To all the Sterling owners...

[b0b4f377]

Just how much do you love your Sterling? I sold my Warwick Thumb recently and today I just put in an order through my fav dealer for a Sterling 4 H with Piezo, Pacific Blue Burst, Vintage White PG, Rosewood frets, matching headstock, all that good jazz. Anybody have any sound samples of a Piezo bass? I can't really find any on YouTube. Any kind words to help ease the pains of having to wait would also be welcome...

 

[Psycho Ward]

I don't have any samples and piezo pickups don't come in a lefty, but the Sterling is my favorite bass!!! I love them all but the Sterling is at the top of my list, enjoy!

 

[phatduckk]

i love Sterlings I have a few including a badass BFR

 

[iamcatwarrior]

Yay! Yet another person on here who got rid of his Warwick (I'm one of them); don't you feel like an enormous weight has been lifted off your shoulders? (No, seriously, don't you?)

I have one fretless Sterling 4 H, but with no piezo bridge. I was considering a piezo option on something in the future, but I don't know. I tried the Music Man piezo option while on a visit to GC and it blew my mind; everything kind of sounds like an upright, even though the bass I played was actually fretted. I was impressed.

There's someone on here with a YouTube clip of himself playing a Sterling fitted with a piezo bridge. I know because a few weeks ago before actually playing the aforementioned bass, I asked about it and someone posted something up here.

I love my Sterling, even with just a regular bridge. You'll probably be enamored with your new bass.

 

[fly]

i have 6 basses in the house.and other than the acoustic...........the Sterling is the main player.


best damn bass ever made.

 

[roscopeco2000]

yeah agree with above i had a ray but once you play a sterling you get the same sounds plus more in a lighter more comfortable package!! iam even gonna dare say its could of made the ray a little bit redundant.let the fireworks begin!!!lol

 

[lomky]

Best purchase I made in my bass playing life. My first MM was a SUB 4 and I thought, wow nice bass, no wonder people like MM. Then after playing a Sterling in a shop the lust began. Found an awesome deal on a used one and never turned back. The neck is so nice.

 

[b0b4f377]

You guys have made me feel eleventy billion times better...and as eager to get the Sterling in me hands!

I once had an SR5 that I bought off eBay that could have used a proper set up, but, instead of doing that, because I didn't know any better, I just went and bought a Warwick to replace it. Warwick's are supposed to be the end all-be all of basses, right? Nope. Nice tone, but just not for me. Weird string spacing and so much weight for such a small package, which, I am glad to be rid of, Catwarrior. Weird balance on it too... Anyways, I bought a new SR5 earlier this year to replace the 'Wick, and I've been ecstatic with it; but, playing in a church band that uses 1/2 step down tuning and having a backup bass that's standard to play around on and has potential to become a main bass are good reasons to have something in the batter's box ready to go at a moment's notice. Enter the Sterling

I've seen your Sterling, Duckk, and I am supremely jealous. I wanted one like it w/o the pickguard and with a flamed/quilted/bookmatched top. Alas, even after selling the Warwick, I don't have that much to spend But, if it's got the potential to sound like a upright and I just need to figure out the technique for it, then I think that'll make up for it. I will search on here for those piezo sound clips, as I'm sure with anything EBMM, the piezo option is top notch. Now, to make money to pay for this beast so it can be released upon the unsuspecting world, mwahahaha!

 

[Kirby]

I have many EB basses, but by far the Sterling feels the most comfortable. The neck just feels like home. I have not played a Sterling 5 yet, but have no doubt it's neck will feel similar. I love my Stingrays, but the Sterling neck is just so comfortable.

Never regretted purchasing any of my Sterlings. The quality is far superior in my opinion to any Warwick that I have played as of late.

 

[BluesBassPlayer]

I purchased an new Sterling HS, tranny teal with matching headstock and maple board. All I can say is WOW. Let me repeat, Super WOW. I was a hugh G&L fan, now I can live with my Sterling.

Jimi

 

[Rano Bass]

I love my Stingrays, but the Sterling neck is just so comfortable.

The quality is far superior in my opinion to any Warwick that I have played as of late.

That's exactly how i feel, i love the neck on Sterlings.

And i'm an ex warwick player too

 

[fly]

just finished recording a bass line......used my SUB......sounded good but.........redid it with the Sterling...my god man..........tonal bliss.

 

[b0b4f377]

So how do you guys think the Sterling neck and sound compares to the "tried and true jazz bass"? I was considering getting a Jazz but all the differences (Lakland JO/DJ, Fender, Fender CS, Sadowsky, etc.), but I couldn't come to a conclusion and pick one. I've played just a standard jazz, and the neck on it is very nice. I laughed when I saw in a thread search where BP said something along the lines of "a custom shop is for when your main product sucks" (quote of a quote). Just curious

 

[Eggman]

So how do you guys think the Sterling neck and sound compares to the "tried and true jazz bass"? I was considering getting a Jazz but all the differences (Lakland JO/DJ, Fender, Fender CS, Sadowsky, etc.), but I couldn't come to a conclusion and pick one. I've played just a standard jazz, and the neck on it is very nice. I laughed when I saw in a thread search where BP said something along the lines of "a custom shop is for when your main product sucks" (quote of a quote). Just curious

The Sterling is a great bass - but not a "jazz" bass - and thank God for that. Much more versatile - much more authority of sound and tone. I sold my Warwicks to buy Laklands - sold them to buy Sadowskys - sold them once I got my first Sterling. Still have a couple Sterlings - though I am leaning towards my Bongos most of the time.

 

[AnthonyD]

I've been all about the Bongo for a while now, but the Sterling was my first EBMM. And the Sterling neck is still the most comfortable for my hands. Awesome feel...

As for the piezo - home run! I neglected to order it with my Sterling, but I refuse to make that mistake again. It's incredible when blended with the mags. Adds a sharpness to the top and a percussive "whump" to the bottom.

You will be hooked!

 

[mammoth]

now, up until a few weeks ago i though that nothing in the world would come close to the bongo,. but after buying the buttercreme 4H off Ritchie i have the best dilemma.

The sterling offers a beautifully playable feel, both neck and body size. Sounds amazing and just looks great!

Don't get me wrong, I'm still not sure if it will ever knock the bongo off the top. But at this point in time i know my sterling has made alot of people uber jealous!

 

[Stoo]

Tried to make a quick sample of some tones here. The audio kinda came out a bit garbled on the upload, but maybe it'll help more than hurt?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rNKuYuex1I]YouTube - 2001 Sterling H with piezo bridge[/ame]

Think you're gonna love that bass, though (every one else around you will, too )

Best Wishes

 

[b0b4f377]

Stoo, "Short harmony in 'E'," Stoo?! Ha! I was able to find that vid from a previous thread and it made me more excited about the piezo because it was the first time I'd heard bass piezo! Now, I've got a better understand of just what I'm diving into now Thanks for the new vid! From hearing electric guitar piezo clips, I've always considered the piezo to be not so much acoustic sounding as "extemely clean," I suppose. Brighter may be a good term. Oh, and the harmonics sound way cool too! I'm kinda surprised there isn't much distinction when switching between coils with the piezo blended in. But, it does make sense now why there isn't an HS or HH with piezo option.

To try to help you out, even if you can't remember, you know where to look, the coil switch is parallel/single/series. And to me, slapping in single coil sounds a lot like the music to Seinfeld. Perhaps it's just me. Oh well, 3 days down!

 

[Stoo]

Cool!

Glad it helped some. Yeah, the "Short Melody" was a thing I did, too, for fun.

If you don't go too heavy on the piezo, you can still get a nice variety with the pickup switch settings. The piezo starts to mask it once you get to about 50/50.

I can remember the middle spot is 'single', but that's about it. It's all good on that bass, though. I was very used to dual-pickup basses (JJ and PJ) and still like blending individual pickup volumes, but not every combination is necessarily useful. The Sterling setup does the trick nicely, though.

I've got young kids, so I hardly play much anymore...it's was fun to try the vids, though.

(off to sigh wistfully at my starving Bongo HS piggy bank...)

Best wishes

 

[azzy_wazzy]

I love my Sterling. I love a Bongo too, and will definitely get one next, however a Sterling just feels like home. The neck is gorgeous and so fast and I love the contours of the body too.

Eventually I'd love one in every config, including piezo. Yours sounds beautiful - can't wait to see it. PBB is another of my favourite finishes!