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EBMM Stingray Classic - who doesn't like em?

#22
The ones I've played have been great minus the usual GC set up issues. Only real thing I don't like about them is that they're only string through bridge. Also I just don't seem to get along too well with Ray 5s...classic or otherwise. The Ray 4s I've played have been excellent, though.
 
#24
I'm an EBMM fan, they are fairly close (fit, finish, QC) to US Laklands IMO.... especially considering they cost about half (both new and used) :-).

I have a Classic Ray, Big Al, Bongo and have had a couple others that are no longer with me. The current EBMM basses, that I've put my hands on, have all needed the nut slots deepened a bit and subsequently required a little material taken off the top. But at least they're consistent.
 
#25
I sold the bass in question to the OP and can state unequivocally that it's not the bass's fault. It's a great instrument. I bought an SR5 Classic and it's every bit as good as the one I sold. Not everyone likes the same instruments. I love the SR Classic series.
 
#26
I liked the 2 that I owned, but both were a little heavy for my taste, and I didn't much care for the slab body. Ultimately, it came down to what JeffK mentioned earlier in the thread. I wish the pickup placement was just a bit closer to the neck. Similar to what they did on the single H Bongos...but that wouldn't make much sense because it wouldn't be like a "classic."
Slab Body, Weight, Weak G.
 
#28
RaginRog said:
I liked the 2 that I owned, but both were a little heavy for my taste, and I didn't much care for the slab body. Ultimately, it came down to what JeffK mentioned earlier in the thread. I wish the pickup placement was just a bit closer to the neck. Similar to what they did on the single H Bongos...but that wouldn't make much sense because it wouldn't be like a "classic."
Slab Body, Weight, Weak G.
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Weak G on a classic? Really?
 
#32
The guy who sold me my '99 SR5 (not a Classic) told me that MM routinely cuts the G string nut slot too close to the edge. He had had the nut on the one he sold me replaced with a properly cut one, and there are no issues with it.

By the way, I adore the sound with TI Jazz Flats (single pickup).
 
#36
Tupac said:
Say what? The Ray Classics, I thought, have way too thick front to back necks with skinny spacing. And I don't like the gloss.
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They have been thinner than my P basses of the same nut width and my formerly owned '06 3 band Stingray as well. It felt way to thin to get a grip on and be comfortable for me. The gloss varnish definitely didn't help its case at all. They're not as thin as many Ibanez-type necks, but I still want some beef around back to grab onto... Which *seemed* nonexistent for the 1 & 5/8" nut width.
 
#37
Oh man, I want to hear more bad-mouthing of Stingray Classics please.

I love it when these types of threads get rolling. I own an unbelievably awesome amp that was very expensive when it first came out and I got it in the TB classifieds for cheap in no small part due to a mile long thread bashing it.

So, PLEASE continue to bash them, maybe I'll be able to get a 5er out of the classifieds for under a grand eventually. It could be the backup to my current one which happens to be my favorite bass of all time (I've owned about 100 different basses in over 20 years of playing).

I'm all ears. :D
 
#39
I've had 2 StingRays, a fretless Sterling, and a StingRay5 which all suffered from weak G string syndrome. But, the Classics I've played were awesome and did not have this issue.. I actually wish they made a passive StingRay bass.
 

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