Ernie Ball Sterling Review

History:

Purchase: I got it on ebay for $900

Pros: It has a great feel and sound. The size is good but the weight is a tad heavy when playing for extended periods. Mine is natural finish with a black pickguard, maple fingerboard and I think it looks great. People have walked up and said so. The three tuners on top and one on the bottom is cool. I can get low on the neck easily for the higher frets. The three way lever pickup selector is really cool and I can do some interesting things with it. With that and the three band active preamp I can make it sound funky to jazzy to old time rock and roll. I can always grab the Ernie Ball Sterling and get some work no matter what the gig turns out to be. I plan on keeping this bass for a long long time. The craftmanship and overall quality are very good, even the hard case is nice.



Cons: I like almost everything about this bass. The things I don't like are not problems with the bass but with my habits and feelings. I have not had the bass too long so need to really bond yet.

Sterling Quality: The construction is of high quality and feels solid. It looks like it will hold up over time and looks to be very repairable.

Ernie Ball Summary: Go for it, you can spend more but the sterling has a great sound and a great feel for a good price. This is a good bass.

Rating of this product: 5

This Ernie Ball Bass Guitars Review Submitted By: jp

Date: 2003-01-16

Usefulness Rating: 4.6 out of 5. 5 reader(s) voted.