Anyone fancy a Musicman Stingray?

[Silky999]

New one on the bench which is a slow time build and this might divide opinion… 😅

 

This ziricote top has just been glued up and is to be attached to a sapele body, after which it’ll become a MM StingRay-style build.

Except… it’s getting a Jazz bass neck. Because why not.

 

I’ve always liked the StingRay pickup position and punch, but I’m also a Jazz neck tragic, so this feels like a perfectly reasonable life choice rather than a cry for help.

 

Before I commit to routing, I’d love some pickup wisdom from the hive mind:

 

• Classic StingRay vibe vs something a bit more modern?

• Alnico vs ceramic?

• Any particular MM pickups that play especially nicely with warmer woods like sapele/ziricote?

 

Nordstrand, Aguilar, Delano, Seymour Duncan, Wizard, home-wound madness — all suggestions welcome.

Bonus points if you’ve tried an MM + Jazz neck combo and lived to tell the tale.
 

Cheers all👍🏼

 

Edited Saturday at 15:24 by Silky999

[HeadlessBassist]

I'd be looking for an Aguilar AG4M. I had one in my 95 Stingray and it was the best sounding Stingray I've ever played. 

[Hellzero]

This top is just looking amazingly ... amazing. 😍

[WinterMute]

I have a single MM Bartolini in my Frankenstien SR5 fretless, which is an MM neck with a basswood OLP body. 

 

It's got the Bart pre as well, it's a very good sounding bass, aggressive and punchy.