StingRayBoy42

I bought a Gator case from Douglas - he made it a super easy and pleasant transaction. Top man!

I went for this Ray35 from ebay. Not *just* because it's the same colour as my 'Ray and P, but... yes I'm shallow and looks are a factor. I paid 650, which is fair enough I think. First impressions are good; it feels nice and solid, really well put together. It's heavy! Haven't had it on a strap yet, so that's something to look forward to. It plays, feels and sounds fantastic. Lovely StingRay tone with the three band EQ (I like) and the three way pickup selector switch giving some lush sounds on tap. The neck is an absolute beauty, no rough edges and is a joy to play all the way up and down. Bad points: There is a quiet hum when you're not touching it, so probably not completely shielded (?)) and the notes are all in the wrong places 😃 I don't know if it's two and a half times better than a 250 quid S.U B. and/or three sevenths (?) as good as a full fat USA model, but it's undoubtedly a lovely Bass that I'm really happy with and can't wait to play in anger.

He's also in (and wrote much of the music for) Spaced, which is one of the funniest things ever to grace a television screen. If you haven't seen it, it's all on The Channel 4 on demand (4OD?) thing. Apologies if this has been said, I didn't read the whole thread!

Someone on another thread reckoned the Bass player from the Trampps (?) used Mayonnaise to deaden his flats. It Mayo may not be true...

There's literally nothing worse... 🤪

Some absolute beauties on display there. Couple of nice Basses too. 😀

Already on the watch list!

I've heard great things about HB gear, and for less than £200, it's surely worth a punt. Thanks!

I'm thinking of joining the dark side and getting a 5 string to keep up (down?) with the synths in a noughties club/dance type project. I like my StingRay so I'm looking at the budget MM stuff. Has anyone got any experience of the SUB5 and/or the Ray35? The SUB5 looks like great value at £250-300 ish, and if it's half as good as the £250 Squier I recently had, I'd be a happy boy. Is the low B any good? The Ray35 has rave reviews, a 3 band EQ, looks like a nice piece of kit and (according to some) compares well to the Full Fat USA 'Rays - is it worth the extra few hundred notes? I'd love to hear from anyone who has played both. Recommendations for any other cheap and cheerful 5 strings also welcome. Cheers

Jamie bought some strings off me - a top Basschatter!

Thanks for all the input folks. Just a thought - my ABG has bridge pins - will flats cope with the sharp corner without snapping?

Paul saved some of my old leads from the bin and (hopefully!) gave them a new lease of life. Top man!