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EBMM StingRay Special Club

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This is only one pound lighter than my Fender jazz bass but it feels like more than that. Wish I had a scale.

Anyway what a beauty, I love it.

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Well, I finally got to try one. Snagged this off GC used for a nice price. Excellent quality and feel, truly impressive. Looks amazing in person, straight sexy! It also sounds really nice, actually reminds me of a Spector. However, I think I might prefer the old school Stingray tone. I’m Honestly torn!!

Most likely I’ll be returning it, I think if I get and keep a Special it’ll be a dual humbucker. If anyone wants this, I’ll sell for what I paid, $1680. Let me know!!

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I have not posted in many years but my excitement over the EBMM Stingray Special has motivated me to give a shout out to the good people at Music Man for their ingenuity and bravery in redesigning this classic bass! I no longer own (wish I did), my 79 MM Sabre bass and my 97 EBMM Stingray5. I particularly miss the Stingray5 and have been waiting for the right time to replace it. That time is here! Although not a 5, I went with the classic natural because it reminds me of that old Louis Johnson instructional video and I always thought that bass was ridiculously cool.

I love the whole redesign! 8lbs. 3oz. Neck is unbelievable with zero neck dive. The eq just seems to be more user-friendly not to take away from the old but these days I think it fits my style a little better. I’ll be playing it at our jam tonight and looking forward to seeing how it sits in the mix. I have a feeling it’s going to be really good. Anyway, a couple of photos from Sweetwater. Thanks to Corey over at SW for working with me on the finer details. Happy playing!


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basschips said:
I have not posted in many years but my excitement over the EBMM Stingray Special has motivated me to give a shout out to the good people at Music Man for their ingenuity and bravery in redesigning this classic bass! I no longer own (wish I did), my 79 MM Sabre bass and my 97 EBMM Stingray5. I particularly miss the Stingray5 and have been waiting for the right time to replace it. That time is here! Although not a 5, I went with the classic natural because it reminds me of that old Louis Johnson instructional video and I always thought that bass was ridiculously cool.

I love the whole redesign! 8lbs. 3oz. Neck is unbelievable with zero neck dive. The eq just seems to be more user-friendly not to take away from the old but these days I think it fits my style a little better. I’ll be playing it at our jam tonight and looking forward to how it sits in the mix. I have a feeling it’s going to be really good. Anyway, a couple of photos from Sweetwater. Thanks to Corey over at SW for working with me mostly on weight. Happy playing!


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Yeah! Have the exact same! I thought there’d be more Classic Natural 4H’ers, so happy to see this!
 
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basschips said:
I have not posted in many years but my excitement over the EBMM Stingray Special has motivated me to give a shout out to the good people at Music Man for their ingenuity and bravery in redesigning this classic bass! I no longer own (wish I did), my 79 MM Sabre bass and my 97 EBMM Stingray5. I particularly miss the Stingray5 and have been waiting for the right time to replace it. That time is here! Although not a 5, I went with the classic natural because it reminds me of that old Louis Johnson instructional video and I always thought that bass was ridiculously cool.

I love the whole redesign! 8lbs. 3oz. Neck is unbelievable with zero neck dive. The eq just seems to be more user-friendly not to take away from the old but these days I think it fits my style a little better. I’ll be playing it at our jam tonight and looking forward to how it sits in the mix. I have a feeling it’s going to be really good. Anyway, a couple of photos from Sweetwater. Thanks to Corey over at SW for working with me mostly on weight. Happy playing!


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That is a beauty!
 
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basschips said:
I have not posted in many years but my excitement over the EBMM Stingray Special has motivated me to give a shout out to the good people at Music Man for their ingenuity and bravery in redesigning this classic bass! I no longer own (wish I did), my 79 MM Sabre bass and my 97 EBMM Stingray5. I particularly miss the Stingray5 and have been waiting for the right time to replace it. That time is here! Although not a 5, I went with the classic natural because it reminds me of that old Louis Johnson instructional video and I always thought that bass was ridiculously cool.

I love the whole redesign! 8lbs. 3oz. Neck is unbelievable with zero neck dive. The eq just seems to be more user-friendly not to take away from the old but these days I think it fits my style a little better. I’ll be playing it at our jam tonight and looking forward to how it sits in the mix. I have a feeling it’s going to be really good. Anyway, a couple of photos from Sweetwater. Thanks to Corey over at SW for working with me mostly on weight. Happy playing!


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That’s iconic. Great slab o’ wood there. Congrats
 
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Just set this nice bass up for a client, but curious about the G string being rather close to the fret board edge. Do any other 5 string Ray owners have the same? View attachment 3349172
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Every single 5 string Stingray ever AFAIK. I’m a 4 string guy but that seems to be the same on every 5 string Ray
 
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Doug Parent said:
Just set this nice bass up for a client, but curious about the G string being rather close to the fret board edge. Do any other 5 string Ray owners have the same? View attachment 3349172
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This looks like the neck is set wrong in the pocket. Music Man 5-strings have the A-string right down the center of the dot inlays.
 
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monkeyfinger said:
Could just be the camera angle.
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shot straight down on purpose.
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In the long shot, you can see the change in position of the A-string from the first dot to the last. It also looks like the A-string is not centered on the truss-rod wheel. I’d loosen the neck screws and see if it can be moved any to correct this.

But the G-string slipping off the neck, that can be an EBMM issue. Probably a bigger problem with a mis-aligned neck. Normally, adjusting one’s technique overcomes the issue, but in this case... who knows.

Here’s my Special as an example where the A-string carries the same position through all the dots and is centered on the truss-rod wheel (and pickup poles):

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Stevorebob said:
In the long shot, you can see the change in position of the A-string from the first dot to the last. It also looks like the A-string is not centered on the truss-rod wheel. I’d loosen the neck screws and see if it can be moved any to correct this.

But the G-string slipping off the neck, that can be an EBMM issue. Probably a bigger problem with a mis-aligned neck. Normally, adjusting one’s technique overcomes the issue, but in this case... who knows.

Here’s my Special as an example where the A-string carries the same position through all the dots and is centered on the truss-rod wheel (and pickup poles):

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Thanks for all that. yes I see what you mean about the long shot, definitely a slant going on there. I'll try loosening the neck and see what changes and let my client know about the issue. If this does not resolve, should he contact Sweetwater or EBMM directly?
 
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Doug Parent said:
Thanks for all that. yes I see what you mean about the long shot, definitely a slant going on there. I'll try loosening the neck and see what changes and let my client know about the issue. If this does not resolve, should he contact Sweetwater or EBMM directly?
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Yes he should. Sweetwater has great customer service and will likely swap it out if it's not too old. If not they can set up a repair with EB via warranty.
 

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