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Sterling vs Music Man - is it worth it?

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Ander87 Grand Master

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  On 06/03/2022 at 22:47, jd56hawk said:

 

I will not buy Musicman basses.

I will not buy Fender basses.

 

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Hm! Interesting debate! The basses I’ve had most have been limelight P basses and Stingrays. 
 

Having gone from sandberg, headless Ibanez’s, custom boutique basses…

 

Limelight Precision 4 - Stingrays 4, so far. 
 

I may need that short scale Ray to settle the score 😂

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Ander87 Grand Master

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  On 06/03/2022 at 11:53, BassAgent said:

s it worth the price difference? Well, yes and no. The EBMM is actually a lot better but also about twice the price (on the second hand market) than an SB14. I do think the EBMM is a better investment, if I'd want to sell it again. The SB14 is bloomin' great, though.

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I think this is a good summary of our own moral financial justifications and budgets lol

tegs07 Grand Master

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  On 06/03/2022 at 22:47, jd56hawk said:

I will not buy Musicman basses.

I will not buy Fender basses.

No one's been able to provide a compelling reason why I should.

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I don’t think there is a compelling reason to eat pies, visit New York or drive an Aston Martin. 
 

However mmm pies 🤤🤤

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Kev Grand Master

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  On 06/03/2022 at 22:47, jd56hawk said:

I will not buy Musicman basses.

I will not buy Fender basses.

No one's been able to provide a compelling reason why I should.

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Swear I've seen a post from you recently talking about a new Fender Squier you've bought.

neepheid Grand Master

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  On 07/03/2022 at 10:52, tegs07 said:

I don’t think there is a compelling reason to eat pies, visit New York or drive an Aston Martin. 
 

However mmm pies 🤤🤤

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The pie IS the compelling reason to eat it.  It is its own self contained reason to be eaten.  It's just as well they're easy to make - if they were a creature they'd have gone the way of the dodo long ago!

 

 

Gratuitous pie porn

 

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In Scotland we've got you vegetarians covered.  Sometimes I prefer a macaroni pie to a steak pie, they're that good anyway.

 

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Finally, have a picture of a good old pork pie.

 

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All at least 30 mins before lunch, I am so cruel :)

 

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tegs07 Grand Master

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  On 07/03/2022 at 11:32, neepheid said:

 

The pie IS the compelling reason to eat it.  It is its own self contained reason to be eaten.  It's just as well they're easy to make - if they were a creature they'd have gone the way of the dodo long ago!

 

 

Gratuitous pie porn

 

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In Scotland we've got you vegetarians covered.  Sometimes I prefer a macaroni pie to a steak pie, they're that good anyway.

 

macaronipie.jpg

 

Finally, have a picture of a good old pork pie.

 

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All at least 30 mins before lunch, I am so cruel :)

 

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Well done I think you have succeeded in concluding that the answer to Sterling vs MusicMan is pie. In all varieties.

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neepheid Grand Master

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  On 07/03/2022 at 11:41, tegs07 said:

Well done I think you have succeeded in concluding that the answer to Sterling vs MusicMan is pie. In all varieties.

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I think pie is a satisfactory answer to most problems.  Let's say you have two people kicking lumps out of each other in the street.  Are you seriously telling me that if I had two hot pies on me and I said "if you two stop fighting now, you can each have a pie" that they wouldn't at least consider stopping?

 

@jd56hawk - if you stop putting the same effing picture of your basses up in almost every thread you participate in, I'll give you a pie?

 

Worth a shot... ;)

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tegs07 Grand Master

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  On 07/03/2022 at 11:51, neepheid said:

 

I think pie is a satisfactory answer to most problems.  Let's say you have two people kicking lumps out of each other in the street.  Are you seriously telling me that if I had two hot pies on me and I said "if you two stop fighting now, you can each have a pie" that they wouldn't at least consider stopping?

 

@jd56hawk - if you stop putting the same effing picture of your basses up in almost every thread you participate in, I'll give you a pie?

 

Worth a shot... ;)

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Problem is there will always be a Putin who would want both pies and the bakery.

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neepheid Grand Master

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  On 07/03/2022 at 11:54, tegs07 said:

Problem is there will always be a Putin who would want both pies and the bakery.

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Putin dies of a massive heart attack through overconsumption of pies, I'd be ok with that :)

 

 

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tegs07 Grand Master

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  On 07/03/2022 at 14:48, jd56hawk said:

With one notable exception.

Actually several...they're prices better and look better, and the CV sounds better than any MIM I've ever played.

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I’ve played some great CV’s. I’ve owned some better MIM Fenders. The Vintera 50’s P and Nate Mendel P for example. So do 2 brand new CV’s make a better purchase than a used Vintera or Nate or Flea? We would all have our opinions but mine would be no.

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jd56hawk Mentor

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I'll say better than any Player series basses.

As for the MIMs that cost $1,000 plus, I sure hope Fender makes good basses in that price bracket...and I've recommended the Vintera P basses several times before...but they're simply not for me.

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Mike99 Rookie

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  On 06/03/2022 at 11:53, BassAgent said:

Well, I have both at home right now. Not Stingrays, but Sterlings. I borrowed a Sterling SB14 from a friend, and shortly after bought a '93 EBMM Sterling. The SB14 is really really good. Like, for that price, insanely good. It's light, the neck is great, it sounds like a proper Music Man, the hardware is good and I really like the colour.

The EBMM is however a different ball park: the neck is a bit chunkier than the SB14 (but only a little bit), has some crazy birdseye figuring on it, the hardware is a lot better than the SB14 and the sound has more depth and "feel" to it.

 

Is it worth the price difference? Well, yes and no. The EBMM is actually a lot better but also about twice the price (on the second hand market) than an SB14. I do think the EBMM is a better investment, if I'd want to sell it again. The SB14 is bloomin' great, though.

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