Years of watching oceanic docs on T.V., never once I've seen a lobster buddy-buddy with a stingray. Mother nature never cease to amaze!

@TheBeardofDOOM

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment of the day!

@wesliggett2454

3 жыл бұрын

Pin this sucker. Best comment.

@hectormonclova7563

2 жыл бұрын

The ghost of Jacques Cousteau ordered beers for you... 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

just got this bass looks beautiful and love the range of tones

Definitely not bad for an "entry level" Music Man bass! Now I can't wait for the incoming modding stuff, damn it. You always know how to bring hype in the game!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks B@ssiCS :)

As always a GREAT review from Lobster. I´m just waiting for the changes that will be made in this bass... Congratulations Lobster!!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

:)

Very cool review. I really like the 5 way pickup switch. Thanks Lobster 🦞

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sparks :)

Bass sounds great for the money. Can’t wait for the upgrades!😌🎶👍🏾

Looks nicer than the images on their site.sound pretty good. Will be interesting to see what it's like with the EMG's. Cannot wait for that video. Great job again. Thanks Stu 😊

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stu!

I love these SUB videos. Gives me a lot to think about to mod mine up hopefully soon!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! So glad you enjoy the videos :)

Really enjoying your videos. Very insightful and entertaining. 👌

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

That bass is beautiful. Love that color

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That tone with both pickups.... Awesome

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks M Perk!

Thanks sir. Continuing to enjoy your content and on the back of a lot of it I am definitely going for a Sterling SUB. I just wish that the HH was available to us lefties, so given that it's not, it will have to be a Ray 4 for me. At least it's a starting block with solid build quality, but this one sounds so much better out of the box than that and it's really frustrating that they don't offer a left-handed option. Keep up the great vids.

That is a very nice sounding and looking bass! I really like the Sabre tone with the pickup selector in position 3. The upcoming mods should make this bass a tone monster!!!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith :)

Love the videos lobster, commenting to feed the algorithm for ya

@LowEndLobster

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful !! I wS just looking at this on reverb like 2 days ago, I love this color!!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It is indeed eye catching

The color is really cool I can't wait until the next video

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cody :)

Looking forward to seeing this build series!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken :)

@kbowen2251

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster you're welcome! You've been having lots of great build videos here about active basses which are something I've never dealt with before. I'm not used to preamps so it's great to learn about them!

great bass, nice playing !!!!!!

Sounds like an ambitious modding project. I’m looking forward to hearing the results!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Friday! :)

@mikegordon7040

3 жыл бұрын

Took the words out my mouth

I owned the five string version of the older model for a while and, like this bass, had lots of very good usable tones.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith! Indeed!

i havent even watched thru the whole vid and ik its gonna be fire

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

You are using the pickups I wanted to see! Cannot wait! Also add a black pickguard to this bass and it will look awesome with that body color.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Meyers!

I've seen these before at my guitar center, they sound cool! Another great video

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Positions 1, 3 and 5 seem to be the most useful to my ears.

I just bought this exact bass from Guitar Center two weeks ago. An amazing bass for the price. The winning combination was the candy apple red and a Stingray style bass for under $400. I saw it in the store and bought it on sight. No pondering. My other bases are Jazz MIM and the G&L L-2000. So far I've been playing the Sterling Ray4HH frequently and it's becoming my main.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Congrats!

@tedbrookins

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you are enjoying your tone monster of a bass!

I got one of these Bass R4HH it sounds awesome right out the box .🎉

Ahh I love this. I can't wait to see the results of the tinkering. EMG in general seems to be, more often than not in the sweet-spot tone-wise of the whichever pickup configuration they are making a pickup for.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

:)

Just bought one. Sounds good right out of the box.

You convinced me to buy my SUB 5 and it was a super good buy!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet :)

Great review! I'm looking forward to the mod video!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You have the coolest intro in all youtube, Mister Lobster

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

7:20 kitty was loving the grooves and riffs

Looking forward to the modification. I don't know how you keep all those configurations straight...better you than me. Good vid!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Budd!

It will be great to see the new and improved lol

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Davey!

Great color,sounds really good,the revised edition is definitely interesting.Great choice in using EMG Pickups & Preamp,It’s going to sound killer

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice vid bro!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my man!

In recent years maple / light fretboards have come into fashion quite a bit , and I go back-and-forth between preferring rosewood/ebony and maple. I guess I love them all. 🦞

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

This is the way

Thank you for the reviews on the Sterling SUB basses. I just purchased a ray4hh based on your reviews. I love it so far. I'm going to dup the code red mod. My caution to others is the factory setup is really poor, the action was different on every sub I looked at and intonation wasn't even close on the one I purchased. It's going to require a setup out of the box.

Definitely a phatty! Love it.

I CAN'T WAIT Bro! I'm gonna do the Same, the 4HH will be here Next week. @LowEndLobster

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

cool review, best bass for this price point

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

I agree it's definitely one of (if not the) best value at $350 in terms of balancing features and quality

Really like the candy apple finish, super nice

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks McMeeBurger!

Really looking forward to this one. Love the color of the bass but it needs a black pearloid pickguard. Can't wait to see/hear the pickup combinations.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bevin!

Another great video Lobster. IMO I think position #2 would be better served using the outer coils rather than the inner ones. But other than that, this Ray4 gives a lot of bang for the buck. I look forward to the upgrades!

Good demo and video. I remember playing this bass when I first began playing bass in April of 2020 (yet now I can actually call myself a real bassist). At that time I was pretty much just a rhythm guitarist) Anyway I'm almost exclusively a Precision Bass man but I thought this bass sounded incredible in the 4th position (the neck p style setting/big surprise huh) and the fifth position running only bridge pickup. Those two setting alone mafe this bass a worthy purchase. I'm gonna check out the most video because I really like this bass even not being big on the stingrays. I like the way you broke down all the features this bass has to offer. If I may add one thing I believe this bass is a great choice for pick players. Not only funk players but Rock N Roll, Hardcore and even Heavy Metal this bass would be very well adept to.

Woohoo EMG's going in! 👍

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

:)

They took the best sound out of this bass. The first position after the bridge pickup was the best sound on the old version.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking and wasn't sure if I was just wrong my first time around. The outer coil tone is one of the best!

@JD-fh3nk

3 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to just rewire the selector switch to get the original 4th position pickup configuration?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's absolutely possible

@markblackstad8705

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I have a 2020 version SUB HHRay5 and the position 4 outer coils gets a lot of use from me!

Lovely color, Nice sound, Maple neck, this bass only need a black pickguard to be perfect for me

If they do a short scale HH, I am in! As always, thank you!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan!

I picked up a SUB Ray5HH a little bit ago. It sounds decent, the preamp can be a bit much, and the pickups are really a bit hot, but the feel of the bass is really nice. Not bad, even. It does not feel like a "cheap" entry level bass at all. With upgraded electronics, that thing would be the cat's pajamas! I haven't decided what I'm going to put in mine yet. Can't wait to see what you do with this one.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bizi! That's why I like em so much. The stuff that you can't change easily (body/neck) are consistently solid in the ones I've tried, and the stuff that you can change is decent enough to keep around but definitely gets better with some mods :). Well said!

Great review as always!! Love your style. These basses are a tremendous value and are easy to mod/ fix. There’s something slightly wrong with the wiring or switch of your bass. Position 4 is supposed to have coils 1+4 engaged for a super wide Jazz tone; more gutsy than position 2 (2+3). These basses are tone monsters! I recommend rewiring so all combos play in parallel for similar output in all positions. The 1+2/2+3/1234/1+4/3+4 configuration offers humbucking in all positions. This is one of the most versatile basses available today. I just got one and will never let it go!!

@MrTomengle

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear. This has become number 1on my list of basses to buy. First time bassist and have been doing as much on line research as I can.

@LowEndLobster

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes the switch has a loose wire in one position lol

@MrTomengle

Жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster well after all was said and done I opted for the Ibanez SR370E in Surreal Black Fade. On to bass lessons!

@LowEndLobster

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTomengle Congrats!

I’ve got an EMG MMCS in my OLP/G&L mashup (it’s an OLP Stingray with a G&L Tribute L2000 neck) - can’t wait for the mod vid!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Woah that sounds crazy! Did you have to modify the neck pocket at all?

@ChrisHopkinsBass

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster yes - it's a bit agricultural underneath the pickguard but it worked. The OLP's neck was totally warped and I bought the G&L neck for a very cheap price as the seller on eBay said it had a backbow. It turns out that the truss rod nut was loose. It's absolutely fine now. I did a cover of White Room by Cream using it on my channel

Candy bass good looking 🙂

I just knew the word ‘modding’ would make an appearance!!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Spoiler alert ;P

Me. Lobster...HH is the most underrated config of Music Man Basses.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! It all started with the Sabre!

Thanks for the great content, Mr Lobster. I am new to the channel and bring little/no knowledge of bass. Your expertise is crucial to my search for a great beginner bass. How many claws for this instrument?

... considering I get already lost with the simple configuration of a Jazz Bass, I can't imagine how I could manage your new mods 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think I need this bass.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

;)

Nice bass. Excellent playing. But......your cat stole the show!

@LowEndLobster

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Did you say EMG? Sounds good to me LowEndLobster, can't wait to watch and hear those modifications!!!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Tomorrow you shall see the glory :)

I would love so much to learn how to mod, your the man at modding lobster 🦞

Hey Lobters, saludos! Great vids you do, man. Today I bought this Sterling and I think is a 2018 unit because the numbers start with b18... I tested it with a Rumble 25! at the store and it sounded great. So, when I took it home like 3 hours ago I played it with my ampeg b2-re with 2-10s thinking that it will sound better. It sounds good, but there is a "distortion" (that I did not hear back in the shop) when stepping the upper and middles frets (low notes) of the 4th and 3rd strings. At first gave me the impression of a growl or gnarly cool sound, but when I came exploring all knobs and five switchings, I came out to think that something's wrong, that is a distorted sound coming from... I don't... the frets? the strings? You said that there is a distortion on the previews units before the 2021's. So I'm thinking about it very sadly and My unit it has to be from 2018, I think. What should I do, a set up or change the electronics, or... I don't know... Please help me! Thank's a lot. Muchas Gracias!

It is worth noting that the original US-made Music Man Sub basses also had poplar body.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! The ole poplar slab body, 'b-stock' neck painted black, two band pre. Those were awesome basses

Let’s gooooo

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

WOO!

Genius

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Arthur!

Here's a mod for ya: that bass needs a lobster inlay at the 12th fret.

@russellzauner

3 жыл бұрын

bedazzle it with orange fake gems cut to shape like stained glass, there. Hey you could do instrument inlays, learn how to apply binding, lots of stuff.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

:O

@Flipit661

2 ай бұрын

Bass clef in pearl

Just bought this bass from GC for 299.99 and so far love it.I don;t think it needs any mods

Am I the only one who watches every video about 5 times just so it really soaks in ??? 🤔

@Blech319

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@ricardobass4831

3 жыл бұрын

yeah probably but im sure mr lobster appreciates it

@TheGAMEGod_YT

3 жыл бұрын

@@ricardobass4831 I’m a good crustacean

@bassimprovjams3772

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao i go back to the musicman videos quite often but yea I think u got us beat brother lmao

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

XD

Greattings from Portugal Gonna choose between the Ray 24 Ca TLB or the Ray 4 HH PBBS what to you think? I'm 37 and re-join our high-school band (didn't play for almost 15 years). Please keep doing it, it's great. Regards Pedro

What a coincidence I just bought that one!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats Will!

I was gunna comment at the beginning and say the strings sounded like they needed to be changed but I didn’t say it because I’m like .. what if the lobster says they are new ? I will look dumb lol. Glad my ear was correct

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

;P

@russellzauner

3 жыл бұрын

sometimes new strings suck. I bought some cheap no name clear plastic baggie strings off amazon just to see how crappy they were and since I broke half of them just putting them on I can understand why they're all sold in at least two packs if not 10 packs but never singly. At least you get a set on the guitar but they won't last and usually will do sometimes bad stuff to your fingers. I'm migrating to tapes because I like the way the science looks, the way the demos sound, and the fact that if you get a set that's working on your bass they don't break unless they literally fall apart. The ones I've priced aren't any more than any other string set...

I really love this colour and the maple board. I wish sterling did this colour combo for the single ray 4's. I ordered one (which isn't cheap in Australia here, equivalent to USD$735) and the strings were low at the base of the neck but high in the middle. I took it to a guitar tech who said the neck heel was swollen and basically defective. I returned it and ordered another from another store. Same problem! Perhaps the supplier here had a bad batch of the candy reds. So unfortunately I had to return that too. A real shame because I loved the feel and the sound.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Aw, major shame! Bummer man :(

@KeroDean

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Yeah really loved the colour and sound. Might try to save up a bit more and go to a Music Man stingray instead ;)

Let’s lobster 🦞 !!!!!!!!!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

WOOOO!

Just when I thought you were simply going to do another pickup/preamp upgrade, you throw in the 3-way Tele switch and 2-band coil tap preamp... THAT got my attention ;)

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Heheheh, too much free time on my hands ;P (not). The mod project was super fun and rewarding!

I have the green one, I love it. Matches my green hair and dirty blonde hair. Quality is good, except the frets at the heel feel kinda sharp on the ends. Just not into active. I might pay the money to get it straight passive. But I got it for 300 USD and was the best impulsive buy I ever did. If you see one, get one. Also I love the kitty.

Can you do a review of Yamaha BB435?

That’s my baby

Lobster do you prefer the H or HH. If you had to pick one?

I'm in the market for a Sterling as I really like these basses sound. Is this Bass good for slapping. I would like to learn all styles; but slap is one of the styles i look forward to learning on bass.

Nice bass. Would you review the Carvin Vanquish 5 string bass? That is the only bass really worth $1,500. Thanks.

The olive green one is on sale for $379 right now on Amazon. The place I ordered from gave me the difference back cause most places are selling it for $429. Tremendous bass for the money.

@MarcG7424

2 жыл бұрын

379 for the HH configuration ? The single is going for 349 on various websites

@Ratchman_5000

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcG7424 yep. Not sure what it is now but I went through zzounds because I couldn't find it in stock anywhere. A few weeks after receiving it I noticed the 379 price on Amazon, and they gave me back the difference. I'm loving it. I did have to have the frets filed and slapped some elixir strings on it. Smooth bass now!

@MarcG7424

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ratchman_5000 Niiiice

@paxonearth

2 жыл бұрын

Rich, how are you enjoying your new bass? I LOVE the olive green version.

@Ratchman_5000

2 жыл бұрын

@@paxonearth It's great! My only complaint was that it showed up with fret sprout. I was planning on putting elixir strings on anyway so I had the frets filed also. Very smooth now!

Anyway I can shield the bass? I got this open box and it sounds amazing and a bit of buzzing.

Quite a great pallet of scoopy sounds with this setup. Even more so after modding... Wow, how to use these extra 3? 38mm nut.. Wow. Had a jazz bass once with that, super smooth. Candy apple Red is an evil color! Very hemoglobin-like. Cat seemed to enjoy it - that's a great sign!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) Indeed Bebe was a fan, and I think the color is such a gem. It can look so many different ways depending on what it's paired with (pickguard, hardware, control plate)

@teleespantoso

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster do you really enjoy these bridgy humbucker sounds for playing? You are a rocker, I've seen. Lot of right hand!

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Stingray tone is one of my favorites :)

@teleespantoso

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster boooyaaah! So these sterlings would be a nice catch? Trying to get my band to do a write off here lol! The trans blue is super nice. Good original preamp? Seems so light and easy...

it looks good, although I am not a fan of the white guard/plate, It does sound a great bass, you seemed to be noodling a little more that usual, so would seem you liked it too. Its going to be a killer bass if you manage to improve on what it already manages.

I hated the lobster but over a weekend I have become a fan lol no BS when you watch quite a few

Hello, I'm asking again but I have to ask those who know to be able to turn on my bass, it's one equal to that satin blue but I heard on both pickups when my fingers touched the plastic or any side of the pickup a dry hit tok tok very annoying but I did not know what it was and someone bought that same bass and commented on this situation, he says that it is not normal and I think the same. I wrote to electronica para musicians and they told me that the pickups are like a microphone since the pickups are not well made and nothing can be done except change the pickups. What do you think and what do you think of the Wilkinson pills?

Awesome, I just suggested for you to do some mods on a Ray4HH or on your green olive Ray5HH kn your new give away video. Looking forward. PS: What about Delano pickups?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mauricio! We'll definitely have some Delano stuff in the future, I like their pickups very much

hi lobster do you know if you can put 2 agm4s into this bass please?

Hello, in your appreciation, how do you feel the weight of that normal Sterling or something heavy?

Hey Lobster. I’m sad. I’m sad because the nut width makes me sad. Too narrow, otherwise it’s great. Any ideas about a replacement neck with a wider nut?

how many weight?

Hello Sir! Long time watcher of your videos. I have this exact bass and I have never changed out the stock strings. Which would you recommend? I prefer a darker sound with less edge. Thanks for your reply and keep up the great work!

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Todd! If you're looking for a darker and less bright sound, check out LaBella Deep Talkin Flats! The 760FS is my go to flatwound set.

@toddwalker4301

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Ordered.....thanks!

You truly are mad! Definitely needs a 🦞 on the pickguard! You might ask WD Music Products if they can do that 😊👍

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

That'd be cool :)

Lobster, with all the StingRays that have passed through your hands, have you encountered the "quiet G" phenomenon? I had an older EBMM SR4 that was badly afflicted by this, but I haven't noticed it on newer models so much.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, the only one I really noticed it on was my Stingray EX from the 90's but outside of that I haven't had any issues.

hello, how much does it weigh, does it work for a long time? greetings from Turkey

You might say the bass is "lobster red"? Everyday we get closer to a lobster sig musicaman :) Might be cool to see a sterling get the compensated nut that the american models have

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

That would be cool, I wonder if they can be sourced

Nice vid man, does it come with a gig bag or hard case?

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Nope. Only the Ray34/5 basses have bags

@adnanti-nk1hw

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Thanks

Hi Lobster. I ADORE the look and sound of these basses, just have a hard time dealing with the neck profile. EDIT: I had a hard time understanding the switching change. Does this mean that you'll be able to switch both pups single/serial/parallel independently?

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Aw bummer :( Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with these. I've found them to be pretty consistent (though there's probably hundreds of thousands of them out there). The dozen or so I've tried over the past year have been very consistent with only one needing a little fret end filing.

@misterbreakit2006

3 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster Sorry, edited the comment at the same time you responded.

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

No prob dude. Do there's no series parallel here, the 5 way selects different rows of magents on the pickup. Each MM had two rows of four, and the selector gives you different combos. The new electronics moves to a 3 way switch and independent coil tapping for each pickup separately

The only bad thing about HH sterling stingrays is that upgrading the pickups is twice as expensive XD

@LowEndLobster

3 жыл бұрын

Yup XD

I've always had jazz bass, but I really want to get into the MM world. You who have already tested both versions (H and HH), do you think that the 2 humbuckers give you that much versatility or do you think that in the end you will end up playing 90% of the time on the humbucker on the bridge? I like versatility as I don't like to take more than 1 bass away when I go to rehearsal or jam. But I'm afraid I'll end up not making any use of the neck humbucker. Can you comment about your opinion, please? Thanks!!

@LowEndLobster

2 жыл бұрын

Great question Rafa! I think the HH for only a little more money offers a TON of tonal flexibility while still being able to get the Ray4H tones. Even if you don't solo the neck pickup, positions 2 and 4 (inner and outer coils) are superb as well

@SeuRafinha

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowEndLobster you're the best!! I'll order a HH! 4 strings of course! =) thanks a lot for all great stuff you bring for us! I Can't express such gratitude in words.