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What do they sound like? The online demos are ALL with Stingrays with the treble cranked, which I like but it needs to be with other basses as well!

Looking forward to a review of these when they arrive!

Great prices! Hmmmm

I still think the Stingray is the best bass guitar design. This hasn't changed since I first heard the tone and saw the body shape when I was a young teenager. They can be very aggressive and cut through no matter what the other instruments are doing. But put flats on it and drop the treble and its an old thump machine.

I got one of these recently for buying the guitar version of the Stingray in HH....and it is a beautiful offset rock machine!

The thing is, another luthier's take on a Stingray will not be a Stingray. Like the Sandberg basic - it doesn't sound like a Ray, or look like one. The prices are very high right now....I'm not sure how many bassists can spend £2000+ on a Stingray. I'd love one of the new Special models, but I can't spend that amount without thinking I should be more sensible and put it towards something else in life. My Stingray Classic 5 was £1600 approx. new, in Natural, and it has amazing figuring on the neck. I'd say for me, it is the PERFECT bass guitar overall. Now, I imagine you have to pay a lot more for one of those.....not just a few hundred.

It's about £1400 or more for both of those at the mo. Standard floor is £1199 HX effects is ONLY £434! Which seems very cheap. So I might just try that as it's much smaller.

You know what, I'm really not sure. I presume so, for the foreseeable. You can no longer order a normal Stingray....the standard Stingray option brings up the Classics/Neck Throughs etc.

Makes sense! There was a period when it went from £1050 - £1399 in a few days, then up, then down, etc. I'll wait....

Looks like the ditched a lot of rosewood options, which is understandable, and went for ebony. https://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/stingray-special

I bet they are over £2k for a 4 string H once they arrive in the UK....

I sold mine in October 2017, but I'm seriously tempted to dive back in. However, the prices have gone up, which makes no sense..... I paid about £980 for a full fat Helix and they are now £1199. As soon as they level out again I might have another go, but for now I'll wait to see what the next development is on the market.

What prices are we looking at?

Reasonable price!

I’d like a try of one of these!

The Aguilar DB 12 cabs are still some of my favourite sounding bass guitar cabs.

Has anyone had issues with the noisy loops? I know they were saying a batch got through that will need repairs.

I hope he gets this back, and I suspect as it is rare and he's a well known player, he will be reunited with it. However, please don't EVER leave anything in a car, especially an instrument.

Lovely looking thing! Congrats.

That’s not great when they want repeat business from you.

If you ask me, £1700 at Andertons is a good price!

Just do not leave any instruments or amps/pedals in the sunlight, unless it is just like a gig and you are playing in it! If you have them at home, make sure they are out of the direct sunlight. I keep my gear in a small room and the blind is down virtually all the time.

https://www.thomann.de/gb/music_man_stingray_4_2018_iwh.htm New 2018 prices for a Stingray H....but with the 2018 new model 'upgrades'.

Unfortunately, I think this is quite a good price on a special edition limited model! Does not bode well for the future. Musicman have just had another price hike over in the USA, so expect it to hit here late summer when the instruments come over. A lot of the models have had significant upgrades, and I imagine a normal stock Bongo 5 HH is going to be £2100-2300.

Oh my god.... http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Musicman_Bongo_5HH_Stary_Night.html No more space for gear, but that is a stunning example of a modern instrument.