*This bass is a demo model and is in Mint condition*
The Sterling Music Man Bass was voted "Most Innovative Bass of 1993" by Musician Magazine, and is actually named after Sterling Ball, son of the company founder. The Sterling Bass is lighter and more compact than the original Stingray design. It also uses a different preamp and a selector switch for parallel, single coil, and series pickup coil configurations, and uses a "phantom coil" pickup technology. The Sterling also has a thinner neck with 22 frets, rather than the 21 found on the Stingray. Hardshell Case Included!
SPECS:
- Body Wood: Ash
- Body Finish: High gloss polyester
- Bridge: Standard - Music Man chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles with nickel plated brass saddles
- Scale Length: 34" (86.4 cm)
- Neck Radius: 11" (27.9 cm)
- Headstock Size: Only 7-5/8" (19.4 cm) long
- Frets: 22 - High profile, wide
- Neck Width: 1-1/2" (38.1 mm) at nut, 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret
- Neck Wood: Select maple neck
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Neck Colors: Natural
- Tuning Machines: Schaller BM, with tapered string posts
- Truss Rod: Adjustable - no component or string removal
- Neck Attachment: 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
- Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined control cover
- Controls: Single Pickup, 3-band active preamp; vol, treble, mid, bass
- Switching: Single Pickup - 3-way lever pickup selector; Dual Pickup - 5-way lever pickup selector
- Pickups: Music Man humbucking with ceramic magnets and hum canceling phantom coil
