New Retro Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray

[Musicman20]

Check the thread here....

[url="http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/40021-big-poppas-ultimate-bass-torture.html"]http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-...ss-torture.html[/url]

But, as a taster:

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I am one happy man.

Edited September 23, 2009 by Musicman20

[AndyTravis]

oooooooh Vintage sunburst fretless winner. Pure dirt.

[leftybassman392]

Could help noticing they were a bit coy about lefties, despite being asked several times...

[budget bassist]

As nice as the seafoam one does look... I can't help but think sterling ball is a HUGE hypocrite, preaching about how he's apparently moving the industry forward and can't stand all these people obsessed with vintage/retro gear. *ahem*.

[Cat Burrito]

I love the seafoam one. If I owned one it'd be that... and I'm only typing this as my wife is out!

[acidbass]

I have never wanted to own a Stingray before now. That cream/shell one is DELICIOUS!

[bh2]

Cripes... I've just had to part with my '78 Ray and now I've stumbled on this thread!

[lee4]

Kidneys for sale,or will part ex for new sterling bass.

[GreeneKing]

Nice to see Ed Friedland making a comment as a Junior member.

The Cream one is a bit tasty.

In defence of SB he does say at the very beginning that he's not wholly supportive of the idea, so it's a bit odd to lambaste him.

[nash]

liking them but having the newer nut ruins it a little for me

[TDM]

That's a huuuuge neck pocket gap.

I like the colour combos though!

[budget bassist]

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='607168' date='Sep 23 2009, 10:10 PM']In defence of SB he does say at the very beginning that he's not wholly supportive of the idea, so it's a bit odd to lambaste him.[/quote]
Oh come on, that forum is nothing but yes-men that praise his every idea. Don't get me wrong, i love EBMM basses but it does get a bit sickening on there reading comment after comment kissing his arse. He's a good businessman, i'll give him that, but i'd be lying if thought that those vintage-styled basses weren't his idea.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='budget bassist' post='607220' date='Sep 23 2009, 10:58 PM']Oh come on, that forum is nothing but yes-men that praise his every idea. Don't get me wrong, i love EBMM basses but it does get a bit sickening on there reading comment after comment kissing his arse.[/quote]
+1

[EdwardMarlowe]

[quote name='leftybassman392' post='607024' date='Sep 23 2009, 07:46 PM']Could help noticing they were a bit coy about lefties, despite being asked several times...[/quote]

Are they another one of these companies that seem to have the attitude of 'we don't do lefties because lefties don't buy our stuff', as so many?

I could be tempted by a lefty that looked like the maple / seafoam option, BUT it would have to be available in an all=passive option...... and ideal be routed so as it could accomodate a P Bass pup.

[budget bassist]

[quote name='EdwardMarlowe' post='607324' date='Sep 24 2009, 01:32 AM']Are they another one of these companies that seem to have the attitude of 'we don't do lefties because lefties don't buy our stuff', as so many?[/quote]
There are a few lefties on the EB forum, they are introducing them to different models gradually, but as you said, the market isn't that large. The introduced a lefty john petrucci model this year at NAMM i think.

[CHRISDABASS]

[quote name='thedonutman' post='607186' date='Sep 23 2009, 10:22 PM']

That's a huuuuge neck pocket gap.

I like the colour combos though![/quote]

+1

Pretty unacceptable neck pocket if you ask me!! or is that part of the "retro" vibe too haha

[LeftyJ]

I like the vintage details - slab body, old bridge style with mutes and strings through body, classic logo. I read they're even considering going back to a metal battery cover on these. Nice touches. I absolutely love the Sea Foam Green too. I don't think I would buy one though, even if they came in a lefty version. I like the regular Stingray 4. If that will come in Sea Foam Green too, I'm sure it will sell better than this one.

[Doctor J]

[quote name='thedonutman' post='607186' date='Sep 23 2009, 10:22 PM']That's a huuuuge neck pocket gap.[/quote]

I was thinking the very same thing, the first pic is shocking. Still, isn't there a problem with the buttons on the Big Al getting stuck too, perhaps 70's build quality is back in along with slab bodies.

[OutToPlayJazz]

Very very nice - And 2-band eq as well. Just as a Ray should be

[GreeneKing]

[quote name='budget bassist' post='607220' date='Sep 23 2009, 10:58 PM']Oh come on, that forum is nothing but yes-men that praise his every idea. Don't get me wrong, i love EBMM basses but it does get a bit sickening on there reading comment after comment kissing his arse. He's a good businessman, i'll give him that, but i'd be lying if thought that those vintage-styled basses weren't his idea.[/quote]

So young and so cynical

I do agree totally on the arse licking tho, the main reason I don't go there.

[Les]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='607396' date='Sep 24 2009, 09:07 AM']Very very nice - And 2-band eq as well. Just as a Ray should be [/quote]


+1.

[Russ]

Mutes, 2-band EQ, retro logo... awesome. I wonder if they'll sound like an older Ray though? The old ones sound so much nicer than the newer ones.

How about a 5-string in that style (ie, more like the 5-string SUB)?

[MB1]

MB1.
...Any Other Colours?...Seafoam Silt and Creamy muck muck arent doing it for me really! ...bit wishy washy!

[nash]

there's sunburst

[bh2]

There's natural... they will be rotating two colours a month.