obi 2 kenobi Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 [attachment=8367:DSC00334.JPG] L to R 1978 Stingray. Plays & sounds great. Picked up on ebay years ago from retired muso. No 1 bass 1987 Stingray. Bought new. Status neck added. Much lighter than '78 but 2 band rules. 1983 JV Jazz. Bought new. Loads of customisation....emgs....defret....paint job....Was only bass for years. Superb sounding bass & great build quality. c.2000 Ken Smith BSR. Bought from mcgraham (mark). Restrung B - G. Just started using it recently having been left in office for months. Not bad. Nice action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy115 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) lovely collection! Love the stingrays the neck on the 1978 looks very nice!! Edited May 3, 2008 by bassboy115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Cool foursome I really like that paintjob on the '83 Jazz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Yummy. Reminds me the natural 'Ray is my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_citizenbass Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 now thats my kinda jazz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Nice collection. What's the Status neck like? I was thinking of getting one for my SR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobiebass Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 [quote name='7string' post='191395' date='May 3 2008, 11:56 PM']Cool foursome I really like that paintjob on the '83 Jazz...[/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgraham Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Hi Ken Nice shot! How's the foray into five strings going for you? Is the Smith working out well for you? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi 2 kenobi Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 [quote name='mcgraham' post='192458' date='May 5 2008, 08:34 PM']Hi Ken Nice shot! How's the foray into five strings going for you? Is the Smith working out well for you? Mark[/quote] Hey Mark, Just started playing it a week ago. Biggest challenge is the string spacing. Tuned B-G with 128-40 guage and 16mm spacing doesn't leave much space between strings - fretting hand tends to mess up on moving octaves from string to string. That said I now realise 19mm string spacing is too much for me. Sounds very good - clear hi-fi sound. The treble eq doesn't seem to do much though. Very light and well made. I intend to keep it for the moment. See how it goes later on. Cheers, Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgraham Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 [quote]Just started playing it a week ago. Biggest challenge is the string spacing. Tuned B-G with 128-40 guage and 16mm spacing doesn't leave much space between strings - fretting hand tends to mess up on moving octaves from string to string. That said I now realise 19mm string spacing is too much for me. Sounds very good - clear hi-fi sound. The treble eq doesn't seem to do much though. Very light and well made.[/quote] Very fair comments. I've actually moved back to wider/19mm spacing since some discussions with Mark @ BassDirect & Enrico @ Wood&Tronics. Whilst I prefer tighter spacing for reduced movement/economy of motion, wider spacing helps keep the right hand a lot more relaxed. It's a trade off between the two really. I'd agree re: the eq, although I felt it was the bass knob that was to my dislike; dialled in a woolly bass sound rather than warmth or punch. [quote]I intend to keep it for the moment. See how it goes later on.[/quote] Good plan. I can tell you that bassjamm would still love that bass back so if you do decide to move it on, please drop him a message. Hope all is well my friend, happy playing! Mark P.S. What string brand are you using that has a 0.128 B string? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi 2 kenobi Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 [quote name='mcgraham' post='193143' date='May 6 2008, 06:04 PM']Very fair comments. I've actually moved back to wider/19mm spacing since some discussions with Mark @ BassDirect & Enrico @ Wood&Tronics. Whilst I prefer tighter spacing for reduced movement/economy of motion, wider spacing helps keep the right hand a lot more relaxed. It's a trade off between the two really. I'd agree re: the eq, although I felt it was the bass knob that was to my dislike; dialled in a woolly bass sound rather than warmth or punch. [i]True. The eq on the stingrays is superior. You can get a good range of tones. Less so on the Smith [/i] Good plan. I can tell you that bassjamm would still love that bass back so if you do decide to move it on, please drop him a message. [i]Noted. As said earlier the only reason for potentially moving it on is tight string spacing. If I do, will probably replace it with bass having 17.00 / 17.50mm spacing.[/i] Hope all is well my friend, happy playing! Mark P.S. What string brand are you using that has a 0.128 B string?[/quote] Labella Slappers. Use them on all my basses. High tension strings which I prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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