All The Feel For Half The Price? STERLING BY MUSIC MAN StingRay RAY34 Bass Review | GEAR GODS
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- The Sterling by Music Man StingRay RAY34 Bass kills! Hold onto ya butts as we do a deep dive into the ultimate import bass.
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![The Beauty & Tone BEAST! - Sterling By Music Man Stingray Ray34HH [Demo]](/img/n.gif)
Dayum boy, you are playing the bass like an actual bassist.
Nicely done, that little bass fill in the middle was super choice.
My favorite bass of all time. Im gettinf the ray 34 ash black in a few months. Played 1 amongst other basses and this hit the sweet spot for me. And they look so good!
Nice video. Good tones
Killer playing, that thing sounds/looks great for the $$$$. I bought two EB Specials after your other Stingray video, one exactly like the white one you had played. Thanks for sharing.
Ace ,proper metal intro. Damn. Love the sterling tone for metal up to death/grind core.
Thumping good! Nice bass. Thanks for the playing demo.
I got a 5 string model.After playing Spectors Warwicks for years.. I once had a real southern Cal made MM..This is a Killer bass for the money.
I bought a sub as my first bass guitar 5 months ago and I made a promise that if I keep on practicing until I reach my anniversary I'll upgrade to this bass and after that I'll get the real deal musicman on my second year of bass playing,by doing that I push myself towards getting better and better so that when that second year comes I'll be able to do justice to that sound i fell in love when I picked it up at guitar center
I really like you put it in a full mix context.
Great review. I am looking to get the HH stealth model. Thanks for showing this off!
Thanks for letting us know about the pickup. Thanks. 🙂
It growls! Just ordered mine today in Scarlet burst finish. So excited!!!
How do you like it so far? I've had my eye on one recently.
You're killing it dude 🎸🎸🎸
"Everything about this is...Fancy Pants" lmao! Great video but that part cracked me up. I'm about to pull the trigger on the Sterling Ray35HH. I'm scared too bro. Reviews seem great 0verall but I did run across a couple of scary ones too.
Awesome video. 😎🤘🏻🎸sterling stingray basses sounds phenomenal for metal music. I was Thinking about getting one.
Thanks for the very nice review. Terrific bass for the money.
just ordered mine. 34PB.
great slap bass too.
My precious. Can't recommend it enough.
Killer demo!
The new ray 34s are basically a 2017 and earlier ebmm stingray. Both have 6 bolt neck. Ash body. Roasted maple neck the old ebmm even used alnico humbucker just like the ray 34 literally the only difference is location of build. I have the ash black ray34 and its phenomenal.
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.
I love that bass !!! / You know what - the top finish on these basses has a kind of "Fogged or mist" type of look. Not complaining for the price mind you. But I would take this bass to someone who could get a real nice shine out of this top wood. Yeah Yeah I know. "Well what are you gonna do - look at it - or play it ?" - I've heard this line a Billion times. This "Trans Satin Black" top is REALLY cool. (IMO). May as well do it justice...
Having long since sold off my herd of pre-Ernie Ball Stingrays and playing mostly finger picking acoustic guitar, I miss the heft and feel of the Stingray when I pick up an Ibanez. When I pick up a bass, I want to enjoy playing it as much as possible without breaking the bank since I'm no longer playing professionally. Your review answered all of the questions I had and prompted me to pull the trigger on a Ray34 natural with the swamp ash body, hoping for as much weight as I can get, I like a heavy bass. And hell, today's my birthday! After watching videos of people slapping, tapping, and soloing, it's nice to see someone actually just play the freaking bass! This coming from someone who has been playing for over 45 years and highly influenced, in style and technique, by seeing Geezer Butler from the 14th row on the floor in 1978 (with Van Halen opening up). Thank you!
I would totally buy one especially that color, im addicted to my stingrays tho, almost on my 4th one lol soon have a 2020 that is on layaway I'm making payments on the blackout edition!! Can not effen wait!!!!
Question for you, do you use a pedal or a fuz when you show us your video for this bass? Merci :)
Sounds great!
Just bought one 5-21-23 love her. Thank you for your vid! The dark maple fretboard is very cool .
Love your take on the pickup. I'll be baack!
Thank you for the date ❤ !
I've got the Blue Sparkle R34 and I love it!
That was Sick!!!🤘😆🤘
Incorporating the LICC into a metal mix was a stroke of pure genius.
What kind of pickups were on the two basses? how were they different? I mean i know what the websites say now. say this one has alnico and the ernie balls have neo pickups. but the sterlings all have different pickups- the sterling website says the short scale actually has a NEO in it. weird when the sterlings all the cheaper ones have ceramics and all the more expensive have alnico.
I really like this bass… tone was great and the look is bad ass
Dude you got skillz.
It has a great humbucking clean sound, I like it
That Neo pickup is to die for.
Only thing that puts me off is the pickup has that weird lip on it at the top, very small thing, but if you're used to resting your thumb there, it is frustrating they have made it that way. Anyone know why they did that? And can you get a normal MM pickup shape on these Sterlings?
What kind of amp and pedals are you running to get the first sound that you play and what is the EQ exactly? What is your amp EQ? I just can't get my Sterling Ray 34 to sound like this.... are the strings brand new?
Thanks :)
would be nice to have that info in the description
I am still holding my breath waiting for this info…
I have one of these on the way, hopefully here by Thursday! That being said, what's a good pup replacement? I noticed that's the only thing that you, and a couple of others I have found in videos/forums saying needs tinkered with(which seems to be personal taste).
Delano MC4AL is probably the most authentic sounding aftermarket Stingray pickup.
Nice demo!! The other demos are like thump and thud, can’t hear the clarity like you showed,
Are you using any pedals in this demo ?
What is this being ran through? AMP / SIM / Pedals?
Getting new amber finish myself... You're a great player as well, I only wish you had played a true variety even some fat disco tone, Hall & Oates, British 80s Duran Duran RIO. Some tunes like that to HEAR
How's the preamp in these compared to the EBMM Stingray?
You use the plugin parallax of neural ?
I've had a real Sting Ray and I got the Ray 34. Same exact bass.
If they did a bongo in this range I would bite. Nice bass and the shortcomings mentioned could be remedied with upgrading.
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.
I have an american musicman special and a ray 34, both sound different to me, but love the tone of both sre beasts
What bass string and gauge to get this sound?
Nice video! Is there a big difference between a 10 year old Ray 34 and a more recent one?
, 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
The entire reason for putting top woods is for the colors, designs and patterns, what difference does it make whether it's a veneer or 4 inches thick? The thinner the better if you ask me.
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.
I'm in the mood for the New 2020's model (Ash-Black open pore ?) . I hope it sound as good as this 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!!
Where can I find that color?
That tone!!! Man, they're still INSANELY expensive here ($2k in some cases)...
I just bought a new Ray24CA for $350. It sounds nice too.
@@donh5794 Rewire the pickup to parallel. Makes it sound closer to the OG MM stingray.
@@farisfuad1150 Thanks, I'll look into rewiring.
My take on the EQ: High and Low full in, Mids out.
What is that riff from at 3:56
hey man, for a metal guitarist wanting a bass for demos, would you recommend the 4 or 5 string version `?
For a djent style the five string is ideal but for anything else you might as well just play a four string.
@@jacopastor3562 i play mostly of mice and men, architect a day to remember, and heavy metal :) , the thing i wonder is, would i regret the 5 string when playing a song tabbed for 4 string bass ?
@@Maxischupp93 you wouldn't if you knew your scales well. You can rearrange a song to sound better with the low B
Guitarists can struggle with properly muting the low B while it is not being played. It can lead to a muddy sound if it is vibrating. If you need the low B go 5 string otherwise go 4. You can always down tune a 4 string if need be.
I love my 5 strings but always record on 4 strings if possible.
5 string has its place without a doubt, however that being said it’s also a much heftier instrument, one extra tuner, heftier bridge, & thicker neck, you won’t get the nimbleness of a 4 string & honestly if you don’t need the low end of a 5 string while preserving the high G string for chordal stuff & melodies, then just tune down a 4, it’s comfier to play & generally easier to replace parts for
If the price is about 850$, which one is better: Sterling Ray35 or Fender Player Precision Bass?
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!
THE LICK
but it's metal
I would take that pickguard off right away
I know it's Music Man's "thing," but I think these would look much cooler without the pickguard.
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 have this guitar, it worths every dollar.
Yo nice vid . I liked the track and your flow but the best part of the vid was the joke . I was dying man
Bro! This bass may not have Ernie Ball Music Man pickups , but it sounds grrat! A total tonal tiger shark! And thanks for playing different styles and explaining along the way what this beautiful instrument It is capable of! Fantastic video! I just picked up one 5 days ago. Satin black with Shiny black pick guard, shiny black preamp cover plate and controls, Shiny black bridge, And satin black tuners that WILL MOT let this Thunderous Panther go out of tune! Add a roasted Maple neck! I've got to cop a few more of these Including a 5 string!!
Seems like a lot of fret buzz ?
I tried a coupld of these at a GC. Quite a bit of buzz for something that is et up in CA. Good bass other than that and the price is great!
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!
Unless you’re touring professionally or doing serious studio work this is all you need. If you got the cash by all means spend it but you don’t have to.
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.
For another $100 you can swap out the pickup and meh pickup problem solved. You could get two of these plus upgraded pickups and still be less than a MM.
DarkGlass dist sound detected :))
I think it's one cool ass Bass!
I mostly hear fret buzz
Too bad in Europe it retails from the equivalent of 1000$ to 1200$
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!
Lately if you can find a good one, you’re lucky. The quality control and “US” setup has gone to crap. I’ve gone through several of these with stripped out tuning gears, big cracks in the finish, and the necks arrive with the truss rod jacked so tight you can’t move it.
Here’s the Ray 34 in use: czcams.com/video/VEKKJv5VzxY/video.html
But you didn't tell us how much it weighs. Also for that price it should have a good pu.
This thing IS Bad-ASS‼️✨🎸🔊👍🏾For the price range & materials used in the build,..it’s phenomenal and a MUST to have for me!! But I’m getting the Natural Stain ASH Wood version!..and maybe just upgrade the Pick Up/..or not,..it may just need to be re-configured in Parallel not Single!! (..ands maybe a cheap Power upgrade: 9vlts🔋 to 18vlts…huh!?) Since you were interested in this one ,..you’Ve gotta check out the Roasted Maple/Natural Stain as well ‘cause it’s Purrrdy yawl ✨🎸🤘🏾🤣
on feel alone you cant tell the diff between this and an Ernie Ball at more than twice the price... thats saying something! becasue sound is one thing and FEEL is another!!
Weight?
I’m like 210, but I’m still working off the Christmas overeating
Hilarious! bass weight? @@treyxaviermusic
Sounds like The Lick @0:30
The best rattle man…..
800??? where?
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
I do not understand, sorry I am from Quebec, this bass is a musicman or sterling ray 34 not a musicman ... thank you!
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.
Here’s my Sterling Ray 34 in action: czcams.com/video/ywcfXnq33h0/video.html
I think I would spend that money on a LakLand 55-01
A real Musicman or a ray 34 Indonesia ? oufff sorry
#1 :D
Feel? No. Sound? Almost.
But it still too expensive for many of us (Indonesian) compared to Cort products for the same Made in Indonesia
And I think they are made in the same factory 🤔
Yep, pushing $2k here... very expensive.
@@seanfarrow1926 wow, that's crazy - i got mine for under $700 new.
I bought a Sterling SUB5, so the "one step below" the one in the video, and I can't play that thing. The frets are so sharp, they literally cut my fingers. When I play just a few notes on that thing, I have deep visible cuts on my fingers. Not to flesh, but still. Also, the humbucker is intentionally not the regular Stingray format, so that you can't easily replace them. Piece of shit that I wish I hadn't purchased. So I have a hard time believing that any other Sterling branded instrument could be better than that piece of shit I have.
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.
wired in series sounds shit
Sorry,but the tunig machines are Not the same,like the ernie balls,since the 70ies!
Becaus the org.have" Smaler" and better quality tuning plates!!! These ones on your Sterling looks too big and cheap🤟
Electronics are crap, the bass distorts at nearly any level. Also, the tuning machines are garbage. I've got the ray34 hh and it's in the hospital now getting fixed. Thoughts and prayers.
Strings bouncing around on the frets is all I hear in all demos of these basses. Sounds terrible
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
Started watching then realized it was a bass. Next!
Maybe broaden your horizons bud.
Still had to comment though, didn't you.