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Published on 10/28/07 at 16:00Bass about 10 yrs kind of Old School
Had to combine neck and body from different Sterlings so it cost Too Much
Neck. Originally Maple FB fretted neck, which I still have on another Sterling. Fretwork is near perfect, neck profile is classic and very comfortable. Current neck is from another Sterling, a pua ferro lined fretless that has that same comfortable feel. The other cool touch on a MM neck is the adjuster wheel for the truss rod ... super EZ to use.
Neck is great but the big deal on this ax is the neck PU. EBMM finally added a neck PU, your choice of a second MM-type or a noiseless singel coil. This is the SC and the sounds from all 5 modes of the PU config switch are very different from each other and all very useful. My faves are the front two coils nearest the neck, for general use, and the SC nearest the bridge for shock & awe. I also like to play just the neck SC for a really thick, almost slightly blurry bass. It's not muddy like a mudbucker!
A little lighter would be cool [this one is 9.5 lb]. I would like more direct control over the dual PU's rather than the 5-way switch with its 5 fixed configs.
Carbon/resin reinforcement bars in the neck would be a good upgrade.
Battery holder does not inspire confidence.
It's a MM and it lives up to that. This one is clear gloss over ash, which is my fave flavor for solid bodied basses.
PU's are in the classic MM style with the large diameter single pole pieces.
This is one of the best FLs I've ever played in terms of sound and response to player input.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Had to combine neck and body from different Sterlings so it cost Too Much
Neck. Originally Maple FB fretted neck, which I still have on another Sterling. Fretwork is near perfect, neck profile is classic and very comfortable. Current neck is from another Sterling, a pua ferro lined fretless that has that same comfortable feel. The other cool touch on a MM neck is the adjuster wheel for the truss rod ... super EZ to use.
Neck is great but the big deal on this ax is the neck PU. EBMM finally added a neck PU, your choice of a second MM-type or a noiseless singel coil. This is the SC and the sounds from all 5 modes of the PU config switch are very different from each other and all very useful. My faves are the front two coils nearest the neck, for general use, and the SC nearest the bridge for shock & awe. I also like to play just the neck SC for a really thick, almost slightly blurry bass. It's not muddy like a mudbucker!
A little lighter would be cool [this one is 9.5 lb]. I would like more direct control over the dual PU's rather than the 5-way switch with its 5 fixed configs.
Carbon/resin reinforcement bars in the neck would be a good upgrade.
Battery holder does not inspire confidence.
It's a MM and it lives up to that. This one is clear gloss over ash, which is my fave flavor for solid bodied basses.
PU's are in the classic MM style with the large diameter single pole pieces.
This is one of the best FLs I've ever played in terms of sound and response to player input.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com