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EBMM Sterling vs. Stingray Special?

#22
N4860 said:
I was supposed to have a new stingray special hh arrive today but it never showed up, been sitting at my local FedEx warehouse all day :(

The special that I have right now is a fretless and it's amazing but I can't wait any longer for the fretted version.
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You have one of the BFR Stingray Special fretlesses? Those are pretty rare.
 
#23
monkeyfinger said:
You have one of the BFR Stingray Special fretlesses? Those are pretty rare.
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Yeah, picked it up used a couple of months ago. I feel very fortunate to have found one.
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Here it is with it's siblings:
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Rlbragg15 said:
The BFR Fretless are gorgeous - I wish they made a fretted version. Did you really have to pull the G-string saddle back that far to intonate?
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I did that just to compensate for my technique a bit but now after playing it for a while I think I could loosen it up. When I first starting playing, I found that when I was playing say a 5th fret on the D and then going to the fifth fret on the G, it would sound sharp on the G so I would then have to shift my finger down a bit and I wanted to keep my finger in the same position when moving from each string on the same fret. Not sure if that makes any sense or not. Learning without lines has been fun though. Part of it is just understanding the visual perspective of looking at the neck and realizing that as you move your finger from string to string you need to adjust accordingly.
 
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#26
eyeballkid said:
Stingray special is the best production bass ernie ball has ever made.
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Well... you won't get an argument from me. I have basses I like better for ergonomic and/or sentimental reasons- and, frankly, probably always will - and, it would be really hard to beat my Alembic Epic for build quality. But, purely objectively (and for the $$)? My 'Ray is awfully nice...:thumbsup:
 
#28
Rdore2000 said:
Thanks for your feedback everyone. I ended up getting a Sterling because the options were a. Get the one we have in stock or b. wait for a month until we can import a Stingray Special. It is truly remarkable and the best instrument I own. Cheers.

Very nice, either way you were going to have a great instrument. Post more pics when you have them!
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I just picked up a Sterling 5, love the tone, seems more versatile than the Stingrays as far as tonal variations, lots of them usable, and some really great ones. Stingray specials come in a bit lighter, but at 9lb 6oz it's still pretty light for a 5er. It was in stock, with a pretty big discount, ending up cheaper than a Stingray 5 special, and $400 bonus bucks from Sweetwater, too temping a deal to pass up.

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N4860 said:
I did that just to compensate for my technique a bit but now after playing it for a while I think I could loosen it up. When I first starting playing, I found that when I was playing say a 5th fret on the D and then going to the fifth fret on the G, it would sound sharp on the G so I would then have to shift my finger down a bit and I wanted to keep my finger in the same position when moving from each string on the same fret. Not sure if that makes any sense or not. Learning without lines has been fun though. Part of it is just understanding the visual perspective of looking at the neck and realizing that as you move your finger from string to string you need to adjust accordingly.
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Did you get your Fretted SRS?
 

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