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[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1492017743' post='3277261'] Anyone ever had a stingray go silent at a gig ? [/quote] Yep, I had no problem during the sound check but then the battery started to die during the opening number causing my sound to distort and cut out. Luckily I was able to switch to another bass fairly quickly. I didn't realise it was a battery issue at first so it made me quite nervous during the remainder of the first set in case it was a problem elsewhere.

Has your drummer put forward any song suggestions? If not I suggest asking him first and at the same time having a conversation about the type of song you think will and won't work. Introducing new songs that he has suggested should help keep his interest but they also need to work for the whole band and your audience. Sorry I don't have any specific song suggestions.

Two amps for me; Markbass MoMark 500w (Class A/B, main amp) Markbass MoMark 800w (Class D, backup) Ideally I would be using the higher power rated amp for gigging as I use backline only but I've gigged both and A/B'd them during a soundcheck and the 500w has more presence.

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!