horrorshowbass

19 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

 

Very good, but fairly heavy, well mine is

 

Awesome 

I had a 2400 for a while sold it and bought it back and sold it 😆 

Couldn't get on with it for some reason 

A well set up 300 or 600 feels better than a 2400 to me for some reason. Maybe I'm a weirdo...

Anyone out there with an SR5000 series? 

Always wondered about whether they were worth the £££....

Is this available?

Very tidy @BaggyMan

16 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

I started out with an Ibanez SR300 and after going through Fender, Epiphone, Squier, Peavey and Musicman, I'm back at Ibanez again. This time it's an SRMS805. I'm really liking it. It plays beautifully and I'm getting some evil distorted sounds out of it. 

 

 

 

 

Oh yes. I'm same although with my cheap ibanez and yamaha. Ridiculous basses for the price.

Just now, nilorius said:

No one can !😉

Thin neck, twin humbuckers, pearl white, i mean.......

Provisionally bought a white SR300E. Couldn't stay away from the Ibanez

Hi @Biscuity Boyle

Can I ask what you use for fret levelling/crowning please?

Is there a starter pack for noobs like me 😆 

Oof that case is cool as well 😎 

Very cool and pretty rare 👌 

3 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Stingray 5's are really growing in me to the point that they're now probably my favourite looking bass. 

 

I'm tempted to pick one up, but I have a 4 string HB copy and the neck is way too thick for my liking, and I don't like the feel of the flat fretboard. 

 

For those who own 5's, are they real baseball bat necks, and is the fretboard flat? I don't have the opportunity to try one here and those things would be a deal-breaker for me. 

This was a concern for me too but found the necks to be fine. Nice and shallow at back and string spacing works for me. Still trying to get on with the single H pickup though

the 4 neck is pretty fat but I liked the 5. Personal preference obvs.

The biggest neck i ever experienced was an l2000 but for some reason liked it anyway.

11 hours ago, dub_junkie said:

Metal flake green. Was a factory finish round about 1999/2000 iirc.

It was offered at the same time as  pearl lavender and metal flake brown. I had pearl lavender StingRay 5 for a number of years (pictured earlier in this thread)

Very cool.

Buttercream looks awesome too.

Thanks 

I think they're all non finished on the maple apart from the classic?

4 hours ago, frankzelf said:

Refin? Love it

I hear ya in the horns.

Can't see why 20 is the standard for frets. Good to see more 24 fretters.

21 at least for the E octave symmetry.

Thats beautiful 

Guys any advice on cleaning a grimy maple fretboard on a SR5?

Think its mostly sweat and oils that probably won't shift but there's also residue (wood glue from refret?)

Still want this but wallet says no 😔 

My money is safe in the bank.

Magic

33 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Naptha... hard to find so i'd go with Lighter Fuel... It's refined and evaporates without a residue... or Isopropyl Alcohol

OK thanks @PaulThePlug

Have some IPA handy.

On 12/07/2023 at 21:51, horrorshowbass said:

New bass day teal 2000 Stingray 5.

Enjoying the different vibe of the 5 opposed to 4s which I couldn't really gel with.

Guys

Looking to clean up my fretboard a bit (as much as possible)

Aware I'd have to go the steel wool route to get rid of dark patches on maple from sweat etc. over the years which I'm not arsed trying for fear of messing up board. Any suggestions for good cleaner to get rid of some of the grime and bring back some original shine?

A stingray that i can actually play. So probably a HH. With jazz profile.

14 hours ago, paul_c2 said:

No..........you need somewhere to rest your thumb when playing the other 4 strings.....

My SR5 has lovely E string thumbrest across whole body

15 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Damn…miss mine 🙄😂

I had so much GAS last July when you had the two up for sale @AndyTravis

😆