Members shnoogumz Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 sorry if this is a n00b question, I don't know very much about basses. I wanna get a Music Man, but I'm not sure whether I should get a Stingray or a Sterling. is there any real noticeable difference, or are they pretty similar? any help would be appreciated
Members Robson780 Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 They are very different. The Sterling has a smaller and lighter body, smaller neck, smaller headstock, slightly different shaped pickguard, a pickup selector switch and no control plate.
Members lyricpoet Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 Question: does Ernie Ball make a 5 string Sterling? And why is the pickguard on the 5 string Stingray so wildly different? I love the egg-shell shaped pickguard. Why can't they keep it for their 5vers?
Members Robson780 Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 Personally, I think MM basses would look that much cooler if the 4 string Stringrays had the 5 string 'guard. The swept design just looks so good.
Members bnyswonger Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 I've heard BOALG say a Sterling is a chick bass. :poke:
Members DevilRaysFan Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 I've heard BOALG say a Sterling is a chick bass. :poke: ...which is funny considering that I think BOALG has (or had) a Daisy Rock bass in his collection.....
Members Hanky Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 beside the neck and a smaller/lighter body, the pickups are differentSR: alnico in parallelSterling: ceramic with phantom coil, with a switch for Serial/Single coil/Parallel there is not sterling 5 at the moment, but the SR5 is closer to the sterling than to the stingray... (Ceramic PU with the sterling switch)somewhere a saw a history about ErnieBall and the creation of the SR5, they made so many changes that they though that they should do a 4 string version... but to change the classic SR was too much, so they end up using that on the sterling....(the pickguard was based on the silhuette guitar)
Members 82Daion Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 I believe that there's a Sterling 5 in the oven for winter NAMM. Since the SR5 so closely mirrors the aesthetics of the Silhouette guitar, the pickguard was a logical choice. I like the body design and pickguard, but hate the headstock.
Members chubrocker Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 The Sterling tone is considerably more "mid-rangey" as compared to the Stingray. With the bigger body, the Stingray just has a more solid bottom-end to it. There's "more meat" on the Stingray, giving it "more meat." That's about as good as I can describe the difference.
Members T. Alan Smith Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 Play them both first, as they feel quite different.
Members Death Hands Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 To my ear- Sterling holds more bark, 'Ray holds more bite. I didn't feel comfortable with the Sterling, due to the reduced body size, but I didn't get to play it while standing.
Members REMUS Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 OT: what is the name of sort of budget string ray, god it's totally escaped me...
Members Death Hands Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 OT: what is the name of sort of budget string ray, god it's totally escaped me... The SUBs?
Members Death Hands Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 thats the one! I don't believe that they're in production anymore. They were badASS for the price, but I think EB lost money in them, so they decided to buy out OLP.
Members REMUS Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 yeah they have been out of production for a while, every time I see one i've got no cash for it and now I do have some moolah... can't find one of the suckers!
Members Mudbass Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 Yes. One is named after a fish and the other is named after a ...hey, just what the hell is a sterling anyway?
Members Jazz Ad Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 Sterling is the name of Ernie Ball's son. He's now the CEO of MusicMan.
Members Mudbass Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 Sterling is the name of Ernie Ball's son. They named the product after his son? Heh, Ford tried that once. It ended badly.
Members Jazz Ad Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 Question: does Ernie Ball make a 5 string Sterling? And why is the pickguard on the 5 string Stingray so wildly different? I love the egg-shell shaped pickguard. Why can't they keep it for their 5vers? The Stingray V is actually a Sterling V but when they got out the Sterling didn't exist yet so they named it Stingray. For a "true" Stingray V, you want to look for the SUB Stingray V.
Members Crescent Seven Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 I didn't like the SUB 5 string. That aluminum pickguard was just weird, and I didn't think it played that well.C7
Members funkrockfreedomfighter Posted September 22, 2007 Members Posted September 22, 2007 Sterling is the name of Ernie Ball's son. He's now the CEO of MusicMan. He also lives in San Luis Obispo, CA, where the factory is. I just happen to live 20 miles away from there I even got to go on a tour in 1995!
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