FS/FT EBMM SUB USA & Retrovibe Stinger £600 - *SOLD* £800 Whitstable

[Beedster]

Rather torn about this and certainly not overly keen to sell, but I bought it recently to do a better job than a Status Jazz in an RHCP project but I think I prefer the Jazz. I'm selling for slightly less than I paid, c'est la vie. Trade-wise I'd like a decently large amp, Boogie, Ampeg, WHYG?

 

This has a forearm contour that I assume is a modification (as opposed to factory), but as you can see, has been very well done. 

 

I can get to London or most of SE (or beyond) for a handover, and given this thing is 100% bombproof I'm happy to post in a hard case 👍

 

 

More details here 

 

 

 

 

  

Edited March 18 by Beedster

[Beedster]

If you want it be quick however, as I appear to be changing my mind a lot at the moment and it wouldn't take a lot of convincing for me to keep it  

[Hellzero]

Keep it. 🔮🧿🪬

[Chiliwailer]

9 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 it wouldn't take a lot of convincing for me to keep it  

… there’s a good reason Flea goes between a Jazz and a MM type… 

 

Keep both. 

[Beedster]

2 hours ago, Chiliwailer said:

… there’s a good reason Flea goes between a Jazz and a MM type… 

 

Keep both. 

That’s a fair point 🤔

[Beedster]

12 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Keep it. 🔮🧿🪬

 

12 hours ago, Chiliwailer said:

… there’s a good reason Flea goes between a Jazz and a MM type… 

 

Keep both. 

 

I'm going to experiment with the Status neck on a Jazz body routed for an MM PUP, I love the tone of the Ray, I love the playability of the Status neck 👍

[Beedster]

I appear to be running low on file storage but there's a load of photos of the bass on the recent Reverb listing here

 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/83902180-ernie-ball-music-man-sub-bass-4-active-2003-2006-black

 

I'll add a few until my storage is exceeded

 

Back of body in very goo condition

 

 

Neck played in but still in good shape

 

 

Some scratches around neck/headstock joint

 

 

Details plus some inevitable headstock wear for a 20-year old bass

 

 

Lovely dark board

 

 

....and just in case you have a nut fetish 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Beedster]

 

 

[Beedster]

 

OK, doesn't look it's best in tort, but this is a pretty decent instrument that's not only iconic but moving towards vintage. The only thing I think could make it better would be the installation of a John East MMSR preamp with sweepable mids, but other than that, to all intents it has the feel and tone of a nice early Stingray.

 

Do I think it's better than an EBMM Stingray? Certainly better than some I've owned 👍

[Beedster]

Looks like I'm travelling to London on Monday 21st and could hand over in person 👍

[Beedster]

Having just bought a stupidly expensive and very very rare dream instrument, I'm happy to take offers on this for a week or so, after which I think I'm going to put this and a few other basses on consignment sale which seems to increasingly be the easiest and most trouble free way of doing things (sadly) 👍

[Beedster]

In response to a couple oif question the bass weighs in at 4.4kgs/9.7 lbs

 

Cheers

 

Chris

[Beedster]

This has been up a while and I’ve spent rather more than I should have on a bass recently so how about £600 for this lovely thing, something of an early Christmas gift for y’all 👍

[itsmedunc]

I had one of these just the same. Great bass. Sold it because I’m stupid. Wish something of mine would sell as I think I’d willingly cave with this one 🤣

[Beedster]

8 hours ago, itsmedunc said:

I had one of these just the same. Great bass. Sold it because I’m stupid. Wish something of mine would sell as I think I’d willingly cave with this one 🤣

 ... well this is probably about as cheap as you can get something that sounds and plays like a 70's/80s Ray. In fact it's probably as low a price as you'll get a bass of this quality full stop, they really are in the same league as the 'full' Stingrays, and this one is not only as well engineered and built as Stingrays I've owned, it just feels more solid and bombproof, which is never a bad thing in a gigging instrument 👍 

[grahamd]

I’ve had four of these. Moved em on, regretted it and bought another. Not the most recent though, going nowhere. Everything about these basses is so good, and for the money you don’t need to be so precious carting a 2k Ray about. ps I’ll take the tort guard if you want shot of it Chris 🤓

[Beedster]

Offers?

[Beedster]

Further deets…..

 

[MarshallBTB]

pm’d

[Beedster]

On 13/12/2024 at 19:30, grahamd said:

I’ve had four of these. Moved em on, regretted it and bought another. Not the most recent though, going nowhere. Everything about these basses is so good, and for the money you don’t need to be so precious carting a 2k Ray about. ps I’ll take the tort guard if you want shot of it Chris 🤓

 

Sorry @grahamd, totally missed that post, yes, bombproof, if Fender had used the same finishes in the 60's there'd be no such thing as relics today! I played this alongside my two go to basses the other night and got the action very very low indeed, which speaks volumes about the quality of the neck and fretwork on these as well, and as for the tone, the Retrovibe Stinger pre really does do the job nicely (details here https://retrovibe.co.uk/product/retrovibe-stinger-77-classic-mm-stingray-bass-eq-pre-amp-2-band-pre-eb-circuit/)

 

I'll let you know re the pickguard 👍

[Beedster]

A gentle nudge up the listings for this beauty. I could really use shifting it quite soon, firstly because I've just bought something I shouldn't have, and second as there's the possibility that the good Mrs Beedster might start to notice there's a few more instruments around the place than usual in which case I'm in trouble.

 

So, help save my marriage, buy a SUB 😆

[Beedster]

I now have a hard case so am able to post this 👍

[Beedster]

I’ve picked up an East MMSR circuit which I’m going to trial in it, the same did wonder for an old 2EQ ‘Ray a few years back 👍

Edited February 13 by Beedster

[Beedster]

If anyone's interested in this with the East MMSR circuit give me a shout before I restore it to stock and list on eBay 👍

[Beedster]

@walshy has dangled a rather elegant piece of Californian Engineering so I'm probably going to put this on eBay and Reverb this week. I'm happy to talk deals here first.