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  1. stingrayPete1977
    Hey folks, I've decided to offer this beast up for grabs, I'm not doing as many gigs as I once was and I'm keeping one of my three Ray 5s and my Jazz 5 for gigging. This is a very early 2010 tabacco burst and birdseye maple model, nice condition, pics to follow and an original case in good condition. Single piece slab body, no joins. 2 band eq based on the 70's ones, lovely vintage gloss neck finish, foam dampers on the bridge, chrome battery cover, 6 bolt neck, basically all the best things of various Stingrays over the years! In the flesh these are another step up in quality over a regular Ray, I've owned and played plenty and this is easily the best I've ever seen. Tiny mark on the end of the headstock imposible to picture, excellent condition even though it has been enjoyed by me rather than kept in it's case. 4.8kg or 10.58lbs. New prices for these are around £2400. £1350 ovno, no trades. Collection from Stafford area. Thanks, Pete. anthropology careers and salaries in india Case picture to come.
  2. stingrayPete1977
    Hi fellow basschatters, I've decided that I don't need three Stingray 5s anymore so this one and my Classic (now sold) are up for grabs, no trades as I'm going to use the money for non musical purposes! This one has a bit of a strange past which I think the price reflects, it started life as a fretless matching headstock in 2007 so it has the later switch position and battery box towards the lower horn, Alnico pickup with a rare white cover that once matched a pearloid guard, it didn't look good at all so i fitted a brand new genuine 3 ply black/white/black one including genuine black screws. Almost from new the neck was swapped to a fretted maple board one without the compensated nut, it's a totally legit neck straight out of California not a copy or anything but I like to be straight with people. The bass plays and sounds awesome, nice B string and in overall good shape for a 12 year old bass, dink in the headstock at the top as usual, comes with an official hardshell case in decent shape. It is a weighty beast at 5kg or 11lbs, Collection and test drives available near Stafford, I'm in a village about 15 minutes from either of the Stafford exits of the M6 , junctions 13/14. No trades, £775 ono thanks, Pete.
  3. stingrayPete1977
    I don't like that grotty hardware or the finish colour.
  4. stingrayPete1977
    Tbf I actually use a jazz most the time these days!
  5. stingrayPete1977
    Whereas for me there's not one thing I like about it!
  6. stingrayPete1977
    Nothing is "free" though really is it? I just did a quick quote , a £1000 of cover with insure4music is £30 a year.
  7. stingrayPete1977
    I'm a technophobe but I know since the new rules came in recently about data storage etc we've had issues where certain emails wouldn't go through.
  8. stingrayPete1977
    I think he's on holiday, it was mentioned at our bass geek meeting last night.
  9. stingrayPete1977
    Which public liability insurance is best for metal?
  10. stingrayPete1977
    It's good that you get all that FREE stuff for £221 though, lol
  11. stingrayPete1977
    I don't think many people in your average weekend function band will qualify for a concession so it's nearly TEN times the price if you just need a certificate to satisfy the venue, to do it legitimately a five piece band would all need to be members at a cost of £1105, a five piece band with Insure4music can be had for less than £50, that's quite a difference unless you are going to require a grands worth of advantages a year.
  12. stingrayPete1977
    It's £221 a year to be a MU member, an individual policy with insure4music is £28, I did the whole band including raising the cover from 1 to 2 million for £55 a year. Its only £69 with ampband.
  13. stingrayPete1977
    Does the public liability with the MU cover a whole band or would every band member need to join? Unless you need the extra features of tye MU it's a hugely expensive way of doing it for a typical function band.
  14. stingrayPete1977
    Which is a pound more than insure4music for a 5 piece for £1m.
  15. stingrayPete1977
    I've just renewed ours with a new one, been with ampband for a few years but insure4music are cheaper.
  16. stingrayPete1977
    They should have called it a Silhouette bass really as it looks just like the silhouette guitar.
  17. stingrayPete1977
    I'm hoping he's going to get a tobacco burst Stingray with a white pickguard just for another one bites the dust, be rude not to add it into the set?
  18. stingrayPete1977
    Or a Classic 5
  19. stingrayPete1977
    And there you have it, boom.
  20. stingrayPete1977
    I can't see how anything is easier to set up than a pair of RCF tops!
  21. stingrayPete1977
    I'm not sure tbh, they are closer to each other than the 725 are to the 735 by a long way though AFAIK.
  22. stingrayPete1977
    We've used them for large function rooms /social clubs and wedding marquees, a piece of advice a mate gave me was that for weddings and functions you only need the dance floor area at full volume, great auntie Ethel sat at the back isn't that bothered about heft! Obviously a gig watching your favourite band that you've paid £100 to see you want to hear just as well anywhere in the venue. All that said I'd happily put my 735s against your alto sub and any 12s as tops, take into account you could use your sub with the RCF tops and you'll have a killer pa with only three boxes.
  23. stingrayPete1977
    For something like a marquee or large pub you'd still need a sub if you're putting the whole band through them. The 735 and 745 are a different animal really.
  24. stingrayPete1977
    Pair of RCF 735a , leave the sub at home.
  25. stingrayPete1977
    I did mine in 2012, I've got about 75% movement in all directions left.
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