patrikmarky Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) Been a little bored this week ...I decided to get rid of the "textured " paint ..(which I hated ) on my usa sub 5 ...the rumours were that they didn't use the best graded woods for these so this was a gamble and some will frown on doing this but I'm quite pleased with ,I've ordered a nice tortoise pickguard and have no intention of selling this ever ever ..the big question is "should I do the neck and headstock "??..my feeling is no as I'll loose the decal .. but opinions would be appreciated .. Edited January 24, 2015 by patrikmarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Looks great, why we had to wait and pay for the Classic5 to get a normal Stingray 5 I will never know! You could get a EBMM logo once you have stripped it but then what Logo would you fit as its neither a Classic5 or an SR5, maybe just put the Ernie Ball musicman section of a logo on and seal it all up? or maybe try and get a SUB logo again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jecklin Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) That looks great!! I say leave the neck as is. The black against the natural looks good. Edited January 16, 2015 by Jecklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 [quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1421433029' post='2661242'] That looks great!! I say leave the neck as is. The black against the natural looks good. [/quote] I agree, do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I stripped the back of the neck of my old SUB, it definitely felt better to me (the black paint had become shiny and dragged on my hand) but I left the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Leave it as is. Looks ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 That was my thought ..though my neck is still good ..the more I've looked at it the more I've thought leave it ..I think the tortoise pickguard will finish it nicely ..though I am saving for my classic but I'm stuck between black or sunburst .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I'm a big fan of black stingrays but I think it would be a shame to cover up that lovely single piece of ash slab body when many high end basses are made of 2 or 3 lumps? That said I like the powder blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Like the red ..don't like the white pickup cover though The clear finish looks stunning ..anyone seen the sledge colour ...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I'm not so keen on the sledge finish, mine is tobacco which they only did for a while I think? Is it called retroburst or something now but more sunburst-esque? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just had a look to see what colours they are doing now, vintage burst is the closest to mine now, the red is nice like you say and comes with black pickup and pick guards now or do you mean the old coral red? I liked the pastel range but they have all finished by the looks of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) I've not been on the stingray site for a while ...was coral red I'd seen ..I'll go check out ... Edited January 16, 2015 by patrikmarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 All the pastel colours seem to have gone ...I'll be honest I'n not fussed I'd take any of them and be very happy ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) The natural and the black are still in the lineup, probably the only ones that have been available from the start. Ive just noticed they have dropped the wording single piece from the body wood specs and the natural one in the photo does have a join up the middle, which my pre EB did to be fair but it looks like single piece bodies are getting rare? Edited January 16, 2015 by stingrayPete1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Did this to mine a few years back, took months to get the finish off! Check out where it started though.... [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/AUT_6052.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/Beedster/AUT_6052.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And after a few months of sandpaper... [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/AUT_6131.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/Beedster/AUT_6131.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Great basses and as you say, one to keep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ahh twins !!....definetly leaving the neck as is looks cool ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1421445157' post='2661464'] The natural and the black are still in the lineup, probably the only ones that have been available from the start. Ive just noticed they have dropped the wording single piece from the body wood specs and the natural one in the photo does have a join up the middle, which my pre EB did to be fair but it looks like single piece bodies are getting rare? [/quote] My sub is two pieces ...I've heard sandberg never use a single slab ,..as long as it's a good grain match ...colour wise I guess it all depends how long and what colours make if over here ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 The sub looks pretty good now anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1421445157' post='2661464'] The natural and the black are still in the lineup, probably the only ones that have been available from the start. Ive just noticed they have dropped the wording single piece from the body wood specs and the natural one in the photo does have a join up the middle, which my pre EB did to be fair but it looks like single piece bodies are getting rare? [/quote] Natural appeared around 2011/12 in the Classic series - pastels lasted about a year from 2010. Tobacco burst was the original Classic burst colour, replaced by retro burst (based on Sterling Ball's pre EB - 28th Stingray built), and now replaced by classic burst. They said they'd rotate the colours and they have done - one of the nicest they've made is raspberry sorbet (limited for Guitar Centre) - I wouldn't mind one to go with my coral red Classic! That Sub looks great - they're all meant to have poplar bodies though - that looks v cool to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I wish I had grabbed a powder blue 5 at the time but I like my Tobacco which is quite rare I presume, how long did it last? and as we worked out mine is one of the very first 5s in the UK by the looks of it ( I forget march or may 2010 I think?), I could do with getting the original preamp checked as I pulled it for a John East as it felt a bit naff to me, any idea who could inspect it and let me know if it is normal or needs repairing DrT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Now finished complete with new pickguard ..which was great product of ebay ... Edited January 24, 2015 by patrikmarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshallBTB Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Love that! Nice work. I'm saving for the classic, love the way you have to look twice to realize its a 5 string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thanks for kind comments ...it is the most comfy 5 string I've ever played perfect neck and sound for my style ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 They look great! They really were superb basses for the money, hardly surprising they stopped making them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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