Thatās a good one but iād rather go for a girls name and āGirls with comb oversā¦ā
I donāt think soā¦ But I am getting much olderā¦
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āMiyukiā can mean ābeautyā + ārespect/honorā; I donāt think it is a common spelling though, I had to look it up
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I donāt remember ever seeing it written like this but I am also basically illiterate
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I like it! Miyuki sounds great! Very fitting! Settled. Thank you!
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I bought it over an online store called MercadoLibre thatās like an Amazon where you can buy and sell new/used stuff. I have no real reason to think it was stolen, besides if it was then selling it in the case with the logo of the band is not exactly a bright idea.
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Itās a good one for a white bass too as it can also mean āBeautiful Snowā
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Love it! Sheās Miyuki! You baptized her!
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Congratulations @franx !
Cool bass.
Cool case.
Cool story.
Cool name.
That was a āmeant to beā bass!
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That phrase describes my feelings! Thanks @eric.kiser
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Ahahahaha āBarcode Personā
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Just $205 USD is nuts for bass this good. What a great time to learn bass.
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yeah this new P from HB is impressive for the price
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Can confirm!
Itās basically my Harley Benton MV-4MSB as long scale, slightly different body & P-only version! There is also a P/J versionā¦
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I have kept on looking at this GAS thread and thinking wow, how is this happening to so many others, but it really hasnāt happened to me. Well, that was the case up until earlier this week.
I have been pretty content with the two basses I have, a Fender Player Jazz Bass and Squier Classic Vibe '60s Fretless Jazz Bass. This provides a wide range of sounds. However, I have had a desire to expand my sonic palette. On Tuesday I made the hour and a half drive up to the Guitar Center in Reno to try many different basses for sound and feel. I felt like I was Goldilocks desiring something that was just right.
I tried a P Bass, but the neck felt too big.
I tried a few Ibanez basses and while the necks were more comfortable, something just didnāt feel quite right.
I tried a 5-string, I tried a Yamaha, and many others. I even tried a Squier Jazz bass for a familiar reference.
Then I tried some Sterling Music Man StingRays. I felt a connection and heard something new to add to my sonic palette. The tone and the sustain. I went back and forth between 4HH and 4H models. They felt so smooth and solidly built. They also offered a lot of versatile sounds. Then I found myself going back to two of the 4HHs again and I knew that GAS had set in.
I would have left the store with one of them if they were willing to offer either one at their current advertised online sale price on a Sterling by Music Man StingRay Ray4HH in Chopper Blue ($339 - $90 off of full price.)
They had a new one in Olive listed at $429 and a used one in Chopper Blue for $399. Well, they told me that they wouldnāt come down in price if the same model bass was in a different color and they wouldnāt come down in price on a used bass in the same color. Hmmm.
So, I went home and searched online and found my desired Sterling by Music Man StingRay Ray4HH in Chopper Blue available at Musicianās Friend brand new for $100 off. I called their number and spoke to Nate, one of their reps and was able to get an additional 15% discount on some other already on sale items to go with my new bass (stand, strings, and a strap.)
I also looked up Musicianās Friend online and saw that it is owned by Guitar Center. Hmmm again.
According to tracking, my new bass should be arriving this week.
I also found a custom pickguard to replace the boring, plain white one.
The excitement and anticipation is building.
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Congrats! Sterlings are fine basses snd thereās nothing like an MM pup. Youāre gonna love your new baby. It quite possibly could become your go-to.
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I Have a Sterling MM 4 string 1H
Really good bass for the price and imho starter friendly.
You might need a setup. Mine came with D G with very high action and E A, were frettingā¦ so I dont think they invest any time in itā¦ just dont let them change the strings. 
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It depends on who you buy a Sterling from. I bought mine from Pitbull Audio (California) and it arrived inspected and set up beautifully, free of charge. There are other vendors who do the same. For example, Thomann Music also provides these services.
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My Ibanez arrived sharp from thereā¦ even without request (tbh I forgot).
The Sterling I bought from a shop in Portugal.
They opened the box in front of meā¦ checked for damage, electronics, etcā¦ and sent me omw. Tbfā¦ I shouldāve tried that one in the shopā¦ not only the demo one.
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Congratulations! Those stingrays are a different beast, very āin your faceā love it!
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Reading this story unfold has been amazing! Congrats on the new bass dude!
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Congrats!!!
This is the bass I used for my Simms Quad pickup build. I like everything about it and for the price itās an incredible deal. The only issue mine has is Iām at the end of the truss rod adjustment during some seasons and may be an issue in the future, but not now. Give that a quick check maybe.
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