Is it wise to consider trading my USA EBMM SUB 5 for a passive corvette standard?

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There's been an overpriced corvette standard passive on my local CL for some time ($800 asking). Not cost wise, but instrument-wise, is it wise to consider offering a trade of some kind for my mid 2000s USA Ernie Ball Musicman S.U.B. 5 fretted bass (in charcoal (black?), rosewood board, 2 band, VERY good condition. My bass is essentially a poplar-bodied Stingray Classic 5 string with industrial finish and no string mutes (and no string through body... which I highly dislike anyhow).

Is that insane? I mean, I love my new to me 07 streamer jazzman lx... it MAY replace my need/desire for my SUB, but what about a corvette passive? is that worth having as well as a streamer jazzman or is it redundant? not to mention probably heavier than my streamer or my sub...

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The Corvette will likely be heavier than your Streamer if it's bubinga. If it's an ash Corvette, those can be pretty light. I've owned both, so my opinion is: if it's a Bubinga Corvette, yes it's worth trading. If it's ash, then no it's not. Different people will have different tastes, but the ash corvette never did it for me so I got rid of it pretty quickly.

The bubinga Corvette is an awesome instrument, though. I haven't played a MM Sub in a very long time (and even then, it was just briefly in a store), but IMO, you can get a similar enough Stingray tone with your jazzman (not exact, of course, but in the mix will sound close enough to count), so the Corvette could add some great additional tones. I've owned a few Corvette's and loved them all (except the ash model), and the only reason I got rid of them was through the process of trading up and getting more "higher end" Warwicks (which is not to knock the Corvette's quality, as they are equally impressive). I still GAS for a Corvette fretless from time to time.
 
Cool.... yes its german bubinga.... 800 canadian 750 us is way over priced right? I thinking close to even trade if i do make an offer

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Either make an offer you think is reasonable. Like 550 600 etc and the worst they can say is no.

I own some nice Wicks, but i have to say i love to play my Corvette and my recent gigs have been choosing it over my others. It sounds amazing and is nice an solid in the hands. I would trade for the SUB in a second but thats IMO

Trade value is usually in the eye of the beholder

Is the Corvette a 5 string too??
 
Corvette is a 4 string

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Im leaning towards no. if corvette was fretless bubinga id be all over it...

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I have owned a Sub with the same finish as you describe as well as the Corvette 5 (active). I think the price is higher than normal for the corvette with it being a 4-string and passive. It can not hurt throwing a low ball number as DemboneZ mentioned. If the guy wanted to trade the Sub for the Vette then I wouldn't think twice and make the trade.
 
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I havent read this thread exept for the OP question,
cuz I don't need to, and so do not intend to.

It is NEVER wise to part with ANY [intact] USA SUB,
even the ubiquitous SR version. The entire line is
highly regarded by every single player who has ever
even noodled on one ... and you have one of the
more sought-after less-common variants. You can
get a Vett Std anytime you want. Your SUB would be
very challenging to replace.

Full Disclosure: I have 2 [hot rodded] bubinga Std
Vetts [and 4 other Wicks] and never found the Plain
Jane bubinga Std Vett tone appealing. Mine are EMG
and Bartolini equipt. I have 3 MM SR5's and dig them
just the way they left the factory. I also have several
more MM basses. So OK, it's obvious I, personally
would NEVER swapp an SR5 for Vett Std ... but way
beyond the personal, the SUBs are not just my own
personal opinion. No one with the price in their pocket
has ever walked away from an available SUB, and as
mentioned above, availability is a HUUUGE difference
between the the [way common] Vett Std and the [all
to rapidly dwindling, finite supply of] SUBs, especially
the less common varieties such as your own.

So wake up and smell the coffee or even get someone
to pour a piping hot pot of it into your ear !
 
I suppose you're right... just hoping to sell something off. Looks like it won't be a bass lol

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I agree with Golem, the SUB 5 is a bass that you should hold onto. Regarded as lower versions of stingrays that end up being just as good if not better than the full bore stingray. Keep it and love it.
 
Thx guys. I got the big W in my star struck eyes and almost made a bad decision :-)

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Nothing at all wrong with having glittering W's dancing
thru your dreams, and acoarst you oughta bag them as
you may find yourself able.

BUT ............ there are some certain special basses out
there that happen to be non-W, yet precious keepers in
their own right. Seems like now you've learned that you
happen to have one of them.

I guess the tricky part is that many of these precious
keepers do NOT have "precious prices", so they might
be owned by someone who is unaware that they are
more than just "market fodder". Pardon the possible
blasphemy on my part, but *most* Vetts are basically
"market fodder" ..... great players and fine quality, but
quite easily found, bought, sold, replaced ..... thaz what
I meant by "market fodder".

BTW, all of my 6 Wicks are essentially Vetts. I wouldn't
have 6 if I wasn't impressed with them, but only 1 out
of the 6 is very special and near impossible to replace.
 
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BTW&FWIW ... I once parted with a SUB, actually traded it for a
bubinga Vett *blush - BLUSH* !!! Now that was a waaay special
Vett: Bartolini noiseless PUs, active tone control, wenge *neck*
[not just the FB] yet late enuf to have a volute and dual action
truss rod :-) Great hot rod Vett that I still have !

That trade was years ago when SUBs were not so hard to find,
so I didn't hesitate about parting with it, and it was the most
common variety of SUB, the SR4 type. Weeellllll ... even tho I'm
pretty much swimming in MM basses [about a dozen] ... I was
NOT able to go SUBless [sansSUB?] indefinitely. That SUB was
ultimately replaced by another, which I must say will prove to
be a real keeper, since it's one of the more rare types AND it
was built on my birthday. Obviously we were made for each
other, as I have been told often enuf that I'm also one of the
more "rare types" myself :-)

Don't you just lurrrvvvvv a fairy tale ending ?
 
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