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Tried it again at volume and I think it sounds best Compressor Off Shape Off It then sounds full and punchy In isolation the Shape ON sounds wonderful but you get buried in the mix so OFF is better unless you play slap perhaps

I'd like to add there briefly was a Stingray neck-through, and there were some wonderful limited editions and anniversary models that are hard to come by. 20th anniversary: The 4-string got a mahogany body, quilted maple top, red tort pickguard and no control plate. Quite sexy! Stingray 5 20th anniversary (yes, specifically for the 5's birthday): this one really hit the ball out of the park in 2007 with a flamed or quilted maple top, natural maple faux-binding (just veneer-thin but enough to add a beautiful contrast). To me this is the sexiest Stingray ever built; 30th anniversary: like your regular Stingray 3EQ but with a mahogany body, and a gloss finished neck in matching colour (dark red); 35th anniversary: arguably the second-sexiest Stingray ever made, at least in my opinion! Based on the current Stingray Special, these have an ash body with a spalted maple top in sunburst, with a natural faux-binding, ebony fingerboard with "copper pearloid" block inlays and they look business; Stingray 5 30th anniversary: white, tort guard, roasted maple neck and fingerboard and white fingerboard bindings; The elusive 2001 NAMM 100th anniversary silver Stingray with Status Graphite neck, harking back to the pre-EB 1981 Cutlass 1 basses; Many, many very nice limited "colour of the year" limited editions, Premium Dealer Network exclusives and Vault-exclusive finishes that could only be ordered directly through EBMM's own webshop.

Some crazy Canadian mathtyperock...

Autocorrect does not know about detuning a bass.

I think the drawing in post1 was amended after your suggestion as those are the dimensions on my copy of the drawing. Thank you.

The ebony dust / epoxy (or ca glue) method mentioned by @Andyjr1515 works really well. The filled holes will be virtually invisible.

Here’s my red one. A 1986 MIJ. I think I did this before he got his, so it’s nice to know I inspired him 👀🤣

Not sure bandmates will want to call it the "Don't e.p."! Or are you saying we should spare the world the pain of releasing an obviously disturbing racket into an already shattered world? Though that could also be a good title, in the spirit of Iain M Banks!

What upgrades does it have?

In The Ghetto - Elvis P.

Can confirm. (I'm assuming autocorrect messed up the word "Detuning" here - putting a Stingray in drop D definitely made me play RATM)

The Beauty Of Dead Cities - Borknagar

I understand the idea of the singlecut bass is to build a more rigid neck by having it meet the body earlier. This should mean a tighter, more focused sound - but that won't necessarily be a good thing for many bassists. I've always thought singlecuts can be very sexy, ever since seeing Edsel "Touché" Eusebius with his Elrick in Intwine. I didn't like the band but that bass left a lasting impression with me. And I've always loved the look of Benavente, their SCB and SCD shapes look amazing to me. Sleek, elegant. The SCB is very Fodera-like, but the SCD's upper bout is just different enough to look unique IMO. SCB: SCD:

Don't!

S.U.B. USA are 2 EQ and slab bodied I like them but def try before you buy

Detaining a Stingray instantly makes you play RATM basslines and strike very unwise poses.

If I had a bass-related business I wouldn't be posting rolling eye emojis on another bass-related business' post even if it's incorrect. That's just not good form. It says things about the business.

Is that the one that was on Reverb? A very cool looking bass! I don't know anythjng about this model, but I've never played a bad Yamaha.

They certainly look like DiMarzio pups. It'll be worth getting them tested to see if they are OK; they are a good set of pups.

Just for the record, the S.U.B. is not the sub level of SBMM, but were originally made in San Luis Obispo, California, from 2003 to 2006, as an entry series for the original Stingray, then they were manufactured in China and now in Indonesia as the entry level of the SBMM. Music Man stopped the contract with HHI/Davitt & Hanser, that started in the mid to late 90's to 2008, who were manufacturing the OLP basses in China and then in Indonesia. Since 2008 the SBMM are manufactured by Praxis Musical Instruments.

I used to have one. Sounded pretty good into a Classic 60 power amp and cabs, but there wasn't very much pleasing about the tone straight out of the back and into a mixer. It was easy enough to overdrive, though, so you might like it if you put some decent speaker emulation after it; I ran it into a Torpedo C.A.B. for a while, but ultimately it wasn't worth the effort and expense to make it sound good compared to my usual SansAmp RBI / RPM / VT-RM. I seem to recall reading that the TG Raxx is internally identical to the TB, which might hint at why there's guitar level gain on a bass preamp, and also makes it easier to find one to try since either unit should suffice.