lou24d53 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Just turned down a crazy offer that I might come to regret. Head is ruling the heart for now. I wouldn't say GAS has been conquered, more......postponed...!! Gonna start a monthly savings fund... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I too get massive and entirely unaccountable urges in this direction. Is there a cure or will I have to find something I can afford at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 [quote name='ead' timestamp='1428994189' post='2746686'] I too get massive and entirely unaccountable urges in this direction. Is there a cure or will I have to find something I can afford at some point [/quote] Nope - no chance!! I've had it numerous times and now have five Rays - the other couple of times it transformed into a Sabre and a Bongo!! I was having GAS recently for a late 80s/early 90s trans red Ray but seem to have resolved it by bringing out my 2007LE 4HH Ray after a few months sat in its case - it can sound very much like an active Jazz a la Marcus Miller sound in some settings - but a full fat Ray or Sabre in others - we all know wood makes no difference whatsoever but a rosewood board and ultra light weight seem to help this bass have a different sound - but still unmistakably Ray with the bridge humbucker soloed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy1984 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I want one also but is more like I want one then actually need one. I've own stingray and bongo before, both fantastic bass and sounded killer but got rid of it at the end due to not being play much. P and J works for me lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cana.dan Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I too had this urge, so I ordered a Classic 'Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 [quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1429110974' post='2748137'] I want one also but is more like I want one then actually need one. [/quote] I'm fully aware this is where I am sitting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I wouldn't be without mine:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treb Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) After years of StingRay lust I bought a Sterling instead... Not too fond of chunky necks and big slabs of body wood made me decide to buy a Sterling. Its smaller neck profile fits my smallish hands better. It sounds awesome! Plenty of signature Musicman growl on tap. It looks small next to my Lakland DJ but it's a 34" scale length. Balances quite a bit different from the DJ. Neck profile is more of a handful but feels smooth as silk. I would have bought a Classic Sabre if it was available with a narrow neck. Ernie Ball should make a Slo Special Sabre! Edited May 3, 2015 by Treb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I have played & owned a few but now only have a fret less '85 Stingray with 3 band eq in trans red. It's road worn and I would like a fretted one to go with it at some point. A stingray always feels and sounds so right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Just been through a bout of Stingray GAS myself. Always felt the sound was a bit marmite - and for some reason I always liked Sintgrays in other peoples hands but not my own. Tried out a bog-standard Stingray 5H in the shop (both rosewood and maple necks) - liked both. Thought, hmm, I seem to be warming to these. Tried out a Neptune Blue PDN Stingray 5H - arrived damaged, didn't gel with it like I had in the shop, returned it. Tried a Stingray 5HS and liked it but it wasn't quite right - sold it to someone who sounds far better on it than I ever did (hello Dave, if you're out there). Then... I succumbed to GAS and bought Meyelpenek's 20th Anniversary Stingray 5HH.... Whoa...what a belter! I don't know about this whole 'mahogany tone block' business (?snake oil), but I love the dual HH configuration and the 'tweaked' preamp that they put in this model. The fretwork was as perfect as any I have found on even my more expensive instruments. It plays and sounds just great. I will do some recording with it soon. If you see a 20th Anniversary 5er, I would suggest buying it if you have the chance. I am a total convert to Stingrays now, but like any model, I guess you have to find the right one. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Owned 2 Ray's, a blonde maple board (1988 4 bolt neck), then a black one with a rosewood board (md 90's 6 bolt neck). Both band EQ. The blonde was superb, a bit beaten up, but sounded and played great. Sold it because I needed the cash. Bought the black one a few years later when I could afford it, had a beautiful birdseye maple neck, but it was a massive disappointment sound-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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