Is it a "girls bass"?
from a transplanted guitar player, the sterling was the easiest bass to get into and still get the "sound" without the added size.
i eventually ended up getting a stingray5, figured if i was going to go bigger might as well get the extra string lol
Well there are some pretty good girl bass players out there as well. I can't get over the one who plays with Beyonce, and the one who used to play with Prince - and Gail Ann Dorsey.
The Sterling is only slightly smaller than a StingRay and has a full scale neck, so I reckon your bandmates have got it totally wrong - you should advise them to look after their part of the music and you'll look after the bass part - I doubt they thought it was a girly bass tone when they heard it!!
Rhonda is now kicking it with Jeff Beck!
Last time I saw Jeff Beck (at Montreux 2009), his bass player was Tal Wilkenfield. Amazing player. Check her out on YouTube.
Now there's someone who would rock with a Big Al or a Sterling! I love Tal Wilkenfield.