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NBD!! 2001 EBMM Sterling 4H Blue Pearl

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selowitch said:
Today on a beautiful Maryland morning, I picked up this excellent bass via a local seller on Facebook Marketplace. It is my first time playing a USA-made EBMM Sterling and I am super-impressed. The weight is nice (around 8.5 lbs.), the neck is super-comfortable, and the sound is even better than I anticipated. I experimented a little with the slap tone and I was struck by its richness and depth. The finish is also excellent with only a minor ding or two. Music Man quality seldom disappoints. I acquired it for a very good price including the OHSC:
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Congrats, that is one gorgeous bass!
 
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selowitch said:
Today on a beautiful Maryland morning, I picked up this excellent bass via a local seller on Facebook Marketplace. It is my first time playing a USA-made EBMM Sterling and I am super-impressed. The weight is nice (around 8.5 lbs.), the neck is super-comfortable, and the sound is even better than I anticipated. I experimented a little with the slap tone and I was struck by its richness and depth. The finish is also excellent with only a minor ding or two. Music Man quality seldom disappoints. I acquired it for a very good price including the OHSC:
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@selowitch you got a gorgeous bass there! :thumbsup: I've noticed that the discussions about Music Man are picking up on TB. I was swept into the wave and bought the cheapo version, the Sterling by MM bass. I love the sound and now wish I had switched to Music Man a long time ago. I'm going to get the REAL Music Man Sterling in lefty probably for Christmas. Once again, great score!
 
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selowitch said:
Today on a beautiful Maryland morning, I picked up this excellent bass via a local seller on Facebook Marketplace. It is my first time playing a USA-made EBMM Sterling and I am super-impressed. The weight is nice (around 8.5 lbs.), the neck is super-comfortable, and the sound is even better than I anticipated. I experimented a little with the slap tone and I was struck by its richness and depth. The finish is also excellent with only a minor ding or two. Music Man quality seldom disappoints. I acquired it for a very good price including the OHSC:
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Wow that looks awesome. Makes me miss my fretless Sterling bass I had back in the mid 90s!! Enjoy that thing
 
#38
I've always been a fan of the series / single-coil / parallel switching options on this and the old Stingray 5. It's incredibly useable... and in my opinion, a way better mousetrap than a standard Stingray, Sabre or Stingray HH.

selowitch said:
Today on a beautiful Maryland morning, I picked up this excellent bass via a local seller on Facebook Marketplace. It is my first time playing a USA-made EBMM Sterling and I am super-impressed. The weight is nice (around 8.5 lbs.), the neck is super-comfortable, and the sound is even better than I anticipated. I experimented a little with the slap tone and I was struck by its richness and depth. The finish is also excellent with only a minor ding or two. Music Man quality seldom disappoints. I acquired it for a very good price including the OHSC:
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#39
I definitely think (based on the swatch below) that Red Pearl would be a great pickguard material for this bass.

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