Sterling basses feature slightly smaller bodies than the rest of the standard Music Man designs, most notably the StingRay, brand`s most popular electric bass. Sterling series today has two models, a four-stringer and a five-stringer. Both models feature extensive color palettes, multiple pickups/controls options, as well as several fingerboard options. Sterling 5 comes in with a solid and flat-top body, bolt-on neck (C-profile, 34" scale), passive/active electronics, and a very versatile tone. The color palette has eight options, with each offering its own set of sub-options. Specs list highlights include a solid ash body (w/classic Music Man pickguard on top), bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret fingerboard (fretted maple, fretted rosewood, fretless pau ferro), a five-saddled hardtail bridge, customizable Music Man electronics, and Schaller tuners.

Sterling 5 Full Specs

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Body Shape Precision bass
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Double cutaway
Body Wood Ash
Pickguard Yes
Neck Wood Maple
Neck Shape Series Standard
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fingerboard Material Maple
Number of Frets 22
Number of Frets Fretless
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Dot
Nut Width 1.75"
Fingerboard Radius 11.00"
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Pickup Switch Type 5-Position Blade
Bridge Hardtail
Hardware Black
Number of Strings 5
Tuners Schaller
Scale Length 34"
Finish Gloss
Custom Features: Pickups: Music Man (ceramic) humbucking pickups. Optionally: H and H/S configurations are available. Controls: vol, bass, mid, treble, 5-position blade switch. Optionally, in one-pickup configuration 3-position blade switch is used. H/S configuration still uses a 5-position blade switch. Fingerboard: 22-fret maple or rosewood (depending on the color option). Optionally, a fretless fingerboard made of pau ferro is available.

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Body Shape
Precision bass
Precision bass
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Body Wood
Ash
Ash
Pickguard
Yes
No
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Neck Shape
Series Standard
Series Standard
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material
Maple/Rosewood
Rosewood
Number of Frets
22/Fretless
Fretless
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Dot
Dot
Nut Width
1.75"
1.50"
Fingerboard Radius
11.00"
11.00"
Number of Pickups
2
1
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
No
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
5-Position Blade
3-Position Blade
Bridge
Hardtail
Hardtail
Hardware
Black
Chrome
Number of Strings
5
4
Tuners
Schaller
Schaller
Scale Length
34"
34"
Finish
Gloss
Gloss
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