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The Sting Ray 5 is the only quality bass I've ever owned (and still do.) It's heavy... but elephant guns always are!

As little as possible... our secret lol!

That happened to me for a super cool 3/4-size, department store steel string accoustic from the early 60's. Went back to the pawn shop the next morning and it was gone for $90...

Hay Tom, Thanks for the clarifications and I'm real sorry about your trials getting one of these hidden gems. I suffer from GAS like everyone else, but it's always been my MO to get really good equipment that works and stick with it rather than having at least one of everything. It doesn't have...

Hi Tom F... I have a bass like yours that I traded a Fender 12-string for in 1985. I never liked Fender accoustics and this was my first bass so I figure I got the better end of the deal lol. Actually, it's exactly like yours except that my tuners are stock silver and the one's in the pic look...

Post #851 Here's another love letter for you all... I got my Sting Ray 5 new in the late 90's and haven't taken another bass on stage since. It's ridiculously heavy, but the darn thing is an elephant gun with style! Though there are other basses out there this one produces a Divine Wind...

You got it right Downunderwonder, I do have a a 2 channel amp (just didn't understand the term 'SS.') Also, I had been wondering about the relative output levels with equal power input... thanks for clarifying that. There may be a partial solution to my problem in the SVT IV Pro manual. The...

O.K. I get it... p12bassnut and I have stumbled into a long-standing, completely tired issue here on TalkBass! (I just joined yesterday.) After a fair amount of reading old posts the basics seem pretty clear: - This is a 'Noobie' mistake motivated by the desire to mix the characteristics of...

I've been using a Goliath III 4x10 and Son of Bertha 1x15 (grey grills) since around 1997 with a 1000/W SVT IV Pro (earlier blue script w/ red 'V' logo) and it sounds unbelievable. I listened to all the speaker cabs available at that time and there was something about the SWR's that just seemed...

Here's another love letter for you all... I got my Sting Ray 5 new in the late 90's and haven't taken another bass on stage since. It's ridiculously heavy, but the darn thing is an elephant gun with style! Though there are other basses out there this one produces a Divine Wind from the gentlest...

Mid-90's MusicMan Sting Ray 5 / Tobacco Sunburst 1980 Ibanez Blazer Series 700TV Ampeg SVT-IV Pro (95 Blue Script Logo w/ Red 'V' ) SWR Goliath III 4x10 & Son of Bertha 1x15 Grey Grill Line 6 Bass POD w/ Floorboard Eden Nemesis 200W / 4x10 Combo Plenty of stage time and strong hands, but all...

Hi Ferk and fellow Blazers... I've been reading the forums on TalkBass for a long time, but finally registered 'cause I wanna be a sanctioned Blazer fan too. I got my 1980 Blazer 700TV with a dark maroon stain in trade for an Alvarez 12-string guitar in 1985. Though the Alvarez was a very...