NBD: Stingray

[uk_lefty]

Fretless Sterling Ray 34... Don't see many of these available. I also think this one was professionally defretted, I can't remember the lefties being available fretless. 

 

It has only arrived today but so far my thoughts: the fingerboard feels lovely, I think it's some kind of ebony. The neck profile is a bit slimmer than my US Stingray. Flatwounds sound great on it, I thought I'd need rounds of some kind but there are decent strings on it right now. 

 

Bad points:

The machine heads feels a bit flimsy, will need to see how it settles. Also the preamp and pickup is nowhere near the league of my US Stingray. 

 

More discovery to be made after work

[LeftyJ]

If that was just defretted it would have had to have the entire fingerboard replaced, because there's no hiding the original fingerboard dots unless you shave off a few millimeters!

 

Either way, cool score. It looks great! 

[uk_lefty]

Just received a message from the previous owner that it was bought like this new. I think this will be worth the effort to upgrade the electrics.