Up until a couple of years ago I played 4H Stingrays almost exclusively. Had lots, 2 and 3 band but then just fell for the simplicity of a Fender P.
More recently I had a Sandberg PM4. Loved the sound and flexibility of the p and MM pickups but couldn’t get on with the pickup positioning.
Fast forward to today. Popped into a localish music shop (just for nosey as you do) and saw that they had a used black and Rosewood Stirling 4HH for sale at a very reasonable price. Now, the Stirling model has never been on my radar as I’d gotten into my head that the neck was too thin/Jazz for me. However, I fell in love with it. It played great, felt instantly comfortable to play but more importantly the range of useable tones was a revelation. I snapped it up there and then and can’t wait to use it in anger. 😃