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Plenum n Heather

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« on: March 09, 2015, 10:19:34 PM »
I actually picked this up a couple of weeks ago; a Sterling SUB4 string in trans black. It has a very solid feel and sounds really nice. I have never had a bass with rosewood fingerboard before; it really sounds different. I compared the same bass, one with maple and one with rosewood.The maple had more midrange and more snap; the rosewood was warmer/darker.

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Re: NBD
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2015, 11:25:57 PM »
Nice!  I'm trying to remember, what was the difference between the SUB and the MM regular line?
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2015, 06:20:48 AM »
That does look pretty darn good.
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Re: NBD
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2015, 08:01:02 AM »
Bass is the new guitar...

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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2015, 08:20:16 AM »
Looks mighty fine.

I'd only played basses with rosewood boards until recently - just seemed the natural way to go to me - but my most recent bass has got a maple board (a Fender 70s reissue Jazz). Yes, I'm finding it does seem to have more "honk" and, er, it seems I like that...

I'm still likely to go out and get a 60s style Jazz with rosewood at some point, though... (which was what I was actually looking for when I bought the other one!)
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Re: NBD
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2015, 03:41:10 PM »
Oh those are good things, congrats! Interesting about the woods, my Jazz-ish one has maple too, while my acoustic has rosewood. Though you canīt really compare them at all of course.
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Re: NBD
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2015, 05:28:38 PM »
Very nice :D
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Re: NBD
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2015, 06:24:28 PM »
Quote from: MrBump on March 10, 2015, 08:01:02 AM
Bass is the new guitar...

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You know, I agree. After years of just playing 6 strings I have recently got my bass and it together and I'm loving the change.
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Re: NBD
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2015, 09:03:07 PM »
I like the look of it. I too like a rosewood fret board. My old P bass has one. Must give it an airing come to think of it.
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Re: NBD
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2015, 10:11:47 AM »
I've always liked those!
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