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Can't work out what's wrong here? The guy bought the bass at the lower price, legitimately and is now trying to sell it at a higher price, again, legitimately. It remains to be seen if anyone will buy it at the higher price. Why's he a crook?

Think it works now? Edit: Location only shows on full site

What's drawing you to the Stingray? Sound, feel, looks etc? The HH has a wide range of sounds over the H but still does the traditional Stingray growl so I'd go for the natural two pick up model if I had the choice. (says he with a limited edition Sterling...)

I get on much better with the new layout - the display is cleaner and the fonts seems to be much easier on the eye, though that could be my age! I'm happy with less clutter meaning fewer threads per page but everyone is different I guess.

Ive got the 5 string so I can't tell you for sure but according to the specs width at the nut for the Dimension is the same as the Precision.

I've got all three and to be honest, the Dimension is different to the Jazz and the Precision but if you had to choose one over the other then I'd go more Jazz purely based on the offset body. The Dimension body is physically smaller than a Jazz, the offset isn't so pronounced and neither are the cutaways. It's a very comfortable body actually.

I'm not talking about putting flats on a precision, or stainless steels on a jazz or choosing different types depending on the sort of music that's being played, but most of us it seems have a preferred make of strings - the one that we'd always go to. as a default. For me this has always been DR Sunbeams. Doesn't matter what type of bass, always Sunbeams. Until now. I put a brand new set on a new Sterling and instantly hated them. Put the same strings on a Precision to check and they're great. Put a set of EB Slinkys on the Sterling and it sounded fantastic. This to me feels odd. Why don't my beloved Sunbeams work on the Sterling? I feel let down......

The American ones with 18v active circuits, twin humbuckers and oiled compound radius neck are very nice. These passive versions I've had no experience with, however.

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1506958544' post='3382313'] I looked the pics and thought, 'if only it was a 4' then I see Muppets post, and I'm thinking 'Your local shop being?.........' [/quote] MusicStreet Huntingdon. It's a Ray 4 mind, not a Sterling.... I work in Milton Keynes if you ever wanted to check the finish out for real......

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1506952561' post='3382228'] Loving that Sterling! I use my 'Starry Night' Ray4 in a Glam band - looks awesome with good lighting. [/quote] They certainly do! My local shop has a Ray 4 in this colour waiting for the right owner....

The neck is finished differently to the headstock,,so I guess that’s why there’s two different shades.,the guitars are the same from what I’ve seen.

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1506773858' post='3381024'] That's gorgeous. I'd get a clear plate for more sparkles [/quote] Ohhh now you've got me thinking!!

Never felt the need to do a NBD post before as nothing I have is ever that special, but.... I finally got one. Sterling 5 HH Starry Night. Roasted maple neck, ebony fretboard, no markers! Photographing the 'sparkle' is very difficult - it's a lot deeper than it appears. It's a bit in your face but perfect for a funk and disco band...

According to Marco on Facebook all the Indonesian ones receive a final inspection in Italy before being shipped anyway. I have a Indonesian CMD121P and an Italian NY121. Absolutely no problems with either. There was an American chap on FB who had a right old rant at Marco because in his view the retailer that sold him his CMD121P should have told him that It was Indonesian not Italian. It was Marco's fault that Markbass were not instructing their retailers to inform customers of the fact and he wanted to reject the unit because of this.

This looks absolutely superb. I'm no expert on Stingray prices so I'm not sure if it's a good deal but still [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Musicman-Stingray-5H-string-bass-guitar-in-Stealth-Pearl/162668118395?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908103841%26meid%3Df35c64b9baef4e5d8c74bba51261ef75%26pid%3D100227%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D162677194347&_trksid=p2054502.c100227.m3827"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Musicman-Stingray-5H-string-bass-guitar-in-Stealth-Pearl/162668118395[/url]

[quote name='NJE' timestamp='1506061797' post='3376132'] So put the 4 away, just practice your normal sets with the 5 and just put a little thought into where the low notes would be useful and where you could go down a string instead of down the neck. Good luck! [/quote] I did this quite recently too. I found I had to get new muscle memory in my fingers as I found I was using the B string as the E to start off with, but it slowly comes along and then you start to naturally utilise the B string in scale patterns. My issue is that my lovely (and aesthetically more pleasing) 4 strings now get no use. I've recently sold two as a result. Good luck

Karl scratched his Flea Signature bass itch once again, snapping mine up in record time and it was in his hands inside 18 hours as he came to collect it from me. Top bloke, not that anyone would doubt it.

Looking at the current specs on the Musicman site, the Stingray pickups are wired in parallel in themselves and continue to be wired in parallel through the multiple combinations. The Sterling seems to be in series.

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1505302563' post='3370853'] Just on the HS config Just be mindful, the main humbucker comes wired in series only, whereas the standard H has the three way option of parallel-single coil-series. Thus making it more difficult to nail the classic stingray 4 sound as you can't get the parallel wiring. [/quote] How is the HH wired? You can't order a HS from new any more it seems.

Wunjo's latest newsletter has a piece all about this. They have a summary blog here [url="https://www.wunjoguitars.com/uk/blog-10022017-denmark-street-musical-heart-beats-on"]https://www.wunjoguitars.com/uk/blog-10022017-denmark-street-musical-heart-beats-on[/url]