Stingray fans - opinions needed!!

[carlsim]

Hi all,

 

I'm shortly going to be stripping and refinishing a Stingray 5. I picked it up quite cheap as it needed a refinish so I am going to be sanding and stripping it myself and then sending it on to someone for a refinish - unless i sand back to the wood and it has a lovely grain then I may consider a tru-oil finish with a poly top coat for a glossy finish.

 

So basically, the (colour) world is my oyster... what would you have? It has a maple neck and fingerboard, natural headstock and currently sports a black scratchplate. I would like to change the hardware for black lightweight options as I like black on a SR5 and it looks a bit tired. With a fresh finish, I would prefer it to look nice and new. So... i don't want a plain black or white finish, if I go solid colour, something funky could be desirable... I do like the look of the new Kiwi Green colour which is now available...

 

What combinations look good in your book for a SR5?

[HeadlessBassist]

The world definitely is your oyster with colour choices. I'd personally go for something like Firemist Gold metallic (like they did the Fender Vintera 1 Jazzes in), with a darkish red tort guard. 

 

[BassApprentice]

Shell pink is always a winner for me.

 

Or a racing green could be a cool look.

[Jack]

I really like the powder/baby blue that the Sire MMalike basses come in. Purple would also look great. 

[AlexDelores]

Not Stingrays, but I’ve always thought Mike Lull colour choices are superb. A little scroll through their Instagram/website might inspire something 🙌

[Mrbigstuff]

Sparkly teal or purple for me. I used to have a translucent teal SR with a maple neck and black PG and that was a looker. Add the sparkle and it will be unique. 

[kwmlondon]

MusicMan have sine some really fun sparkly metallic finishes. I’m very much a natural finish fan for my own instrument but I am a sucker for metallic paint jobs! 

[kwmlondon]

6 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

The world definitely is your oyster with colour choices. I'd personally go for something like Firemist Gold metallic (like they did the Fender Vintera 1 Jazzes in), with a darkish red tort guard. 

 

Oooh how about that rose pink gold metallic shade. Yummy!!

[ezbass]

My usual go to for Stingrays is teal, which I love as a colour on most things. However, given…

 

7 hours ago, carlsim said:

currently sports a black scratchplate. I would like to change the hardware for black lightweight options

I’d probably go with some sort of burgundy mist to contrast with the hardware.

[The fasting showman]

I really liked the first late '80s SR5s, they did a trans blue with a maple neck and white pickguard; that's what I wanted as a kid so it's etched in my mind.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

How about a cool halfords primer grey

 

[Raslee]

As said, British racing green 😎

[BillyBass]

As it's a fiver, you can lose the pick guard and go for a spotty finish.  Yellow with pink spots.

[Mrbigstuff]

34 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

As it's a fiver, you can lose the pick guard and go for a spotty finish.  Yellow with pink spots.

[BillyBass]

Actually, I was only half joking.  Mainly yellow, with another colour in there somewhere, perhaps spots.

 

I really love brightly coloured basses, and some of the colours Ernie Ball comes up with for his instruments are great.

[Bolo]

Candy Apple red, or put a fancy wood veneer on.

 

Check if a clear poly over tru oil is even possible, most laquers don't take to oil base coats, and Gunstock oil doesn't really need a top coat.

[crazycloud]

17 hours ago, carlsim said:

if I go solid colour, something funky could be desirable

Magenta.

[Terry M.]

19 hours ago, carlsim said:

unless i sand back to the wood and it has a lovely grain then I may consider a tru-oil finish with a poly top coat for a glossy finish.

I would personally hope and pray the grain looks nice so it can sport a natural finish. Failing that I would opt for butterscotch with that maple neck natural headstock and black pickguard.