Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I'm intrigued. A lot of talk wing's around for stingray and load's of players love them. Being a lefty it's kind of crippling when looking for new basses. (trying them out and even finding a model in the first place ect) But I'd love to know what pull's so many players in? and What would a lefty go for if he/she wanted a stingray? *scratches chin........* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombboy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 A reverse lefty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombboy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Not helping, am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombboy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 To be honest.... go for a classic 'Ray or Sterling. I don't think Ernie Ball do any other basses in lefty mode. Might be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I'm a lefty and I tried a Stingray in a music shop, while with the missus. She said that I should buy it there and then, she loved the sound. I resisted, how warped is that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Bongos are always nice too! I had a stirling and a stingray and I always prefered the ray, I found the neck too narrow on the Stirling but thats personal choice A lefty would go for a ray for the same reason a righty would, great slap tone and punchy finger/pick style. Where are you based incidentally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 [quote name='tombboy' post='471825' date='Apr 24 2009, 08:13 PM']Not helping, am I? [/quote] ......no...... [quote name='tombboy' post='471826' date='Apr 24 2009, 08:15 PM']To be honest.... go for a classic 'Ray or Sterling. I don't think Ernie Ball do any other basses in lefty mode. Might be wrong though. [/quote] hum...... *scratches chin some more......* [quote name='steve-soar' post='471832' date='Apr 24 2009, 08:19 PM']I'm a lefty and I tried a Stingray in a music shop, while with the missus. She said that I should buy it there and then, she loved the sound. I resisted, how warped is that. [/quote] Weird.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='471834' date='Apr 24 2009, 08:22 PM']Bongos are always nice too! I had a stirling and a stingray and I always prefered the ray, I found the neck too narrow on the Stirling but thats personal choice A lefty would go for a ray for the same reason a righty would, great slap tone and punchy finger/pick style. Where are you based incidentally?[/quote] sound's like it's going to be something i'm going to have to have a play on. i'm down in bournemouth, dorset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 ah that's a shame, if you were closer you could have come and have a go! The problem is (as you may have guessed) that few shops (at least near me) stock rays, let alone left handed ones! I just had to bite the bullet and buy it. I wasn't disappointed, and I hope you won't be if you do the same I'd still try to find a shop with at least a righty MM and have a go upside down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='471855' date='Apr 24 2009, 08:40 PM']ah that's a shame, if you were closer you could have come and have a go! The problem is (as you may have guessed) that few shops (at least near me) stock rays, let alone left handed ones! I just had to bite the bullet and buy it. I wasn't disappointed, and I hope you won't be if you do the same I'd still try to find a shop with at least a righty MM and have a go upside down![/quote] Oh poo. Your right man i'll try a righty some place and see. i like the sound of them but didn't really know what to go for. I'll see if i can find somewhere local with one this weekend..... there's a few guitar places around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Get a bog standard 2 band eq stingray in black with a maple neck if they do 'em.... Had a pre-ernie but in natural and a rosewood neck. Still don't know why i got rid of it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 [quote name='yorick' post='471899' date='Apr 24 2009, 10:03 PM']Get a bog standard 2 band eq stingray in black with a maple neck if they do 'em.... Had a pre-ernie but in natural and a rosewood neck. Still don't know why i got rid of it!!![/quote] i do like this one tho [url="http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/bongo-4.html"]Bongo 4[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 [quote name='Bobo_Grimmer' post='471836' date='Apr 24 2009, 08:23 PM']......no...... hum...... *scratches chin some more......* Weird....[/quote]Hi Bobo, it does seem weird that when my wife was actively encouraging me to buy the bass, there and then, until you realise that it was a 4 string Stingray, black, rosewood board....for £1395!!!! I told her that I could pick up a really good condition used one for half that price. I think they are good basses but too dear when purchased from new. A forum meber mxm has a gorgeous 5 string fretless ray for sale for £750, I was really tempted but it's an unlined board and I thought that £750 is a lot to pay to dip my toe into the fretless world, I may have bought it if it had been lined though! As Josh has said, the Stingrays are very nice but so are the Sterlings, now I would be very interested in trying a Bongo, they look so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 a bongo is certainly on my wish list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='472246' date='Apr 25 2009, 04:25 PM']Hi Bobo, it does seem weird that when my wife was actively encouraging me to buy the bass, there and then, until you realise that it was a 4 string Stingray, black, rosewood board....for £1395!!!! I told her that I could pick up a really good condition used one for half that price. I think they are good basses but too dear when purchased from new. A forum meber mxm has a gorgeous 5 string fretless ray for sale for £750, I was really tempted but it's an unlined board and I thought that £750 is a lot to pay to dip my toe into the fretless world, I may have bought it if it had been lined though! As Josh has said, the Stingrays are very nice but so are the Sterlings, now I would be very interested in trying a Bongo, they look so good.[/quote] Hello dude, how often do used lefty's come up? Yeah 750 would be scary for a first toe dip. I'll look into Sterlings. Absolute Music is right next to where i work and i know they have a lefty ray at the mo, i'll pop in there in the week and try him out, not that i could get it cus i think they've put it up for 1300 or something silly. Think it's on ebay???? Anyhoo i don't have that kind of cash. See i really like 5 string's, and have a couple, but i never quite feel entirely comfortable and end up go back to the 4's. So if i got one it would be a 4 stringer...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='472250' date='Apr 25 2009, 04:32 PM']a bongo is certainly on my wish list![/quote] It's working it's way onto mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I know what you mean with that, I prefer the look of 5 strings but find 4 easier to play. Then again I'm odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='472261' date='Apr 25 2009, 04:45 PM']Then again I'm odd.[/quote] lmao.....then that make two of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 Oh no! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Music-Man-Bongo-Bass-4-HH-Graphite-Pearl-Left-Handed_W0QQitemZ270377992744QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item270377992744&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1688|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318#ht_5885wt_907"]Click here![/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 oh my that's hot Pricey, but hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 they have a 7 day money back guarantee too.... Just thought I'd mention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo_Grimmer Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 He he...... ok i may be a bit wasted right now but i've made my mind up. i'm going in there next week and give it a play, if they let me, and see if i may be ale to sneak it out under my jumper....... *look's left and right*.........I'm going to bed........dam ebay........grumble grumble............and that lefty ric...............grumble........credit crunch my ass........grumble............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 If I were to buy a new lefty Stingray, it would either be black with a black 3-ply, vintage white with a black pickguard or natural with a black pickguard. In all cases it would have to have a 3EQ and a maple fingerboard, preferably birdseye but I don't think they do that anymore. Unfortunately that's as far as it goes for us lefties: colours, fingerboard wood, pickguard and EQ. We can only pick the standard single humbucker-configuration, whereas righties can also get 'em with HS or HH setup. I would love a lefty HH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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