louseskaman Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Hey all, I've longed for years for a Stingray after trying one out just after starting to play many moons ago. Back then there was no way I could afford one (getting married, kids popping up everywhere, etc). Since then I have been fortunate enough through a little bit of buying/selling to have come across some nice high end basses that have come, gone and stayed, but a ray has never crossed my path. Until just recently........ when low and behold I managed to get hold of one....but it dont just get my juices flowing like i hoped it would. Dont get me wrong its a beautiful bass and many years ago I would have traded some toes for one. But after playing Pbasses/jazzes and some others for the last few years.......i'd prefer them. Anyone else have that happen to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) I've sold over twice the number I've kept. Take from that what you will Have to say though that the ones I've coveted the most and finally acquired (Gibson Victory Artist, Gibson RD Artist) have been amazing, so I guess I've been quite lucky. Edited January 20, 2014 by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Yes I have that particular T-Shirt in various colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Carter Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Happened to me with a Ric. Coveted a Ric, Bought a Ric, played the Ric, Ric stayed under bed for a year...sold the Ric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louseskaman Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 haha glad I'm not the only one then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 [quote name='Lee Carter' timestamp='1390227781' post='2342810'] Happened to me with a Ric. Coveted a Ric, Bought a Ric, played the Ric, Ric stayed under bed for a year...sold the Ric. [/quote] same thing! got a 1977 ric but just didnt sit right, however id do still really want one! andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Yes - a couple of Rickenbacker 4001's. The first "Pro" basses I ever owned - I loved the look of them so much & all my then bass heroes played them. I was gutted when I actually owned a couple & found out I just didn't like them. My Stingray 5 was also a massive disappointment - I'd heard so many people raving about how great they were both sound & quality-wise, yet personally I found it to be sadly lacking in both these areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 The grass is always greener..... they say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Probably the one that I thought was really going to be the bee's knees was a pre-EB stingray. However when I inspected it in person it needed a lot of work doing and it was all uphill from there. By the time I'd spent in the region of £400 to get it playing and sounding reasonable (and it would still have needed to be stripped and refinished to get it looking decent as well) I'd decided that rays weren't really my bag after all and it would have to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I think disappointment might be the wrong word but certainly I've bought basses thinking they would be the answer to all my problems and then sold them on because they didn't get played enough. I've been GAS free for years now but reckon I've owned almost 100 instruments. The bass guitar I play the most now is a Squier but I went through a few vintage instruments (worried about them getting damaged or nicked) and some high value basses like Rickenbacker (ditto). I enjoyed the GAS thing at the time but it's a bigger relief to appreciate what I have these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 A Burns Bison. Lusted after one since the 60s. Being left handed, there's no chance of try before you buy so got one on the www. How disappointed was I. Didn't like it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Actually I was going to originally mention a Bison as well but went for the ray story instead as I was really fired up for that. The Bison (one of the modern reissues, not an original 60's one) was just idle curiosity, no huge expectations but couldn't get on with it at all. It holds the record for the shortest time any bass has stayed with me before moving on. Never gigged it but didn't lose much money on it at all in the re-sale so no harm done. Uncomfortable playing position for me (not blessed with orang-utan scale arms) and didn't think much of any of the available tones despite much knob twiddling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 same thing happened to me with a stingray, before I got my MIA P (I'm a happy boy now), trouble is being a lefty I can't try before I buy, but even if you can it takes time, and playing in a band situation, to decide whether you like a particular bass or not, Best thing is to buy second hand, that way it doesn't cost much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Agree on the secondhand thing, always recommend that route, can save a lot that way. It also often means you get an instrument that has already been well set up which is often not the case with brand new intruments. I haven't owned that many basses (probabluy no more than a dozen) and only 2 were bought new and neither stayed very long (the Bison mentioned before and a nice but rather insipid sounding Schecter). Fortunately they were in such good nick when sold that I lost remarkably little on the re-sales. Best buy to date was a USA jazz which I still own - less than 2 yrs old when I got it, in perfect nick and with a hard case included for less than £400. Original receipt in bottom of case from somewhere on Denmark street for over £800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I suppose I've been very lucky. 76P - loved it. Custom P - love it. Hayman 4040 - love it. MIM Jazz - kept for a couple of weeks - didn't love it - sold it. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) I bought my dream bass so many times ( no really, [i]so[/i] many times ) and have always been disappointed or discontent in one way or another . By the same token , I can play a decent off-the-shelf Fender or similar and be perfectly happy and accept it's imperfections and limitations. Edited January 20, 2014 by Dingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1390239036' post='2343005'] I can play a decent off-the-shelf Fender or similar and be perfectly happy and accept it's imperfections and limitations. [/quote] Just as Mrs Dingus accepts yours. Ho, ho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1390239359' post='2343010'] Just as Mrs Dingus accepts yours. Ho, ho. [/quote] Mrs Dingus has difficulty seeing my imperfections and limitations because her eyes are clouded with tears of gratitude and joy that she is now living out her ultimate fantasies ( and those of her female friends) on a daily basis. Either that or she has been chopping up onions. Edited January 20, 2014 by Dingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Warwick Thumb.....loved the look and feel. Waited ages to get one, just wasn't me. Rick 4004.....another one I coverted, thought of it as a more refined 4003 but it sounded so completely different that I couldn't get my head around it. On the other hand, my Status Streamline.....I was determined not to like it because it looked goofy (it was originally my stepping stone to a s2) but 5 years or so on it's still the mutts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 In my experience the joy of desire is usually spoiled by the reality of acquisition and ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I have now owned and sold 3 stingrays, I still love the look of the bass I just don't get on with them....maybe if I found the right one...... noooooo see I still want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordep Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 a 4 string marcus miller for me. lusted for one for a long time, bought used in almost new condition, tried to like it, modified it with new pups and pre, and even though my mate told me its the best bass that he played, I just can't seem to bond with that bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Been through the same process with both a Stingray and a Ric 4001. Really didn't want a Fender because nearly everyone you see plays them. Now I've stopped caring about such things, it's a Precision all the way for me these days. Edited January 20, 2014 by miles'tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 [quote name='Lee Carter' timestamp='1390227781' post='2342810'] Happened to me with a Ric. Coveted a Ric, Bought a Ric, played the Ric, Ric stayed under bed for a year...sold the Ric. [/quote] I'm there right now.. They are great basses, I have been raving about mine on here but it just doesn't suit me for some reason.. It goes to a new owner on Wednesday.. the gas has already started for something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Me?? A Wal...lusted after one for over 30 years (stopped playing for about 15 of them) but when I started playing again I was financial stable enough to be able to afford one - big disappointment - the neck profile on my MK1 Custom was unlike anything else I'd played and I just couldn't get on with it - so called "Dream bass" was a bit of a nightmare...rumour has it that Paul now offers a variety of profile options...too late for me though the dream has been shattered.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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