Please help me evaluate this EBMM Sterling

Pretty early judging by the Birdseye neck and inset neckplate. Mid 1990s at a guess

 

As a seller I’d ask for 1k, as a buyer I’d try to pay 900. Ernie Ball’s forum has a section where they will date your Musicman and tell you where it was purchased from. Pretty cool!

 

If you like the sound of Stingray 5, the Sterling is the best way to get that sound in a 4 string package. Series mode+ceramic pickup=bass heaven IMHO.

Phenomenal necks on these basses as well.

 

That's a great bass, and a very good price. To me the older ones sound better, and feel better. I have one vintage Sterling and one newer model. I like the older one the most. The one you are looking at is from the first years of production, mid 90's. You can get the actual date off the Music Man website. The wood on this neck is soooo fine.

 

Yup, the inset mounted neckplate says this in an early one, low-ish serial, probably a 94/95.

 

Inset neck plate with small-plate bridge says ‘96-‘98 or so. Great basses, I have fretted and fretless ‘95s (with the muteless version of the big-plate bridge). Great figured woods in use back then.

 

Sweet bass, and the price looks right.