1989 Stingray 2EQ in transparent red. Worn but plays and sounds great! - *SOLD* £1350 London SE14

[kwmlondon]

I bought this in 1993 and gigged and recorded with it, but I've hardly played this bass in years so I'm putting it up for sale.

 

This is, as far as I know, original. Someone said that it would have come from the factory with a black scratchplate but if you look at pictures of Kim Deal playing her identical bass you'll see that has a clear one too - I think it was the solid red painted ones that had the black pickguard but hey.

 

It's well-worn. Plenty of dinks, bucklerash on the back but it all works really well and it sounds and plays amazing - last time it went to Bass Gallery for a setup and they said everything was good. Frets are in good nick. The volume pot has a slight crackle but it's sat in the case for months so a bit of use would sort that out I recon.

 

Weight is just over 4kg according to my kitchen scales.

 

Ideally you could come around to me in London SE14 to try it before buying. The price DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CASE as it's the only hard case I have but I'll chuck it in for an extra £75. I recently bought a new bass and have the big cardboard box so I can package it up very securely for posting but you'd have to arrange the courier and take the risk.

 

I am not desperate to sell this, it's just that I have stopped playing 4-strings and have not played the 'Ray in ages so it's taking space and could be used by someone else. I asked the team at Bass Direct about selling it for me and they said they'd put it up at £1500 so I think £1350 is fair for a private sale. I'm not really interested in trades as I don't really want anything else but try me. I'm a weak man, but I have very little space for storage so big amps/cabs are not possible and I play 5-strings.

 

Any questions just ask.

Edited 18 hours ago by kwmlondon

[kwmlondon]

ON HOLD…

[silverfoxnik]

1 hour ago, kwmlondon said:

I bought this in 1993 and gigged and recorded with it, but I've hardly played this bass in years so I'm putting it up for sale.

 

This is, as far as I know, original. Someone said that it would have come from the factory with a black scratchplate but if you look at pictures of Kim Deal playing her identical bass you'll see that has a clear one too - I think it was the solid red painted ones that had the black pickguard but hey.

 

It's well-worn. Plenty of dinks, bucklerash on the back but it all works really well and it sounds and plays amazing - last time it went to Bass Gallery for a setup and they said everything was good. Frets are in good nick. The volume pot has a slight crackle but it's sat in the case for months so a bit of use would sort that out I recon.

 

Weight is just over 4kg according to my kitchen scales.

 

Ideally you could come around to me in London SE14 to try it before buying. The price DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CASE as it's the only hard case I have but I'll chuck it in for an extra £75. I recently bought a new bass and have the big cardboard box so I can package it up very securely for posting but you'd have to arrange the courier and take the risk.

 

I am not desperate to sell this, it's just that I have stopped playing 4-strings and have not played the 'Ray in ages so it's taking space and could be used by someone else. I asked the team at Bass Direct about selling it for me and they said they'd put it up at £1500 so I think £1350 is fair for a private sale. I'm not really interested in trades as I don't really want anything else but try me. I'm a weak man, but I have very little space for storage so big amps/cabs are not possible and I play 5-strings.

 

Any questions just ask.

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Beautiful playing and sounding bass this... 

 

I had the pleasure of playing it last year and it really does have a bit of magic about it! 

 

GLWTS, though I don't think you'll need it.. 👍😊

[kwmlondon]

4 hours ago, silverfoxnik said:

Beautiful playing and sounding bass this... 

 

I had the pleasure of playing it last year and it really does have a bit of magic about it! 

 

GLWTS, though I don't think you'll need it.. 👍😊

Cheers! Yes, that bass has had a lot of compliments from people who've played it and I've think I've sold now so I'm confident it'll go on to someone who will really enjoy it.

Edited 19 hours ago by kwmlondon