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For sale "The StatRay" - Status-necked Stingray custom build

Sold
$750.00
Strings
4
Status
This item has been sold and is no longer available!

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First and foremost, I love this bass. It was something I built up to exactly what I wanted and it's absolutely amazing.

Here's what's involved in the build:
- Custom made swamp ash body, fully shielded, finished in urethane (thin and protective)
- Status Graphite neck, with truss rod, phenolic board, stainless frets. This is a $600 neck by itself.
- Actual Ernie Ball Musicman bridge, tuners, neck plate, and 2 band active preamp
- Nordstrand MM 4.2 pickup, can be wired series or parallel, currently series for increased mids and output level.

The intended final product in my mind was the classic Stingray sound and feel, with the unflappable graphite neck so it stays in tune, no matter what. That is the end result. This bass is amazing. It shows a little wear, but is in fantastic shape. The pickguard isn't attached with screws and there are no holes for it. But it can be taped on or if you want, screwed in.
I built the body from scratch myself. It was an early product of my building development, but woodwork is what I do now.

If you love the Stingray sound and want a sturdy neck, with added graphite clarity, but don't want to pay upwards of $2k for a Cutlass or a custom build like this, here's a chance to get one cheaper by a lot!
Weighs in at 10 lbs.
Includes basic Roadrunner hard soft case.

$750 shipped to the US 48

NO TRADES
Paypal or MO
PM for int'l shipped price.
Would love a local deal in person, PM if you're near Cleveland, OH.

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rojo412

Sit down, Danny...
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PMs replied.
And in the sake of full disclosure, I realize I didn't really detail any of the things that people may not love, so let me do that right now...

- When I first built the body, I didn't love the way the neck pocket turned out on the treble side. So I actually patched in a new piece of ash and re-cut the pocket before any finish was done. This yielded a much better neck pocket fit. And as you may or may not know, there's 2 important details involved in this:
1) When you glue wood, the glue joint is much stronger than the actual wood itself. So this area is fine. Plus, it doesn't actually bear any weight, so you don't have to worry about it moving in any way.
2) You could bolt this neck flat to a 2x4 and it would be amazing. When a neck is bolted as securely to a body as this, it doesn't really matter what the sides touch.

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- This neck had different string trees on it in the past. I patched old holes with epoxy and got it much better than having open holes. Plus, this neck is crazy strong, there are no issues with any of this, it's just superficial, but worth mentioning because I didn't do a close-up pic before.

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- As I said, the finish is a thin, urethane finish. Spar finish, to be exact. Meant for boats.
Since I wasn't the greatest at finishing in general, the feel and look are kind of "open pore." Just wanted to take some close-ups here so people can see that this isn't glossy or even a smooth, matte finish. It's a well sealed, weather-proof finish that will keep the body safe.

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There you go. If anyone needs to see anything in extreme detail, please don't hesitate to ask. I love this bass and love talking about it, too.
 

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