martthebass

Just the Streamline for me Rich (but you already know that). Would love a Stealth at some point tho.

Doesn't look plain to me.....woody sex, that's what that is!

Stop it Rich, you're making me want one now and I need a fretless more than I need another 4string fretted.

Despite hiccoughs at my end on pick up from the courier - Paul had infinite patience in waiting for his Ray Fretless to be dispatched. Great guy to deal with.

[quote name='MB1' post='873909' date='Jun 21 2010, 09:31 PM']MB1. ...Frighteningly Showroom Clean! Mart ...how much heavier are these to a normal stingray?... 'tis made of Hogmonay is it not?[/quote] Not too bad Mart, yes solid mahoog but it comes in at about 9lb10 - similar to other solid coloured Rays ive owned but a good pound heavier than the one piece ash fretless I've just sold. Thought I'd struggle with it but the balance is spot on.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='872727' date='Jun 20 2010, 04:25 PM']Got any pics of this 30th? they make me go all funny! Now wheres that lottery ticket?[/quote] Link to a few pics on the MM porn section [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25449&st=440&gopid=873839&#entry873839"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry873839[/url]

Here's a few pics of Tombboy's, Jim Elliot's and now my 30th Anni Ray. We had a troublesome start but after a couple of weeks I started to agree with Sterling Ball (the one time in my life I could say that) that this was the best Ray EBMM have ever made. 4 years on and the only sign of wear is a tiny 1mm dink on the very tip of the headstock (not even thru the lacquer) - makes me scared to take her out. Now if only I could find one of it's fretless brothers at a reasonable price (read <£1000) Enjoy...

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='873439' date='Jun 21 2010, 01:23 PM']You'll usually not go far wrong with a Fender Jazz fretless. They're a good workhorse and sound great. I've just picked up a fretless Iceni Zoot Funkmeister with aero pickups, EMG preamp & the most beautiful thin neck you've ever seen. Even has brass inlay lines! Stunning [/quote] +1 Linus - I wouldn't rule out a Ray fretless tho, if you like a P sized neck. Coupled with a 2eq pre they really sing as a fretless - I for one think they have the edge over the Jazz for sound.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='872727' date='Jun 20 2010, 04:25 PM']Got any pics of this 30th? they make me go all funny! Now wheres that lottery ticket?[/quote] I'll have to take some new ones SRP (lost them all a couple of weeks back when the PC died) and post them on the Musicman Porn thread.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='871730' date='Jun 19 2010, 02:16 PM']I spent the last 8 years with the Ernie Ball mate and I still love it dont get me wrong but it took all of 3 minutes of hearing a pre EB through someone elses amp etc to realise the pre sounds better.I think Im wishing I had gone for a 2 band when I purchased the EB but I was a lot younger then and I presumed more is better but it looks as though that is not always the case? Theres a lot of love for the 2 band out there which remains true to the original simple circuit I have in my pre whereas the 3 band has a modern green pcb.I might even swap it and keep all the 3 band bits safe if a cheap 2 band control plate comes my way.What is your experience with the sounds of a pre most people that say they prefer the newer ones have never heard a pre EB. [/quote] I've had 20 years pretty much with at least one mm in the fleet. 2eq, 3eq pre and post EB, fretted and fretless. In the end, as someone has already said, it's all down to personal opinion. In my opinion the best Ray I've played is the 30th but I assume some of that may be due to the woods. For fretted I prefer 3eq because I like the added flexibility in a live situation. For fretless I prefer 2eq as it seems to sing better in the lower register. I don't cuurently own a pre-EB, if I could find a good one that impressed me as much as the EB I have then I'd consider it but I don't think I'd be prepared to pay a £500 premium for the priviledge.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='871280' date='Jun 18 2010, 10:53 PM']I would like one of them too! Although my pre EB would blow it away sound wise no problem and its a very nice 9lb too [/quote] Keep telling yourself that and eventually you'll come to believe it

[quote name='Bassnut62' post='871134' date='Jun 18 2010, 09:13 PM']that looks exactly like my 79 Ray! IMO pre Ernie Ball is the only real Ray. None and I mean none of the EB Rays I've tried come close to the real deal. So my advice to the OP is forget that £1700 EBMM and get a real one for probably less money! It's only my opinion!!! So appologies to any EB Ray fans.[/quote] Overpriced, overweight and underchamfered....get a 30th - everything the pre-EB wasn't (sic)