NBD - Sterling 5H - Tobacco Burst

[bradfordws]

Score! I traded my Sterling 4H for a new Sterling 5H. I haven't gigged it yet, but I will next month - I'm subbing out of the next couple of gigs - taking a break from gigging almost every weekend. Long story as short as possible - I've owned 3 Sterling 5s over the last few years - HS, HH, H - I should have held on to the H - it was a blueburst with matching headstock. I had bills to pay and had to sell them. I had been looking for a H for over a year - did a search and found this one at a music store - did the trade - got a good one - only 9 lbs.!

 

[Holdsg]

Sweetness

 

[tunaman4u2]

You're all making me cry !! I want one too!

 

[five7]

If you ever find another one like it, please let me know. Great looking bass, love it!

 

[bovinehost]

Those necks are just the best. (I had to off my Sterling 5 but I do still have the same profile on my Big AL 5H.)

 

[bradfordws]

My first choice on color would have been honey burst or blue burst, but tobacco is nice. My 4H was also tobacco, but was more brown than this - it was a 2006 - looks like the current tobacco burst has more black in it? I picked up a really light weight Sterling 5H at NAMM back in January - candy red - felt like about 8 lbs! I wish I could have bought that one, but I'm sure it was already sold to a dealer.

 

[stu42]

Yeah. Very nice....and very similar to my old one (also Tobacco Burst). Congrats, and nice shopping!!

 

[TommyK-Stingray]

Sweet bass, congrats!!

I really need to get my hands on a sterling 5 at some point, still never tried one. They look the business.....enjoy

 

[OldManMusic]

That's a beauty, and only 9 pounds too!

 

[Movielife]

I have the same spec (almost...mine is HS).

 

[keko]

Very nice, ...congrats!

 

[njhammer]

That is a beauty. Congrats and enjoy!

 

[drTStingray]

Fabulous - congrats and enjoy.

I thought you were a double humbucker Sabreman, BradfordWS - does this mark a reform

 

[bradfordws]

Fabulous - congrats and enjoy.

I thought you were a double humbucker Sabreman, BradfordWS - does this mark a reform

Don't be fooled by my avatar photo - that's the one that got away! I had that Sabre back around 1985 and sold it to fund another bass, of course - I've had GAS since I was very young! I failed to mention that I actually prefer the single H after having tried the HH and HS - something about the simplicity of one pup - this one's a keeper as far as I can tell. I can't wait to play it out at a gig next month!

 

[bradfordws]

Difference in Tobacco Burst / output jack issue

Tobacco burst used to be dark brown around the edge like the 2006 Sterling 4H that I traded for my new Sterling 5H - the new tobacco burst is either very dark brown or black around the edge. Anyone know when this changed? The current burst is cool, but I kinda dig the older "browner" burst better.

Also - I just had the output jack replaced in the new Sterling 5H - was squealing like a pig. I did a search on this and found that this might be a common issue, although it's my first encounter with it.

Any thoughts on these 2 topics?

It's all good now - new jack - great bass!