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Stole that from the guy I bought it from. It's like that the whole way up the neck and headstock, just beautiful.

The MuRF and the expression pedal are missing (I left them at band practice), getting a Moog low pass filter and POG pretty soon. Nothing needs to be said, hands down best ever finish on a bass. I got the basses when I was 16 (that was a good year for me!) effects are a newer addition to my rig. I've had the qtron forever, but the rest are trickling in nicely... And the banjo..is a banjo. Sorry for crappy phone pics

Really, it isn't as hard as it looks. You'll be up and down that neck in no time!

I love my Rays, and the precision, but I still feel like the perfect bass is out there...I suspect it's either a bongo or an L2000... Either way, I can't bring myself to part with the rays, as they jus look too good! Autumn Redrise has got to be the most beautiful finish out there, and a natural fretless ray with amazing grain and the craziest birdseye neck looks good too. I will get both an L2000 and a bongo without selling, even if it takes me a while. And as the man at the local music shop says, 'don't ever sell a bass, just keep collecting...'

I plan on getting a moog ep-2 for the murf - can that be used as a volume pedal?

+1 on the ernie ball

Does anyone know if it is possible to mod the bass microsynth to enable you to control the filter sweep as you play using an expression pedal? Anyone know of anyone who could do it? That would be a COOL sound! Thanks

I noticed that with my fretless - if I slide down then it just completely cuts the sound. Kinda cool i think

ehx frequency analyzer maybe? not really a 'typical' ring mod, if ring mods can be 'typical'.

The akai synth is more polite sounding, the microsynth sounds like the devils bowel movements and the MuRF is quite different. It is more a percussive effect/stereo phaser/whooshing crazyness/i don't know what. I love my microsynth and bass murf. Both are fantastic, top notch pedals. Check moogmusic.com for murf samples, and ehx.com for microsynth demos if you need more info. I'd check the normal murf aswell as bass murf samples, too. As for the compressors, I'd go for the black finger as it is not that much more - and it is said to be one of the best compressors around. The black finger may be large, but the white isnt any better, being Qtron sized.

Microsynth is an absolute classic! I'm just bummed I bought mine the DAY before the new one was brought out! Still makes those crazy funky sounds though. What are the sliders like? Mine feel like they will break anytime...

Hey, check out the curtis novak charlie christian style P pickup. Curtis wires his pickups by hand, and they have fantastic tone. The charlie christian has FAT ton without the massive midrange boost (or the scoop asscosiated with the seymour 1/4 pounder) Just a suggestion.

Man I wish I could find my camera so I could post my rig up here. Will do eventually. It's not as 'intense' as some up here.

Oh man, Ive been looking for a double bass, (ANY) double bass for cheap like that...you are a lucky lucky guy.

Man,that is one style I really want to learn. I now feel like I'm playing the same stuff after 5 years of bass.

I know my fretless stingray sounds incredible, I'm sure a sterling would be no different.