NBD - Stingray Content

[Burns-bass]

Picked this up in a trade + cash deal. A light and all original 77 Stingray.

 

Almost no marks or damage just a little wear on the body. Lightweight, pencil thin neck and plays as good as and Musicman I’ve ever played. Happy days!

 

Edited November 22, 2024 by Burns-bass

[Hellzero]

Looks like the long pole pieces magnets pickup or am I wrong and it is already the "new" pickup?

 

Epoxy preamp for sure as the non epoxy was only introduced in 1978.

 

Superb looking model, congratulations!

[Burns-bass]

6 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Looks like the long pole pieces magnets pickup or am I wrong and it is already the "new" pickup?

 

Epoxy preamp for sure as the non epoxy was only introduced in 1978.

 

Superb looking model, congratulations!

 

Yes, you're right it has the longer pickup poles for A and D. The pre amp is epoxy coated which is interesting. Do you have any idea why they did that?

[Hellzero]

2 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

 

Yes, you're right it has the longer pickup poles for A and D. The pre amp is epoxy coated which is interesting. Do you have any idea why they did that?

The preamp was epoxied to avoid any counterfeit as the design was and still is totally non conventional.

 

For the long pole pieces, it was Leo's idea for a stronger output and to follow the radius of the neck.

[Hellzero]

In fact the 4 pole pieces protrude at the back of the pickup, which implied to have a specific routing for them in the pickup cavity.

[Burns-bass]

2 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

The preamp was epoxied to avoid any counterfeit as the design was and still is totally non conventional.

 

For the long pole pieces, it was Leo's idea for a stronger output and to follow the radius of the neck.

 

Fascinating, thanks – as always – for your help and advice.

[Mokl]

Oof, nice score!

[Misdee]

That's the real deal right there.

 

The chances of finding a light one from this era are pretty remote, so well done you!

 

The necks on these vintage Stingrays is like a very shallow capital "D". I was playing a Stingray Special the other day and the neck profile bears little or no relation to the original Stingrays. Not that the newer profile isn't very playable, it's just that I expect most folks would prefer the original slimmer profile, given the choice.

 

I'd be very interested to know what this bass actually weighs, and whether you plan to put rounds or flats on it. Either way, may you get much pleasure from this beautiful bass.

[drTStingray]

Fabulous - that’s really nice. As stated earlier, the pick up cavity has an additional routing in the middle to accommodate the deeper protruding long pole pieces. 

[drTStingray]

2 minutes ago, Misdee said:

That's the real deal right there.

 

The chances of finding a light one from this era are pretty remote, so well done you!

 

The necks on these vintage Stingrays is like a very shallow capital "D". I was playing a Stingray Special the other day and the neck profile bears little or no relation to the original Stingrays. Not that the newer profile isn't very playable, it's just that I expect most folks would prefer the original slimmer profile, given the choice.

 

I'd be very interested to know what this bass actually weighs, and whether you plan to put rounds or flats on it. Either way, may you get much pleasure from this beautiful bass.

I was observing my Stingrays which sit in a guitar rack the other day. The Special definitely has a slimmer neck profile altogether than the earlier ones. Incredibly comfortable to play as well. 

[Burns-bass]

1 hour ago, Misdee said:

That's the real deal right there.

 

The chances of finding a light one from this era are pretty remote, so well done you!

 

The necks on these vintage Stingrays is like a very shallow capital "D". I was playing a Stingray Special the other day and the neck profile bears little or no relation to the original Stingrays. Not that the newer profile isn't very playable, it's just that I expect most folks would prefer the original slimmer profile, given the choice.

 

I'd be very interested to know what this bass actually weighs, and whether you plan to put rounds or flats on it. Either way, may you get much pleasure from this beautiful bass.

I was expecting a thick neck but then when I got to the shop it was really thin, which is what I wanted. It’s flats all the way and I’ll weigh tomorrow. 
 

Shop had it as 9.5 pounds and that feels right.

[merello]

"If I tell you...."
Sade going thru my head....

[Misdee]

4 hours ago, drTStingray said:

I was observing my Stingrays which sit in a guitar rack the other day. The Special definitely has a slimmer neck profile altogether than the earlier ones. Incredibly comfortable to play as well. 

Yes, nothing wrong with the Stingray Special neck profile, (I've got one myself, lovely bass for sure) but in my estimation it's got much more depth front-to-back than a pre-EBMM Stingray.

 

  As a point of reference, The Lakland 44-94 and Skyline 44-02 version thereof to has got a neck profile much closer to the old MM basses. I believe they copied the neck profile of Dan Lakin's favourite vintage MM Stingray. I had an 82/83 Stingray that had exactly that shallow neck profile.

[mikeswals]

Beautiful preEB!!!

 

The "long poles" are actually on the underside of the pickup.

 

[Hellzero]

9 hours ago, mikeswals said:

The "long poles" are actually on the underside of the pickup.

 

Erm,erm...

On 22/11/2024 at 13:39, Hellzero said:

In fact the 4 pole pieces protrude at the back of the pickup, which implied to have a specific routing for them in the pickup cavity.

😉

[diskwave]

Very nice . Ur a lucky man. I bought a 77 in 1980 and played it thru the 80's but it was a heavy lumbering dog tbh, but I always kinda yearned for a natural one like urs that was just right.