Recent content by minionwrangler

I'm also a longtime Fender player, and used to rest my thumb on the pickup of a Precision or bridge pickup of a Jazz. My first StingRay was set up with the pickups low so that resting my thumb on the bridge pickup was awkward, so I raised the pickups, which of course made them louder than...

Cobalt Flats for me. I was a fan from when I first tried them about 9 years ago, though for a long time I used DR DDTs on most of my basses except for the fretless Tony Franklin Precision I had, but I switched over to Cobalt Flats some time ago. When I got my first StingRay a few months ago I...

No, I could not. I wanted ebony, but it’s not an option. The CDE only offers pau ferro for fretless necks. If you’re ordering fretted, yes you can choose ebony or rosewood, but not when you select fretless.

NBD for me today! My third StingRay Special. My first was a 5HH in Ocean Sparkle which I sold fairly quickly for a couple of reasons. My second is a Pacific Blue Burst 4HH, rosewood fingerboard, which I absolutely love. Which led me to placing an order with the CDE for a fretless. My Blue...

I got an email a week ago telling me that my order had shipped. I didn't notice this for a day or two because I don't check email conscientiously and I had long since stopped religiously checking my order status. When I did a few days ago I was surprised to see it marked as complete, so I went...

I went with chrome for a couple of reasons. One is that I really like the chrome look of classic Music Man hardware. Another is that I like the contrast on darker instruments - I love how the chrome pops against the body. I feel like I have a fairly good idea of how it's going to look because...

DUDE! That looks amazing! I'm not a huge fan of the sparkle finishes myself - I have a StingRay Special 5HH in Ocean Sparkle and while the color itself is amazing there's something about the glittery finish that doesn't really do it for me - but I must say yours looks tremendous. That gold color...

4HH, Blue Dream, unlined fretless, chrome hardware, black pickguard.

Well, I pulled the trigger and placed my order last night. Can't wait for it to show up!

DAAAAAAAAAANG! That is stunning! You're not wrong about how different it looks on the configurator. I had looked at the Blue Dream because I have a StingRay Special 4HH in Pacific Blue Burst that is a glorious finish, but was put off by how green it looks on the render, which I see here isn't...

It's a sign of how efficient Instagram's algorithm is at not showing me what I want to see that I had forgotten I follow the Music Man account. Looking at it now I see some examples of colors available at the CDE. Thanks!

That's good to know, thanks.

Thanks for the pic. Yours looks very nice indeed - nothing like the render, and way, way better! The gold hardware and pole pieces go great with the color!

I hadn't thought of that - thanks!

Has anyone used the Ernie Ball Music Man Custom Design Experience? I really want an unlined fretless StingRay so I'm looking at this because the pricing is comparable with the very few that show up on Reverb. I'm wondering how closely the color choices resemble the actual instrument finish. If...