Dreaming of a second Sterling...

[HeavyDuty]

I've been giving serious consideration to selling off most of my basses, and just keeping my Sterling and Thunderchief, and maybe the Steinberger. I'd then add a second Sterling to the stable, and a Bongo five. I keep coming back to the fact that my Sterling is my most playable and versatile bass - it melts in my hands, and I find myself being able to play it without much conscious thought. In other words, a perfect fit.

Anyway, I've found having a specific lust object is a real motivator, so I'm sitting around thinking up what flavor Sterling I'd want. (The Bongo's easy - either Desert Gold or Lava Pearl with a white Pearl guard.)

My current Sterling is a Blue Pearl with white Pearloid and a Rosewood board. I want the second one to be a Maple board, and I have a killer Abalone guard on the shelf.

What goes good with Abalone and Maple? Black? Natural?

The Abalone guards aren't loaded in the Build-a-Instrument engine, and I'm having a hard time visualizing what would look good. Suggestions?

Feed my GAS. Donations accepted.

 

[phatduckk]

i agree re: the sterling's versatility. no matter how many new basses i buy they always end up in the back seat. i just feel at home with the sterling. and hot damn that neck is just butter!!!

black w/ abalone would look nice but maybe a tad conservative

 

[tkarter]

I quite like the Graphite pearl with the moonstone pick gaurd. I am sure Abalone would look good too. Egyptian smoke is a color to gas for as well.

tk

 

[spectorbassguy]

What goes good with Abalone and Maple? Black? Natural?

The Abalone guards aren't loaded in the Build-a-Instrument engine, and I'm having a hard time visualizing what would look good. Suggestions?

Feed my GAS. Donations accepted.

HD - Here's my Black w/ Abalone Fretless SR5 w/Abalone Knobs(You'll just have to imagine the maple neck).

http://www.dodgenet.com/~partsbook/MyMusicManSRFL5.html

 

[dlloyd]

What goes good with Abalone and Maple? Black? Natural?

The Abalone guards aren't loaded in the Build-a-Instrument engine, and I'm having a hard time visualizing what would look good. Suggestions?

Here's Bassmonkee's first white bongo with the abalone guard. One of the nicest MMs I've seen...

 

[TSanders]

I like the color combo on this lefty Sterling

 

[nismaniac]

HD - Here's my Black w/ Abalone Fretless SR5 w/Abalone Knobs(You'll just have to imagine the maple neck).

http://www.dodgenet.com/~partsbook/MyMusicManSRFL5.html

I've seen your bass a lot but when you see the before and after pictures, WOW. It's amazing what a little dress up can do for a bass.


By the way, can we see a few pics of the 2 SR5's together?

 

[spectorbassguy]

I've seen your bass a lot but when you see the before and after pictures, WOW. It's amazing what a little dress up can do for a bass.


By the way, can we see a few pics of the 2 SR5's together?

How about all 3 of my Music Men?

 

[nismaniac]

How about all 3 of my Music Men?

Wow, ask and you shall recieve, thanks. Beautiful basses. I guess I forgot you had that Bongo, it is a great color also.

What strings do you use on each bass.

 

[tkarter]

Totally awesome collection you have there Spectorbass!! I like all those colors.

tk

 

[spectorbassguy]

Wow, ask and you shall recieve, thanks. Beautiful basses. I guess I forgot you had that Bongo, it is a great color also.

What strings do you use on each bass.

I use T-I Powerbass 345 rounds on the fretted basses and Regular E-B Slinkies on the fretless.

 

[HeavyDuty]

I like the black with the abalone! However, that lefty raises an interesting possibility - some kind of complementary green or blue.

Hmmm...

 

[bovinehost]

And you know what green looks like with the abalone PG..........

 

[HeavyDuty]

And you know what green looks like with the abalone PG..........

Yeah, but that green is a limited edition for the Bongo only, right?

 

[bovinehost]

Nope, you could get a sterling or a stingray.....not sure if it's still available, though.

 

[midopa]

I believe the limited edition run is over for Envy Green. However, here's one on eBay as of late:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3753295004&rd=1

 

[bovinehost]

Absolutely untouched and brand new is this Limited Edition Ernie Ball/Musicman Radience Red bass.

Um, dude? That ain't red, man.

 

[scottbass71]

Depends on how much you have had to drink and how blood shot your eyes are!!!!!

In saying that the colour does look great in the pictures

 

[midopa]

The sub-title thing says Envy Green, but the description says Radiance Red. But wait! Just a bit further down the guy/girl/company/entity says it's Envy Green again! We have a flip-flopper here, gentlemen!