***SOLD*** EBMM Stingray 5H... 8.9 lb !!! with case. £999 Northants.

[fretmeister]

SOLD AND GONE

 

 

 

THIS BASS HAS BEEN MODIFIED.

 

I love this bass, but even with its very low weight for a stingray 5 at 8.9 lb (kitchen scale reading)  I can’t cope anymore. Back and shoulder pain along with post hernia surgery mean that my limit is now far lower.

 

It’s a 2005 limited model in Buttercream. The previous owner swapped the scratchplate to the silver paisley.

I did more modifications including replacing the tuners for Hipshot Ultralites and swapping 3 of the heavy metal control knobs for lightweight plastic ones. The 3 are for the EQ and the regular metal one is the volume. Even just swapping 3 of the knobs lowered the weight a couple of hundred grams.

 

The biggest modification is one you can’t see - at one point this was changed to a PJ bass so there is PJ routing under the scratchplate. There is a thread on here showing it in that configuration. It was great like that but I’ve had it put back to being a Stingray to sell it. The routing was done professionally as was the putting  it back to being a Ray.

 

It sounds brilliant and if it was 2lb lighter (I wish!) I would be keeping it. Everything works as it should and here are a few dings as expected for a 2005 bass. 

 

the outside photos were taken today in bright sunshine which makes it look more yellow than it is. Other photos are older but probably show the colour better - it’s quite a gentle colour.

 

Collection from Northants just north of Towcester. About halfway between J15A and J16 on the M1.

 

£999.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 7, 2021 by fretmeister

[fretmeister]

Forgot to say, it does come with the official case.

And don’t be afraid of making an offer. I don’t really have a clue how to price it. Other than when the necks alone come up on eBay / reverb they can make £600 on their own.

[Quatschmacher]

You may wish to correct the spelling in the title otherwise anyone using the search function may not find it. 

[fretmeister]

1 hour ago, Quatschmacher said:

You may wish to correct the spelling in the title otherwise anyone using the search function may not find it. 

Thank you! I hadn't noticed.

[Stealth]

Do you have the original tuners ?

[fretmeister]

13 hours ago, Stealth said:

Do you have the original tuners ?

Possibly!

I'll get the kids to search the house in exchange for a burger. Usually does the trick!

[hubrad]

Any pics of the routing under the plate? Your other thread only showed it with the plates on.

Did you just have it pj, or did you have emg mm and 40 in at some point?

[fretmeister]

I’ll take some more pics this evening.

[fretmeister]

On 01/06/2021 at 20:30, Stealth said:

Do you have the original tuners ?

@Stealth

Yes - I've found them. With the original screws.

[fretmeister]

On 02/06/2021 at 10:25, hubrad said:

Any pics of the routing under the plate? Your other thread only showed it with the plates on.

Did you just have it pj, or did you have emg mm and 40 in at some point?

@hubrad

 

Here you go. Routed and painted (looks like shielding paint).

[hubrad]

Great stuff..  Looks like it'll fit MM5 with EMG 40 or PJ?

[fretmeister]

Yes.

It was MM5 and a 40 before it was PJ. The P was an Aguilar narrow spaced P.

[fretmeister]

Bump.

Dont be afraid to make offers.

I will part it out next week if it doesn’t sell as is.

[fretmeister]

On hold.

[fretmeister]

Sold and gone.