stingrayPete1977 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 (edited) Ta,I did have the choice of a tobacco burst but it looked a bit like a new classic ray (Im not dissing them but you know what Im saying)and it was £2K no offers which appears to be the going rate at the moment in the underground pre eb sales that goes on,All stingrays are good and the sound on this one is so awesome it makes me a bit worried that I wont use my 2002 that I really love. Edited May 24, 2010 by stingrayPete1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 So its arrived! Paid over the odds (£950) And the ding on the top horn is really annoying me, buts its a Bongo stealth! Dont like the coated string feel so i'll be getting some stainless steel strings soon. Really really powerful but clean sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 (edited) Oooh... blacker than a black thing in a black room with the lights out. Nice Seems a shame they didn't go the whole way and put an ebony board on it. Edited May 25, 2010 by thepurpleblob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='847630' date='May 25 2010, 04:12 PM']Oooh... blacker than a black thing in a black room with the lights out. Nice Seems a shame they didn't go the whole way and put an ebony board on it.[/quote] The newer versions have an ebony fingerboard option. The rosewood actually compliments it better then i thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Yeah, the black looks really 'mean' and...er...stealthy! I must say I've grown to like the Bongo more and more. Played 2 or 3 including the fretless at Excel a couple or so years back and was sold. Congrats and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I really am starting to like Bongos! Although at the moment my favourite odd bass design is the Big Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 [quote name='Apothem' post='848706' date='May 26 2010, 05:18 PM']WOW!!! Darth "Bongo" Vader!!! LOL Here are some piccies of what turned out to be rarer than rocking-horse poo... a VERY early Sterling!!! Production started in 1993 and mine is a '94. And this is my '89 2-eq Stingray, same Trans Red, same birdseye. The Sterling is more aggressive (ceramic magnets), while the Alnico magnets of the 'Ray make it a bit rounder. Both luvvly!! Enjoy!![/quote] That Sterling has a neck to die for! The Ray pics are a lot smaller but both basses look ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 That trans red Ray... ...I've got time for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 [quote name='Stingray5' post='848784' date='May 26 2010, 06:45 PM']That Sterling has a neck to die for! The Ray pics are a lot smaller but both basses look ace. [/quote] I really have to find a Sterling and a Bongo and give them a try. I'm slightly afraid of the outcome though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothem Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 [quote name='Stingray5' post='848784' date='May 26 2010, 06:45 PM']That Sterling has a neck to die for! The Ray pics are a lot smaller but both basses look ace. [/quote] Yeah, the pics for the 'Ray were taken a few years ago. Then I reduced them to make an avatar and overwritten the original ones while saving... doh... At least you do not see the battle scars on the bass body LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothem Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='851294' date='May 29 2010, 06:11 PM']I really have to find a Sterling and a Bongo and give them a try. I'm slightly afraid of the outcome though.[/quote] On Youtube Ed Friedland (the bass whisperer) tests lots of MM basses (among others) for Bass Player magazine, so you can hear both the' Ray and the Sterling. It's due to different magnets and electronics: to some the difference is huge, to others more subtle. In my case, the Sterling is tighter, a tad more aggressive, while the 'Ray is a little bit more vintage/old school. The Bongo shares the same pickups and electronics with the Sterling, although it's only available with a rosewood board (again: to some may sound slightly or vastly different form a Sterling maple). Edited May 30, 2010 by Apothem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 [quote name='Apothem' post='848706' date='May 26 2010, 05:18 PM']WOW!!! Darth "Bongo" Vader!!! LOL Here are some piccies of what turned out to be rarer than rocking-horse poo... a VERY early Sterling!!! Production started in 1993 and mine is a '94. [attachment=50607:PICT1380.JPG] [attachment=50608:PICT1381.JPG] [attachment=50609:PICT1382.JPG] [attachment=50610:PICT1383.JPG] [attachment=50611:PICT1384.JPG] [attachment=50612:PICT1388.JPG] And this is my '89 2-eq Stingray, same Trans Red, same birdseye. [attachment=50613:Nick_Stingray_78_1.jpg] [attachment=50614:Nick_Stingray_12_1.jpg] [attachment=50617:Nick_Sti...ay_78_11.jpg] [attachment=50618:Nick_Stingray_84_1.jpg] The Sterling is more aggressive (ceramic magnets), while the Alnico magnets of the 'Ray make it a bit rounder. Both luvvly!! Enjoy!![/quote] where did you get that red one from? I think its one I owned many many years ago. nice too see it found a good new owner, its like bumping into an old friend ATB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothem Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 [quote name='witterth' post='851707' date='May 30 2010, 11:16 AM']where did you get that red one from? I think its one I owned many many years ago. nice too see it found a good new owner, its like bumping into an old friend ATB[/quote] Which red one? They're both red I suppose you mean the 'Ray: got it a few years back from a guy called Nick from Yorkshire. It came in a battered old tweed case apparently previously owned by a Jeff Duncan, guitarist with many successful metal groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Apothem' post='851711' date='May 30 2010, 11:24 AM']Which red one? They're both red I suppose you mean the 'Ray: got it a few years back from a guy called Nick from Yorkshire. It came in a battered old tweed case apparently previously owned by a Jeff Duncan, guitarist with many successful metal groups.[/quote] I got the ('ray.. soz) off a guy down my street, sold it back to him and he moved to to yorkshire later on so....most likley is the same one! (good one eh?) or at least could be. as I say glad it got a good home. did a lot of work with that one so its well travelled over Europe ATB Edit come to think of it the "guy down our street" was/is called Nick sebleski so....yeah almost sure now Edited May 30, 2010 by witterth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothem Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 [quote name='witterth' post='851749' date='May 30 2010, 12:12 PM']I got the ('ray.. soz) off a guy down my street, sold it back to him and he moved to to yorkshire later on so....most likley is the same one! (good one eh?) or at least could be. as I say glad it got a good home. did a lot of work with that one so its well travelled over Europe ATB Edit come to think of it the "guy down our street" was/is called Nick sebleski so....yeah almost sure now[/quote] That this Ray is well travelled, well, there's no doubt about it.. LOL The body bears many scars, but luckily the neck is fine. The guy I got it from is not called Seblesky or anything like that, I don't know... Nonetheless, still a great Ray, with a vintage vibe (soundwise) compared to modern Rays. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 [quote name='Apothem' post='851706' date='May 30 2010, 11:16 AM']The Bongo shares the same pickups and electronics with the Sterling, although it's only available with a rosewood board (again: to some may sound slightly or vastly different form a Sterling maple).[/quote] Bongo pickups have neodymium magnets and an 18v preamp. the dual pickup models are 4EQ Sterling pups have ceramic magnets and a 9v pre with 3EQ I've not owned a single H Bongo but definetely the HS and HH ones are spec'd and sound very different to a Sterling imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothem Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 [quote name='dub_junkie' post='851877' date='May 30 2010, 03:47 PM']Bongo pickups have neodymium magnets and an 18v preamp. the dual pickup models are 4EQ Sterling pups have ceramic magnets and a 9v pre with 3EQ I've not owned a single H Bongo but definetely the HS and HH ones are spec'd and sound very different to a Sterling imo[/quote] OOPS, you are right about that. I thought I had read it soewhere, but obviously I was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead56 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Here's my newly acquirerd '94 natural/maple Ray Lovely bass and the 2EQ band sounds fantastic. " class="ipsImage" /> " class="ipsImage" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothem Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Nice one. It must have been one of the first after the transition to the non-glossy neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I like the way it matches your furniture and clothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead56 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='851968' date='May 30 2010, 05:53 PM']I like the way it matches your furniture and clothing [/quote] Exactly what I was going for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 [quote name='Apothem' post='851706' date='May 30 2010, 11:16 AM']The Bongo shares the same pickups and electronics with the Sterling, although it's only available with a rosewood board (again: to some may sound slightly or vastly different form a Sterling maple).[/quote] No it doesn't. The Bongo features neodymium pickups, 4 band EQ with 18 volts...it couldn't be more different to the Sterling! The Bongo also has completely different pickup placement and body wood. It sounds absolutely nothing like a Sterling...although you know it's a MM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothem Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Duarte' post='852060' date='May 30 2010, 07:58 PM']No it doesn't. The Bongo features neodymium pickups, 4 band EQ with 18 volts...it couldn't be more different to the Sterling! The Bongo also has completely different pickup placement and body wood. It sounds absolutely nothing like a Sterling...although you know it's a MM![/quote] Yeah, you're right, somebody has already corrected me I thought I had read something, obviously I was wrong ... OOPS Edited May 31, 2010 by Apothem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Ah yes, I see I have been beaten to it. Bollocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 My 6 month old daughter jammin on my 79 Ray (my two babies)....she's quite a funkateer too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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