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Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 10th, 2016, 8:37 pm
by Nicusa
Greetings all,
I need to fund and justify my latest purchases from 2 members here..a P-bass from BBL and a G&L LB-100 from Bigevilrobot... for every 2 basses acquired, at least 1 has to go to the chopping block!
MM Sterling Honey sunburst, Maple neck, serial number L02228. Asking $950 firm with original case ,plus shipping to CONUS.
Best Regards

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 12th, 2016, 2:43 pm
by Nicusa
Fresh Pictures,

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 12th, 2016, 2:45 pm
by Nicusa
A few more,

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 13th, 2016, 6:57 pm
by fro 20
Hi.

That second-last picture...... what am I looking at, there?

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 13th, 2016, 7:15 pm
by fivebass52
fro 20 wrote:Hi.

That second-last picture...... what am I looking at, there?
Looks like hard case damage....

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 14th, 2016, 5:37 am
by Nicusa
Some damage to the hard case, smaller than a golf ball.

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 17th, 2016, 1:53 pm
by Nicusa
Annnnnnd Bump

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 17th, 2016, 2:02 pm
by Matt R.
Always been curious about these. Isn't the neck with supposed to be narrower than a Stingray? And the electronics seem to be a 4 string version of the SR5.

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 17th, 2016, 2:32 pm
by Lefty007
You are correct, Mister. Jazz-width neck. The ones I've had had a rounded neck profile, meaty but still very comfortable -- like a thinner baseball bat. I had three of these back in the day, and remember them fondly.

The playing position is just a bit different than a Fender because the upper neck is a bit shorter, but still within comfortable specs. The bodies feel small. But still, don't get me wrong, they are joy to play. The electronics are indeed similar to an SR5: parallel, series, and single coil (outer coil) with dummy load to prevent humming.

I love these things and I'm incredibly tempted, but sadly I'm on a minimalist stage (as in frugal) and don't want to spend any money . . . :shock:


Matt R. wrote:Always been curious about these. Isn't the neck with supposed to be narrower than a Stingray? And the electronics seem to be a 4 string version of the SR5.

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 17th, 2016, 2:34 pm
by Matt R.
Thanks for the info! Very tempting indeed.

Re: Music Man Sterling

Posted: February 17th, 2016, 2:37 pm
by Nicusa
You pretty much nailed it..neck very comfortable and narrower compared to the SR, many different settings and tone possibilities with the 3 band eq active pre amp.