stingrayPete1977

Yep stupid, looks like the old Méx version now on the 3tsb.

PMT have a US Jazz V for under £1200 which is good if it's as nice as mine, I'm sure mine was about £1500? I can't see what the pro version has to make it worth another £200 than I paid never mind £500 more than the US Standard they have in stock! Still got the dual graphite neck rods, light weight tuners, polyurethane rather than polyester finish etc. Good old Fender

I'm not on facebook and haven't visited the bass lounge, I don't know anything about them.

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1481300008' post='3191373'] As I may have mentioned before, I was sat in a rather boring meeting in the Midlands, and I happened to comment to the guy opposite me, at lunch, 'long fingernails, you must be a guitarist', to which he replied, 'bassist actually', within minutes the magic phrase 'ever heard of basschat' came up, it transpired we had even chatted in same threads! small world say I! [/quote] Was it one of the JTUKs?

I think the classic with the John east three band that fits on the standard plate would be the best of everything, I might see if John will part exchange mine (it is working, loose connection fixed last night), then again when the 2eq works it sounds awesome!

I think it will sound just fine with a preamp, nowt wrong with those cabs. Plenty of good sounding bands out there where those pa tops will be what the audience hears.

I will weigh them and report back.

My blue one is no different to many SR4s weight wise,the classic maybe a tad heavier but not bad, the black one is HEAVY! I think that's why it lost it's fretless neck as the lady that ordered it managed to find I lighter one and swap them over, if a Pao Ferro comes up with a black headstock but not on a black bass it will probably be the other bits of mine

You could make 11'000 in a row yet!

[quote name='interpol52' timestamp='1481233463' post='3190919'] How many attempts did it take?! [/quote] 11'138

It looks like I've finally made a decent post then?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1481229525' post='3190874'] Which is what these type of threads are. You're the only one that's assuming people are "grieving" by posting in these threads. [/quote] Some people will have met, known or even be related to some of the people that have passed too.

Well the neck is awesome, glossy birsdeye maple but not sticky, funky old logo,one less fret. The body on mine is one solid piece of wood, unlike the 2 piece on my proper US Jazz V. The string through bridge with mutes is cool, possibly adds a little string tension in a good way? (Compliance?). Gloss pickguard is nice, general overall finish is as good as anything I've ever seen in the flesh. Mine is Tobacco Burst, it's not as orange as the pictures make out, being a May 2010 5 string Classic it's possibly the oldest one in the uk,and one the very first worldwide. The 2EQ and Alnico pickup make it sound just like any other 2 EQ Ray, trying a regular 2 EQ in a shop will be near enough to know if it's for you, any debate you can google about 2 EQ and 3 EQ applies here as All EBMM Ray 4s are Alnico (afaik). The slab body doesn't affect me at all, I had two pre EB Rays before my Classic5. I found the treble lacking in mine and fitted a John East preamp, during the last few years I've been cutting the treble on all my basses more and more so I'm going to put the original one back in and see if my ears were just playing up! (Also I think the East circuit may have blown up!!!). I went all out brand new to buy an Alnico SR5 in 2010 before getting the Classic, the Blue Pearl, sounds just like a Stingray should and is very versatile tonally, I then wanted a 5 string backup so I traded a Teal SR4 for the black 2007 SR5 which is one of the last ceramic ones and a mongrel, 2004 fretted neck as it was a fretless with matched headstock and LEDs, it also got the other updates like the new battery box position and horizontal selector switch, would have got a compensated nut but not on the older neck it has now, I love it! It's the cheapest bass on the wall yet it's my go to for loads of gigs, the Ceramic humbucker, 3 EQ and with series option is as much as any bass can have to cut through live, if I can't hear myself when using it I know anything else would be worse. My Classic is definitely my 'best' bass though, it just feels so nice and looks so good in the flesh, it's more different than you might expect to a regular SR5, if you look at it closely the only interchangeable parts are the tuners,string tree and strap buttons,look at what is different and wont fit an SR5, pickguard-nope, pickup-nope, neck-nope, nut-nope, neck plate-nope, battery box and chrome cover-nope, bridge-nope, frets-nope, 2EQ-nope, add in the vintage tint neck finish and birdeye or flame maple neck over the roasted to look like better wood option of a normal Ray and you can see how different they are and how the factory had to make bespoke tooling for every part. [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-12/20161208_193956_zps1wmudfp6.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-12/20161208_193956_zps1wmudfp6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-12/20161208_194016_zpssq2xaa2e.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-12/20161208_194016_zpssq2xaa2e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-12/20161208_194059_zps5joz8hqd.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-12/20161208_194059_zps5joz8hqd.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-12/20161208_194122_zpsxeiqb4sk.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-12/20161208_194122_zpsxeiqb4sk.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

TIM

For a while the Yammy RBX and the Ibanez SR basses were the only budget basses worth buying new, took a decade for the big names to catch up.

Jeez you lot there's a simple calculation for this, beard score. Members of band wearing a beard; 0-punk or classical. 1-Pop or Rock. 2-Rock or funk. 3-Acoustic or dull (coldplay etc). 4-Jazz. 5 or more including the women-Folk.

It's not mourning as such for me, I'm just showing a little respect for someone who's achievements have enriched my life in some way, in years gone by you doffed your cap if a hearse went past regardless of wether you knew the deceased or not.

I've got all three, ceramic, alnico and classic Review later....

Red hot chill peppers on Saturday Genting arena (NEC)

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1481179586' post='3190229'] I really enjoyed Good Morning Vietnam, but with the exception of maybe Mrs.Doubtfire, everything went downhill after that. [/quote] Badum....... Tish!

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1481131199' post='3189931'] I reckon they pick em up cheap from people who realise, too late, they are too big to gig with [/quote] I think you are probably right, mind you there still plenty of people here that can't gig without heft from a valve amp and a 4x15 even in the tickled trout!

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1481111019' post='3189742'] Ah, so by the time you were all packed down, this coincided with the taxi queue! Marvellous. [/quote] Yep!

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1481109852' post='3189728'] It's a delight, isn't it. I have resolved to pack down, and have swift half while the venue clears. [/quote] I normally would be the disco was planned to carry on for a hour after us!

I've never understood why rehearsal rooms tend to have bigger amps than most of us gig with! I've grown bored of playing in bands that have a weekly practice and ones that do it at full volume.

Yep we had that at this gig too,face full of sickly vape fumes to start with then 150 people waiting in the entrance for taxis to arrive as we were packing away!