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21 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Well, all being well - this arrives tomorrow.

 

June 1993 SR5

 

Teal - not 100% sure on pickguard, I’ve bought a black one in preparation.

 

It’s had a life. Hopefully it will have another with me. See if my five string playing “skills” still exist…

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Much as I do like my white pearl guards, I must admit something on the dark side might just be more suitable. Either way, it looks a beauty. 👍👍

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Back in the MM club after many years. Very happy with this wee beastie. Nothing timorous about it, despite being passive. I thoroughly agree with @ped’s comment, “'Rays have the punch and thump of a P combined with the snap and texture of a Jazz,” it’s very a much a Swiss Army Knife tone. Adding a Sadowsky preamp to the SS turns it into a full on, active MM.

 

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I had a a stingray Special 5 of the first run as my second bass (a treat after years of guitars and acknowledging bass is where my heart is)… back then I wasn’t playing as much in bands, only a project, and whilst saving for house, wedding and other misfortunes, a SR5 Special felt a bit too much bass for me - sadly I had to let it go...:

 

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Drop dead gorgeous in Cruz Teal…! Some 20 basses later I still miss a Special and now I play in 2 bands, my 35th bday is approaching and got a new job/promotion so it all lined up for this beauty to happen 2nd hand from Kev in this forum:

 

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I am so excited about this - it’s jumped right up my #1 bass, feels like meeting with an old friend again, as you can see it is in perfect nick!

 

I’m struggling to play any of my other 2 basses to be honest…! Having said that each will take the stage for the dingy gigs hehe

 

Surprisingly the Stingray can do a great P sound with the bass maxed out and the treble zeroed… This Last preamp is super versatile, of course jazzy and slap/pop sounds are pretty easy to pull but most times I keep it all flat with minor changes. 
 

The whole family:


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On 21/12/2021 at 21:22, AndyTravis said:

In my previous posts, it looks like an innocuous battleship grey…

 

shine some light on the bugger and it turns into a rainbow…

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Hey Andy, I have come across this - how do you find it? impressions, weight, sounds etc? now that the honeymoon face has likely worn out, I'd like to know your thoughts!

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1 minute ago, Ander87 said:

 

Hey Andy, I have come across this - how do you find it? impressions, weight, sounds etc? now that the honeymoon face has likely worn out, I'd like to know your thoughts!


Weight. Just over 10lbs. Which - is a bit heavy for me. I’d prefer 9lbs.

 

But…

 

The sounds. The sounds, the neck, the feel of something that good.

 

love it.

 

 

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34 minutes ago, Ander87 said:

Aha! Noticed the other 1/2 in the UK and I’m tempted. Plastics on and all…. Aaaah…

 

how do you compare it to a stingray?

 

Guess similar to a current day 4HH…?

Better than that, I’m about 10 stingrays in…

 

Wish there was a classic sabre 5 😂

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I’ve not posted this for a while, for those who haven’t seen it!

1999 musicman Sterling, was pearl blue, but ended up with a ‘lockdown’ refinish in sonic blue with a new pickgaurd

its not perfect, mostly due to some issues I had with the grain in the wood, but it’s good enough for me and looks great, in my opinion! 

its a tad heavy, but plays so well! 
 

can’t believe the prices people are asking for these, they don’t come up for sale very often though! 

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22 minutes ago, sshorepunk said:

can’t believe the prices people are asking for these, they don’t come up for sale very often though! 

I agree. But then people are starting to get greedy since lockdown on a lot a brands 

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Ah! I was debating whether to get a 5 string again, but in reality I would only have it for home use and felt unjustified. 
 

So, you may ask, what’s better than one Stingray Special? TWO!

 

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This one is yet lighter at 3.75kg (what amazing times we’re living in to have rays under 4kg!). 
 

A tad brighter on the treble side so this one will be out on gigs more often, the sparkle boy most rehearsals/videos/studio…

 

I was for a moment thinking I better get a HH version but in fairness I find myself not needing more than one pickup, the preamp is super flexible…!

 

Ander. 

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1 minute ago, Happypants said:

 

@Ander87 Let me know when you're selling one of these! Both stunning. Any time I go off the rails bass purchase wise, it's bass heroes like you and @AndyTravis that put it all in perspective 😂

 


much obliged 🤣

 

I’ll try hold onto them for a while, since I had the SR5 some 3 years ago I can say I’ve not tried better than these stingray specials… Glad I recycled some bits and pieces and sized down to these!

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