colleya Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I kept getting drawn back to drool over Derek's Stingray 5 stealth on the for sale boards so last weekend (after a couple of beers) I sent him a PM. Now it's mine! It's heavier than my other fiver (a Maruszcyzk with a chambered body) and the neck is significantly chunkier but it's subjectively 'tighter' in all areas, to play, in tone and particularly on the low B. Given that I'm in an 80s covers band I ordered a set of DR neons and, well, look at it! Happy boy. Not sure if the Maruszcyzk is going to go as it does a very different thing, but the ray instantly fit the band sound at rehearsal this week. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I can't believe you let your dog sit on the sofa. V cool looking bass. Good choice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Looks awesome and I know they sound fantastic too. Good buy!! Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 V nice - congratulations - SR5s are great basses - in spite having just bought a new SR5HH special, my 2003 SR5H is still one of my favourite basses - as you say, the sound fits most situations so well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleya Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 9 hours ago, GuyR said: I can't believe you let your dog sit on the sofa. V cool looking bass. Good choice. I bloody scrutinised that photo for any incriminating background features! It's actually my daughter's newest stuffed toy dog and I have no say whatsoever in what it's allowed to to do (pretty much like everything else in the house!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Congrats! An SR5 is on my list, too! Lovely looking DR Neons, they lit up especially well under UV stage lighting. I use the same color on my Spector and the only problem is they go dead sounding pretty quick (so I use that bass only for the gigs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleya Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Cheers fellas. I'd also like to publicly thank Derek for his patience during the sale. I paid by bank transfer (as I have before for other stuff and it's gone through in minutes). On this occasion it took almost 2 hours and a couple of nervy phone calls to the bank until the money landed. Derek didn't bat an eye and let me hang around whilst the money cleared, he even put the Merseyside derby on pause and delayed knowing the score. Another excellent basschatter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny-79 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Very nice, love the Stealth finish. Congratulations 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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