man" basses (of which series the SUB is a part). 

 

Edit: When you click the one of the left you're taken to a page picturing the right bass. Does not explain the difference in price though, the description is indeed of the same bass. 

Edited July 27, 2020 by LeftyJ

[thodrik]

My guess would be that the more expensive one is 'new' new stock and the less expensive one is 'old' new stock. 

Or the less expensive one is a shop floor 'demo' model with some superficial signs of use. 

[rasher80]

12 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

Picture on the left appears to be of a USA Music Man Sterling, not to be confused with the "Sterling by Music Man" basses (of which series the SUB is a part). 

 

Edit: When you click the one of the left you're taken to a page picturing the right bass. Does not explain the difference in price though, the description is indeed of the same bass. 

Ahh I see that now, it's got the selector switch on it. Weird

[miles'tone]

Apart from the wrong photo 😆, they've changed the fingerboard radius for the new one. The old one had a 12" radius like a real Stingray, the new one has a 9.5" like a modern Fender.

[rasher80]

So it turns out the cheaper of the two is the older model with the large SUB logo and more unwieldy preamp (supposedly - I've never played one!)

Be easier to just include a stock photo of the previous model - save a daft old sod like me from getting confused! 

Now where did I leave my slippers.....?