The treble bleed sounds like trash - not helping stock Sterling pickups. $1100 is just over the limit for a Sterling. Trem has to be swapped immediately and generally the stock pickups. The selector knob is supremely uncomfortable to use on those models as well.
The EBMM Majesty 6 are great guitars; I have two, my third I gave to my son. My favorite guitars are my EBMM Kaizen 6; I have a few; I also have a Sterling Kaizen that will be sold soon, it's ok, but it's not close to the EBMM