Sterling Ball Hosts a Round Table Discussion at Bass Player Live

Highlights from Bass Player Live 2009, where Sterling Ball hosts a round table discussion. Joined by San Sargeant, Juan Nelson, Tony Levin, Jennifer Young, Dave Marotta, and Jon Ferraro on drums.

Sterling talks about Music Man History, Leo Fender, the Bongo, and innovations in the Bass Guitar Industry.

Ernie Ball was the first to offer rock strings with the creation of Slinkys, and further revolutionized the market by offering guitarists Custom-Gauge single strings. The Ernie Ball Company also produces Music Man guitars and basses, volume pedals, and other accessories. The company's strings and accessories are available in more than 6,000 music stores throughout the U.S. The company also exports to 82 countries.

Ernie Ball Music Man is proud to endorse artists including: Slash, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Eagles, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones, Angus Young, ACDC, Jeff Beck, John Fogerty, Pete Townshend, Jack White, The Raconteurs, John Mayer, Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, System Of A Down, Avenged Sevenfold, 311, Paul Gilbert, Blink 182, Brad Paisley, Rise Against, Maroon 5, Flogging Molly, Iron Maiden, Albert Lee, Don Felder, Deftones, Aerosmith, NOFX, John Petrucci, Dream Theater, Sonic Youth, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Deep Purple, The Edge, U2, Mars Volta, Nickelbackm Glenn Tipton, Judas Priest, Thrice, Buddy Guy, Limp Bizkit, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tony Levin, Dave La Rue, Counting Crows, Joe Bonamassa, Escape The Fate, Hinder, and many more!!!

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[ernieballinc]

This vid features some great info and story telling by Sterling Ball. Enjoy!!!

[mr4y]

The Les Paul is a heavy off-balanced guitar.

Pay attention to Sterling's bass. As he speaks the bass neck starts to dip even though he is constantly holding it under his arm pit.

I suppose not only les pauls are off balanced eh Sterling?

[illuminatequest]

I watched this a while back, when it came online pretty much...

I enjoyed that country funk that Sterling Ball played, its different. It was cool to hear how Leo Fender shaped the tonal music industry. I'm sure fretting instruments also added to the brightness..

I would love to see them make a 6 sting ray, but what can you do...

[WyattTheGuitarist]

@DavidSinRocks might be using one of those new vintage reissues that they have out now.

[tylerwylie]

I'm a Bongoloid as of 2 Wednesdays ago.

[deeppurple123456]

Music Man is amazing. I own a Steve Morse model. Amazing, amazing, amazing!

[sprintbass]

i own a sterling and a stringray fretless. Ive played alot of bass's over the years, but i always come back to musicman bass's. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, in that time music was very danced oriented..bernard edwards of chic played a stingray..heard him as a child and loved it.. I like the new direction's MM is taking. I want to check out the reflex bass, it seems to stick to what works and yet throws in a 4 band eq and a ton of options.. I wish i could work for them, id be proud of that!

[SGBmediagroup]

Good to see you BP!

[DavidSinRocks]

I wonder if the bass Sterling Ball is using is actually a Pre-Ernie Ball Stingray.. looks a bit like one of those vintage basses!

[ErnieBallStingRay5]

Great Video post

[bassguitarmethod]

ROCK N ROLL !!!

Wish Billy Sheehan was ernie Ball music man