Sterling by Music Man produce a range of instruments licensed by Ernie Ball Music Man and built overseas in Indonesia. They offer a range of guitars and basses modelled after their Music Man siblings but at a much more affordable price range.
Unfortunately despite having a selection of really interesting guitars and basses, Sterling is one of the few companies that don’t offer much of a southpaw selection. Lefty bassists have a couple of lovely 4-string to choose from, but guitarists are out of luck. The company did previously offer the JP60 in a left handed model, so you may be able to find a used example.
Sterling by Music Man Left Handed Bass Guitars
Stingray Ray 4 Left Handed Bass
The StingRay “Ray4” bass features a 9v active preamp, low noise humbucking pickups and a fully adjustable heavy duty bridge. Main features include a basswood body, hard rock maple neck and fingerboard, 2-band active preamp, and a single H-1 ceramic humbucker.
Scale:34”
Neck Width: 38mm at Nut
Body Wood: Basswood
Neck Wood: Hard Maple
Fretboard Wood: Hard Maple
Tuning Machines: Open Gear
Neck Joint: 6 Bolt
Frets: 21
Pickups: H-1 Ceramic Humbucker
Bridge: Fixed Bridge
Stingray Ray 34 Left Handed Bass
The iconic StingRay bass continues to dominate stages and studios around the world. The no nonsense design, the tones from the 3-band preamp and pickup, the ash body, the familiar oval pickguard has supported the most important music of our generation. No denying the impact the StingRay bass has had on bassists and music in general.
Scale:34”
Nut Width:43mm
Neck Width: 12th fret:55mm
Body Wood:Ash
Neck Wood:Maple
Fretboard Wood:Rosewood (TWB, HB, BK) Maple (NT)
Tuning Machines:Open
Hardware:Chrome
Neck Joint:6 Bolt
Frets:21
Fretboard Radius:12”
Pickup Selector:N/A
Pickups:Alnico Humbucker, SBMM
Bridge: Fixed, Sterling By Music Man Design
Sterling by Music Man Website
The Sterling website doesn’t have a lefty specific section, and the left handed models are hidden fairly obscurely. Good thing we put together this article for you then!
For more information:
Sterling by MusicMan Website