Well, I was thinking the quickest way to get a shot was a mirror shot, so up to the bathroom I went. But the couple of shots I took that way just looked stupid with me holding the camera. So I figured I try the opposite approach. I set the timer and put the camera down on the counter. It more or less worked.
First a word about my 55-02 (you asked a few pages back). It was a natural ash with rosewood fingerboard. TB'er Gard worked at Bass Central at the time and he picked out the one that looked the best. I was so happy with the way it sounded but for something reason it just never felt right in my hands. I REALLY wanted to like it and I kept it for about a year and a half before finally accepting that it was time to sell it. I then got my first Stingray (a SR 5 HH) and fell in love. It took a while to stop comparing it to the 55-02 and get to know the controls, but once I did I found out how versatile they really are. Then when I found one that was under 10 pounds, I bought that one (the one I have now) and sold my first one. That was going to be my keep-it-forever bass.
The problem is that when I was in a Guitar Center specifically to play a few Stingrays before buying the first one, I also took a Warwick off the wall and plugged it into a cheapie amp. I played one note and my friend and I both said "WHOA!!!". I knew I'd eventually end up with one. I just had to figure out how to get one into the house.
It took a about six years but I finally did it. The sound is just fantastic and the controls give you a huge variety of tonal options. There's a 3-band EQ on it, a pickup blend, the bridge pickup has a switch to select parallel / single coil / series, and you can go into passive mode by pulling up on the volume knob. There are just no bad sounds in it. I can't believe it took the top spot from the Stingray, but that's what happened.
Actually, there are a few people whinging at the help desk that would disagree with you but heck, lemonade gets made from time to time.
