another, rather sparkly stingray :)

[Kev]

my 2001 blue dawn stingray 5

[[see below for updated pics]]

Edited August 14, 2008 by BassManKev

[OutToPlayJazz]

Nice looking instrument, Kev

[Lfalex v1.1]

That, sir, is lush!

Looks like the offspring of my two!

Edited June 9, 2008 by Lfalex v1.1

[steve-soar]

Lovely bass Kev, I bet it looks even nicer in the flesh.
What string are on it?

[Kev]

cheers pics do that finish absolutly no justice

i actually don't know, i aint restrung yet since i bought it, just did the old boil trick instead, got em sounding nice

they feel like 130-45, and sound like nickle, but thats as far as i can tell

Edited June 10, 2008 by BassManKev

[Machines]

If only EBMM would bring these sparkle colours back out...

[Tait]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='215658' date='Jun 9 2008, 07:54 PM']That, sir, is lush!

Looks like the offspring of my two!





[/quote]

haha it really is like the offspring of your two!!!

what colour is that OLP by the way? i didn't realise they did a sparkly blue! i was just thinking that i can't think of anything that i'd want from the london guitar show this year then i saw your OLP, its sooo cool looking. this place really is the reason GAS exists.

[Kev]

im tempted to put an abalone scratchplate on it, reckon it'd look good??

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[josh3184]

hell yes it would! I think I need new pants...

[Kev]

seems a decent price in that ebay listing too, might give it a shot

[Tait]

it could look really good or really bad with an abalone scratchplate...

[Kev]

yep, which is why i aint bought one yet, still tryin to figure out if id prefer just the black or not

[steve-soar]

It would detract from the amazing finish.

[dub_junkie]

one of the best colours MM ever did.

great looking 5.

[Kev]

okay, gone with the wooden neck, in with the graphite
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pictures dont do it justice, it just looks stunning

the sound has improved just as much as well, just generally 'better', more growl, more highs, more defined lows etc etc, amazing

apologies for laptops terrible soundcard (it actually wont even let me use overdrive without farting out )

Edited August 14, 2008 by BassManKev

[Machines]

Can definitely hear that graphite neck.. I remember comparing my Stingray with a Flea. The Modulus was much more defined and punchy, but less organic, a little too hifi perhaps.

[GreeneKing]

Yep Kev that neck makes it for me. Not a great fan of SR5's normally. Really nice now.


Peter

[OutToPlayJazz]

Just listened to the sound clip, Kev. Nice little varied concert you gave there! Excellent sounding, isn't it? Very unique bite to it as well. I might do one of those myself at some point. I can see why you like it, anyway!

[Kev]

i love it, as has been said the graphite neck makes a massive difference, i dont think i could go back to wooden now

[dub_junkie]

[quote name='BassManKev' post='262640' date='Aug 14 2008, 07:17 PM']i love it, as has been said the graphite neck makes a massive difference, i dont think i could go back to wooden now[/quote]

a tenner says you will

your Blue dawn 5 is very nice btw

I had a trans teal 2 band Ray with an early Status graphite MM neck (truss rod adjuster was behind an inlaid plate on the f/board itself). It was a cracking bass. stupidly sold it though

[Kev]

by that i meant i would never put the wooden neck back on the stingray, and i would certainly take that bet

[thedontcarebear]

I want a graphite necked bass!

[Kev]

by the way, she's strung with elixirs currently, bloody awesome strings