BrigadierBass Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Ima huge Stingray 5 fan and when this one popped up locally for half of what others are selling them for, I pounced. I am very rarely the early bird, but I got me a worm this time lads. 7 Quote
dub_junkie Posted April 12, 2021 Posted April 12, 2021 Lovely!! Still my favourite basses even though I don’t own one at the moment😞 1 Quote
NickD Posted April 12, 2021 Posted April 12, 2021 I too love the tone but hate the scratchplate... .... or I did.... I've never seen this combination before, but it works. Coupled with the maple it's got a real old school vibe. Enjoy! Quote
bubinga5 Posted April 12, 2021 Posted April 12, 2021 I saw this one on talkbass. Was a steal for sure. 1 Quote
TheGreek Posted April 12, 2021 Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) As stated in a previous thread, I thought about buying some leather to create a scratchplate. Turned out it got pricey when you take into consideration the tools needed. Still think it's a good idea though. Yours would look amazing with a tan leather plate which matched the fretboard. Edited April 12, 2021 by TheGreek Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 12, 2021 Posted April 12, 2021 Beautiful. I don't play 5 strings, but the Stingray 5 is one of the few I really like - scratchplate and all! Incidentally, I still haven't forgotten how you UNIT chaps treated us in the sewers. 2 Quote
BrigadierBass Posted April 12, 2021 Author Posted April 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Incidentally, I still haven't forgotten how you UNIT chaps treated us in the sewers. Good lord I had almost forgotten about that. Sewers are no place for mechanical men or Yetis for that matter. LOL. 😉 1 Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted April 14, 2021 Posted April 14, 2021 Or "Giant" rats 🤣 I liked my '90 SR5 fretless. It was black (Poplar) bodied with a B/W/B scratchplate and black knobs and a black pickup cover. The scratchplate really didn't show much against that colour combo, and the white ply went nicely with the way the light caught the ridges of the body contours... 1 Quote
Guest Posted April 14, 2021 Posted April 14, 2021 That’s a good point. As another long term hater of the Stingray 5 pickguard (one of the reasons why I have a Sterling instead), it didn’t occur to me to get one the same colour as the bass to somewhat reduce its impact. It’s a shame really as some of the special edition Stingrays that lose the pickguard look so much better. I do however love the pickguard on the SR4. Quote
WinterMute Posted April 14, 2021 Posted April 14, 2021 Love the SR5s, ditto the scratch plate, bought a 20th Anniversary, job done. Lovely basses, congrats, Quote
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