dub_junkie

Couldn't agree more.

I put flats on it early today and ended up playing it most of the afternoon. 

This arrived late this afternoon, bought as a B stock item for £167. Even took the liberty of paying it over 3 months with paypal. 

Gave it a thorough look over, set up and play and all I can think of is that some of the fret ends were rough. Since fixed that and I have to say I am hugely impressed with this much bass for so little money. 

4 hours ago, horrorshowbass said:

Lol yeah but a bucket list bass is calling

Do tell 🙂

What happened to your J/J five string?

Lovely bass btw. I'm hoping to buy the pearl platinum P/J five string as a back up/alternative to my J/J five at some point

On 06/02/2023 at 22:44, Badscrew said:

So rare so even the picture isn't available

There. Fixed it for you

Lovely looking bass. You have (had) a fair number of superb Sandbergs. 

Marley blue was the finish I kept going for on their configurator. 

GLWTS!

I thought so but looks like they're wound to G&Ls specs at the Cort factory. They do sound really good though. 

One of my favourite basses.

Basically a Jazz bass without the offset shape, elegant yet simple and workmanlike and the pickups punch way above this price point.

Can't really speak highly enough of the Tribute JB-2, having owned four in the past and owning a USA one at present.

What bass is that Mick? Looks fantastic😍

Looks lovely with both plates.

I had a 2EQ teal many years ago. Put a status replacement neck on it too.

Loved that bass and another one that gives me sellers regret. 

Love both those basses. 

Miss my USA Dimension 5. It was up there with a StingRay 5 for just about everything. 

Was thinking why not swap necks and have a fretted stingray as well as a Sabre to take out with the band. So that's what I've done  (for now)

Really pleased with how they play.

The sunburst and Sledge Sabres had a neck swap at the same time too

You putting the neck humbucker where Musicman has it? I always thought it didn't leave much of a space between the pickup and edge of fingerboard. It was my main criticism of both Bongo HH and HS models I've owned in the past.

I always liked the Corvette $$ spacing but guess you're going to have a narrower variation of tone with the pickups closer together. 

Teal is a really hard colour to photograph.  The green element never really shows. Looks more blue in the pics than it really is

Serial number says it was built April 1994. Is like it's time warped forward twenty five years,  barely a blemish on it.

Band practice cancelled this evening so time to play with new toys instead!

I'm very taken with my Ray35 which is one of the newer ones with the roasted neck. I've owned a few USA StingRay 5s in the past and of course I'd like another but prices have gone a bit crazy used (double what I used to buy them at) 

I'm happy with the Ray35. Tonally its spot on and the neck elevates the bass imo. From experience owning four Ray35 basses, I'd say they're worth the extra but that's if you can get one at the lower end of the scale. 

Reason being, imo the one to get for not much more than SUB/Ray5 s/h is the Ray25 which is based on the Classic two band EQ, slab bodied traditional Stingray shape with the oval pickguard. The pickup and bridge are a big upgrade on the Ray 5. In fact I probably dislike the Ray 5 simply because of the bridge. It doesn't look good imo and I cant get by that no matter how hard I try. Shallow I know but that's how it is for me.

Pic of my Ray25 (now sold) and Ray35

1 hour ago, Linus27 said:

Oh my word, how did I miss this. My first Stingray was in Teal and it's a gorgeous colour. I currently have a natural Stingray with a Pau Ferro fretless board which is lovely. Keep us posted on what you think and how you get on with it.

Will do. I once owned a 2EQ honeyburst StingRay fretless which went to Schnozalee from this parish many moons ago. And have seen yours. Its one of the basses that has fuelled my ongoing fretless StingRay GAS!

Will be interesting to see how it stacks up against my USA JB-2 fretless, hopefully both sufficiently different to warrant keeping them both. Have to justify owning them both now by making sure I put (a lot more) time in on the unlined boards. 

16 minutes ago, johnDeereJack said:

Nice, I wondered who snatched it! (I saw it on GuitarGuitar website and tried to justify another fretless!)

 

Hope it plays as good as it looks! 🤘

Couldn't resist it and caved in as soon as I saw it. I've been looking for a combination of these features for a while (teal/ fretless musicman/ old style bridge)

Looks to be in great nick for a 30 year old bass.

Just bought this. Arrives tomorrow. Excited! 

Simply stunning! 

I have the same but in candy apple red. The DiMarzios sound great and together with all the other neat touches you mentioned - roasted neck with really comfy profile, luminlay dots, hi mass bridge, light weight etc make these hard to beat at their price point imo.

Something of note too is the quality of finish on these. There is a deep lustre to the paint which makes the colours really pop imo. 

I did consider selling mine (too many basses) but then withdrew it. I now keep looking at the pearl platinum P/J 5 string they now do. 

GLWTS!

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

 

Rarer than balls in a Nunnery...

😂😂

I owned one the exact same as this for a couple of years. Fantastic basses!

16 minutes ago, MM Stingray 62 said:

Both very nice indeed I think I preferred the natural one with the maple neck. But saying that the both look great. I must get myself a Sabre on day instead of buying another stingray.

I'm the same with the Sabres though I am looking at a StingRay Special as my next MusicMan hopefully.

My sunburst Sabre is now wearing flats with the mutes doing their thing. On the P bass setting it sounds great so that bass is staying that way.  

Swapped out the neck on two of my Sabres. Sledge is wearing a new pickguards.com

black abalone guard as well as the maple neck. The natural is now the same as the Sabre I owned for a while and then stupidly sold a long,long time ago.

Probably keep them like this for a while...