funkydoug Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 If you’ll indulge me… my all time favourite bass is a Stingray 5 for lots of good reasons, but the most superficial of them is that they just look amazing! Does anyone know if that kind of larger, angular scratch plate could be used on a 4 string ray too? I’d be happy to get one made. While I can find a lot to love about the regular 4 string stingray, I can’t get away with the look of the scratchplate and control plate. Yeah, this is trivial and superficial… but it’s basschat. If I had something more meaningful to do I’d be doing it instead of reading about bass guitars🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 As far as I know, you'd need to draw one up or get someone else to. There are a few harder contours on the fiver around the horns and arm contour that I think are a key part of the look too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 It almost works, but a '5-shaped' plate wouldn't quite cover the control cavity which curves round closer to the bridge on a 4. You might also end up with a couple of exposed screw holes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydoug Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Thanks for drawing that out, it’s really helped me visualise it. Im now wondering about a 4 string (con)version of a 5er! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I wouldn't mess with a 5, the original design works perfectly in my view! The pickguard+control plate layout on an SR4 looks a bit messy to me but I've been playing one for the last couple of years and have grown used to it. In fact, I now almost like it! it's just part of the unique character of an SR4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Couple of things spring to mind.. the 4 pickup is a little smaller than the 5. Under the 5 plate, between the pickup and controls, there's routing for controls, look at the switch. I'd be inclined to do some mockups in cardboard, then once finalised you can give that/those to someone who makes plates for a really neat job. That's unless you have those cutting and chamfering skills yourself, in which case the world is your oyster*. *Other shellfish, and vegetarian options, are available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydoug Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Good advice. I am definitely lacking the tools and the skills to do it myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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