So after many questions and wanted posts put up I finally made a decision and it was bang on the money.
After many years of playing precision basses, I’ve been looking at alternatives as I find the USA precision bass necks a like bigger than I like and can cope with.
After deliberating over Sadowsky (Blooming expensive and I don’t get on the the jazz offset body), Warwick (Lovely looking basses but again couldn’t find what I was exactly after) which finally lead me to revisit Musicman.
I’ve had the odd MM Stingray and Sterling bass over the years and I always loved the feel/playability of these but struggled with the onboard preamp mainly because I didn’t really understand how they worked many years ago due to being young and inexperienced.
I finally decided it was time to revisit owning one and see if for once, and for all if I could make it work for me......
Its a 1996 Ash Body Stingray, the colour was what one me over as it’s very pretty but after using it at practice last night, I think I’ve finally cracked....I still may look into a John East preamp for it in the near future but I’m thoroughly pleased with it.
As usual it’s never an official new bass day without pictures: