Sterling by Music Man 4 String Bass Guitar, Right, Olive (RAY4HH-OLV-M1)

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars | 23 ratings

Price: 424.88

Last update: 08-26-2024


About this item

StingRay HH in Olive finish with White pickguard
Basswood Body with Maple neck and fretboard
Equipped with 2 Sterling by Music Man designed Ceramic pickups and 2-band Active preamp: volume, treble, bass
All Sterling by Music Man instruments receive final set-up and inspection in California

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Top reviews from the United States

Gaél Guerrero
5.0 out of 5 stars Damn good bass
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
The sound and build quality of this bass are immaculate, it looks, feels, and sounds amazing, the shade of green is really nice in person too. This is definitely a good buy.
Kevin Pietriyk
1.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately very low quality and poor QC/Setup
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022
This is the second one of these that I got, first was reported as "lost in shipping", then showed up after I got a refund. First was obviously a repack/return, and had a mark right on top. But it was otherwise fine. Replacement showed up packed fine, but there are two dings on the top next to the pickguard. Looks almost like another bass fell on it and the tuning keys dented it. These are advertised as "receive final set-up and inspection in California", the second one is completely unplayable, all strings buzz horribly, I tried adjusting the truss rod, but it seems like maybe the 6th fret is high as well. And I've never seen pickups adjusted like this, the bridge pickup is at what looks like a 15-degree angle, looks like a sinking ship. I understand that they have to sometimes be angled, but this is extreme. Very disappointing, I love the color (my favorite) and watching reviews it seemed like a good instrument.

I also have a different company's Stingray copy in a 5-string, and after a setup, it plays great. Seems like Sterling needs to up their QC game.
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Kevin Pietriyk
1.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately very low quality and poor QC/Setup
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022
This is the second one of these that I got, first was reported as "lost in shipping", then showed up after I got a refund. First was obviously a repack/return, and had a mark right on top. But it was otherwise fine. Replacement showed up packed fine, but there are two dings on the top next to the pickguard. Looks almost like another bass fell on it and the tuning keys dented it. These are advertised as "receive final set-up and inspection in California", the second one is completely unplayable, all strings buzz horribly, I tried adjusting the truss rod, but it seems like maybe the 6th fret is high as well. And I've never seen pickups adjusted like this, the bridge pickup is at what looks like a 15-degree angle, looks like a sinking ship. I understand that they have to sometimes be angled, but this is extreme. Very disappointing, I love the color (my favorite) and watching reviews it seemed like a good instrument.

I also have a different company's Stingray copy in a 5-string, and after a setup, it plays great. Seems like Sterling needs to up their QC game.
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Jeffrey Hammond
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Bass...
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2021
I love these basses... I have three of them... since I do several different Tunings on stage when we perform live. These are consistent quality and they play well right out of the box...
JKB
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Bass!
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2021
I received the green/ maple bass as a gift and it is my second bass. Compared to my J-Bass, which I built from a lot, the Sterling is much louder and responsive with the active eq and humbuckers. It took a minimal amount of set up and was almost ready to to play right out of the box.

I play bass at my church and have received several compliments on how well this bass sounds (and looks).

The only negative is that the strings that come on it are pretty terrible. I replaced mine with some flat wounds and all is well. Other than that, mine so far has been a great instrument at what seems like a great, fair price.
Vitor Sá
1.0 out of 5 stars Decent beginner bass - terrible finish
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021
So this is the second time I try a Music Man style bass, I had a single humbucker Sterling SUB before that was ok, so I decided to give a second try on a double humbucker for the versatility of tones. I was quite disappointed to be honest. I am not a fan of the woody tones of the music mans, but it could've been a few things that affected the tone. The stock strings on this bass are terrible, I would definitely change it for something brighter. The pickups needs height adjustment, and the neck was in really bad shape. Fret buzz fron fret 1 to 7. Frets after fret 12 were damaged as you can see in the pictures, and the nut was also damaged. This is the second time I by from the Gear Tree vendor and the second time I have a bad experience. They shipped this bass on the original box, when they should've put the original box inside a biger box with extra paper os air wrap to avoid damage during shipping. I am returning this item and buying a Sire V3 which is a way better finished instrument.
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Vitor Sá
1.0 out of 5 stars Decent beginner bass - terrible finish
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021
So this is the second time I try a Music Man style bass, I had a single humbucker Sterling SUB before that was ok, so I decided to give a second try on a double humbucker for the versatility of tones. I was quite disappointed to be honest. I am not a fan of the woody tones of the music mans, but it could've been a few things that affected the tone. The stock strings on this bass are terrible, I would definitely change it for something brighter. The pickups needs height adjustment, and the neck was in really bad shape. Fret buzz fron fret 1 to 7. Frets after fret 12 were damaged as you can see in the pictures, and the nut was also damaged. This is the second time I by from the Gear Tree vendor and the second time I have a bad experience. They shipped this bass on the original box, when they should've put the original box inside a biger box with extra paper os air wrap to avoid damage during shipping. I am returning this item and buying a Sire V3 which is a way better finished instrument.
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