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Congratulations - that’s a great bass. I have one with the white pickguard and white pick up cover - it came like that when I bought it new in 2010 - at the time you could choose pick up cover, pickguard and between maple or rosewood board. It is a very close match to fiesta red, as shown in...

Not sure where that notion has arisen. I have them on my 2010 Stingray Classic (which has strings through the body) and they are not too short.

I think I may have posted these before elsewhere but here goes!!

Also 50 short scale Tim Commerford Signature basses, and 50 long scale (one of which I have) are passive. An excellent and versatile bass.

Sorry to hear it didn’t work out but I’m loving your new burst - beautiful. Now as for for blue sparkle, you definitely need aqua sparkle if you love blue

Same song with Pino playing it (live) - ps he goes ballistic from about 5.40 One of my biggest bass influences!!

Good to see members of the bass fraternity (or sisterhood) have been keeping themselves up to date!!!! The Stingray Special (introduced 2018) has pick ups poles which align with the strings perfectly (for aesthetic reasons - the alignment makes little if any difference to the functionality as...

Have have 2 bands, 3 bands and 3 band Stingray Specials. The Stingray Specials score full marks always - I see these as being the pinnacle of Stingrays although ymmv. That’s not to say I don’t really like the 2 bands as well. I’m seriously thinking about a natural one!! I also have at the back...

It’s interesting that in 1978, Musicman stopped shipping Stingrays with flats, moving to GHS rounds. My new Stingray in 1980 came with rounds - that really was the sound of a Stingray as far as I was concerned - I’m pretty sure Louis Johnson didn’t use flatwounds!! I’m pretty sure Bernard...

It’s definitely as almost seafoam as the classic is almost fiesta (but not quite - see attached comparison with 60 P). Here it is with its pastel shade sibling!!

Absolutely - The Vault exclusive, according to the marketing. However, I have come across Vault instruments being sold by retailers (in the U.K.). Specifically Kingpin Stingrays and Crescendo Bongos. Presumably nothing to stop them from ordering them via The Vault?

Thanks - and yes I’ve still got it (still with black pg ex your good self ;):thumbsup: there wasn’t room to fit it in that photo and I’m also conscious that Scott Ball once sort of told me off on here, I think, for calling it blue!! When I went to collect it from Andertons, we unboxed it next to...

I don’t know if any of you have tried to take a square on photo of several basses but owing to the perspective change the ones off centre, even though the dimensions can be identical, can look different sizes - same with people. It’s especially true of apparent inconsistencies in string...

The Stingray Classic does not have an epoxied preamp. The first EBMM bass with that was the 2016 40th Anniversary Old Smoothie. I would be interested to know, if like the 1976 BFR model, tantalum capacitors are used in the electronics in this model - it certainly seems to have the longer pole...

I used car products on the tuners on my recently acquired 1992 SR5H - Meguiars scratch remover to be precise!! I’ve used T Cut to remove reasonable deep scratches as well.

Congratulations - looks great - interested to hear the experience with the GHS bright flats. My Old Smoothie, Chocolate burst still has the strings it came with new in Oct 2016 - likely Slinky 100-45 - sounds great though. I must try some GHS flats on it - I’ve got TI flats on my Classic Ray and...

Lovely bass - how are you finding the short scale - I love the passive control system - has a lot of versatility to my mind. Ps your crescendo SR5 looks very very similar to my Bongo Crescendo!!!

I agree - I absolutely love it - took it to a jam session last night - sounds really good as well - I took this pic just before I played - headstock looks amazing!!

Fabulous

The classic Stingray sound is definitely available from the bridge pick up soloed on an HH Stingray (or Sabre for that matter). The HH just gives a number of other options. The bridge H is in the exact same position as a single H Stingray. Slapping is not as simple as with an H - however it...

Not sure of the exact date but they were available through the 2000s, I’m pretty sure. Musicman started cutting back on options somewhere in the 201x period and it was discontinued with other colours at that time - the fretless, left handed and HS options were also dropped around the same time...

The shortened bridge started with the 20th Anniversary Stingrays in 1996, and then continued with normal production. The mute bridge was changed in 1995 - mute kit omitted and hex bolts substituted in the holes where the adjustment screws for the mutes were located. You can retro fit a mute kit...

Ah yes I remember them doing special basses for the Dallas show, which they offered for sale. Looks great! I have a 2010 Classic in Coral Red - quite pink in some lights!!

I agree - clear is good - is that one of the ‘prototype’ Classic Stingrays done for Bass Player Live? That colour didn’t reach production beyond that afaik, although they may have done other specials for shows. Looks great anyway.

The Sabre has slightly different pick up pole selection ability, and also has the classic 2 band EQ. I don’t know what EBMM did to the EQ but in position 4 (single coil on the neck pick up), it does a stunning impersonation of a P bass - position 2 is the bridge pick up in H mode combined with...

Nice - it’s a great finish, blueburst. I’ve only recently bought the SR5 fretless - it’s in very good condition - has the alnico pick up in contrast to my 2003 SR5 (ceramic). Sounds great though. The Sabre is a little coy!!! It displays its beauty best in bright light!! V rare bass in that...

Ah I see your point @zortation - how about these instead :D:thumbsup:

Agreed !! :D Thank you - to be honest photos don’t do it justice - it’s even more stunning in the flesh and I agree regarding the aged white pearlescent pickguard - I may get one for the 4 string - a bit more blue for you (blue dawn 2007 LE), and 93 sunburst (changed name to honeyburst in the...

93 SR4 and 92 SR5 fretless - both blueburst

This version’s been around since the 60s but is a 2004 live version - bass is visible (and audible) - nicely done by Mark Griffith using thumb/palm muting

This bass, although very clean when I got it, has had a deep clean and polish (including under the pickguard), and I’ve discovered it’s got the 1992 variant of the SR5 preamp. The fretboard has been cleaned and treated with lemon oil and the stainless roundwounds replaced with EB Cobalt Slinky...

Yeah still got the Cruz teal SR5HH Special. I occasionally play it at gigs - I used the crescendo Bongo last Friday - treating it with kid gloves as well!! I use all of my basses from time to time but my go tos have been the aqua sparkle and Tim C Stingray generally. I’m out again tonight and...

Blueburst and Peach are my favourite early Stingray 5 colours. I have to say, your beautiful fretless along with seeing film of Pino playing a 5 string Lakland fretless (55/94 I think) in the early 90s piqued my interest in an SR5 fretless - so when this one cropped up I was hooked!! Btw I...

That is a very lovely bass you have (well several as I also have amethyst sparkle envy :)). Getting this blueburst fretless sort of scratches the SR5 fretless itch though.

I know what you mean - the sound I try to approximate is the one Pino had when he was interviewed a couple of years back on BBC The One Show and he demonstrated playing bits of the Paul Young, wherever I Lay My Hat hit single. I’ll try and post a link. It’s always a balance with the mid range -...

I agree, but right through the late 80s and 90s, a lot of the EBMM bass production had figured maple necks. And some of the fretless basses had figured boards - I recall seeing photos of a Sabre and a 20th anniversary Stingray, both fretless, and both with stripes in the boards. Thanks for the...

So here’s my latest acquisition - early 1992 SR5 fretless, blueburst over poplar (possibly alder looking at the figuring); heavily birds eyed maple neck and even the fretboard has figuring. It’s almost as new!! I played it on several songs at a gig on Sunday (village Coronation party at the...

The main change was the pick ups - the SR5 went from ceramic to alnico, and the Sterling 5 was introduced, with ceramic pick ups (as per the pre 2008 SR5). The change in the EQ related (in the SR5H) to the previous single coil arrangement (centre setting in the switch) - at some point it...

I only have one bass with gold hardware but it suits it well and I love it :)

I must say I really like his tone on the Madison Square Gardens recordings. However I take issue with your comments about passive Stingrays - I have a long scale passive Tim Commerford signature Stingray - has series, parallel and single coil settings along with a time control and a volume...