lowregisterhead Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) For sale is a really beautifully built custom 5-string in the style of a Musicman Stingray 5, by UK guitar maker Graham Pollard. Going by the date on the back of the headstock, it was made in 2002. It's a beautifully made bass, but having bought a couple of other new basses recently I need to reduce the numbers a bit, so I’ve decided to move it on. It’s in excellent condition for its age, and seems to have had very little use over the years. There's no discernible fret wear, only a few tiny marks on the body that are pretty impossible to photograph, and a couple of small chips in the lacquer on the lower edge of the back of the neck, shown in the photos below. The neck has a very slim profile, with a beautiful birdseye maple fingerboard. It's 35” scale, 50mm wide at the nut and 74mm at the 22nd fret, with 18mm string spacing at the bridge, adjustable with the Schaller roller saddles. It’s fitted with a Seymour Duncan BassLines pickup, and their STC-3M4 3-band EQ with a 3-position single/series/parallel switch. When the volume pot is pulled up, it switches in a 'slap contour' setting, with boosted lows and slightly scooped mids. The original Schaller tuners made the neck dive a little, so I fitted a set of Hipshot Ultralites which solved the problem. It now weighs in at a very svelte 3.8kg. The original tuners are included in the sale. NOW SOLD. Edited November 14, 2021 by lowregisterhead 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchwife Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 What a lovely looking instrument. The red stain is stunning. GLWTS🙏🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E sharp Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Another lovely bass Dave . I take it the B string is good on this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 A lightweight ‘Ray5, cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 On 22/04/2021 at 11:18, E sharp said: Another lovely bass Dave . I take it the B string is good on this It is. The 35” scale makes a difference. I’ll try and get a video up later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risk101 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Nice bass & Nice chops!!! GLWTS 👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNY Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Lovely sounding bass and an excellent ,concise and well executed video. Bravo sir. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 hours ago, MNY said: Lovely sounding bass and an excellent ,concise and well executed video. Bravo sir. You are most kind! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E sharp Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I keep getting drawn back to this posting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 03/08/2021 at 19:08, E sharp said: I keep getting drawn back to this posting Feel free to make me an offer - I might say yes! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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