mike f Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hi Pete, what the 78's value could be has crossed my mind on more than one occasion! The jazz bass was a swap plus £150 my way, and remains my number one instrument. Its certainly made up for any worries I had about any money I could've got for the Stingray. But there's always "what if...?" Anyway, I'm going to try and spend the rest of the year NOT looking at more Stingrays and in particular 5ers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1361938' date='Sep 4 2011, 05:24 PM']I thought this might happen Mart! You have to dip your toe I guess and hopefully the replacement Ray will be one you feel can use instead of worrying about knocking it about, I heard bassman is thinking of doing a home relic job on it anyway [/quote] Cue Edvard Munch.................Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! I'll have to pick me one of them there Pre EB thingies with lots of bangs and scrapes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 [quote name='martthebass' post='1362121' date='Sep 4 2011, 07:57 PM']Cue Edvard Munch.................Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! I'll have to pick me one of them there Pre EB thingies with lots of bangs and scrapes...[/quote] You wouldn't want mine then it's a minter and mine already has a certain bc member with first dibs on it too (you know who you are ) not that it's going anywhere afaik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 It wouldn't be right unless I stuck my 2p in here too. Stingray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewk_ie Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Yep, You gotta love Rays, have always played them, recently upgraded/ traded to MM sabres, someday though a Pre EB Ray will be on the cards, have to say had a look at Clarkys pics (see his signature link) lovin that Ampeg baby bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I have had my 2Eq Stingray for some time now and feel no urge to buy anything else, not even a 3Eq model. Welcome to the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I've never played one either, though the only one i really took to sound wise was the 2 EQ model, the later stuff always seems to sound to thin to me, wether thats just how the amp and bass Eq were set i don't know. If i can off load my double bass, and possibly the 51 Precision, I'd have a punt on the 1990 black one that was on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Hobbayne' post='1361823' date='Sep 4 2011, 03:04 PM']I still prefer the old fashioned thump of a Precision bass in all honesty. Still its horses for courses, there are some folk on here who wont be seen dead with a Fender. [/quote] Interestingly (or not) I'm a recent convert to both P basses and Stingrays and I find that my Ray 5 HH seems to do a passable hot-p-thump by using the two inner coils of the four and rolling off the treble a bit. Yum. PLUS a both-on-full-j-ish sound out of the outer two coils AND a frankly obscene ray noise out of the classic ray bridge 'bucker. And all with the help of a quick and easy to visual-check 5 way switch. I'm rather taken with it It's like a kinda slightly aggressive tour-de-fender. Or, pretty much as Gareth put it more eloquently: 'Yes, its never going to have the Fender passive tone, BUT, it is almost like an extension of it.' Edited September 5, 2011 by sime17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatkat Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Well I bought mine a few months ago now and to be honest it was a slow grower, played my jazz more to begin with and even thought of passing it on, but love it now and play it almost exclusivly. I might even buy another when funds allow, fancy a natural one... hmmm!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 [quote name='Jacqueslemac' post='1361834' date='Sep 4 2011, 03:18 PM']Shows how it's all down to personal opinion. I had a 2EQ StingRay and, much as I loved the sound and the feel of the neck, I just couldn't get on with the nut width. To date, it's the only bass I've ever sold. Still like the look of them, however![/quote] Check out a Stingray with the SLO Special neck (1.5" nut width, same profile as a Sterling). I too couldn't get on with the Stingray nut width and the SLO is the perfect solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 [quote name='bassman2790' post='1361526' date='Sep 4 2011, 09:07 AM']Traded my Midnight Blue Rickenbacker for Martthebass' 30th Anniversary Stingray yesterday. Fret slots were a little shallow making playing around the first three frets hard on the tendons but with some careful use of the nut files and a tweak of the truss rod, this bass is amazing. Almost plays itself. I should have bought a stingray years ago, would have saved me alot of GAS money [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmojo/6111742078/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmojo/6111742078/"]Stingray 1[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/markmojo/"]markmojo[/url], on Flickr[/quote] Wow. I'm not normally a fan of Stingray aesthetics but that one is gorgeous. They should do more in fun colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1361938' date='Sep 4 2011, 05:24 PM']I thought this might happen Mart! You have to dip your toe I guess and hopefully the replacement Ray will be one you feel can use instead of worrying about knocking it about, I heard bassman is thinking of doing a home relic job on it anyway [/quote] Cant be any worse than my drunken attack on my Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I love the 5 strings,just perfect for me. I've owned a lot of basses (Bongos,Spectors,G&L,Warwick,Status etc) but never been more settled than I am now with a pair of SR5s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Haven't owned or played a stingray for well over 12 years, want to get another, just waiting for the right one to come up here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 [quote name='dub_junkie' post='1364124' date='Sep 6 2011, 02:36 PM']I love the 5 strings,just perfect for me. I've owned a lot of basses (Bongos,Spectors,G&L,Warwick,Status etc) but never been more settled than I am now with a pair of SR5s.[/quote] This is why Im not planning on selling/trading my fiver to try other fivers, It must be an also ran rather than trying to replace my already great Ray5 after. I like lots of other brand 5's atm but Im still being drawn to the ClassicRay5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I own a Ric 4003 & until recently owned a Musicman SUB, sold the SUB to help pay a vets bill and I miss it. I spent years avoiding the Stingray now I may have to spend a couple saving up for another one great bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1362289' date='Sep 4 2011, 09:44 PM']It wouldn't be right unless I stuck my 2p in here too. Stingray. [/quote] same feeling here... just came back from holidays and saw this... how could I not add a +1 at the very least? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 The only thing that made me stop using my 63 P-bass was a Ray. Just a logical extension of Leo's original classic, what's not to like? I love MM basses - got 2 Rays and also a Sub and they're all brill. Can't ever see me using anything else as my No.1 go to bass really. And they look ace...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 [quote name='casapete' post='1374721' date='Sep 15 2011, 06:14 PM']The only thing that made me stop using my 63 P-bass was a Ray. Just a logical extension of Leo's original classic,[/quote] Does that mean you'll be moving on to a G&L? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 [quote name='Hutton' post='1374726' date='Sep 15 2011, 06:21 PM']Does that mean you'll be moving on to a G&L? [/quote] Ain't no bad thing. Although generally speaking G&L isn't an extended development of Musicman but rather a separate offshoot caused by the fact that G&L IS a direct evolution of the original Fenders while MM was more of a whole new approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 [quote name='Hutton' post='1374726' date='Sep 15 2011, 06:21 PM']Does that mean you'll be moving on to a G&L? [/quote] LOL yeah maybe so - going to take a while though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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