Stingray 5’s

[Chris Horton]

Anything you like as long as it’s a Stingray 5 or a Stingray 5 😆

Edited March 12, 2023 by Chris Horton

[dub_junkie]

Do Ray 35s count? 

 

 

 

 

 

[King Tut]

I’ve always fancied a Stingray 5 - must be something to do with Tony Levin!

[chris_b]

Hi Chris, My first 5 string bass was an SR5. I played that for 4 or 5 years, but the sound was never "me".

 

Maybe the SH models might have suited me better, but they didn't exist at the time, anyway it was a good bass to start me on my 5 string journey.

 

 

 

Edited March 16, 2023 by chris_b

[dub_junkie]

I also used to own a different pair of Ray 35's - honeyburst and black cherryburst

 

And a rare Lavender Pearl Stingray 5 from 1999 iirc

[WinterMute]

My 2 SR5's a 20th Anniversary and a very hybrid fretless based on a EBMM SR5 neck, an OLP body and Bartolini pups/pre.

 

[Captain Bassman]

Snap… almost..

 

20th anniversary HH.

 

[WinterMute]

Best SR5 ever made IMO, although I'd really like to try the 35th anniversary model as it looks very slick.

[snorkie635]

These two: SRV5 30th and piezo SRV. The third is an impostor. 

 

[lidl e]

Me in the early 90s, would love to have the hair moreso than the bass.

[Chris Horton]

44 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

These two: SRV5 30th and piezo SRV. The third is an impostor. 

 

I’ve always wanted to get a 30th anniversary SR5

 

fantastic looking basses

 

 

[TheGreek]

I could never get on with the scratch plates on the 5ers. They look soooo much better without the plate IMO

[AndyTravis]

I miss my 2 terribly.

 

Sold then when the last band folded…which is sad as they’d become integral to “my sound”

 

 

[snorkie635]

36 minutes ago, Chris Horton said:

I’ve always wanted to get a 30th anniversary SR5

 

fantastic looking basses

Thank you kindly sir.

 

 

[snorkie635]

5 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

I miss my 2 terribly.

 

Sold then when the last band folded…which is sad as they’d become integral to “my sound”

 

 

Now you're back to my earlier thread of the one that got away. Lovely bass: can understand the regret.

[snorkie635]

24 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

I could never get on with the scratch plates on the 5ers. They look soooo much better without the plate IMO

'In the eye of the beholder and all such like. 😉

[snorkie635]

39 minutes ago, Chris Horton said:

I’ve always wanted to get a 30th anniversary SR5

 

fantastic looking basses

 

 

They are very smart, with a slightly different sound to my ear at least. A bit deeper in tone.

[Chris Horton]

11 hours ago, snorkie635 said:

They are very smart, with a slightly different sound to my ear at least. A bit deeper in tone.

 

 

 

Oooo interesting 

 

I’ve been looking for one for quite a few years. You don’t often see them for sale and when you do they seem to be very expensive 

[snorkie635]

Yes, unfortunate but true on both counts. I think they were around £3000-ish when new and are now only out there in limited numbers. Good luck with the search.

[Foxx]

1992 teal

[Chris Horton]

21 hours ago, Foxx said:

1992 teal

Oh my goodness that is beautiful 

 

just check out the grain on that finger board!

[Foxx]

4 hours ago, Chris Horton said:

Oh my goodness that is beautiful 

 

just check out the grain on that finger board!

It really is, that plus teal over ash meant i couldnt resist when i saw it for sale. 😁

[Chris Horton]

18 hours ago, Foxx said:

It really is, that plus teal over ash meant i couldnt resist when i saw it for sale. 😁

 

 

 

 

are there fret markers on the edge of the neck on this bass ?

[Foxx]

48 minutes ago, Chris Horton said:

Yeah, its got dots at the usual 3, 5,7,9 ,12 etc., on the spot where the fret itself would be usually.
 

 

 

 

are there fret markers on the edge of the neck on this bass ?

 

[Belka]

More teal. This is a 1996 (I think) which I bought second hand in 1998. Wonderful bass. I know that around this time you were considered lucky if you got one with a birdseye neck. This one actually has quite a bit of flame in the neck which I think is quite rare.