emyrarall Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Not to be confused with the more entry level Far Eastern guitars with a similar name, this is the proper full fat Made in the USA EBMM Musicman Sterling. The details for this bass from the Musicman website are: Serial # DO5017 Manufactured February 14th, 1997 Model BASS STERLING SUNBURST ROSEWOOD While the Stingray is the more common version played by many famous players, the Sterling is a more versatile bass. The main differences is that the Stingray has an alnico pickup and more Precision sized neck whereas the Sterling has a ceramic pickup which is capable of being more aggressive with more options due to the 3 way switch which allows you to select between series, single coil & parallel wiring options. This gives the bass that characteristic Musicman growl and colour. The neck is slimmer, similar to a Jazz bass and the body is smaller as well. This makes a big difference in long, live sets when the weight of a heavy bass can be really tiring. It also features a 3-band active EQ with bass, mid & treble and volume control. I've had this instrument since around 2005 and I've loved playing it but I recently decided to go up to a 5 string bass. A Sterling 5 string is really rare in this country so I bought a Stingray5 but find that I can't quite get the same growl out of it for rock music. However swapping back and forth is impossible so this has to go. In the UK they retail at over 2K and no longer come in this lovely sunburst finish. https://www.gak.co.uk/en/music-man-sterling-bass-natural-rosewood/25845 I've tried to illustrate any dinks in the photos and also some light damage to the back of the Musicman case. Overall it's a beautiful instrument in very good condition. Welcome to try it by prior arrangement. Edited July 28, 2020 by emyrarall Withdrawn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Lovely bass, great price too....I think this will be sold quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Super nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 What’s the weight please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Had it been natural or honey burst I’d have bought this instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 23 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said: Had it been natural or honey burst I’d have bought this instantly. It is honeyburst..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mudpup said: It is honeyburst..... Nope, the bass for sale is cherry sunburst which is has more red/orange and yellow. Honeyburst is browner (but not as brown as tobacco sunburst). This is honeyburst: Edited July 27, 2020 by Quatschmacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Soul Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 That’s really a beautiful specimen! not that you’ll need it but GLWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 58 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said: Nope, the bass for sale is cherry sunburst which is has more red/orange and yellow. Honeyburst is browner (but not as brown as tobacco sunburst). This is honeyburst: Ah it looks a bit browner on my phone screen. I stand (optically) corrected 😊 (I had a honeyburst Sterling and it's one of my favourite finishes.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emyrarall Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) There is some confusion around this as my Stingray5 comes up as Honeyburst in the EBMM database, but can you tell the difference? Edited July 28, 2020 by emyrarall make visible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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