promo: Sterling by Music Man + FREE Year’s Supply of Ernie Ball Strings!

Sterling By Music ManErnie Ball
Written By Algam Benelux

From February until the end of March 2025, Algam Benelux and Sterling by Music Man are running a special promotion at various music stores across the Benelux!

Purchase a Sterling by Music Man guitar or bass guitar at one of the participating stores and receive a free year’s supply of Ernie Ball strings:

  • Regular Slinky (.010-.046) or

  • Super Slinky (.009-.042

Participating Models

Electric Guitars:

  • CT50

  • Jared Dines

  • St. Vincent

  • John Petrucci JP15

  • James Valentine

  • John Petrucci Majesty

  • Mariposa

  • SR50

  • Cutlass Short Scale

  • Cutlass

  • Axis

  • StingRay

Electric Basses:

  • StingRay Classic

  • StingRay34

  • StingRay5

  • ST-WENTZ

ELECTRIC GUITARS

CT 50

From left to right: Vintage Sunburst, Toluca Lake Blue, Pueblo Pink Satin, Daphne Blue, Aqua Grey

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 3

  • strings: 6

  • frets: 22

  • Body: Poplar

  • Nut width: 42 mm

  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Vintage Tremolo

  • Bridge pickup: Sterling humbucker

  • Category: 6-string electric

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Body shape: Strat

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Inlays: Pearloid block

  • Controls: 1 x Push/Push Volume Boost + 1 x Tone

  • Available colors: Aqua Grey

  • Tuning machines: Auto-locking

  • Middle pickup: Sterling single-coil

  • Neck pickup: Sterling single-coil

  • Original strings: Ernie Ball 2221 Regular Slinky

  • Radius: 305 mm

  • Scale length: 648 mm

  • Switch: 5-way

  • Fretboard: Rosewood

  • Fret type: Jumbo medium

jared dines

SPECIFICATIONS:

Pickups: 2

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Glossy varnish

  • Frets: 24

  • Body: Mahogany

  • Top: Mahogany

  • Nut width: 42 mm

  • Bridge: Vintage Tremolo

  • Bridge Pickup: Humbucker

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Color: Olympic White

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Body Shape: Strat-style

  • Neck: 5-point bolt-on maple

  • Hardware: Gold-plated

  • Inlays: Dot

  • Tuning Machines: Auto-locking

  • Neck Pickup: Humbucker

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky (10-46)

  • Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm

  • Scalloped Frets: Double

  • Scale Length: 648 mm

  • Pickup Selector: 3-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Maple

ST. VINCENT

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 3 (Sterling mini humbuckers)

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Glossy varnish

  • Frets: 22 (Jumbo Medium)

  • Nut Width: 41.3 mm

  • Bridge: Vintage Tremolo

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Color: Velveteen Red

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Neck: 3-piece torchwood, 5-point bolt-on

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Inlays: Custom

  • Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Auto-locking

  • Middle Pickup: Sterling mini humbucker

  • Neck Pickup: Sterling mini humbucker

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky 10-46 (CEB 2221)

  • Fingerboard Radius: 25 mm

  • Scale Length: 648 mm

  • Pickup Selector: 5-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Rosewood

John Petrucci JP15

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 2 (DiMarzio Crunch Lab & LiquiFire)

  • Strings: 7

  • Finish: Glossy varnish

  • Frets: 24 (Jumbo Medium)

  • Top: Flamed Maple

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge Pickup: DiMarzio Crunch Lab

  • Category: 7-string electric guitar

  • Color: See Thru Purple Sunburst

  • Electronics: Active

  • Body Shape: Super Strat

  • Neck: 3-piece torchwood, 5-point bolt-on

  • Hardware: Black

  • Case/Gigbag: Gigbag included

  • Controls: 1 x Push/Push Volume Boost, 1 x Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Auto-locking

  • Neck Pickup: DiMarzio LiquiFire

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball 2621 Regular Slinky 7-String

  • Fingerboard Radius: 400 mm

  • Scale Length: 648 mm

  • Pickup Selector: 3-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Ebony

  • Tremolo System: Sterling Modern Tremolo

James Valentine

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 2

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Glossy varnish

  • Frets: 22

  • Body: Swamp ash with resonance chamber and f-hole

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge Pickup: Sterling humbucker

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Colors: Butterscotch Yellow / Natural Wood

  • Electronics: Active

  • Neck: Roasted maple

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Inlays: Dot markers

  • Controls: 1 x Push/Push Volume Boost, 1 x Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Auto-locking

  • Neck Pickup: Sterling humbucker

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball Regular Slinky (Ref: CEB 2221)

  • Fingerboard Radius: 240 mm

  • Scale Length: 648 mm

  • Pickup Selector: 5-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Torrified maple

  • Fret Type: Thin

John Petrucci Majesty

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 2

  • Strings: 6 / 7

  • Frets: 24

  • Top: Quilted maple (7-string) / Flamed maple (Tiger Sunburst 6-string)

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Modern Tremolo / Sterling Modern Tremolo

  • Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Humbucker (Chalk Gray 6-string) / DiMarzio Crunch Lab (Tiger Sunburst 6-string & 7-string)

  • Category: 6-string / 7-string electric guitar

  • Colors: Chalk Gray / Tiger Sunburst / Sunburst

  • Electronics: Active

  • Body Shape: Super Strat

  • Hardware: Black

  • Case/Gigbag: Padded gigbag (7-string & Tiger Sunburst 6-string)

  • Controls: 1 x Push/Push Volume Boost, 1 x Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Auto-locking

  • Neck Pickup: Ceramic Humbucker (Chalk Gray 6-string) / DiMarzio LiquiFire (Tiger Sunburst 6-string & 7-string)

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball 2221 Regular Slinky

  • Fingerboard Radius: 400 mm

  • Scale Length: 648 mm

  • Pickup Selector: 3-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Rosewood (Chalk Gray 6-string) / Ebony (Tiger Sunburst 6-string & 7-string)

  • Fret Type: Jumbo Medium

Mariposa

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 2

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Satin

  • Frets: 22

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Sterling Vintage Tremolo

  • Bridge Pickup: Sterling Humbucker

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Color: Pueblo Pink Satin

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Neck: 3-piece torch with 5-bolt attachment

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Auto-locking

  • Neck Pickup: Sterling Humbucker

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball 2221 Regular Slinky

  • Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm

  • Scale Length: 648 mm

  • Pickup Selector: 3-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Rosewood

  • Fret Type: Jumbo Medium

SR50 - Firemist Silver

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 2

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Gloss

  • Frets: 22

  • Body: Poplar

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Sterling Vintage Tremolo

  • Bridge Pickup: Sterling Humbucker

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Color: Firemist Silver

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Body Shape: Strat

  • Neck: 3-piece torch with 5-bolt attachment

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Auto-locking

  • Neck Pickup: Sterling Humbucker

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball 2221 Regular Slinky

  • Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm

  • Scale Length: 648 mm

  • Pickup Selector: 3-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Torrified maple

  • Fret Type: Jumbo Medium

Cutlass Short Scale - Shell Pink & Mint Green

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 2 (Sterling humbucker bridge, Sterling single-coil neck)

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Glossy varnish

  • Frets: 22

  • Body: Poplar

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge: Sterling 2-post tremolo

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Color: Pink or Green

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Body Shape: Double cutaway

  • Neck: Maple

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Inlays: Dot

  • Controls: Volume, Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Sealed oil-bath tuners

  • Strings (Factory Set): Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9-42

  • Pickguard: 3-ply

  • Fingerboard Radius: 12"

  • Scalloped: Double

  • Scale Length: 24" (610 mm)

  • Pickup Selector: 3-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Laurel (pink) / Maple (Green)

  • Tremolo System: 2-point Fulcrum

Cutlass - Charcoal Frost & Vintage Cream

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 3x Sterling single-coil (neck, middle, bridge)

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Glossy varnish

  • Frets: 22 (thin type)

  • Body: Poplar

  • Top: Poplar

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge: Fulcrum Tremolo

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Color: Charcoal Frost (gray) & Cream

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Body Shape: Strat-style

  • Neck: Maple

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Inlays: Dot

  • Controls: Volume, Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Sealed oil-bath tuners (grey) & Die-cast (Cream)

  • Factory Strings: 09-42

  • Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm (12")

  • Scalloped: Double

  • Scale Length: 648 mm (25.5")

  • Pickup Selector: 5-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Laurel (grey) & Maple (Cream)

  • Tremolo System: Fulcrum Tremolo

STINGRAY - SR30 Daphne Blue & Black

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 2x Sterling humbucker (neck & bridge)

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Glossy varnish

  • Frets: 22 (jumbo medium)

  • Body: Poplar

  • Top: Poplar

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge: Fulcrum Tremolo

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Color: Blue / black

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Body Shape: Strat-style

  • Neck: Maple

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Inlays: Dot

  • Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Sealed oil-bath

  • Factory Strings: 09-42

  • Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm (12")

  • Scalloped: Double

  • Scale Length: 648 mm (25.5")

  • Pickup Selector: 3-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Laurel

Axis - Spectrum Red & Spectrum Blue

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 2x Sterling humbucker (neck & bridge)

  • Strings: 6

  • Finish: Glossy varnish

  • Frets: 22 (jumbo medium)

  • Body: Poplar

  • Top: Quilted Maple

  • Nut Width: 42 mm

  • Bridge: Fulcrum Tremolo

  • Category: 6-string electric guitar

  • Color: Spectrum Red (yellow/red tones), Spectrum Blue (blue/white tones)

  • Electronics: Passive

  • Body Shape: Strat-style

  • Neck: 3-piece maple, bolt-on (5-point mount)

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Tone

  • Tuning Machines: Sealed oil-bath

  • Factory Strings: 09-42

  • Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm (12")

  • Scale Length: 648 mm (25.5")

  • Pickup Selector: 5-way switch

  • Fingerboard: Maple

electric basses

StingRay Classic

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 1

  • Strings: 5

  • Finish: Gloss

  • Frets: 21

  • Nut Width: 45 mm

  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Sterling

  • Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Humbucker

  • Category: 5-string bass

  • Color: Olympic White

  • Electronics: Active

  • Body Shape: Stingray

  • Neck: Maple

  • Hardware: Chrome

  • Controls: 2-band EQ

  • Tuning Machines: Open

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball 2836 Regular Slinky

  • Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm

  • Scale Length: 864 mm

  • Fingerboard: Maple

StingRay34

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Pickups: 1

  • Strings: 4

  • Finish: Gloss

  • Frets: 21

  • Nut Width: 43 mm

  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Sterling

  • Category: 4-string bass

  • Color: Blue Sparkle, Amber, or Purple Sparkle

  • Electronics: Active

  • Body Shape: Stingray

  • Hardware: Black or Chrome

  • Controls: 3-band EQ

  • Tuning Machines: Open

  • Factory Strings: Ernie Ball 2834 Super Slinky

  • Fingerboard Radius: 240 mm

  • Scale Length: 864 mm

  • Fingerboard: Palissander, Torrified Maple, or Rosewood

  • Fret Type: Jumbo Medium

PETE WENTZ

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Model: WENTZ

  • Body Wood: Nyatoh

  • Body Color: Black (BK)

  • Bridge: Sterling by Music Man-Designed Bridge

  • Pickguard: Anodized Gold

  • Scale Length: 34" (86.4cm)

  • Neck Radius: 9.5" (24cm)

  • Frets: 21 Frets, Medium

  • Neck Width: 1.69" (43mm) at Nut, 2.44" (62mm) at Last Fret

  • Neck Wood: Roasted Maple

  • Fingerboard: Roasted Maple

  • Fret Markers: Black Dot Markers w/ Custom Pete Wentz Loon on 12th Fret

  • Tuning Machines: Open Gear

  • Truss Rod: Dual Action

  • Neck Attachment: 6 Bolt Pattern

  • Controls: 1 Voume, 1 Tone

  • Switching: N/A

  • Pickups: H - 1 Alnico V Humbucker

  • Strings: Ernie Ball 2834 Super Slinky

  • Gig Bag: N/A

PARTICIPATING STORES


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