sime17 Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) [u]She gone![/u] Edited September 24, 2011 by sime17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillento Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 This is THE BEST passive J 5 string available!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewie Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 [quote name='gillento' post='1375092' date='Sep 16 2011, 05:17 AM']This is THE BEST passive J 5 string available!!![/quote] I love mine. Good luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikanHannille Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Long shot but do you accept trades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassistist Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Oh, she is sooooo beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 [quote name='Bassistist' post='1375633' date='Sep 16 2011, 03:26 PM']Oh, she is sooooo beautiful.[/quote] I know, and she'll do OWT! In fact, why am I selling her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 [quote name='drewie' post='1375178' date='Sep 16 2011, 09:17 AM']I love mine. Good luck with the sale.[/quote] Cheers dudes. I seriously never thought I would get shot of this, it's just that I've found the Stingray to be the horse for my course, if you will. This is the classic case of a bass that deserves better than sitting in a corner doin nowt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 [quote name='MikanHannille' post='1375529' date='Sep 16 2011, 01:58 PM']Long shot but do you accept trades? [/quote] Hi mate - I wasn't planning to on this one, unless it's something irresistable. And Kelly Rowland was going to deliver it personally. Try me tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexbassman Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Very nice. Not for me tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 'On the verge of second thoughts' - bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) Seriously, I would think long and hard before you sell this. I was a Stingray user for years, and they're a wonderful, bombproof workhorse, but they're a bit of a one-trick pony. Up until recently, I had two DJ5's, one black sparkle Korean, one pearl white Indonesian, both fitted with John East preamps (they're great basses without them, but they really bring the DJ to life - I can't recommend fitting one highly enough) and I sold the white one only because it didn't have quite as fat a sound, plus I had a new rig on the way I had to pay for. I own, or over the many years I've been a bass player have owned, Laklands, Musicmans, Wals, Celinders, Seis and Sadowskys to name only a few, but the DJ5 is now my main bass. They're no longer made, and are getting harder to get hold of. They're easily on a par with basses three times their price. Have I persuaded you to keep it yet?? :-) Dave Edited September 18, 2011 by lowregisterhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 I know - I know! You're the voice of my conscience Dave! I've absolutely adored this bass, bonded with it in a way that I never really did with my 55-02 (as lovely as that is). It's just delivered the goods night after night since I got it, always looked and sounded classy, never let me down etc. But since getting the Stingray I'm just not playing either of my Laklands any more and that's not good - I can't afford to keep stuff that I don't use and they deserve to go to someone who'll get inspired and fall for them like I did. Something about the 'ray really feels like coming home tho, particularly the neck - maybe its scale length or string spacing suiting my stubby fingers and rubbish technique (never been taught)! It just feels more comfortable to me now. The fear of one-trick pony-ness held me off Stingrays for years but the double pickup HH and HS models seem to answer that, plus the party band I play for segues everything and I don't get to stop playing for more than a second from the start of the set to the finish - I find the Stingray's pup selector really quick and intuitive to change sound from p-ish to j-ish to ray-ish. It's all kind of put the spoilers on me using the DJ5! Somebody else will give this a better home. If I get to miss it too much I'll maybe have to try to find a J5 with dimensions that are more like the 'ray - the Mayones Jabba sounds like a good example (in terms of build/sound/value). Whilst your words echo in my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Currently on hold (Dave - this is not an 'I told you so' opportunity btw!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I wouldn't dare! The Stingray is a stonking bass, and will serve you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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