4 Strings

Lots of interest...

Bump again.

The sale of this bass is to raise money for aid in the Palestinian West Bank, every penny.

Bump:

Still here, needs to go.

Price reduction to encourage sale.

Will try to get some indoor pics of this to better represent the lovely rich warmth of this colour.

Just (at last - Merry Christmas!) got to weigh this bass

- it weighs in at 4.45kg.

This bass has now *SOLD*

Thanks all for your interest, I'm very sad to see it go...

21 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

It looks like the Sire headstock, which I like but many despise!

It does, but tbh, I'd have to say it's the Sire head looks like the old G&L!

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Definitely looks better IMHO.

You're going to start arguments with that!  I think a lot has to do with expectation, the Fender head shape is so familiar any variation looks a little odd.  (I think you can apply the same to sound too, albeit any variation from the Fender sound will be 'different').

1 hour ago, alexcar66 said:

Hi

 

I've sent a couple of pm's did you get them ?

 

Al

Hi, Al, been away for the Cristmas break, back on earth, will reply by DM when I get organised!

On 17/12/2024 at 11:20, artemis said:

Lovely. Any idea what it weighs? Thanks

This Wunkay weighs in at a solid 4.85kg.

Balances nicely.

Thanks, fretmeister!

Have to say though, while this is an unusual and pretty amazing colour and looks gorgeous, it's not the only thing that defines this bass.

It's a lovely player too!  (Hence the sale, it keeps saying 'play me!'

2 hours ago, ikay said:

I'd be interested in the weight too. Thanks

On 17/12/2024 at 11:20, artemis said:

Lovely. Any idea what it weighs? Thanks

Great question, thanks fellas, should have put the weight in to start with,  will do so in the morning.

3 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

Well that’s lush.  Doing the lotto - will get back to you…

Good luck!   Price increases by 10% for each million you win!

6 hours ago, Dunk said:

I wasn’t aware of the paddle headstock? I’ve only ever seen the current style. Was this an earlier feature that got dropped in favour of the other one? 
 

GLWTS

Yep,  the early ones are paddle shaped.   Might have been a bit too similar to the Fender shape?

Thanks, Pete.  I have to say the colour is more pinky/orangey/bronzey and less red than it looks in these photos, and, imo, set off beautifully by the sepia-ish scratch plate.

This Bongo photo is better lit; https://reverb.com/item/63553271-ernie-ball-music-man-bongo-hh-4-string-2003-lava-pearl  

Thanks for the love everyone, it has a couple of little nicks, and has def been out the house(!) but treated like a princess!

Did you note the G&L 'birthmark' on the back of the headstock - the tiny dowel insert from the manufacturing process?

Here's a nice, early G&L L1000, paddle head Wunkay.

It's in beautiful condition, a few dings which I've tried to show in the photos.

The neck is smooth with no dings along it and the frets are in great condition.

Sound is superb!  This is Leo's Precision on steroids, very powerful, loads of distinction and then there's OMG switch!

These are top quality instruments, Schaller tuners, beautiful maple neck (no flashy ripples etc, just creamy, solid rock maple!).

As a result, it plays beautifully.

There are plenty of youtube demos etc, of these to hear them.

Very sad to see my Wunkay go, it's a stunning colour, the neck looks so creamy and lovely, 3 bolt adjustable neck joint.

Priced to sell, you might find cheaper, I would contend you may not find better.  (And also, I really like it myself!)

Let me know if you need any other photos.

Thanks for the info, Misdee I didn't know that.  Just had a bit of fun creating my own new bass on their site!

Thanks for the love, everyone else!

Selling my Stingray. 

Bought as a spare to my Pre-EB, and, tbh, it's not getting used and wants a home where it's not only loved but put to use.

It's in 'Excellent' condition (as opposed to pristine), in that ostensibly it's beautiful (it really is, always get's a gasp when I open the case, this is a great colour, warmer and richer than in the daylight photos!) with a matching headstock.

Plays like silk, as you would expect from a Musicman Stingray. 

Electronics, tuners, everything works perfectly.

Finish is almost perfect, there are a few (and only a few) marks in the finish from the last 20 years (been looked after by me and the previous owner, but these little marks still seem to appear) which I've tried to show in the pics.  I think I've caught them all.

Neck is super smooth, unvarnished for the fingering portion as usual, no digs in the back or front.

Comes living in the Musicman case it's had as home all it's life.

The Hipshot is on it atm (such a useful gadget!), I have the original tuner (somewhere!)  I can leave the Hipshot on for an extra £60 otherwise, I'll return the original MM tuner to it's place (I'm sure I'll find it!).

Not much more to say, I can take any particular pics you might need and answer any questions.

Located in Romford

Any trial, I'm sure you'll love it - I do!

Make me an offer, you never know...

This from the MM website:

Serial #E41450

Manufactured - May 13th, 2004

Build Code - 110-29-11-05-CS-CR

ModelSting - Ray 3 EQ H

Color - Lava Pearl

Neck - Maple Neck Maple Fretboard Matching Headstock

Pickguard - White Pearloid Pg

Hardware - Chrome Hardware

Absolutely perfect, the best bass, you will not look back!

Have used one for many years, the treble control is adjustable(!) - I play with it mostly rolled off.  Also, played-in strings help.

Great choice, esp the black/maple combo!

All gone.

This is a great looking bass!  Where are you based?

Isn't this just a less extreme version of the 'relicing' (sic) process? Pretending to yourself that your bass is something other than what it is.

When you actually change for the gig?

It's not that it's not complicated, it's playing a great performance with few notes. Tina here is about as intense as it gets!
https://youtu.be/Kxu5dKqEmZM