kevham

[quote name='Adethefade' timestamp='1503346673' post='3357524'] I just took delivery of a butterscotch Stingray 'Old Smoothie'. I'm well aware of the quality, playability and awesome sound that Stingrays give - I have four others - but this baby is astounding. It plays like I've owned it for years, the sound is eye-wateringly good and the build quality is all you'd expect from a MM. The preamp doesn't have the aggression available on a 3EQ but for all straight ahead bass sounds it's stunning. I just had to tell some people because the wife has now glazed over. [attachment=251808:SR TE.jpg] [/quote] This is not helping my Stingray GAS....... Looks lovely. :-)

It's not quite that simple - I'm left handed so finding a USA Sub is nigh on impossible.

All good advice guys. I like the suggestion to buy both! Can't afford to do that but I could buy a Sterling Sub4 and the Sandberg for the same money as the Stingray.......

This might sound strange but I'm not so fussed about the tone. More about how they feel to me. Quality, feel, playability, reliability is what I'm interested in. I should have remembered about Thomann's return policy - I sent back a Tech 21 amp recently! Hmmmm.....

I have some serious GAS for a Stingray. Always wanted one. Don't know why other than some of my favourite bassists used them and I love the look. My local guitar guitar has my dream stingray in stock just now (a rare thing being a lefty) - black with a rosewood board. However, a friend of mine showed my his Sandberg a few weeks ago and it looked and felt really nice (albeit a righty). Thomann have a lovely cream coloured Sandberg TM4 with rosewood board and it's a good £300 cheaper than the advertised price of the Stingray. I can't try it out though. What should I do?

[quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1502953278' post='3354553'] Welcome!! Where in Scotland are you and are you in a band? [/quote] West Lothian. Been rehearsing with a band for about 6 months but it's no getting anywhere due to personnel changes (mainly drummers!)

I'm another of these right handed lefties! My dad had a left handed Les Paul copy and I just picked that up. By the time I realised it was a mistake it was too late! My first bass was a lefty Washburn B10a which was traded after a year for a Lefty Washburn Status 1000 which I still have.

Hi folks I just checked in here - I've been playing bass since 1987 but had 25 years off so still a bit of a newbie. Just returned to bass last November. Gear wise I have a Washburn Status and a Sire V7 which I play through a Zoom B3, TC BH500 and Barefaced Two10. Most importantly, I'm a lefty so always on the lookout for interesting lefty guitars. Cheers Kev