EBMM Sterling 4HS is no more?

[Twigman]

Last year I bought a EBMM Sterling 4HH brand spankers  - I love it.

I am thinking of ordering another but this time I'm after a 4HS - but 4HS is no longer a pickup configuration on the EBMM website.

Does this mean that the 4HS is no more?

 

https://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/sterling

[fretmeister]

Pickups

Standard - Music Man® humbucking with ceramic magnets and hum canceling phantom coil; Optional - Dual Humbucking with ceramic magnets; Optional - Humbucking/Single coil with ceramic magnets

[fretmeister]

And clicking on the CONTROLS bit shows the H, HH, and HS options too.

[Twigman]

Just now, fretmeister said:

Pickups

Standard - Music Man® humbucking with ceramic magnets and hum canceling phantom coil; Optional - Dual Humbucking with ceramic magnets; Optional - Humbucking/Single coil with ceramic magnets

yeah I see that but on the Configuration dropdown only 4H and 4HH available

[Twigman]

I was trying to get the 'code' so I could possibly order quoting the correct configuration code

[fretmeister]

How odd. Could be a site error.

 

Are Strings and Things still the UK distributor? Email them I suppose.

[drTStingray]

The Stingray HS is dropped - I recall there being some discussion about it on the MM forum and EBMM revealed hardly any were being ordered. They're certainly not available in the 2018 version of the Stingray (H and HH only). 

There's a thread on the MM bass forum that lists what you can order  - I think only the Sterling had options like Fretless, lefty etc - H, HS, HH were listed as available options (circa late January) 

Edited April 25, 2018 by drTStingray

[Musicman20]

It's a shame if they have dropped more HS options, as I have a few and they are very versatile and underrated!

[fretmeister]

I bet they would sell more if they introduced a JJ model!!

 

Would save me from thinking about butchering one too!

[Twigman]

1 hour ago, drTStingray said:

The Stingray HS is dropped - I recall there being some discussion about it on the MM forum and EBMM revealed hardly any were being ordered. They're certainly not available in the 2018 version of the Stingray (H and HH only). 

There's a thread on the MM bass forum that lists what you can order  - I think only the Sterling had options like Fretless, lefty etc - H, HS, HH were listed as available options (circa late January) 

Stingray still offered in all options on the EBMM website.....thinking (in the absence of Sterling HS) of a Stingray HS with SLO neck....

[Muppet]

I tried to order a Sterling 5 HS last year too through my local retailer but they said no long available, HH or H only.  Oh and the lead time........

[Twigman]

Just now, Muppet said:

 Oh and the lead time........

Yep - took 5 months to get my Sterling 4HH last year

[Muppet]

Just now, Twigman said:

Yep - took 5 months to get my Sterling 4HH last year

Bloody worth it though 

 

[dyerseve]

Why not just buy my 5 string Bongo HS which is listed in the FS thread and save yourself some money and a wait

Assuming you can get past the look of the thing lol

[Twigman]

11 minutes ago, dyerseve said:

Why not just buy my 5 string Bongo HS which is listed in the FS thread and save yourself some money and a wait

Assuming you can get past the look of the thing lol

Firstly: It's got 5 strings

Secondly: It's a Bongo and therefore fugly

[dyerseve]

just think of the 5th string as a thumb rest

but yeah, they aint pretty

[Twigman]

OUCH!

 

It seems prices have skyrocketed.........A Stingray 4HS with SLO neck & matching headstock comes in at £2199!

My Sterling 4HH with matching headstock comes in at £2149

I paid something like £1475 for mine!

[fretmeister]

It's tricked down to the used sales too.

 

I got my first Ray 5 for £650, and the 2nd one for only a little more. Now they are £1000 to £1200 used.

[Twigman]

Yeah but a 50% or so price hike in 15 months!!!

 

OUCH!

 

Perhaps the Govt should put a Musicman bass in its shopping basket when arriving at the RPI?

[fretmeister]

It started just after the thing that cannot be named!