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😂 ah yes, ebony is pretty special. Saying that, the maple HH feels lovely too. They’re all lovely aren’t they 😁

😮 Possibly not

I for one certainly wouldn’t call Stingrays agricultural, I love them to bits old and new. In fact my current fave is my ‘new’ 2007 HH Stingray closely followed by my pair of Sterlings. So, perhaps agricultural is a little strong, but several of us have said that the new Specials are a little more ‘refined’ so perhaps we all mean a little nearer the same thing than may at first be apparent. I personally quite like heavy basses so the lesser weight of the Special isn’t a huge deal for me and rarely do I venture up the ‘dusty end’ of a neck, so the improved access at the heel isn’t of great benefit either. But the whole package makes for a very impressive bass. I can see that the inherent features of the Special would perhaps make them sufficiently more appealing to warrant further investigation to someone who for whatever reason wasn’t a fan of the Std Stingray.

I must admit they just feel ‘right’ to me

Symmetry of sorts with a newly acquired 4HH Honeyburst ‘ray

But I do love a bit of rosewood 😉

I think it’s all about that contrast between the body and neck

It is a pretty special look 😁

Before and after. Both still sound and play great but just look a whole lot better (to my mind anyway) 😁

Watch this space 😎

Blimey!

Almost makes me want to start smoking again

My pair of Sterlings. I’m toying with the idea of switching the necks around. Not only am I a sucker for black and maple, I also love rosewood and natural 😍

I must admit, I may still offload my lovely Charcoal Sparkle 4H for a 4HH that I originally wanted 😔

😂 Good man!

🤔 Does that mean you have finally succumbed???

No worries, good luck with your sale 👍

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I just thought I’d share my recent experiences of what I found to be great customer service from Strings & Things / Ernie Ball. #1 A couple of months back I realised that the deep scratch on the neck plate of my Sterling 4HH was in fact a crack. After scanning these hallowed pages for advice, I found that others had experienced this issue and had successfully obtained replacement plates from Strings & Things. I sent an email to S&T and promptly received a response explaining the process, the reasonable cost (£17 posted) and the fact that because I’d missed that month’s order it would probably take a month or two. Fast forward to this week, a shiny new plate arrived stamped with a new ‘F’ prefixed serial number. On receipt of my old cracked plate Ernie Ball will alter their records, listing the new serial number against my bass. #2 I recently purchased a rather lovely Stingray Special. In the case candy was a card inviting me to register my purchase, which I duly did. Again, fast forward to this week and out of the blue I receive a letter thanking me for registering my new instrument accompanied by a 25ft Ernie Ball instrument cable! Some might say that after spending a not insignificant amount of dosh on a bass, that was the least they could do. But the point is that it was completely unexpected and therefore over and above my expectations. Top marks to them on both counts from me. I’m sure many of us experience shocking service everyday so it warms the cockles to see that good customer service is still alive and well. Keep it up guys. 👍

Took a bass in trade for a cab from graham. Bass as described, arrived well packaged and great comms throughout. Trade with confidence