danbanbass Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 So after many questions and wanted posts put up I finally made a decision and it was bang on the money. After many years of playing precision basses, Iāve been looking at alternatives as I find the USA precision bass necks a like bigger than I like and can cope with. Ā After deliberating over Sadowsky (Blooming expensive and I donāt get on the the jazz offset body), Warwick (Lovely looking basses but again couldnāt find what I was exactly after) which finally lead me to revisit Musicman.Ā IāveĀ had the odd MMĀ Stingray and Sterling bass over the years and I always loved the feel/playability of these but struggled with the onboard preamp mainly because I didnāt really understand how they worked many years ago due to being young and inexperienced. Ā I finallyĀ decided it was time to revisit owning one and see if for once,Ā and for all if I could make it work for me...... Ā Its a 1996 Ash Body Stingray, the colour was what one me over as itās very pretty but after using Ā it at practice last night, I think Iāve finally cracked....I still may look into a John East preamp for it in the near future but IāmĀ thoroughly pleased with it. Ā As usual itās never an official new bass day without pictures: 10 Quote
ped Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 Nicely done - I always thought sunburst works really well on a Musician because of the shape of the scratchplate. Enjoy! 1 Quote
akabane Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 17 minutes ago, ped said: Nicely done - I always thought sunburst works really well on a Musician because of the shape of the scratchplate. Enjoy! Agreed! Actually one of the only finishesĀ I enjoy seeing a MusicMan in. Congrats @danbanbassĀ - beautiful instrument!!Ā 1 Quote
gjones Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 I do like a sunburst andĀ maple neck on a Stingray. 1 Quote
ahpook Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 That looks spiffing ! Don't forget the in-the-flesh photos... ...of the bass Ā 1 Quote
uk_lefty Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 Love my Stingray... Its kicked my P Bass out of the collection, but can never replace a jazz (IMO)Ā 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, danbanbass said: As usual itās never an official new bass day without pictures: Its only when I look at an image like that I realise how little the P bass -> Stingray -> G&L L1000 progression changed. Happy NBD! 1 Quote
danbanbass Posted July 13, 2020 Author Posted July 13, 2020 Many thanks guys, itās my favourite type of sunburst on guitar or bass and Iām a sucker for itĀ š¤£ Quote
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