EBMM Stingray 5 HH

Uh, yeah, it exists. I have one. Doesn't have an oval pickguard, though.

 

Mine - no oval.

 

I was considering the same bass, and was looking at both the bolt on neck and neck thru versions and seem to be readily available at many on line music stores. but as Matt said, they don't have the oval pick guard, but look quite handsome regardless !!!!!

 

Difference in neck should not be a concern with the 5 string models. The EBMM Sterlings and Stingrays have different necks in the 4 strings, but they have the same specs for the necks in 5 strings.

 

Not a Sterling. My '90s StingRay 4 has an oval pg. the 5s all have the giant pg as shown.

 

You should look for a 5 string Classic Stingray. It will give you all of that gritty Stingray sound and it looks like a 4 string Ray with an extra string. The 2 band EQ is really huge sounding all around.

 

Nope, the 5 string necks are different too.
The Sterling 5 is slightly thinner front-to -back, and the headstock is smaller and the G tuner is in a different spot.

 

No

No, it doesnt have a neck like the Classic at all. The Classic has a gloss neck and its bigger.
the USA Sterling 5HH will have the oval pickguard like the 4 string bass, and the neck will have the oil/wax finish.

 

Pre 2008 Stingray 5ers were like a Sterling but in 5 strings (thin neck profile, ceramic pickup, 3 way switch), just a different body and the teardrop pickguard. When they introduced the HS and HH versions they changed the pickups, now everything Stingray (4, 5 and Classic 5) come with alnico pickups, still the Stingray 5 (non Classic) comes with the thin neck profile, 3-way switch and teardrop pickguard. And they created the Sterling 5 (only 5er with ceramic PUs), which also has the thin neck profile. I know as I have 2 pre 2008 Stingray 5s and a Sterling 5 HS. I'm a ceramic guy, love the aggressive tones you can get out of old ceramic Stingray 5s and Sterlings, altho' current production Sterlings (either 4 or 5 string) are just a tad more hi-fi (sorta' thinner) sounding than old ceramic Stingray 5ers, still can be EQed to sound similar. Sterling 5 and Stingray 5 (non Classic) necks the same too.

A side note on HH vs. HS: if you want more of the usual single PU sound I suggest the HS over the HH. The HH has only one sound out of the neck PU soloed (parallel -or series in Sterłings-), while the HS has 2 (single and parallel - or series for Sterlings-). Also the single neck PU sounds way more pleasant as a sorta' P tone than a humbucker (neck PU on HHs can only work as a humbucker when soloed). You get no dummy coil on the HHs, therefore no single coil combinations are possible, that takes away a lot of flexibility IME.

 

for me anyway, I love the oval P/G....add a 5th string and the P/G gets bloated?.....uggh..why EB? why?....IMHO YMMV etc etc

 

They do not make a SLO special 5 string. Feel free to post a pic of the headstock. If it doesn't say SLO special on the headstock then it is not a SLO Special. Not trying to be a jerk... I just do not think they exist. I own a SLO Special and yes it has the same width neck as a Sterling 4 string.

 

I erased the post because I realized the error of my ways. My Slo Special is a 4 string, not a 5. I had my 5 string P bass on the brain when I wrote that.

 

I have always hated that big guard on the 5ers. They make some of the most amazing finishes and then cover up 80% of it with plastic.

 

I also don't care for the bevels on the horns. The Classic 5 looks best IMHO, but they all sound soooooo good!

 

If you want an oval pickguard on a Stingray 5 it can be had on a Classic series, but you can't get a Classic in HH config (cause' that didn't exist on the models the Classic series in emulating).