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Looks great. Probably 90-92 era, last version of the old style bridge. Someone should buy it. If I didn't already have a natural pre-EB I would be on this.

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[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1335640' date='Aug 10 2011, 08:29 PM']As some of you know I [i]love[/i] my pre EB Ray and my bought new by me 2002 Ray4 but since getting the 5'er they are not getting as much use. I play live gigs for a local singer songwriter called Dave Barron who has written and recorded all the parts on an OLP Tony Levin MM5 so last year I bought my first 5 to be able to play the shows (cant be done downtuned beleive me and I have already made the switch so its not a "whats a 5'er for" thread). I quit two long term covers bands at the same time around christmas where I could use 4 or 5 strings for the whole set and rotate my gear so the only gigs I had to do on the 5 was the Dave Barron Band stuff so the 5 is the main bass at the moment. I have a new covers band thats only just getting the songs together and a few rehersals here and there but nothing serious, My plan is/was to use only the 4 stringers for those rehersals so I can gig my 4's again but part of me deep down is saying thats stupid and just being sentimental for the sake of it, just use the 5 for everything. I wont sell my 4's without replacing them with a suitable 5 leaving me with two 5's to choose from as the money will just get swallowed by general house bills etc. The Jazz 4 will stay as its worth more to me and everyone should have a good Jazz IMO, That leaves me with the two Ray4's to sell/trade to a combined value I guess around £2300-2400 which should be a nice bass! The thing is I love my pre EB its the best 4 string bass I have ever played bar none, the chances of finding another in that condition are very slim and only going to cost me more to replace in future, Likewise the 2002 was my main bass for nearly 10 years and almost all my original band stuff was recorded on it. Keep 'em both. Who knows, maybe in 6 months or whenever you're in a different band and only need a 4 EBS freak accused me of gassing like you lot but Im not sure it is, If the pre EB had another string It would be the perfect bass which suggests a Classic Ray5 purchase is in order? I dont want a new bass for the sake of it, I want the exact same ones I have now but all with 5 strings! The Ray4 is covered by my Ray5 as its maple and 3 EQ so logical choice would be a nice Jazz 5 of some sort? Confused....................................[/quote]

Hi, bought a Tobias Killer B on this site a few years ago. Search for details / photos. It is a great 5 string bass. Very well made. Cool green colour. Sounds great. But i have problems adjusting to the small body (my other basses are stingray 4s). Playing sitting down, the only comfortable position (resting forearm on body) is near the neck. Standing up, it balances awkwardly. Stingray 5s look terrible IMO. Hate the huge pickguard. Do i get an all white stingray 5 (masking pickguard) or an old 20th anniversary. Or keep the Tobias and persevere ?

Great to see (and hear) Bruce Conte from TOP

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1213567' date='Apr 28 2011, 09:46 AM']I tried all variables, so now unfortunately its off back to be checked out.[/quote] My 2eq developed a similar bad buzz. Got the bass gallery to screen the pick up and control routing. Now quieter than my 3 eq.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1177548' date='Mar 26 2011, 08:32 PM']Cool I will get one started soon then and there's nothing wrong with having 2 black ones that's just twice as good as having one [/quote] I will add my '78 natural when you're ready

[quote name='scruffynerfherder' post='1177198' date='Mar 26 2011, 02:39 PM']Played bass for 6 years then had to sell my guitars due to some stuff coming up. I was asked to take it back up again so I jumped back on it and brought another bass, the bands been goin for 7 months now n its goin well. I seem to have picked it back up easy enough after 2 years out.. One thing I cant and have never been able to get my head round is slap bass? Ive been practicing techniques on the net but I cant get my head round it. Any tips or hints?[/quote] Get yourself a copy of Slap It. Great book !! By the end, you will be a master. [url="http://www.slapit.com/"]http://www.slapit.com/[/url]

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1173899' date='Mar 23 2011, 09:16 PM']I've been playing around with various basses for a long time, a few months back I found my Sandberg JJ5 and I can honestly say, every bass I've heard since just doesn't quite have the same feel about it, so fat and punchy. It's exactly what I want from a bass tone. Couple it up with my GK rig and I honestly think I couldn't improve on it to my ears. So to the question, I've been keeping my ears open with what to use as a backup, my beloved Thumb (now moved on) didn't quite cut the mustard any more, I traded that for a Dingwall and although that sounds brilliant, I find it doesn't have the same depth and fatness as my JJ5. I've toyed with the idea of a SUB5 or L2500 (or even a Ray5) for the fatness, but am I just wasting my time when they're playing backup to a Jazz? Am I going on a goose chase to try and find a different tone I like or should I find a proper backup? Worth noting that backup is just an excuse to fulfill GAS, though I do need a spare bass of some description. So do you guys have a main player and a similar backup? Or do you have a few basses that you like for their own merits and they don't really resemble each other? Or have you found one particular type of bass that makes your ears orgasm and you've got different models/brands of the same style bass?[/quote] Main bass = stingray. Back up = another stingray. Only take 1 bass to gigs as they're mega reliable

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1145211' date='Feb 28 2011, 11:03 PM']Definitely maple with a wenge fingerboard. I love the color! How do you know most of the weight is the neck?[/quote] That's the way it feels. Fingerboard is almost 1cm thick. Sounds great though. Need to use it more.

Its maple apparently. Emailed serial no. Gibson. Most of the weight is the neck. [attachment=73502:tobias.jpg]

Yep, got a 1997 killer B 5. Great bass. Superb construction. Seriously heavy.

The cause of the weak G is the large size of the pick up magnets. Lower E side and raise G side of pick up. Use 45 guage on G and 100 on E If you have a 3eq ray, boost mid Thats it

Got an 1987 owned since new. One of the first 3eq. Check basses on a settee thread for photos. Great bass. Very light. Nice colour. Doesn't have birds eye neck though. Good period from EB. But best would be late 80s early 90s with truss wheel IMO. Best innovation from EB

Hi, what is the difference in sound between ceramic and alnico pick ups in a stingray 5 ? When did EB change to ceramic then back to alnico ? Cheers

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1097128' date='Jan 21 2011, 09:22 AM']As it says in the title fellas, superb songwriter, with [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j6iMJINIrI"]this[/url] very tasty band, can be seen this coming Thursday 27th Jan at the Elgin in Notting Hill details to be found [url="http://www.geronimo-inns.co.uk/theelginlive/"]here[/url] Would be nice to see a few basschatters out. [/quote] Cheers Might check it out, seeing as I live 2 minutes away.

[quote name='endorka' post='1097224' date='Jan 21 2011, 10:53 AM']I saw them around this time as well, in the Queen Margaret union at Glasgow University, and can confirm your perception :-) Brilliant entertainers, "other worldly", yet earthy at the same time. Brilliant. I don't understand the criticism of Flea either, I think he is a fantastic musician. Jennifer[/quote] Was at the same gig. Jan 1990 I think. They had a guy on trumpet for a few numbers. Remember Antony doing hand stands on stage during solos. Meet them in a pub off Ashton lane pre-gig by accident.