Kev Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 [quote name='stoo' post='378045' date='Jan 12 2009, 06:09 PM']Same here.... would have much preferred a 3+2 rather than the 4+1... And a wider spaced bridge... Umm and a separate chromed control plate like on the 4's.. But apart from [i]that[/i]..... [/quote] the seperate chromed control plate is the number one thing i [i]don't[/i] like about stingray 4's, theres something about a pickguard and a control plate not touching that looks quite odd to me. And i find the sr4 headstock to look quite squashed! Quote
The Burpster Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 I feel the new Korean 5 is nicer than that..... Then again what do I know, all I do is a buy a Fender then try to get rid of it asap...... Quote
budget bassist Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='378147' date='Jan 12 2009, 07:38 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fender-custom-shop-6-string-bass_W0QQitemZ290288887950QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item290288887950&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]This[/url] doesn't look much like a Fender either.[/quote] What on EARTH is that? Quote
Kev Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='378328' date='Jan 12 2009, 09:59 PM']What on EARTH is that?[/quote] you'v got to be kidding me! Quote
Bassassin Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='378328' date='Jan 12 2009, 09:59 PM']What on EARTH is that?[/quote] The reason why Fender stick with 50-year old designs. J. Quote
stoo Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 [quote name='BassManKev' post='378197' date='Jan 12 2009, 08:07 PM']the seperate chromed control plate is the number one thing i [i]don't[/i] like about stingray 4's, theres something about a pickguard and a control plate not touching that looks quite odd to me. And i find the sr4 headstock to look quite squashed! [/quote] Yeah, I know what you mean... i'd lose the pickguard if I could, but I rather suspect that there'd be unwanted visible wiring trenches underneath. And even if not, there'd be the screwholes still there. My first ever decent guitar was a handmade Tele type thing. Ever since then, the knurled metal knobs on a chrome control plate just seems so much more... just right... than any other way of doing it. Some kind of subliminal association with quality, I guess. Quote
Hamster Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='378328' date='Jan 12 2009, 09:59 PM']What on EARTH is that?[/quote] It looks like two of those prototype 3 string Fender basses that have been glued together? A bit of work with a power sander and drag it behind a car for a few miles and you have a relic'ed 'Roadworn' 6 stringer. Quote
budget bassist Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Seriously? is that actually a fender? Because it's ugly as f***. Quote
Mottlefeeder Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='378328' date='Jan 12 2009, 09:59 PM']What on EARTH is that?[/quote] What bugs me most is the body wood laminates suggest a neck through, until you turn it over and find it is a bolt-on - that's not nice. Quote
Bassassin Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='Mottlefeeder' post='378492' date='Jan 13 2009, 12:05 AM']What bugs me most is the body wood laminates suggest a neck through, until you turn it over and find it is a bolt-on - that's not nice.[/quote] And the neckplate looks both foul & bodged - looks like it's been snipped out of the side of a baked bean can, with random holes poked round the edge. J. Quote
Kev Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='378486' date='Jan 12 2009, 11:54 PM']Seriously? is that actually a fender? Because it's ugly as f***.[/quote] its got a certificate, so looks like it could be. As said, its now obvious why fender reinvent the same bass over and over again and never think out the box...because this happens Quote
budget bassist Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 too true, leave it to the professionals fender! Quote
josh3184 Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) [quote name='stoo' post='378346' date='Jan 12 2009, 10:15 PM']Yeah, I know what you mean... i'd lose the pickguard if I could, but I rather suspect that there'd be unwanted visible wiring trenches underneath.[/quote] MM would never do such an uncouth thing as wiring trenches on an SR4! Edited January 13, 2009 by josh3184 Quote
stoo Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='379140' date='Jan 13 2009, 03:19 PM']MM would never do such an uncouth thing as wiring trenches on an SR4! [/quote] Mine's not even a real MM SR4 - tis only an OLP MM22..... Quote
phil_the_bassist Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) [quote name='GreeneKing' post='376846' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:36 PM']It's a Fender? Runs away before anyone can catch me [/quote] sneaky +1 [quote name='stoo' post='378045' date='Jan 12 2009, 06:09 PM']But apart from [i]that[/i]..... [/quote] nooo!! stingray5's are like little wooden versions of God, but better, sexier, with a tighter B, and with less tendancy to have wars fought over 'em! I politely disagree with everyone who has a bad word to say about ray5's, but I s'pose you're allowed to have a wrong opinion Edited January 13, 2009 by phil_the_bassist Quote
stoo Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='BassManKev' post='379254' date='Jan 13 2009, 04:15 PM']take it off and have a looky[/quote] Haha - fair point, well presented. I'd been too lazy to bother, having pretty much convinced myself it'd look horrible underneath. Anyways - fancied a break from what I was doing, so.... Before... After... (Please excuse the fingerprints... ) Nowhere near as bad as I'd thought! Would be nicer if the pickup routes were a little smaller, but I'm sure I'll be able to get or make some suitable surrounds to cover the gaps. Me likey! Quote
phil_the_bassist Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='stoo' post='379321' date='Jan 13 2009, 04:49 PM'](Please excuse the fingerprints... ) Me likey![/quote] tell ya what, that's pretty damn Schmexy Stoo! Quote
budget bassist Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Nery nice! reminds me a lot of a sabre looking like that... Quote
josh3184 Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 I think I prefer that actually! Nice bass overall Quote
tauzero Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 [quote name='BassManKev' post='378507' date='Jan 13 2009, 12:21 AM']its got a certificate, so looks like it could be. As said, its now obvious why fender reinvent the same bass over and over again and never think out the box...because this happens [/quote] You'd have thought that they'd manage to do a better copy of a Warwick Streamer than that. They've got the top horn looking like a semi though, so that's a good start. Quote
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