Question Music Man Sterling 4H in Pearl Purple / Background information of this Special Run?

[DanTM]

Hello there!

So I own a beautiful Sterling 4H in Pearl Purple, made in January 1996.

According to the web this was a special run of only 70 pieces.

The serial data base calls this Bass "BASS STERLING SPECIAL MAPLE"

I wonder if there is any story behind this special run or if there is nothing interesting and Music Man just decided to paint 70 "standard" instruments of their catalogue in a special colour and call it a special run?

Thank you in advance
Dan

 

[tbonesullivan]

Very often something like that would be for a specific dealer.

 

[Bert]

special colour and call it a special run

That es what EB says:
.... it was sort of a contrast to the Silhouette Special that came out the year before, same S-Spec finish, called Pearl Purple, and a white pearloid pickguard as we only offered on the S-Specials back then, other than this of course.

Another interesting note: of the 70 or so of these built, all in 1996, only 8 stayed in the U.S. - the rest were shipped to our distributor in Germany.

forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball-music-man-basses/1254-music-serial-database-251.html#post640958

 

[DanTM]

That es what EB says:
.... it was sort of a contrast to the Silhouette Special that came out the year before, same S-Spec finish, called Pearl Purple, and a white pearloid pickguard as we only offered on the S-Specials back then, other than this of course.

Another interesting note: of the 70 or so of these built, all in 1996, only 8 stayed in the U.S. - the rest were shipped to our distributor in Germany.

forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball-music-man-basses/1254-music-serial-database-251.html#post640958

Great, thank you for that information Bert!