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Just seen this ...... a bargain. Ignore this.... couldn't get the cut and paste to work properly sorry.

Lefty EB3............. rarer than rocking horse poo!!! The only ones i've ever seen have converted right handers, or custom none Gibbos. I'm after one myself!!! Good luck, and welcome!!

Looks like a hacked up jazz/precision...........

No sympathy so far, is there????

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='778762' date='Mar 18 2010, 04:11 PM']:ph34r: Rockinbetter out, Rickenbacker back? :ph34r: :ph34r: Of course, one [i]might[/i] peruse the NY gtr / bass shop sites for whatever might take one's eye and purchase a 'ringer' to matchin advance of the trip. :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: Does it even have to be a bass? Talcum powder out, 3 keys of skag back?[/quote] Unless you've got on hell of a sweat problem, 3kg of talc on the way out is taking the proverbial

Hypothetically speaking........... take a roadworn fender model with you, sell it there and bring the "same model" back, ie early 60's. :ph34r:

Is the Dargie a flip paint or a standard sparkle?

Welcome............... and blimey!!! Racey.

I stand corrected.... was told in the shop, no amps....

Beware of this. Very good if you want an instrument, but you can't buy amps and suchlike on it.

I want to see the flight case it comes in

If you've played 5'ers before, worth a punt. If not, bring in a 4 string and play it to death.

Just saw this.... of interest? not mine either!!! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=81003&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=81003&hl=[/url]

Had a lefty one a few years ago. Played ok and the pickups are fanatastic. IMO i wouldn't pay much more than the current bidding price (about £65), maybe upto a £100.

Lordy..........

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='772487' date='Mar 12 2010, 09:41 AM']I would have travelled a long way to do that gig ! what a tremendous peice of music ! what were you playing ? arrangement ? the orginal orchestral or modded for electric ? T[/quote] Can't remember the arangement, but it was for full orchestra, but i had to modify my part for an NS eub i managed to borrow.

My first orchestral dep playing Holst's Planet suite from end to end for a wedding in the grounds of a medieval manor.

Very nice... when's the re-fret????

Looks great.

Welcome.

Welcome

My knowledge of Stingrays is minimal, but..... Design wise they haven't changed at all. Materials have changed a bit, for example, up until the early nineties they used birdseye maple for the necks,and the body woods may have changed(?). Neck profiles have changed since the pre Ernie days. My '79 neck was quite wide, but shallow depth wise. My present '98 has a slightly chunkier neck which feels like a 70's precision to me. Electronics wise, some people prefer the 2 band eq over the three band. There are some threads mentioning it on here. There is also the "weak G string" which some people have brought up. Not noticed it myself. Can't think of anything else. If you're looking for a slimmer neck/more versatile sounds, have a look at the Sterlings. Also there's a new range of far east models such as the Ray 34, which are getting good reviews, and come in considerably cheaper than the US built ones. Hope it helps a bit, Nige

My tuppence worth, is learn as much stuff as possible, regardless of whether you play it in this band or not. it's amazing how many times i've been asked to play "such and such" by "so and so" which aren't in the set list.