Ernie Ball Musicman StingRay Short Scale Bass USA Starry Night Finish With Case £1750 Lancaster

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This beautiful short scale StingRay is in near mint condition and comes with original case with keys, inspection tags and stickers. 

I haven’t gigged or rehearsed with it and have only played it occasionally since I bought it. 

I recently had an operation on the tendons of my fretting hand so playing short scale basses is my only option these days. Having owned and played several Sterling versions of the short scale Ray I had been looking for the EBMM model for some time and found this one. 

Then like buses another cropped up in sunburst and maple on Basschat so I bought that too. 

This starry night model has a lovely rosewood board with stainless steel frets however I prefer a maple board and owning two is a bit OTT for my needs.

This run was produced in limited numbers and is pretty hard to find in the UK. The finish is stunning and no doubt looks wonderful under stage lights. The bass is very light at around 3.5kgs. It’s currently strung with 45-100 nickel D’addarios. Action is low and it sounds like a StingRay albeit with a passive pickup. It is well balanced and great for people with dodgy backs or shoulders. 

The scratchplate has some marks from previous pick playing but the body has no dings. There is also a spare aftermarket scratchplate. No issues with the truss rod, frets or electrics. There are some tiny marks at the back of the neck from it resting on a stand. Nothing else. The case has some scuffing presumably from being transported but no cracks or broken hinges. It is clean and like new inside, it comes from a smoke free home. I am the second owner. 

No trades. I’d prefer pickup but could be persuaded to post in the UK only at buyer’s cost as I have a decent shipping box. 

Edited Friday at 11:13 by ash

[Kev]

Beautiful! Dont think I'd part with my Starry Night for anything!  Stunning finish and indeed beautiful under stage light.

[petecarlton]

Gorgeous! I loved my SBMM Daphne Blue version, but this is real quality.

 

Silly question: is the case short scale too? Or a standard one with more plush to fit the SS?

 

GLWTS anyway, it won't be here long.

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3 hours ago, petecarlton said:

Gorgeous! I loved my SBMM Daphne Blue version, but this is real quality.

 

Silly question: is the case short scale too? Or a standard one with more plush to fit the SS?

 

GLWTS anyway, it won't be here long.

Yes the case is a perfect fit for a perfect short scale bass. I don’t have a long scale StingRay case to compare it too but it’s smaller than my long scale bass cases.  

[martthebass]

Lovely, my dream bass right there. Predictably come up at a time when the gig bank is at a low ebb and giggage level doesn’t justify going into savings. GLWTS