NBD - Sterling Ray4 Stingray (and pickguard poll?)

[TrevorR]

Wal did like a bit of leather!

The first ever Wal, owned by John G Perry (ex Caravan)

Me having a noodle on it at Wal in High Wycombe way back...

Leather scratch plate JG series... Theo de Jong

Chris Squire’s triple had one too...

The orders list. Some famous (and one or two surprising) names on there...

 

Edited March 23, 2021 by TrevorR

[TrevorR]

8 hours ago, TheGreek said:

I posted on another thread about leather pickguards - a la early Wals. 

The materials are cheap (£5ish) but getting a professional finish is beyond my basic skills and toolbox.

The leather is mounted on a metal plate, if that helps!

[Stingray5]

Ah, thank you, @TrevorR, I do believe it may have been John Perry I was thinking of 👍. (And I call myself a Caravan fan? tut tut!  ). Great pics, too, including the owners list.

[TrevorR]

2 hours ago, Stingray5 said:

Ah, thank you, @TrevorR, I do believe it may have been John Perry I was thinking of 👍. (And I call myself a Caravan fan? tut tut!  ). Great pics, too, including the owners list.

To be fair, both Caravan albums were pre-Wal on a Gibson EB!

[Stingray5]

5 hours ago, TrevorR said:

To be fair, both Caravan albums were pre-Wal on a Gibson EB!

Hmmm, I was thinking more about seeing him live at some point later in the 70's. I did see Caravan a number of times through the 70's (including when "For Girls Who Grow Plump..." was released). But my memory could very well be playing tricks on me so guess it could've been with another band/project (Aviator?).

Confused? I will be...!  

Edited March 24, 2021 by Stingray5

[TrevorR]

1 hour ago, Stingray5 said:

Hmmm, I was thinking more about seeing him live at some point later in the 70's. I did see Caravan a number of times through the 70's (including when "For Girls Who Grow Plump..." was released). But my memory could very well be playing tricks on me so guess it could've been with another band/project (Aviator?).

Confused? I will be...!  

Wow, someone who's heard of Aviator! Yes, he'd have been fully Wal-ed then up. His short scale JG bass.

  

 

 

Edited March 24, 2021 by TrevorR

[Stingray5]

1 hour ago, TrevorR said:

Wow, someone who's heard of Aviator! Yes, he'd have been fully Wal-ed then up. His short scale JG bass.

  

 

 

To be fair, I managed a record shop for many years and I spotted JGP's name one day when I was checking out the Aviator album in stock. Likewise, also spotting Jack Lancaster's name there (being a Brand X fan, too). I had the album on vinyl but sadly no more.

[squire]

Where did you the white pearl replacement pickguard? Is it standard stingray size or special ray4 size?

[Stingray5]

4 hours ago, squire said:

Where did you the white pearl replacement pickguard? Is it standard stingray size or special ray4 size?

After much searching online I settled on this one from Musiclily on Amazon (they're also on Ebay). It's still there along with a couple of useful reviews from other purchasers. Here's the link:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019IDNW90/

 

[squire]

Thank you ❤️ 

[metalicman]

hi where i you get the scratchplate from was it just off e bay i am assuming its just a generic replacement one did the holes line up. cheers chris 

[Stingray5]

On 04/01/2023 at 14:18, metalicman said:

hi where i you get the scratchplate from was it just off e bay i am assuming its just a generic replacement one did the holes line up. cheers chris 

 

Hi, I got the plate from Amazon. I posted details and a link (it's only a couple of posts above your one) but here's the link again:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019IDNW90/