martthebass

Well I've had a go at trading my Ray 30th for a custom shop Precision or vintage Precision of similar value with no success so far...however I don't really want to stick it back under the bed so here's asking how I could 'calm' it down a bit. I've found the Sue Ryder P that I usually use for jam nights and tough venues works great in the acoustic band I'm in, however the Ray and my Status are a bit too 'in yer face'. The Ray 30th has a great deep punchy core tone which doesn't really suit but is there anything I could do to tame it a bit? I've thought of flats but had a bad experience a few years back on a thru body bass where the G snapped at the ferrule and nearly took my eye out lol, but please, all suggestions welcome.

Considering this job myself on the Affinity neck on my Sue Ryder. TBH I'm going for standard open backs and having the peg holes drilled accordingly rather than looking for good quality closed backs with the guitar type pegs. I'd agree the tuners are crap but while they don't hold tune for weeks at a time like on decent Fenders/MMs mine do hold out ok for a couple of sets through the night - if yours can manage that I wouldn't be overly concerned.

Great bass and great story Nick. Still searching for that perfect P bass meself, with a 'significant' milestone birthday coming up in the next 18 months or so, I'm already thinking about a serious reduction of the fleet to sequester that 'special' one that will stay with me into old age...''sniff''

Yup eb minor. I used to play it in eb on my now departed 5 string ray fretless. I now play it in e on a ray 4 fretless. No loss really.

Weve only been married 25 years so she's still hoping I grow out of it

As BP would probably say 'it's an intelligence test and you failed!'

I think like a few on here have already said contact S&T they are your best bet. I've found them great to deal with, they fall over themselves to help even on old used ebmms.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1262128' date='Jun 8 2011, 11:47 PM']Is it that time again Mart? It's been a while since you last teased me. £500? (and no not for that SR!)[/quote] Nah, just I don't have a quality 'passive' and maybe could do with one. The 30th would always be out of the door before the Status but I don't think it's that time just yet.

You're probably right C, GAS is a lifelong condition only managed by (in)discriminate spending. I know what you're saying regarding the Fender too, there are many dogs out there masquerading as 70s Fenders......what to do?

[quote name='Doctor J' post='1260258' date='Jun 7 2011, 08:55 PM']For giggles, here's Jazzneck's 82, the kosher one and a 93 to contrast. Personally, I think the lower curve from the nut to the G tuner looks all wrong but, hey, let the internet be the judge.[/quote] Looks like a Jazz width at the nut also.........didn't think they made a pre eb sterling?

[quote name='Jazzneck' post='1260168' date='Jun 7 2011, 07:51 PM']Please explain - is that a statement, exclamation or a question? M.[/quote] Maybe an insult? I've been called worse......

Pete....... One thing we have ascertained is that you are an obsessive hoarder and as such should change your sig to OBSESSIVEstingraypete1977HOARDER until you're better. Sorry, couldn't resist it. Hold on, I've only got one less SR than you, does that make me a slightly less obsessive hoarder? Scary.

Well, after the acquisition of my LMIII I thought I was finally GAS free in both the Bass and Rig department. Well, I was for about 2 days, the time between getting the LMIII and a rehearsal session with a new band. Well, the new band is a bit of a departure for me, it's turned into more of an acoustic/female vocal type animal....very different from the 60s/70's and classic rock of the other 2 combos I play with. So, my current bass line up pretty much did every thing I needed; the Status for rock and grit, the Ray 30th for the same should I need it, the Ray fretless for, well, fretless moments and............and there's the problem, the modified Sue Ryder. I was using the Status for the new band and all seemed ok but last week I didn't have time to sort my gear out and grabbed the first bass to hand.....the Sue R. Unexpectedly I found that it worked a treat for the laid back stuff that the new band has gravitated towards (yes, better than the Status and the Ray 30th). So, here's the dilemma, being cashless (and the threat of redundancy being just around the corner) should I: 1. Press the Fretless Ray into service for the new band exclusively, lie back and think of Pino, 2. Sell everything but the Sue R, trick out the Sue R and go on a nice holiday with the difference, 3. Put the Ray 30th up for trade against a nice 70s Fender P bass (hopefully one that doesn't weigh more than 2 fat dogs) Answers on a postcard to..........

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1255730' date='Jun 3 2011, 05:36 PM']Yep Im picking up a Genz Neox 1x12T in the morning its a 7+ hours round trip so Im just as daft about other gear as I am about Stingrays! You will break for a pre EB Ray soon mate you know it, Mine is fantastic it really is. If I didnt love mine so much trading it for what on paper looks a better deal would of been easy and done by now, I have turned down some very nice basses with a better possible future value on more than one occasion. For now it would have to be a matter of owning both for a while a shifting one on later even then its looking like it will take a very special bass to tempt me. I think there will be more Rays in the house in the next year or so though [/quote] You could be right Pete, it's just: 1. Finding a good one 2. What to part with to buy one (I'm already one bass above my 3 bass limit)

Pete.................you're obsessed! Not that that is necessarily a bad thing So far this week I've GASSED for: A pre-EB black black maple Ray Wobatdudes WAL fretless A 1965 Precision (again) A streamline 5er (again) and, A MarkBass LMIII Fortunately I only gave in to the LMIII

Tim just acquired my Little Mark 250, great guy to deal with - can't recommend enough!

Well my Susie has definitely had more use than I expected her to get. Here's a pic of her last weekend at an open air gig. The bass has been altered a bit; the neck has been replaced with one from a Squier Affinity P bass and the bass now sports a nice Torty pg from our very own Howard. Not sure what other mods might be done, the tuning pegs will need upgrading at some point and maybe the pup, but no real rush. BTW, the 'pink' precision behind me was the bassist's from the band after mine.....apparently it used to belong to Alan Jones (of the Shadows), I was careful not to walk back into it!