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[slow roasted]

Simply and elegantly classic. Now tell us more about position four please!

 

[jlepre]

Jack,

I miss my Sterling 5 every day! Someday I will be another....
how much does she weigh?

 

[oli@bass]

Great to hear that you like it that much... it not being a Bongo I had my doubts...

 

[sitonmybass]

It's an HH, and I of course - being the old codger and all - had it cranked back to just the bridge humbucker.

I prefer a blend knob to a 5-way switch. That's why my only HH is a Bongo.

I love my three choices:

Sterling 5 single H
Bongo 5 HH
Bongo 5 single H

 

[cellkirk74]

Position Four is coil 1 +4 in series, right? What does it sound like?

It is also my favorite on my SR 5 HH, closely followed by postion 2, but on the Stingray all combinations are wired in parralel. So it will sound a little different.

 

[bdgotoh]

Position Four is coil 1 +4 in series, right?

That's position #2. #4 is the inner coils (2+3), the numbering is from bridge to neck so #1 is the classic bridge pickup setting.

 

[bovinehost]

Look at the rosewood board on that. Beautiful.

The battery on my camera died right after this shot. I promise to do more and to do more, better.

Pretty though, isn't it?

 

[Subscript]

gorgeous

 

[adouglas]

Sweet.

It'd look even better if it were, y'know, more rounded and sculpted, with a basswood body, and maybe with some 18volt electronics.....

(ducking)

 

[five7]

What a color and like you said, killer grain on the fb.

 

[cellkirk74]

Woah!!!

Medallion Gold looks very nice. Can you say something about the sound compared to a Bongo HH please?

When I started to look for 5ers I actually wanted a Sterling and ended up with a Stingray and a Bongo. I did not have the chance to compare them with a Sterling jet, so I am curious.

 

[oli@bass]

Some threads should never be opened... too lovely, Jack!

 

[Spanky(Andy)]

What a beautiful piece of gear. You are indeed a lucky man Jack. I wanna be you when (if) I grow up

Peace

ANdy

 

[spencer]

Are you telling me all this time of preaching bongos and you never tried a sterling?

 

[bovinehost]

Are you telling me all this time of preaching bongos and you never tried a sterling?

Oh, I've had Sterling 4 stringers - probably four or five along the way. But this is my first fling with the fiver.

 

[danny-79]

Thats a real beauty!! , Got one to many strings for me but wow is it nice!!
Fair play!!

 

[oddjob]

Sweet.

It'd look even better if it were, y'know, more rounded and sculpted, with a basswood body, and maybe with some 18volt electronics.....

(ducking)

Agreed -(ducking as well)