tonewheels Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 I've used a Stingray for 20 years now and, whilst I love the sound, I have had an enduring hate/hate relationship with its neck. I came to it after about 20 years of playing a Ricky. Much more comfy. Been playing various Jazz basses lately and it's the neck for me but not the sound. Status will apparently do a graphite MM neck with jazz profile. Not a great look but OK. Opinions? Need light tuners? Quote
fretmeister Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 Order a new ray with the SLO neck shape. It's like a jazz / sterling. Quote
stoo Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 Or a more wallet friendly option would be a Sterling by Musicman SUB or Ray34ca (must be the "ca" 2 band version not the Ray34 3 band) which have more of a Jazz width neck. Could even swap the necks over if you prefer the sound of your current Ray... I had a SbMM SUB for a while and the neck on it was great - but too skinny for me. Quote
tonewheels Posted June 21, 2015 Author Posted June 21, 2015 Good suggestions. The SLO seems to be hard to find and also usually comes with the horrid 3-band EQ and one too many pickups. I'll check out the cheapo Sterling options. Quote
Treb Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Indeed a StingRay with SLO neck or a Sterling (not a Sterling by MusicMan) both have jazz width necks. The Sterling comes with a smaller and thus lighter body. Quote
fretmeister Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Nowt wrong with a status neck though. Brilliant things! Quote
Jimryan Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1434889445' post='2803579'] Nowt wrong with a status neck though. Brilliant things! [/quote] Amen brother! Love both of mine. Quote
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