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    My '05 Stingray 5 in the fairly rare Rolls Burgandy finish
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    Withdrawn from sale. USA Tele Acoustasonic. Superb condition, low action, great player. Spruce top, mahogany neck and body, ebony fretboard,bridge and knobs. Has a Fishman under saddle piezo + internal body mic and Fender single coil at bridge plus the really rather clever Fishman sound engine which models a number of acoustics. Comes with original Fender Deluxe gig bag, charging cable, manual, hang tags etc no cash offers or trades as I already have eyes on something else (unless you have a StingRay 5 with maple board) Guitar can be auditioned in Market Drayton. Could possibly meet Stoke. Crewe, Telford areas. Will post if buyer arranges their own courier service and level of cover.
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    Met with Tim and traded my Bogart for his Stingray 5. Really easy to organise trade from start to finish and was great meeting up, talking bass and swapping stories. Tim is a top fella and a credit to this forum! Thanks for the coffee by the way🙂 Cheers Keir
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    Ye but it's all StingRays. I guess they know their business model best and what keeps the lights on at the factory but would liked to have seen some of the discontinued bass models re-appear as Sterlings...the Cutlass,Caprice, Big AL, Reflex and Sabre.
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    Beautiful bass. Loved my Cerro when I owned one in the twilight flat finish. Wish I had the funds right now for this one. GLWTS!
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    Ray 4/5 = 2 EQ/ceramic humbucker Ray 24/25 are 2 band EQ/ceramic Ray34/35 are 3 band EQ/Alnico I had a couple of HH Sterling models(Ray34 and Ray35) The switching on positions 2 and 4 gives both inside and both outside coils) You've still got the bridge humbucker on its own so yes, just extra options (edit: which do all sound different)
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    The USA made Sterling basses haven't been in production the last few years. Still showing on the EBMM pages though so guessing they will be back at some point. The USA StingRays are now either (apart from limited runs and a Mike Herrera signature model)... the Retro 70s which replaced the classic series (slab body, 3 bolt neck, 2EQ preamp, vintage bridge with mutes) 'Special' series (neodymium pickup, 18v 3EQ preamp, 5 bolt neck) short scale Stingray (30" scale length, passive with 3 way rotary + boost) DarkRay (Special series with 2EQ Darkglass preamp with onboard distortion and fuzz) 5 string wise - Specials and DarkRays plus a 35th Anniversary model.
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    My '94 blueburst lined fretless
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    I resemble this remark. Also arranging two hours drives to meet up at a service station, audition each others bass in the car park and then geek about bass over a coffee inside.
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    Just bought a Zoom MS60B from Patrick. Arrived well packed and on time. Really easy deal. Top fella! Thanks again Patrick Cheers! Keir
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    I know. 'Tis a strange set of affairs. Shame was not the one for you Mike but has to be right or whats the point? Nevertheless was good talking bass for an hour. 🙂 Re the profile I should say it's quite a chunky neck. Not uncomfortably so and it's not a U shape either but a deeper shouldered fuller C shape if that makes any sense. Keir
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    A Basschatter is viewing the Bogart 5 on Friday morning. Come round after that and have a look at the StingRay 5 instead
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    Now on hold pending trade SKC Bogart Sport 5 string custom built by Stephan Hess in Obernburg am Main in Germany. Bought from lowregisterhead on this forum a few months ago. Blackstone body - various composites wrapped round a spruce core and finished in Alpine White with carbon fibre neck and phenolic composite fingerboard. The pickups are USA Bartolinis and the preamp is a Mike Pope Flexcore with 4 band EQ. There is also a switch for coil tapping the bridge humbucker. Scale length is 35" string spacing at bridge is 19mm weight is 3.6 kgs Amazing bass with super playability, fantastic tone and killer looks. Comes with hard case. Bass is in excellent condition with no cosmetic, mechanical, electronic or structural issues. Bass is in Market Drayton, North Shropshire. Would trade for a StingRay 5 in similar condition with maple fretboard. Trans teal or trans red would be my ideal choices but colour not a deal breaker.
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    I think I want a clear pickguard for my hybrid 5. Looks so much better than the white one imo
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    I play a couple of Metro Express fives with my band - a J/J and a P/J. Which begs the question, why do I have a couple of more expensive four strings (MM Sabre & Klos Apollo) and a pair of very capable five strings (MM StingRay 5 and SKC Bogart 5) sitting at home? Sometimes I think I need my head checked. But then again I've always sold basses if I need the money for something else.
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    I had a factory lined fretless Deluxe in the same see thru red. Only sold it as part of a cull when I relocated 250 miles south. Fantastic basses these Deluxes (and the Elites) and this fretless conversion of yours looks very clean. Excellent job! GLWTS!
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    Bought a Marshall Vibratrem pedal from Ross. Really impressed with the pedal and the deal was super smooth and easy. Arrived before I expected it to as well. Another top basschatter. Highly recommended! Cheers Keir
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    Bought a Behringer sansamp clone from Mickey. Arrived in super quick time and exactly as described. Many thanks Mickey! Cheers Keir
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    My Klos Apollo Std in aqua
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    Miami blue? So pretty😍
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    Same for me. I had a black 1980 which I owned between 1989 and 1997 (swapped it for a Streamer Stage 1 but that's another story) I remember ogling and hankering after the very svelte looking EB models at Rose Morris in Denmark Street, who I always thought carried a great selection of MM basses at that time. And again later when I moved back to SW Scotland at Sound Control and I remember marvelling at the woods and finishes on the EB basses. Then I bought a 1990 Sabre in 1994 and again the woods, fit and finish made me think my pre EB was a clunky old thing. Still loved it though until said Streamer Stage 1 appeared.
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    I owned both a Ray34HH and Ray35HH and I found the output drop on the in between positions 2 & 4 (both inner and both outer coils) made switching between those tones and positions 1, 3 and 5 almost impossible in a live band setting. The in between positions sounded great but almost impossible to keep a consistent output if switching settings. Shame really as both basses were otherwise really nice. I didn't get this problem with a USA deluxe Fender Dimension HH 5. That was a great sounding bass and the inner and outer coil settings sounded terrific.
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    Red mirror pickguard bought off here for my '05 LE
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    I struggle to comprehend that this is actually my first Sandberg. Bought off here just recently-beautiful VS5 with capabilities that far exceed its relatively low price and single pickup. I'm hugely impressed and now a bit of a Sandberg convert🙂
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