gazhowe

Currently 'The boys are back in town' by Thin Lizzy.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1485472011' post='3224312'] Looks a beautiful job [/quote] [quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1485480986' post='3224346'] Niiiiicccceeeee [/quote] Thanks for the comments!

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1485397610' post='3223710'] Glad you liked the result (how could you possibly not??? ) [/quote] Cheers Jose - I was confident that Dave would do a great job but didn't think about the end result too much beforehand. It helped that it was completed within two weeks! It's getting it's first gig run out for a long time tomorrow night.

I've owned my MM Stingray (3 band EQ) from new since 2006. Anyone who has a Stingray like mine with a non-lacquered maple neck will know that it's pretty much impossible to keep the neck clean. Despite cleaning the neck once myself it quickly became filthy again so, after reading a thread on BC about getting a maple neck cleaned and lacquered ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252661-i-decided-to-get-my-stingray-neck-lacquered/page__p__2679232__hl__stingray%20gloss%20neck__fromsearch__1#entry2679232"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2679232[/url]) and a online chat with [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/10878-mcnach/"]mcnach[/url] (thanks Jose!), I decided to do the same. The work was done by David Wilson (DWilson Guitars) following a straightforward initial contact via Facebook ([url="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002025970885&fref=nf"]https://www.facebook...5970885&fref=nf[/url]) to discuss the job in detail and make arrangements. I picked up my bass at the weekend and I'm over the moon with the result. Not only is the neck clean, it feels and looks great and with a fantastic job also done polishing the frets and giving it a setup. Communication from David was great throughout and he provided progress updates with pictures too! I will be using David again for any other refinishing work i may need and would have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone else who is considering having a bass cleaned and/or re-finished. Here are pictures of my bass before, during and after the work: Before: [url="http://s592.photobucket.com/user/gazhowe/slideshow/Stingray%20refinish/Stingray%20before"]http://s592.photobuc...ingray%20before[/url] During: [url="http://s592.photobucket.com/user/gazhowe/slideshow/Stingray%20refinish/Stingray%20during"]http://s592.photobuc...ingray%20during[/url] After: [url="http://s592.photobucket.com/user/gazhowe/slideshow/Stingray%20refinish"]http://s592.photobuc...gray%20refinish[/url] Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Gaz

40-60-80-100 on my Status, 45-65-80-100 on my Stingray.

Sound and playability over aesthetics every time. I play a Status Series 2 Classic in my rock covers band. 😎

I've just bought a Musicman Stingray Classic from Jamie. As was the case when I bought a MoMark amp from him a couple of years ago, the deal was straightforward with good communications throughout. The bass arrived promptly, was well packaged and exactly as described. Jamie is a great guy to deal with, as my experiences and previous posts in this thread show. Highly recommended!

Stingray Classic (but likely needing to let something go to fund it).

I've learned that I like using overdrive after finally finding one I really like (Darkglass VMT) following years of playing with a clean sound.

I've used both and prefer smoke as (IME) it provides a slightly different effect as you can see the smoke swirling in the lighting beams, whereas the haze helps define the lighting beams without this effect. What type of effect are you looking for? The other important point to consider are the control options. I've found programmed settings that work in one venue can result in too much effect in a smaller venue with less ventilation. I'm currently using a Martin Magnum 1200 smoke machine which has the option of dmx, programmed or semi-manual control. The latter setting works best for me. As for alarms, I've set them off occasionally with both smoke and haze and there are various contributing factors that cause this, e.g. Output level/frequency, density of fluid, venue conditions. I always think it's worth spending as much as you can afford to get something that is well built and easy to operate and the MVR looks like it would do the job if you decide haze is what you want. I bought a relatively cheap hazer (less than £200) and had lots of problems with it. IME the cheaper kit (smoke and haze) often doesn't have the control features that make it easy to operate in real world gig situations. Gaz

I always take two basses as I would hate to not be able to continue a gig if something unexpected happened to my main bass. This is more about risk of accidental damage caused by me or drunken punters than risk of string or battery issues. It also gives me the opportunity to use the 2nd bass for a song or two to make me feel less guilty for having a such a good quality backup but not using it much outside of my house.