Old Horse Murphy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Here is my recently acquired 1988 Musicman Stingray. It's very red,has a number of dings and marks on it (a sign of a well-used bass and for a very good reason). It weighs in at just over 9lbs and is all-original. The 2 band eq is (IMHO) far better sounding than the 3 band eq and it plays wonderfully too with a gorgeous lacquered neck. [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg13_3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg13_3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg12_3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg12_3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg11_3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg11_3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg9_5.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg9_5.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg10_3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg10_3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg7_6.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg7_6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg8_6.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg8_6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg5_10.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg5_10.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg4_11.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg4_11.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s945.photobucket.com/user/nwmurphy/media/image.jpg2_17.jpg.html][IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nwmurphy/image.jpg2_17.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planer Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) These are great, I had one too a few years ago, same year. The 2EQ has a great tone indeed Nice one Nick, enjoy! Edited June 29, 2015 by Chiliwailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 MB1. "I don't usually like Tomatoes John...but this is Delicious!" Peter Purves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Congratulations that's a v tasty looking Ray you have there - I'm quite envious! As you say there's something rather nice about the 2 band EQ - simpler to use IMO and always gets a cracking tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Bugger, I thought I was in the for sale section for a moment Lovely bass, enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Congrats & enjoy! I have a v similar fretless from '85, they are great basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Fantastic enjoy. That one should get you noticed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I'm so envious! A red Stingray, yum!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Lovely. My old 88 Ray, now in the possesion of Mr Keeves of this parish, is the finest wooden bass I've ever owned. Great neck, great sound. Due to non-gigging status, unfortunately couldn't justify having that plus my XL2, the finest bass I've ever owned. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_sub Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Think I saw this one on gumtree a while back looks like a great bass! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treb Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Nice one! Do put foam on the dampers, even if you don't use them. Now it looks naked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 As lovely as it is, I've just been invited to join a functions band requring lots of D's and the occasional C so I'm afraid this may have to go (last in first out and all that....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 You could just tune it BEAD and get the best of both worlds. Stingray 4s sound great tuned down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Hipshot D Tuner - stat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Possibly. I need all 5 strings though sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney72a Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Very nice. I remember the bass from when it was on Ebay a few months ago. The page is still up. Lovely rosewood board. What colour is this actually? There's a pic included of the neck pocket, and the stamp reads REDXX, with the two last digits illegible. [URL=http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/72arodney/media/_57%201_zps0ynq3vys.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y451/72arodney/_57%201_zps0ynq3vys.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Edited July 6, 2015 by rodney72a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 I've taken the neck off to look closer but unfortunately it's just as illegible as the photo By all accounts and speaking to a few people on the Ernie Ball forum, "red" was a colour option at the time and it certainly is that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1436627059' post='2819643'] I've taken the neck off to look closer but unfortunately it's just as illegible as the photo By all accounts and speaking to a few people on the Ernie Ball forum, "red" was a colour option at the time and it certainly is that [/quote] Indeed - if you follow the link below (independent database - probably the best info you can get on pre EB instruments) you'll see there are quite a few basses listed with B027xxx serials in 1988 even though EBMM had used serials without the B0 prefix before and continued to use them after - perhaps they used up a batch of pre EB bridges? Anyway there are several listed as red and they certainly made other basses in the late pre EB period in that same colour (I've seen Stingrays and Cutlass basses) - as has been said on the EBMM forum the first Stingray EB made was in that solid red colour also. It looks a very nice bass. http://www.musicmanbass.org/mycustompage0028.htm Edited July 11, 2015 by drTStingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney72a Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I don't think the colour would have been called just 'red'. Whatever those two (illegible) letters stand for, will provide the full name. Not that it matters all that much but from a historical point of view it would be interesting... You'd probably have to ask someone at EBMM who was already there back then, like Dudley Gimpel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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