Old Horse Murphy Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) Well, three out one in. That's acceptable, right? I was down to two P Basses (one with rounds and one with flats) and was on the lookout for a Stingray. I found this one on Guitar Guitar's website advertised as used. Further investigation revealed that it still had the plastic on the pickguard and the stickers on the back of the body, so if it was used, it wasn't used much. After lots of research about these new Specials (18v electrics, roasted maple neck, very lightweight) I decided to take the plunge and am glad I did. It's a beauty and the Burnt Apple finish is amazing. The electrics to me, sound a lot warmer than previous Rays and with the treble rolled pretty much all the way down, no boost in the mids and bass pretty-much all the way up, it sounds like a modern P bass. It's effortless to play too. Edited July 4, 2020 by Old Horse Murphy 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Congratulations. Lovely colour too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Welcome to the club mate, that looks a real beauty. So much more versatile than previous Ray’s IMO. Enjoy 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 What a lovely bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Handsome, congratulations on finding such a good looking, sounding bass.😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 That neck. Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Fabulous bass! Great snag.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Just over half price? Wow. Why do I never see these bargains? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I spotted that on the Saturday and at £1150 I though they had made a mistake with the price. It looks better in your photo`s. Good score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_L Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) God that's lovely. Congrats, enjoy Edited April 25, 2020 by Andy_L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxelF Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 That is a beauty, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Congratulations. I have the HH version in that colour. Lovely basses. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazhowe Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 That looks fantastic, and what a bargain! Congratulations! Has anyone else just done a quick search on the Guitar Guitar website in the hope of more bargains? 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Thanks chaps. This was definitely a case of money to burn and not being able to sleep, so I did my usual prowl of the guitar shops I always check out for secondhand/ex demo bargains. This one was tucked quite a way down the list and I was really surprised that nobody had taken it. Maybe a sign of the times or maybe not the best pictures or advert, who knows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Those 2019-on Stingrays look fabulous. I’m gassing for a Stingray V HH in Tectonic Sparkle Blue - probably because I never managed to get a Modulus Flea in big flake sparkle blue luckily there don’t seem to be any available in the UK and with a Sterling V HH and a Fender Dimension Deluxe V HH already it would probably overlap too much. Being north of £2,300 retail is also a good reason to stay with what I’ve got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 TBH I had no idea from the few pictures I’d seen (prior to yours here) that the finish was a sparkle/metallic one, and I hadn’t been that keen. Different kettle of fish now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 25 April 2020 at 16:51, Old Horse Murphy said: Well, three out one in. That's acceptable, right? I was down to two P Basses (one with rounds and one with flats) and was on the lookout for a Stingray. I found this one on Guitar Guitar's website advertised as used. Further investigation revealed that it still had the plastic on the pickguard and the stickers on the back of the body, so if it was used, it wasn't used much. It cost a little over half-price too. After lots of research about these new Specials (18v electrics, roasted maple neck, very lightweight) I decided to take the plunge and am glad I did. It's a beauty and the Burnt Apple finish is amazing. The electrics to me, sound a lot warmer than previous Rays and with the treble rolled pretty much all the way down, no boost in the mids and bass pretty-much all the way up, it sounds like a modern P bass. It's effortless to play too. Fabulous - love the sparkle and the colour. Enjoy (btw they can still sound very fat (as per Bernard Edwards) and great for slap also. The new preamp is very good - the bass control is especially powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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