Chiliwailer

It does indeed. And to make things a touch more complicated perhaps - you'd need to consider the new 2018 Stingray Special v's the pre 2018 Stingray which is now discontinued. There are threads on that bass here on BC. I'm a proud owner of a Special HH, having owned many varieties of Stingray, so I'll stop typing now because the bias would be embarrassing!

Good question, and I genuinely haven’t a clue. Maybe it’s the wood selection, maybe the time they put into it. Or, (in a purely fun way) the cynic in me says maybe it’s...

So, if you REALLY want that new P Bass

Converts - yee beware of the rath which shall be put upon you should you chose to defy the cause and pledge allegiance to the ways of the GAS. Winter is coming.

Check out this vid, at 7 minutes...

Oops, I meant masochistic!

😂 I think I’ll go B & C

But seriously, how many of us abstainers still browse the marketplace each day? Option A - I've become masochistic B - old habits die hard, it's good to see what's out there C - Being around GAS junkies made me feel better about abstanance D - just temporarily lost the plot and am kidding myself

True... so somebody please buy my Old Smoothie before 2019, otherwise I'm in danger of running on double standards, feeding the GAS

Sounds like you're slacking Andy 😂😀

Yeah. Strings and preorders seem cool. But the "if I find a xxx bass" make me chuckle, though im knocking it, temptation will always be out there, so for some why not eh? . But... If my first Stingray, which was heavily modified and easy to spot, came up then it'd take a sh*t load of willpower not to get it...however I honestly don't think I would, phew!

So, who’s still in on this? Any last purchases to sneak in first?

Cheers, I think that must be a first for a US bass? Very cool.

Nah, I doubt there’s anything wrong with you! IMO the older Rays have that lovely raw tone and are still awesome basses. Ideally I would have kept my 2015 Ray as well, for that reason. Again IMO, too many shops don’t know how to, or can’t be bothered to, look at wether the truss rod needs setting. I wonder if that was the issue and it needed a tighten?

Can’t argue with that! If you’re interested in the CS bass, there’s a YouTube vid of a rig rundown with his tech and he shows them off. Might have been premier guitar that made it.

I think the CS has the LP legacy pickup. But also the wood quality, and importantly for me, the feel of the neck would most likely be different. Plus the CS is probably a 1/4 sawn neck. I know I’m being difficult about spec, but I just don’t get the logic from Fender there. Surely Mex and CS would have been an option?

I don’t get this bass. Flea uses a CS version, not regular US, and as rightly mentioned it alienates so many fans by its price point. So why go US made? At least the Modulus WAS what he used at the time.

I was reading on TB that the Caprice and Cutless are discontinued, that’s a great shame. Loving the look of your blue one.