Question about Musicman basses

they are equally suitable for the same things really. In a band setting, the differences in tone are negligible.

 

Yeah pretty much. You may notice that in a band setting, the sterling cuts through better, because it has more mids. That is really the main difference tone wise.

 

I've heard that they can be very versatile and sound fine in many different genres. From the little bit that I have played the two at a GC, I completely agree.

 

+1

you can funk/rock/jazz/metal/country out any bass you want. all that matters is if you like it.

 

The Stingray is bigger and has a different neck (Sterling is a jazz type neck). Also, the pickups are different (alnico vs. ceramic) and the Sterling has the 3 way selector switch. Both are great and versatile basses. And don't forget that the SR is available in 2-band and 3-band models and the Sterling is only 3-band.

 

Both get a Jaco style tone, but I believe the Sterling would get it better since you can switch on the back coil solo.

 

It would also depend on which pickup config you got - H / HS / HH as well