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Product Overview
Model:
Sterling 5
Size:
12-1/2" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 45-1/4" long (31.8 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 114.9 cm long)
Weight:
9 lbs, 11oz (4.39 kg) - varies slightly
Body Wood:
Ash
Body Finish:
High gloss polyester
Bridge:
Standard - Music ManĀ® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles
Pickguard:
Standard - Black or White; Optional - Shell, White Pearloid, Vintage White Pearloid, Black Pearloid, Blue Pearloid, Moonstone, Abalone, Python, Orange Swirl, Gold Swirl, and Blue Swirl.
Scale Length:
34" (86.4 cm)
Neck Radius:
11" (27.9 cm)
Headstock Size:
Only 7-7/8" (20.0 cm) long
Frets:
22 - High profile, wide
Neck Width:
1-3/4" (44.5 mm) at nut 2-3/4"" (69.9 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood:
Select maple neck
Fingerboard:
Fretted - maple or rosewood; Fretless - Pau Ferro with or without inlaid fretlines
Neck Finish:
Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors:
Standard - Natural; Optional - Matching painted headstock
Tuning Machines:
Schaller BM, with tapered string posts
Truss Rod:
Adjustable - no component or string removal
Neck Attachment:
5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
Electronic Shielding:
Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined control cover
Controls:
Single Pickup, 3-band active preamp; vol, treble, mid, bass; Dual Pickup, 3-band active preamp; vol, treble, mid, bass
Switching:
Single Pickup - 3-way lever pickup selector; Dual Pickup - 5-way lever pickup selector
Pickups:
Standard - Music ManĀ® humbucking with ceramic pole pieces and hum canceling phantom coil; Optional - Dual Humbucking with ceramic pole pieces; Optional - Humbucking/Single coil with ceramic pole pieces
Left Handed:
No
Strings:
45w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Regular Slinky Bass #2836)
Body Color
01-black
black
02-white
white
47-whitepearl
whitepearl
59-sterlingsilver
sterlingsilver
04-egyptiansmoke
egyptiansmoke
07-graphitepearl
graphitepearl
05-sapphireblack
sapphireblack
11-bluepearl
bluepearl
49-electricblue
electricblue
67-iceblue
iceblue
48-orangefiremist
orangefiremist
58-olivegold
olivegold
69-truegold
truegold
41-cabernetpearl
cabernetpearl
21-candyred
candyred
50-transred
transred
51-transteal
transteal
52-transorange
transorange
53-transgold
transgold
70-honeyburst
honeyburst
71-vintagesunburst
vintagesunburst
73-tobaccoburst
tobaccoburst
74-cherryburst
cherryburst
75-blackcherryburst
blackcherryburst
76-pacificblueburst
pacificblueburst
90-natural
natural



Pick Guard
01-blackpg
blackpg
02-whitepg
whitepg
03-shell
shell
04-blackpearloid
blackpearloid
05-whitepearloid
whitepearloid
06-abalone
abalone
07-orangeswirl
orangeswirl
08-goldswirl
goldswirl
09-vintagewhitepearloid
vintagewhitepearloid
10-blueswirl
blueswirl
11-python
python
12-moonstone
moonstone
17-bluepearloid
bluepearloid
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