My New (to me) Sterling is here

[saxnbass]

It's here
My 1994 Sterling.


Here are pics of the packaging, which was very well done. Thanks Joel.

And here are pics of the bass itself:

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Nice bird's eye figure on the neck. It has a few small battle scars, but it looks like it will provide many years of loyal service. Now, with a tort pickguard...

 

[saxnbass]

I'm not a big fan of black on black, but have some other financial priorities at the moment. With those battle scars, remember that this is a 1994 Sterling according to Joel (the previous owner).

 

[joelb79]

should have been noted on the neck joint before you put it together. Neck pocket date 4-6-1994, neck date 4-??-1994.

she looks like she made it there safely! Score one for USPS.

And +1 to tort. I always wanted to throw a tort or mirror pickguard on this bass, but never got around to it.

 

[saxnbass]

Would 4-6-1994 be April 6 or June 4?

 

[Captain Chaos]

Dude, looks like your signature is so outdated. Nice bass by the way.

 

[D.A.R.K.]

black on black...
oh yeah......

 

[joelb79]

4 is april. (ps. my birthday is in April. this bass was born a few days early.)

 

[saxnbass]

Dude, looks like your signature is so outdated. Nice bass by the way.

Ah, yes it is. Will have to update that. And post a link over here in the EBMM Club and get my Club Membership number.

 

[Figjam]

90's sterlings for the win.

 

[joelb79]

Hey look! My fingerprint on the G tuner.

 

[saxnbass]

HAHA. Oh, wanna take this picture and paint/photoshop numbers next to the ding and tell me what each one was caused by?

Can't really see them, but you know where they're at, right? If not, I'll take a better pic where you can see them all and post it for ya.

 

[joelb79]

i cant believe that the relicing that i ACCIDENTALLY did to this bass would be this big a deal

Go for it, but i might not remember every single bump. There was one on it when i bought it, near the jack there is a rub spot. That was there when i got it in 1997.

 

[saxnbass]

lol.

 

[RWP]

VERY nice Eric, welcome to the club!

 

[Sterling_Bass]

Nice figuring on the neck. Sterlings are one of my favorite all round basses. Plays well, sounds great, looks cool. What more can you ask for?

 

[saxnbass]

Pickguard, no pickguard (phone camera, sorry for the bad pics. Will take better ones with better camera when I get the chance.)

I'm thinking about a new pickguard instead of the black/black/black. If someone has pics of a black Sterling with rosewood fretboard with a guard other than black, please post it. Or if someone could photoshop different pickguards on my Sterling.


This is not a free for all post your Sterlings, just if you have black with rosewood and a non-black pickguard. Thanks

 

[Figjam]

Black/tort/rosewood looks really good.

 

[saxnbass]

Got pics of that? Not the one from ErnieBall.com please.

 

[Figjam]

Someone on this site has one, if i come across it ill post it.