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[quote name='Alastair' post='801057' date='Apr 9 2010, 05:10 PM']Where wounld the best place to get yer mits on one of these be? I am seriously, seriously tempted. I always missed the bridge mutes on the modern style rays...*GAS*[/quote] PM'd

I used to be obsessed with Stingrays a few years back. Now I feel like its coming back....which leads to more GAS. Stingray 5 or Fretless 4 might be the next bass late this year...

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='800953' date='Apr 9 2010, 03:24 PM']Congrats, Gareth Do you know if the white is solid or transparent like this beauty? [/quote] It is slightly different to the normal bright white, and its not the trans white of the stunning bass there. It is a slightly 'yellow/cream' classic white....as in slightly aged. A few shades off Olympic I do believe. [quote name='dave_bass5' post='800965' date='Apr 9 2010, 03:36 PM']At last lol. Nice one. I think these are fantastic basses and i agree, the bule is a bit wimpy, white all the way. so when does it arrive?[/quote] They are stunners. I never thought about a 2 band EQ bas until Linus put those lovely clips up...and seen as though I have 1 3 band EQ which was my first 'expensive' bass back when I was 17/18, (and thankfully it still looks as good as it did then!) I thought id sell the other one and get a 2 band. Then I realised what the heck, I cant decide on a 5 string and ive yet to find one I want to go for, so I put all the money into this little beauty. Not as expensive as I thought.... Should arrive mid-May....but Im guessing it might be an estimate only, so could be June. I like the wait...anticpation

[quote name='TheRev' post='712795' date='Jan 14 2010, 06:30 PM']There's something about Ivory/white basses with tortie guards that gives me a happy. Ohh, you filthy bitch, you want it, don't you....[/quote] Yep,....this is the reason why I went for this but on the Ray....I like rosewood, but if you are having a birdseye maple neck, may as well show it off on the board as well. Beautiful.

I have just taken the plunge and ordered the Classic White Classic Series Stingray 4. Birdseye maple neck and and board, tort guard. One of my Rays sold, and I have to have two...so it was perfect to get a variant this time. I am VERY excited. I NEARLY went for the powder blue, but some pics Ive seen arent quite as nice as Id hoped. Not 'sonic blue' enough for me....you cannot go wrong with a classic white

[quote name='johnnylager' post='800697' date='Apr 9 2010, 11:31 AM']Tried a Spector Euro 5?[/quote] I was going to....but the bodyshape and tone arent for me. I had a listen to a few demos and I just couldnt handle it. Unfortunately Im stuck in Fender/Ernie Ball world. I like it though....I just view all other basses based on the classic designs. Leo's trio is where its at for me.

Many thanks chaps. My aim with a 5 string was a lovely superjazz or a stingray 5. I did think about a custom 5er but realised it was daft to spend £2.5k on an instrument I wasn't 100% on. I tried a few superjazzers and I didn't like the tone. If I'm honest I haven't yet played a 5 string where the b didn't sound 'wrong' or like something a metal band would use. That's just in my search though. I need to test a Ray 5 properly. Lakland was close...but I couldn't deal with some of the bad qc I came across which I never expected.

Hi everyone Ever since my bass playing became serious again early last year, I've become much better like I used to be. I've also obtained some very nice gear. Since this period of gear buying started, I've been looking at getting a 5 string bass. When I was 13/14, I bought a tanglewood 5 string and hated it. Sold it and got a MIJ Fender Precision. I've recently tried a Warwick Streamer 5, USA Jazz 5, and a few Lakland 5s. Only the laklands worked for me in the neck dept. I have thought about a Ray 5 as well. So, after advice from JTUK and a few other chaps, I'm thinking, do I even need a 5 string?! I don't think any of the music I listen to go below drop d. All my favourite players play traditional 4 string basses. I found when I play 5 strings I barely use the lower notes. I may use the different hand positions, but that's it. Should I just stick with 4s for now and continue to build up my slap/fingerstyle instead of taking on one 5 string bass that I may end up not using?! I think I just want to tick it off, eg 'yep, 5 string covered'. Maybe a fretless 4 would be better for new skills?!

Seen one of these in the flesh! GuitarGuitar have the sunburst jazz 4. The blocks looked great, but I wasn't as impressed visually as I thought I would be. Didn't have chance to test it...

[quote name='TraceAmp' post='795907' date='Apr 4 2010, 07:00 PM']Some more: and: [/quote] WOAHHHH!

Send it back...buy one off here.

It all depends if you like single coils or not haha! If you do, hs, if you prefer humbuckers all the time, hh. I wouldn't use the neck h myself...too dark but that's just me. Some players love that.

[quote name='Jigster' post='798553' date='Apr 7 2010, 11:57 AM']yeah can see the HS pov - does that give a jazz bass type option? i'm also wondering about G&L's with the same HH configuration - there's something sweet about a pup next to the bridge that I loved with my old Gibson EBo which I sold - (has there been a thread for guitars you wish you'd never sold, must be!!) - love the stingray drive but thinking if a HH will get me a bit darker -[/quote] Definitely can se the HH being darker on the neck pup...warmer and fatter. Im going for the HS as I like my single coils....and the selector switch with a HS means you can have lots of single coil options as well as the standard H option at the bridge....the S at the neck sounds very P bass like but with that EB sheen to it.

I was just about to add that I think Raggy has one. I think the HHs are very popular, especially on the EB forums. For me, I think im going with a HS for my 5 string...just to have some choice....and because I do like single coils quite a lot. Thats me though.

Good luck with your choice, but don't leave us! I enjoy your posts and avatars! I say don't make too much effort until you find something that's really for you. At the moment I'm ready to get seriously annoyed with trying to get into my law career, but I won't give up... Give it some time and a break. Once a bassist always a bassist.

I think that amp with either of those cabs will be awesome...both suit tube amps very well. See what volumes you get going into the HS410 as its much more sensitive. I agree though, the Orange 115 is a very sweet smooth tone.

Love that maple neck! One thing Fender is superb on is basses that stay in tune. I've had other more expensive basses that really don't and it winds me up.

[quote name='BluRay' post='797198' date='Apr 6 2010, 08:46 AM']Hello. I have a PBB StingrayHH. Rosewood neck + matching headstock. After much deliberation I settled on a plain black pickguard to go with it. Turned out to be the right choice with that combination, cos the PBB colour is so unusual (pictures don't do it justice) I think a fussy pickguard may have been too much. Maple or Rosewood? Doesn't matter really, its what you like best. BTW I think that the "main" musicman distributer in the UK is www.stringsandthings.co.uk So they can tell you who to order from locally. Expect up to 9 months lead time - despite what they say in the shop. Long wait - but worth it! When it eventually arrived tho, my bass was really well set up / just what I expected (better even) / no problems at all.[/quote] 9 months! Actually this is good...it means I won't be totally devoid of money when it arrives. What I like about MM basses is they seem to match the QC of really high end gear...and their sound is individual.

[quote name='tredders' post='797211' date='Apr 6 2010, 09:06 AM']That does look really nice, doesn't it? Not much money either... £259 at GAK. Would make a nice cheap gigging bass.[/quote] £259! I'll be looking out for one of them! Great backup bass.

Personally I'd stay clear of the SVT 3. Nice character to the amp but the volume is pretty low on that amp...my friend uses one and has the volume up almost full. It's 450 watt apparently at 4 ohms but myself and my friend used my (now sold) Trace GP12SMX400 for another part of the gig, which is 400 watt, and that amp really did seem a LOT louder. Apparently Ampeg set the limiter to kick in at quite a low input gain. If you really are set on Ampeg, I think the SVT7 is quite a good idea. Light, Ampeg tone, loud!

I've been following the reviews on talkbass and I'm a bit apprehensive now. There is reports of poor shielding and the n3 pickups being very crisp and trebly...not what I would be after. The style is spot on....I'll await to try one out.

I'm doing exactly the same with a Ray 5. Contact a musicman stockist and discuss the options I think I'm opting for HS pickups, rosewood neck, tort plate, White. The single coil at the neck sounds awesome in the demos I've heard. If not that, sunburst. I'm also close to pulling the trigger on a classic series in 4 string format...but I am indecisive about the colour. I tried to step outside my world of Fender/Ernie Ball and failed miserably. I'm just used to them, in a good sense. Plus they look like a bass should