New stingray copy on the block.

[Brian18242]

 

 

 

[Brian18242]

Not sure where actually sells these basses. Hopefully available in the UK. They also do a stingray 5 option. 

[neil___lien]

Oh! They have really cool Mustangs and headless basses too! Whoa! They look great! 

[Brian18242]

Yep, shame I can't find a UK stockist. The stingray 5 looks gorgeous!

[Gizmo]

I agree the 5 in Metallic Blue looks great, spacing looks a little tiger tight (like less than 16mm!) but seems like the board has space to take it out a little with a new bridge/saddles/nut

 

Fairdeal seem to be the only UK stockist for this brand atm (i read GG didn't renew the deal that had as distro) they have some of their headless 4's in (but no 5's) might be worth pinging FD to see if they'll be carrying these ray copies at some point in 2026 ?

[Brian18242]

@Gizmo I just mailed fair deal to enquire. For the price, the construction looks rather good and the finish options look good. 

[Mokl]

Genuine Q. What did I miss here? Are these very good value? Why would these appeal beyond one of the Sterling/ Sub/Ray34 or whatever they're called these days?

[tauzero]

I'm interested in the 5-string headless - available from Nafiri Guitars and assorted other Asian outlets for £260 plus shipping which comes out at around £470. The 5-string Stingray copies are £214 so a tad under £400 with shipping (and I'm not sure if that includes VAT and duty). I've emailed Fair Deal to ask if they'll be getting any in. When GG had the deal with Sqoe, they didn't get any in. Can't remember if I asked them back then.

 

Edit to add: Fairdeal do have the 5-string Jazz copy in, if not the Stingrays.

 

 

Edited December 31, 2025 by tauzero

[Brian18242]

Fair Deal confirmed they will not be stocking anymore of these basses. Ordering direct from Nafiri will sadly result in an additional 20% VAT charge. 

[Bassassin]

This isn't the first thread we've had about Sqoeeeee basses - those Strandberg-esque headlesses provoked a bit of interest a couple of years back, if I recall. Did anyone take the plunge?

[Gizmo]

to the question @Mokl asked, for me it would be better body/neck woods (basswood vs mahogany / plain rock maple vs flame roasted & rounded (Hemispherical) fret ends + ice pickguard....for less money (if you can find someone who will do land/sea shipping....)

 

i'll see if its possible to get one sent to zenmarkets redistro service as land/sea from japan>UK is about £40 atm.....

 

Edit: pinged Zenmarket...but they are on new years holiday for 5 days & pinged Nafiri via reverb to ask about UPS surface shipping, no way am i paying DHL £200 for air...total rip off

Edited December 31, 2025 by Gizmo

[tauzero]

While searching for possible sources for Sqoes, I discovered an article about the factory: https://guitarbomb.com/philippines-china-inside-sqoe-guitar-factory/

[neil___lien]

19 hours ago, Gizmo said:

to the question @Mokl asked, for me it would be better body/neck woods (basswood vs mahogany / plain rock maple vs flame roasted & rounded (Hemispherical) fret ends + ice pickguard....for less money (if you can find someone who will do land/sea shipping....)

 

i'll see if its possible to get one sent to zenmarkets redistro service as land/sea from japan>UK is about £40 atm.....

 

Edit: pinged Zenmarket...but they are on new years holiday for 5 days & pinged Nafiri via reverb to ask about UPS surface shipping, no way am i paying DHL £200 for air...total rip off

 

I am interested too but for the EU hehe

[Gizmo]

4 hours ago, neil___lien said:

 

I am interested too but for the EU hehe

 

Zen can't do it, they say sorry it outside our shipping zone to get it to their Warehouse  i'll keep an eye on the Japanese market to see if one pops up with the sites they support.

 

Let see if Nafiri will do surface shipping from either their reverb shop or their own site 

[Gizmo]

Nafiri got back to me and state that the "only" international shipping option they have access to is DHL Express...seems a bit strange that DHL are the "only" inter shipper working within Indonesia, no way am i paying £194.35 for Delivery! 

 

 

[BassApprentice]

Seems GG have 2 lying about - in very nice colours I may add. That 4 string is tempting....

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/sqoe/guitars/bass/

[ezbass]

42 minutes ago, BassApprentice said:

That 4 string is tempting....

Indeed. I’d be interested to know what they weigh (if they are mahogany, I’m guessing a fair bit).

[BassApprentice]

Interestingly, another website lists it as Okome - which Google tells me is similar to mahogany but lighter. So I'd imagine weight to be kind of standard for a £300 bass.

 

Edited 8 hours ago by BassApprentice

[BassApprentice]

And as an update from GuitarGuitar. Would be cool to have another alternative to Musicman.

[Gizmo]

6 hours ago, ezbass said:

Indeed. I’d be interested to know what they weigh (if they are mahogany, I’m guessing a fair bit).

Doubt it's Really Mahogany (that was very much over logged 70-90's) more than likely "Sapele" - "African Mahogany" which to the naked eye looks very much the same (im not going to tell you it "sounds" the same lol) but it's a bit lighter in colour and weight, I've used it in a few of my own builds and it's not Alder/boat anchor heavy and should be heavy enough to stop neck dive.

 

I'll keep an eye on GG (thx @BassApprentice for the heads up ) to see if they have the "Metallic Blue" versions in, might also be interested to see if they have the "SQOE SBWT750 WH Warrior 5-String Headless Bass " in soon, they appeal to me a bit more than the Cort or the Hils MS headless

 

[BassApprentice]

Yeah - I'm pretty intrigued by this brand. Quite a wide range of styles and different finishes which is cool. 

Hopefully GG pick up a few more.