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Indeed a StingRay with SLO neck or a Sterling (not a Sterling by MusicMan) both have jazz width necks. The Sterling comes with a smaller and thus lighter body.

Wow, what a great find. Nice to see Ibanez stamped the shim with their logo.

MusicMan Sterling bass. Smalller body than P & J basses, weighs less too.

After years of StingRay lust I bought a Sterling instead... Not too fond of chunky necks and big slabs of body wood made me decide to buy a Sterling. Its smaller neck profile fits my smallish hands better. It sounds awesome! Plenty of signature Musicman growl on tap. It looks small next to my Lakland DJ but it's a 34" scale length. Balances quite a bit different from the DJ. Neck profile is more of a handful but feels smooth as silk. I would have bought a Classic Sabre if it was available with a narrow neck. Ernie Ball should make a Slo Special Sabre!

I installed one (a DJ Retro) this week into my Lakland DJ. Installation isn't too diffucult. The pickups can be connected using screw terminals. The ground wires need to be soldered though. Screw terminals aside, it is a good idea to tin the wires from the pickups before screwing them in. So being able to solder propely is a must imo, having a wirestripper, solder and iron too. Fitting it all in the cavity is fiddly, you will manage with a bit of patience though. Note that you may have to do some minor woodwork. Mine would not fit as is. The active/passive switch needed some room to fit. I removed a bit of the side wall of the cavity to make it fit. Soundwise a big step forward from passive. The mid sweep is great to have. The bright switch is indeed bright, too much for me, ymmv. Being able to switch to passive is a great addition should you encounter the dreaded flat battery. I'm happy with mine. Good luck!