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Jim C

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Actually, it wouldn't have survived if Ernie Ball hadn't saved it. It was tanking when they bought it.

True, although it would not have been sellable if the design was poor.
Also interesting is that inspite of the updates, the market created enough demand of the original design that it made sense to manufacture the Classic Series. This demand must be stable or increasing based on the annoucement of the Sterling 34 Classics.

Bottom line is that both are available at fair prices with very high QC; great time to be a bassist.
 

mynan

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It's not a design problem. It's a QC problem and a well-known fact that quality was hit and miss with the pre-EB stuff.
 

OldManMusic

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The appeal for me is simple - my 1978 Stingray was the first bass that I bought when I started playing bass in 1978. It was my only bass until I stumbled across this forum. I love it for its history and hope I never have to get rid of it. But at my gig this Friday night, I'll be playing my Bongo 4H.
 
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