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Funnily enough I had a Sandberg Basic. Personally, I wouldn't say it sounded much like a Ray. Far too clean, clinical and polite, but a cracking bass all the same.

Another vote for the Kiloton. I think it's the only Stingray inspired bass that actually sounds like a Stingray (to my ears anyway)

1 - Wal MK1. I would buy one new, but I can't live with the astronomical wait time. I'm impatient, what can I say? 2 - Warwick Streamer Stage 2 Tried one at Bass Direct and thought it was pretty 'meh', but every time I hear the recorded tone (Zender, Dirk Lance et al) it stokes up the GAS! 3 - Fender American Original P-Bass In white with a gold anodized scratchplate, ta muchly

I much prefer the shape/woodwork Warwick used on these earlier Thumbs. Beautiful!

Always wash my hands before playing where possible but never ever clean or wipe a bass down, but then I do a thorough clean on them once a month anyway.

I had a 2013 Euro SE5, released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Synchronicity tour by The Police. The bass and treble frequencies were superbly judged for the instrument and really felt like they were extending and enhancing the Spector sound, rather than being integrated at random, it really sounded to me like it had been thoughtfully designed specifically for the instrument. Unlike the Bart NTBT currently on my Flea, which is a great pre-amp but completely on the wrong bass. Wonderfully crisp treble, deep and clear bass with that Spector snap and snarl. Other people may have differing opinions etc, but I massively rated it.

FWIW, I thought the Spector Tonepump was probably the best sounding pre-amp of the dozens of basses I've owned in the past 15+ years. Mine was the later one with a trim pot and I wicked it down to 50%.

I absolutely loved my old Spector Euro SE5. The workmanship and set-up was impeccable and truly, without fault. I can't see how a USA NS2 could up the game from that (quality wise anyway). I miss that bass 😭. A big, white chunk of gnarly fury! It was the only bass I've played that out 'hi-fi'd my Flea bass. I also preferred it to two of its German cousins I owned

That's just it though, the BH550 to my ears is more a transparent head than the LM2 I had. Sounding far, far clearer across the range. IMO, YMMV and all that.

I moved away from Markbass LM2 and NY122 to TC Electronic BH550 with K-Series cabs as they sounded far superior to my ears with far more authority, energy and 'excitement' to the sound. The Markbass stuff just sounded flat and lifeless to me. 🤷‍♂️

Tina would make my personal top 10. 🤷‍♂️

Probably my favourite Bass Player. Love the tone she gets with the Pro Cardinal Bass.

Slightly off topic but my best friend had a Fernandes FR-75 guitar (MIJ) and it was, hands down, the most meticulously crafted instrument I have ever laid hands on. Extremely impressive. I've always liked the Gravity series basses, one is on my list to procure one day! (pretty sure Robert Trujillo used these around the time he joined Metallica).

I don't think I've ever disagreed more with a list in my life (Aside from the #1, they got that right)

For me it's ;

The CS Pino wins by a long, long way for me. His settings on the Ray were not a good representation of what they can do in the context of a track like this. Treble boosted way too much.

I've ran my BH550 through Markbass, Ampeg, Hartke, Gallien Krueger, TC and now Epifani cabs. It sounded best with the K-Series TC cabs.

Things I visually can't abide; Single-cuts Ramps Those weird hair ties that people put behind the nut. 6-strings+ Musicman Bongos / Stingray 5 Warwick Vampyre (the ugliest bass aside from the Bongo) Sunburst of ANY kind (eugh) Metally looking basses, pointy headstocks. (Although my Flea is dangerously close to this 😂) Expensive basses that try to look like Fenders. Sadowsky et Al. (this is in no way a slight on quality or sound)

The only bass I've ever heard get close to the Stingray tone is the G & L Kiloton.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye. James Jamerson perfection. The greatest Bass line of all time IMO.

Sold my Marcus Miller Jazz to Nick. Highly recommended. No nonsense, friendly and good comms. Deal with confidence. Enjoy!

Modulus Flea. It's always out on a stand in the house so I'm always noodling on it!

I totally agree. My USA SUB (in ultra-rare BLACK! ) is starting to get played more than my Flea at this point in time. They really are wonderful basses and weirdly, still somewhat slept on. My main issue was with the 'rare aquamarine' statement. It doesn't take more than 2 minutes of google research to see this clearly is not a rare colour and probably the most common colour I've seen them in.