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Accidental Ray35!!!

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#25
Dr. Cheese said:
I'll get some up no later than Saturday assuming my tech comes and fixes my desktop.:o
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It looks like it may be Wednesday until I can post pics. My desktop has a really nasty virus, and my tech cannot get it until Tuesday.

As for the Ray35, I have owned maybe 8 Stingrays, SUBs, and even an old Sabre, there is very little difference between a Sterling by Ernie Ball and a USA Ernie Ball. The feel is the same, and the tone is the same. I was playing show tunes, and old rock 'n roll last night, and it totally nailed the classic Bernard Edwards tone. This bass is solidly made; it were made in the USA, it would easily be $1,000+ street.

I think I have a really nice combo right now: Ray35 for rock & r&b, my Yamaha, however, totally nails that modern m idrange vibe that works so well in Gospel.:bassist:
 
#27
Let me guess is that the antivirus live malware thing?

Dr. Cheese said:
It looks like it may be Wednesday until I can post pics. My desktop has a really nasty virus, and my tech cannot get it until Tuesday.

As for the Ray35, I have owned maybe 8 Stingrays, SUBs, and even an old Sabre, there is very little difference between a Sterling by Ernie Ball and a USA Ernie Ball. The feel is the same, and the tone is the same. I was playing show tunes, and old rock 'n roll last night, and it totally nailed the classic Bernard Edwards tone. This bass is solidly made; it were made in the USA, it would easily be $1,000+ street.

I think I have a really nice combo right now: Ray35 for rock & r&b, my Yamaha, however, totally nails that modern m idrange vibe that works so well in Gospel.:bassist:
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#28
cliff78 said:
Let me guess is that the antivirus live malware thing?
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I got a virus that said I had to buy anti-virus software. It smelled like a rat, so I did not bite. I'll get my PC scrubbed tomorrow.

BTW, I a/b'ed my Ray35 (maple board) with a SR5 with a rosewood board. The SR5 had a slightly stronger bottom, but I suspect the small degree of variation suggests that a similar difference could be found among MIA SR5s, not just with Ray35s.

All in all, given the price, the Ray35 is a great value. At closeout prices, like I got, it is steal!:D
 
#29
That happend to me too. with my laptop and pc. I was able to remove it. By going to safemode and by removing it manually via instrictions in this link. check this out. This might help

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This part is what I did.

Antivirus Live manual removal:
Kill processes:
[random]sysguard.exe
HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyOverride" = ""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:5555"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = ".exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
[random]sysguard.exe
HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[random]sysguard.exe

Nexttime I'll just pm you. I think my message is too long

Dr. Cheese said:
I got a virus that said I had to buy anti-virus software. It smelled like a rat, so I did not bite. I'll get my PC scrubbed tomorrow.

BTW, I a/b'ed my Ray35 (maple board) with a SR5 with a rosewood board. The SR5 had a slightly stronger bottom, but I suspect the small degree of variation suggests that a similar difference could be found among MIA SR5s, not just with Ray35s.

All in all, given the price, the Ray35 is a great value. At closeout prices, like I got, it is steal!:D
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#30
cliff78 said:
That happend to me too. with my laptop and pc. I was able to remove it. By going to safemode and by removing it manually via instrictions in this link. check this out. This might help

Invalid Link Removed

This part is what I did.

Antivirus Live manual removal:
Kill processes:
[random]sysguard.exe
HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyOverride" = ""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:5555"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes" = ".exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random]"
HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
[random]sysguard.exe
HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[random]sysguard.exe

Nexttime I'll just pm you. I think my message is too long
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Thanks!:)
 
#33
At 10pm last night I bid $475 with free shipping on a Black on Black Ray35 on ebay. No other bids and auction didn't end until 2:30am. Expected to be out-bid multiple times.

Won it. No other bids placed.

So I guess I can stop my search for a MM bridge pickup style bass. Heh.
 
#38
stflbn said:
Thanks. Visually I'd prefer a maple fretboard rather than rosewood, but maybe down the line I'll find someone who also wants the opposite. My main Regenerate Guitar Works bass has a birdseye fretboard so I guess the Rosewood on this will be a nice contrast.
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I know I'm contradicting myself, but Stingray electronics are so powerful, the fingerboard material won't make a huge difference in tone.:)
 

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