Chiliwailer

5 minutes ago, lowregisterhead said:

I keep coming back to this. My first Stingray was slab bodied, and I ended up getting a 'belly-cut' put in it when I had it refinished, so probably not the bass for me, but it ticks a lot of boxes. I really can't understand why it's still here.

Having contours put in crossed my mind a few times… was never brave enough to do it in the end. 

Cheers 👍

Sept update: Due to a pending house move the bass is now in storage in Berkshire, so it will be a while until it is bumped again, I may bump it now and again though. But please direct message me if you find this advert and you’re interested. 
 

£2750 ono- The price on the listing was for when this was a trade only advert. 

It’s a 1964 Relic, 1 of 30 made for 2009 release, this one was made in 2008. I have the spec sheet if you need it. 
 

Weighs 8.98lbs / 4.08kg, great balance, very comfortable C shape neck and of course a killer tone. It’s not one of the thicker C shapes that some of the later ones have - this bass uncannily feels just like my old original 64. 

All original aside from the tone pot, which is now a series/parallel push/pull switch, gives you an extra fat tone option and loses nothing from the original. Original case and covers too. 

No trades please - cash needed for the new home! 

Unfortunately collection only at this moment. 

Cheers 

17 hours ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Surprised to see that no one has gone for this beauty yet. £1750? That's almost £1k less than what The Bass Gallery is currently asking for the same model on Reverb (£2720). Great bargain! 

 

GLWTS 👍

Cheers guys, I think I’ll put the  price back up as this seems more a reflection on the market than the bass, and I’m not selling for cash flow reasons. 
Maybe time to withdraw and relist later in the year? 

7 hours ago, LowB_FTW said:

Thanks all for your replies.

It's tough trying to find a suitable on-board pre-amp for three pickups. Everything seems to be geared towards dual pickup, which is understandable really.

I liked the idea of stacked vol/tone per pickup, this might be making its way into my ideas box now.

I might look at other makes considering there's not much love here for the Aguilar.

 

Mark

I didn’t think it should matter how many pickups you have, would be surprised if so, but some folk will have better knowledge of that. 

Worth looking at John East preamps, I’ve had a couple of his and they’ve been excellent IMO. You can contact him too for advice, nice guy. 

1 minute ago, Reggaebass said:

Very true mr chilli 👍

To be fair, Fender never made it easy given their methods 👍

2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi Brian, according to my book the small registered trademark R  was used until 77, then they started using Schaller but I’ve seen some 1980 ones with the R, maybe it’s early, here’s a 1969 with no R

This is from a ‘72 from Mr Baxter… 

Not sure the books always get it right 👍

On 14/05/2023 at 14:29, briansbrew said:

Can you take a look at this tuner, I have been doing a clear out and totally forgot that I had these in a box. I took them off and old Fender some years ago, there is no ® above the Fender logo and if you look closely the paddle is a bit on the rough side. Could this be a fake ?

 

I’d be surprised if it was fake, there are some out there without the (r) E.g early 70s … maybe CBS were too tight to pay for the extra mark 😂

Deleted post. 

Definitely do-able 👍

A tone control for the passive option may be helpful too.

And if you really want to max out your options, depending on the pickups, you could add series/parallel switch, or coil split switch. 

2 hours ago, lowregisterhead said:

Blimey. This takes me back to my first Stingray, picked up for £250 second hand in 1981.

 

How much does Old Smoothie weigh?

Those were the days eh? The one in my avatar cost me £550 used in 1996…. 

The weight is 9.42lbs / 4.27kg

Cheers 

9 hours ago, Henrythe8 said:

I love this one. You guys have great gears o'er the channel. 

No chance of coming to northern France ? Taste belgian beer and great food ? 🙂

Sounds great thanks, if only… 😊 

I might be able to ship the bass, please PM if if you want to explore that option. 

In relation to the post above. I’d take £1800 to ‘rip off the band aid quickly’ 😖

These are very unique and special basses so I feel that’s a fair price this year. 

1 hour ago, Brucegill said:

Been lucky enough to play this a number of times, just a cracking Bass and Dans a great guy to deal with. Amazed you’re selling this one mate. GLWTS. 

Cheers Bruce, I was always hoping never to sell, but just too damn painful to play a slab body these days, gutted. 

Woah… zombie thread revival 🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️
 

One of my first threads I think - was selling some 60s Fenders and wanted to get stuck into BC… joined 10 years ago this month, it’s been expensive 😂

18 hours ago, nilorius said:

I hope You will understand that there are NO best bass guitar players and good players. Each of them has their ego and teqnique, so the answer is zero. Each of us has their own list which is wrong, the best and the good - doesn't sound right to me.

Agreed  

The original post was for your favourites, not necessarily ‘best’. 
 

No longer on hold 

3 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

I will be installing them right after my takeaway!

Haha! Looking forward to seeing what you think. 
 

The A string action height might need raising btw, depends what you have on, but I often find it needs a tweak. 
 

Enjoy! 

11 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

 

I've just bought a set to try on mine.

100% my fave on a Jazz (and anything else probably!)  They definitely change in nature as they age so maybe see how it goes if you start off unsure. IMO they start great and just get better, getting warmer and smoother after a bit of aging. 

On 29/04/2023 at 11:25, MM Stingray 62 said:

 I didn’t think the bass would hang around for long.

You might just be right 

2 hours ago, MM Stingray 62 said:

Is it right that only the sunburst basses are the 40th Anniversary?

Yeah, the butterscotch and mint ones don’t have the 40th logo on the headstock rear… although the old page on the MM website always showed them with the 40th logo. 

On hold for a BC’er

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

I hovered over will’s number quite a few times, was you the lucky buyer 

Was a mate of mine, he’s well chuffed. 

Just now, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

As much as I do love a Stingray, it would be a dagger in my heart to give up The Purple One for the privilege. 

Can’t argue with that 😊✌️

10 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Ah, lovely basses these. I wish I hadn't parted with my one. GLWTS.

Think I’ll be saying just that pal. 
 

Oh btw, may also trade for something purple… 😂

****Relisted 16th June due to a payment issue from an overseas buyer. 

£1750 - no trades please. 

Gutted to sell this, but the slab body exacerbates nerve issues I have. I’ve been holding onto it for ages regardless as the tone is stunning, but it now feels like the right time to look into selling. 

Unique StingRay, 10 pole pickup (not usual 8) and special Old Smoothie epoxy coated preamp work so well with the alder body, literally a smoother Ray tone yet still punchy. The video below tells the story of this 1976 prototype made for Sterling Ball and named by Leo Fender. It’s a 40th Anniversary Ltd Ed.  
 

I’ve always had flats on it, but it will be sold with rounds on. 
 

The back of the neck was glossy, I’ve rubbed off the top gloss which in my opinion now makes it much smoother and comfier to play. 
 

The case has some marks and a small crack, all pictured for full disclosure