?s about color-shifting Sterling for CS, BP, whoever

[roburado]

I came across a used Sterling H today. It looked purple. It had a maple fretboard.

I looked at it a little bit "off axis" and I saw green. At different angles I saw purple (predominant color), green, and a grayish color. It was like it was a Mystic Dream test bed in a way. It had a recessed neck plate with the Music Man logo--no mention of Ernie Ball.

My friend and I wondered if this Sterling may have undergone on of the following:
1) After-market paint job
2) An experimental pre-Mystic Dream color-shifting paint job

It sounded good. It played like it needed a set-up, or, at least, a truss rod adjustment. Sure, it had a few dings, but man, it looked sweet with that paint job. I was really tempted to buy it.

So, I was wondering if anyone could tell me more about this bass. SN: 45995.

 

[Big Poppa]

Id love to knowas it doesnt seem real

 

[roburado]

Yeah. We figured that might be the case. It seemed the most likely explanation. Thanks, BP.

 

[Figjam]

Well the recessed neck plate/music man logo is what they were like from 1997 and before (they stopped doing this in 1998) but other than that it doesnt sound authentic.

 

[Dargin]

It Left Our Factory As A Pearl Blue On 8-4-95.

 

[roburado]

Thanks, Dargin!

 

[maddog]

but purpleen is still a great color. Pictures or it doesn't exist!

 

[roburado]

BP and Dargin already said it wasn't real.

If the guys in the shop are cool with me taking pics of the bass, well...maybe, I'll do that...if I remember.

 

[roburado]

Pictures or it doesn't exist!

Here is the picture from Music Go Round. It's kind of a crappy picture. It doesn't really capture the color-shift well. Plus, it's got some "motion artifact" due to some hand blur.