SHE'S FINALLY HERE!! Sterling 5 Trans Orange.

[adouglas]

Ooohhh...

Now I'm going to have to go curl up in the corner and whimper for awhile.

A Trans Orange Sterling 5 /tort/rosewood/MHS is the only non-Bongo bass that really, really tempts me.

Like so many EBMM finishes, as stunning as it is in photos, in real life it's BETTER!

 

[KERMITNT]

*Sterling 5 Trans Orange HH ON ORDER* change that is in your arsenal now

 

[jlepre]

*Sterling 5 Trans Orange HH ON ORDER* change that is in your arsenal now

Done!

HEhehehe
Now I want a SR5 Fretless HHP

 

[Dr Stankface]

Done!

HEhehehe
Now I want a SR5 Fretless HHP

Too bad no piezos on the dual pup Rays and Sterlings...

The HH's are amazing though aren't they?

 

[AnthonyD]

Great grain!

 

[AtomicPunk]

That orange is HOT. Almost makes me want one of them instead of one of the blue ones...

 

[strummer]

That finish is awesome!

 

[jlepre]

That finish is awesome!

I love this finish. I mean when I ordered it, I had never seen the Trans Orange in person, so I was just going by pictures I had seen. Let me tell you, the pictures do NOT do this finish justice!

I have two gigs this weekend, so I will give my report on Sunday.

 

[GGK]

Wonderful set of twins, so different, yet so alike.
Nice lawn too
Cheers !!!!!

 

[rhythmCity944]

that thing looks killer in orange...gotta love pacific blue burst though...

 

[Joey SQUID]

Well she's finally here. I have been waiting a long time for this baby to make her appearance. Once again the gang at EB has outdone themselves. I just have to decide FLATS or NO FLATS?

Well she now joins the rest of the family.

With her sister Pacific Blue Burst:

Those are so killer...but...I have to say that you have a very nice Lawn. What is your gardeners phone number?

 

[jlepre]

Those are so killer...but...I have to say that you have a very nice Lawn. What is your gardeners phone number?

Hehehehe...Thank you for the compliment. We actually do our own lawn care.

I really can't believe the body of the trans orange. It's one piece and has an amazing wood grain.

 

[Joey SQUID]

That trans orange color is just off the chain!

 

[Russel]

I'm a bit jealous. Those are some beautiful instruments.



Actually, I know what to call that now... not jealousy...GAS.



Good motivator.

 

[jlepre]

A funny thing happened on the way to the gig last night...

I was looking forward to gigging my new Sterling 5's last night. I had a fill-in drummer set up for the night. He's a very good friend of mine, but he called me in the sfternoon and he was very sick. He had a 101 temp and asked if I could get anyone else to fill for the night. So I called my OTHER good friend. He said no problem, and was following me the 30 mile drive to the gig. He had told me before we left that his clutch had been acting up. Well sure enough about halfway there his clutch totally burns out. So, too make a long story short, we have to play the gig minus a drummer.

The gig still went well, but I really couldn't get a real feel for the basses without the beat. I mean they sounded great and they difference between flats on my PBB and rounds on the trans orange was very pronounced. I'm almost leaning toward putting flats on the Trans Orange. What do you guys think?

 

[mynan]

I have vowed never to play a gig without a drummer ever again...it's just not worth it. As much as I love to make fun of drummers, gigging sucks butt without them.

 

[Russel]

The gig still went well, but I really couldn't get a real feel for the basses without the beat. I mean they sounded great and they difference between flats on my PBB and rounds on the trans orange was very pronounced. I'm almost leaning toward putting flats on the Trans Orange. What do you guys think?

I personally wouldn't, just because of the tonal variety. Thats me, though. If you use flats more, then it's probably a good idea not to listen to me. I'm a noob anyway.

I'd actually string them up opposite...PBB with rounds, TransO with flats. But that's just my sense of style.....Bright bass? Dark sound. Sure to sound great either way.

Wasn't it that exact situation(drummerless) that led Larry Graham or whoever to try to "simulate" drums on bass, creating slap style?

 

[fogman]

beautiful!!!

 

[jlepre]

*gig Update*

Well I played my first full-flegged gig with my Sterling 5 trans orange with the stock strings, and it was a very eye-opening experience.

It was amazing how well it cut through the mix, with very little volume and effort on my part. The gig was in a cavernous place with high stell ceilings. The place used to be a large department store that was sub divided into a bunch of businesses. The small rig that I was using was my Shuttle 6.0 and 2 112UL cabs. I only had the master at 8:00 and I was using my wireless to walk around the club to sheck the mix.

WOW!

I was astounded at the clarity and sound I was feeling in my chest. I told my wife (on our anniversary mind you) that if I wasn't already married to her, I would marry this bass!

I know that's a little crazy, but I wanted to get my point across at how amazing this bass sounds.

So you guys that are on the fence about the Sterling 5, jump in and get one!

Added bonus?

The bass weighs just 9 pounds!

My back thanked me the next morning.

Happy Father's day to me and all you Father's out here!

John

 

[bradfordws]

John:

Which pup positions do you use the most on your Sterling 5HH - or there are probably several that sound good?