Oo Would that be the 4003 AC Al Cisneros limited edition you have there? I’m not keen on the green fingerboard inlays but the walnut body’s 
and I love the old school pot dials. I think Al plays really high up on the fretboard, hence the double pickguard covers. Good for pick playing too.
Niche, but I definitely would!
Covers come off. Easy. I don’t like the dual big pickups though. Limits the time but I do like the colors. Stands out.
Oen of these “here” spots is below the saddles, I assume? 
But those pickguard covers concentrate the magnetic flux and help you get to 1.21 Gigawatts 
I’m not in the market for a Ric, they’re not my thang, but aesthetically I really like what they’ve done with this. The wood finish, the bridge, the controls all add up to really refresh the looks (IMHO)
So. Many. Buttons.
That is a weird bass
It looks like Sterling have some new finishes for 2022.
Sterling by Music Man New for 2022 – Ernie Ball Music Man (music-man.com)
I could see a Ray35 in this new Amber finish getting some rack space in this Dawgs kennel!
sees purple bass
Shit. Shitshitshitshit.
Except… Why oh-fucking-why do companies so often make their purple basses a sparkle finish!?
Leave sparkle finishes on boats from the 80s/90s 
This is a godless world 
Edit I just noticed it’s not in the Sterling range, so a purple Ray35 is going to be a pricey meatball, too that’s kinda typical of purple basses, they are either cheap or really upper end XD admires from afar
I just stopped in a music store on way back home from upstate NY and they had this. Sure caught my eye. Very nice.
My beloved Charvel is a sparkly blue. Guess I’m a godless heathen. Good to know, thanks 
He has a YouTube video on making it, and sound examples, and the story behind the pickup. Kinda hilarious a year later Fender made the Meteora bass lol…
Ooh. Purple Sparkle.
I am not so much a burst guy, unless it is Cherry burst. That is not the best cherry burst they have done either, but it sure it nice.
For the best Sterling Ray 34 Cherry burst see Davie 504’s Ray 34. I love that one. I like it better with the Maple fretboard which they did one or two years back between 2008 and 2014 I believe. Those had matching headstocks too and said Ray34 on it, so easily better then what they are putting out now, but I still must have to say I am impressed.
The purple with black hardware, very nice.
I will admit that the electronics on todays package are probably better then the ones back in 2010’s were however. Today Sterling Ray 34’s get the USA stingray pick up and preamp that was used in EBMM Stingrays prior to 2018.
In 2018 the USA version got an Neodymium pick up and upgraded 18v preamp, and that same year the USA electronics from before went to the Sterling Ray’s, so I would probably have to say the Cherry burst from today might be better from the electronic standpoint, but from the overall looks, they were better back when
EDIT: I may get shot for this, but I am not such a huge fan of Roasted Maple necks from a looks standpoint. Hard to argue with them for many reasons, but I prefer maple one pc or Maple with Maple fretboard personally.
That said, my favorite Ray4 has a rosewood, go figure. My EBMM SLO Special has Maple 1 pc, and looks oh so sexy.
I really only have 2 basses with maple necks, even tho I prefer the look to most anything else, with acceptation to some of the super cool finishes that EBMM does on some of their BFR and custom run basses and fretless (See Al’s @Al1885 pics for those).
And going even further, my dream P bass is a 70’s white with black pick guard and rosewood or whatever dark wood they were using back then, but that is purely a SID thing.
The Duff Bass is close, but is a P/J with Black Headstock, and his bass is sexy, but if I were to choose between the two, I have to go with Sid’s bass. Why? see my avatar.
Fender started making Meteora Guitars in 2018 though…
Don’t pop the balloon. Lets all think that Guns n Guitars guy made it first, and support the cool guy upstart.
Why are these music man basses so crazy expensive, they’re such a ripoff
Wait, what they sold out in two hours?
which he mentions in the video as the inspiration for his bass…? 
I just thought it was a fun coincidence, whatever.
Didn’t watch the video. Sorry, not my cup of tea
