2007 USA MusicMan Sterling in black/maple £1200 Huddersfield

[Minininjarob]

2007 USA MusicMan Sterling in black/maple
 

Reluctant sale of this lovely USA made bass, If you don’t know this is the jazz bass to the Stingray with a lovely narrow neck of 38.1mm at the nut and different pickups/electronics 3 way pickup selector which makes subtle but all usable changes in tone.
The neck is unfinished oiled maple and oh so smooth to the hand with a sculpted heel to get to those high notes. 
Perfect combo of black body and pick guard and maple neck/head IMHO. 

Condition wise it’s very good, see the photos. The neck is amazing with maybe one slight mark which I couldn’t photograph and only saw when I was inspecting it for sale. 
I have polished the body to make it look its best, there’s a couple of very fine scratches on the back and some evidence of small paint touch ups on the edges but overall very good for an 18yo bass which was used a fair bit before I got it from the original owner. - as it’s black it tends to show marks easily but I reckon you’d be very pleased with it - it is 18 years old. All the hardware is great and untarnished and all works as it should as I checked everything when I bought it. Frets have been polished and it stays in tune beautifully. 
It has always been stored in its original MM hard case in my possession, the case has marks and scratches as pictured but it’s done its job and it a great case with its original key. (Case is very expensive to replace as it’s designed for the Sterling). 
Has a medium action which I can change for you if you buy it. 
Comes with the EB cloth, spare white tort pick guard (which isn’t a MM item but it’s very good) and black Schaller strap locks (I will include the strap bits of this as well and a strap if you want one). I have the original strap buttons which I will include and I can put back on if you want before sale. 
I won’t post this at all but I am prepared to travel a long way from Huddersfield to deliver it or meet halfway. I’ve been to London before to pick an eBay purchase up I don’t mind! It has the advantage of peace of mind that it’s got to you ok and I know you’ll be happy with it. Obviously cash or immediate bank transfer only. 
Open to offers but no swaps sorry. 
My first big sale on here but I’ve huge feedback on eBay as a seller and on Retrobike website which I can share if you want the info. 
Any questions let me know!


 

Edited 8 hours ago by Minininjarob

[Minininjarob]

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[basscki]

Please can I be the first to ask the weight!

[Minininjarob]

1 hour ago, basscki said:

Please can I be the first to ask the weight!

Ooops sorry forgot. 
4.32kg or 9.5lbs, just weighed on luggage scale. My P bass is lighter but doesn’t feel it. No neck dive (on me) as weight is in body with all the active stuff so it feels really nice. I’ve worn it for 2hours no problem but I appreciate it might be an issue for some!

From a quick google it seems that the weights can be all over the place and mine is somewhere in the middle for this model. And probably a bit lighter than a lot of Stingrays? 

Edited 4 hours ago by Minininjarob

[AndyTravis]

@sshorepunk

[sshorepunk]

9 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

@sshorepunk

On it!