MUSICMAN PORN THREAD

[lildrgn]

On 10/06/2024 at 10:26, Bunion said:

My USA Sterling, I picked this up from @Happypants  September 2022

 

 

was a long time search bass for me after I tried one in the early 90’s

I preferred the overall feel and tone to the stingray but at the time I was recording with a stingray and didn’t want to upset the apple cart. 

 

Got the full works, string mutes, a beautiful Birdseye maple neck and the ceramic pickup.

No matter what happens this is my fall back never sell bass. 

cheers Jason 

You lucky dog! I am not a member here but a common acquaintance indicated that you picked up this bass, a bass that I owned in the late 90s until August 2008. That was a killer bass for me and I hope you love it (seems that you do). Would love to start a convo with you about it if you are interested. I have some YT videos with it and some other recordings. 

[dub_junkie]

Newly aquired 2022 Raspberry burst Special. Also pictured is my 2023 Smoked Chrome. 

[Bagman]

On 05/08/2024 at 09:38, dub_junkie said:

USA SUB bass as well

I couldn’t find a Classic but I have a USA Sub 5 incoming 

[Bagman]

[Bagman]

2 Stingrays 

[dub_junkie]

Diamond blue Cutlass

 

 

 

[dub_junkie]

Finally managed to source an all maple neck for my '94 blueburst. 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2024 by dub_junkie

[AndyTravis]

@dub_junkiethats my all time favourite Stingray. 
 

adore it.

[obi 2 kenobi]

2 hours ago, dub_junkie said:

Finally managed to source an all maple neck for my '94 blueburst. 

 

 

 

 

Very nice. How many SR5s do you have? Notice any difference?

[Hellzero]

 

 

My 1979 original natural and fretless Stingray that has become my number one bass.

[dub_junkie]

2 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

@dub_junkiethats my all time favourite Stingray. 
 

adore it.

And mine. Finally after 30 years I've  got the bass I used to gig with all those years ago but sold when I moved to Australia (not the exact one but the same)

18 minutes ago, obi 2 kenobi said:

Very nice. How many SR5s do you have? Notice any difference?

I did have four including the two Specials above but those and an '05 have been traded away as this blueburst is the only one I want to pick up. This bass has calmed my GAS down a lot 😁

 

The Specials are fantastic. I'm not going to knock anything about them but I guess I just like the old contours and signature clanky treble 

[obi 2 kenobi]

53 minutes ago, dub_junkie said:

And mine. Finally after 30 years I've  got the bass I used to gig with all those years ago but sold when I moved to Australia (not the exact one but the same)

I did have four including the two Specials above but those and an '05 have been traded away as this blueburst is the only one I want to pick up. This bass has calmed my GAS down a lot 😁

 

The Specials are fantastic. I'm not going to knock anything about them but I guess I just like the old contours and signature clanky treble 

Don’t blame you. Still got a 1995 red SR5 I’ve had for 15 years. 
Did you buy the purple Lakland that was on sale here bitd?

[Bagman]

So I thought a Cutlass was a graphite neck Stingray 

 

and a Caprice was the EBMM version of a Precision... 

 

My Sub 5 is heading to the luthier's on 10/01 as I don't like the 10th fret at all. The neck however is good so assuming this "fret level" is not problematic I expect it'll be a good purchase. 

[Hellzero]

8 minutes ago, Bagman said:

So I thought a Cutlass was a graphite neck Stingray 

You are right as this is what the Cutlass originally was, but now it's a kind of EBMM P-Bass...

 

Here's an original Cutlass, the model was introduced in very late 1982:

 

[dub_junkie]

7 minutes ago, obi 2 kenobi said:

Don’t blame you. Still got a 1995 red SR5 I’ve had for 15 years. 
Did you buy the purple Lakland that was on sale here bitd?

The 55-02 that Paddy was selling? Yes I got that in June and it's since become my main gigging bass. Planning to share the love between it and the blueburst StingRay.

7 minutes ago, Bagman said:

So I thought a Cutlass was a graphite neck Stingray 

 

and a Caprice was the EBMM version of a Precision... 

 

In true musicman fashion we have a new bass at the time (Cutlass) being given the name of a previous model from 35 years previous. 

 

Cutlass is the MM P bass. Possibly in response to Fender doing the single H/3EQ Dimension bass? The Caprice was the P/J with a J neck.

 

Both were only made for a couple of years or thereabouts so likely didn't sell. The Cutlass is an absolutely superb P though. 

 

[Bagman]

5 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

You are right as this is what the Cutlass originally was, but now it's a kind of EBMM P-Bass...

 

Here's an original Cutlass, the model was introduced in very late 1982:

 

looks sleek as

 

apparently there was one here in Christchurch mid 1990's at CJ Charlie Jemmet's store 

Steve(Kiwi) got to play it 

 

I remember reading a Cass Lewis (TTD - Skunk) interview he liked the Cutlass 

[obi 2 kenobi]

20 minutes ago, dub_junkie said:

The 55-02 that Paddy was selling? Yes I got that in June and it's since become my main gigging bass. Planning to share the love between it and the blueburst StingRay.

 

Ok, let me know when you plan to sell 😁

[obi 2 kenobi]

13 minutes ago, Bagman said:

looks sleek as

 

apparently there was one here in Christchurch mid 1990's at CJ Charlie Jemmet's store 

Steve(Kiwi) got to play it 

 

I remember reading a Cass Lewis (TTD - Skunk) interview he liked the Cutlass 

I bought a status neck 20 years ago for my SR4 but went back to original neck after a few years as the graphite while amazingly made, sounded a bit clackity. 
Wanted to love it but unfortunately no luck 

[Bagman]

I use compression and a very light overdrive with my 2EQ Fretless Stingray 

 

for Blues and Walking lines. I like the original attack and bloom 

[SimonK]

It's been at least a page or two since I posted my favourite children - here they were getting ready for a pe-christmas outing!

 

[vmaxblues]

My current Stingray corner!

 

2007 White SR5

2000 Honeyburst SR5

2023 Black Chrome Special SR5

 

All very different in their own ways!

[dub_junkie]

Amazing! They're all superb😍

[Bagman]

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