EBMM StingRay Special Club

[_Obra_]

Why Music Man restricted the types of fretboard wood and tied them to certain colors?
It would be logical if you can choose the type of fretboard wood for any color.
I would love to have an Aqua Sparkle finish with Maple fretboard. Is that possible?

 

[monkeyfinger]

I went back to quickguards a few weeks ago to order something different.


This is the original one from Mike that I put on about a year ago:

This is the new one:

 

[taylor16]

Slowly going through this massive thread but decided to get a 5H or 5HH. I have several Precision-style Basses and want something that would be versatile but with enough mid-range grind. Play a lot with a pick and would like to know the tonal differences between these two formats. Thanks!

 

[craig0316]

Changed the PG on mine... can't do white pg's

 

[Iofflight]

I'm not a fan of white pickguards much myself though I do like the parchment on my buttercream p bass. I swapped out both white pgs on my StingRays to black on the dropped copper and black abalone on the rasberry.

 

[bogie1519]

No, I actually just threw all my little packets of “fretboard conditioner” away since all the basses I own now are roasted maple on roasted maple. Some people may say they like to oil them up but I like them dry n’ roasted as they are

What about roasted with ebony fretboard

 

[Hypercaffium]

The flats experiment was definitely a success. I used Fender 9050L flatwounds. I really like the tones I was getting with my Special and the active EQ helps getting a well balanced tone for many kind of music. You can easily go from beefy to snappy.
Despite that, I've found that my StingRay was somehow lacking a little bit of his zingy/aggressive character with flats, it felt like a dog in chain. I ended up putting some Boomers on it and it came back to life.
Like I said, if you like flats I strongly suggest to try a set on your Ray, because with the help of the EQ and its natural bright tone you can make them work very well in terms of versatility. Compared to a passive P (which I prefer for THAT tone), the difference is huge imho.
I just see my Ray as a cannon, and he must shoot hard. I usually choose that bass when I want an aggressive tone, I have other basses for mellow meety stuff.

 

[Nobis17]

@craig0316 dude! The map pick guard is awesome

 

[MMiller28]

Slowly going through this massive thread but decided to get a 5H or 5HH. I have several Precision-style Basses and want something that would be versatile but with enough mid-range grind. Play a lot with a pick and would like to know the tonal differences between these two formats. Thanks!

If you want versatility you want the second pickup for sure. A 5HH could easily be someone’s only bass.

 

[Nobis17]

I have a SS 4HH. And it is my only bass (I've never felt comfortable with a fiver). And I haven't had GAS for another bass since I bought it.

 

[Littlewing6283]

Im glad I went with this pick guard. I saw it on a thread here before but wasn’t sure how it was going to look in person.

 

[HD007]

The flats experiment was definitely a success. I used Fender 9050L flatwounds. I really like the tones I was getting with my Special and the active EQ helps getting a well balanced tone for many kind of music. You can easily go from beefy to snappy.
Despite that, I've found that my StingRay was somehow lacking a little bit of his zingy/aggressive character with flats, it felt like a dog in chain. I ended up putting some Boomers on it and it came back to life.
Like I said, if you like flats I strongly suggest to try a set on your Ray, because with the help of the EQ and its natural bright tone you can make them work very well in terms of versatility. Compared to a passive P (which I prefer for THAT tone), the difference is huge imho.
I just see my Ray as a cannon, and he must shoot hard. I usually choose that bass when I want an aggressive tone, I have other basses for mellow meety stuff.

Good experiment.
The Ernie Ball flats (with cobalt) have a lot of zing, closer to round wound than other flats I’ve tried.

 

[Taustin Powers]

Im glad I went with this pick guard. I saw it on a thread here before but wasn’t sure how it was going to look in person.

Another Zero Mod user! *high-five*

 

[Littlewing6283]

Another Zero Mod user! *high-five*

lol. *high five*

I know it doesn’t look super sleek, but it works and no drilling needed. I was getting some flack on a pic I posted in a fb group. Oh well I find it’s a great product. I think the owner company posts on here as well.

put flats on my other string Ray. The monel rotosounds. Not gonna like. Kinda like it. With the powerful eq on this guitar I still have a lot of tonal variety. This has slowly turned into my #1

 

[Taustin Powers]

I think it actually looks pretty cool. Definitely helps my playing and was easy to install. A great well-designed product!

 

[_Obra_]

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I think it actually looks pretty cool. Definitely helps my playing and was easy to install. A great well-designed product!

That is one cool looking bass

 

[Wood and Wire]

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Is that an optical illusion, or is there no charcoal in your sparkle, on the side of the lower horn?

 

[Taustin Powers]

Is that an optical illusion, or is there no charcoal in your sparkle, on the side of the lower horn?

Just a strange reflection of light.

 

[Hypercaffium]

l
I know it doesn’t look super sleek, but it works and no drilling needed. I was getting some flack on a pic I posted in a fb group. Oh well I find it’s a great product. I think the owner company posts on here as well.
put flats on my other string Ray. The monel rotosounds. Not gonna like. Kinda like it. With the powerful eq on this guitar I still have a lot of tonal variety. This has slowly turned into my #1

Zero mod thumbrests look pretty good to me, I have two of them (Jazz and StingRay models). They work extremely well if you use mainly fingers and want more tonal variations and comfort (especially with a StingRay).
I've used Zero mods on both my basses for a while, than I ended up removing them because of my personal needs, definitely not the quality or functionality of them. I play fith fingers, pick, thumb, slap, tapping, everything. I prefer to not have anything in the way and I play each bass differently, and for different music genres.
But if you're looking for a thumbrest I'd say these are the best imho.

 

[Chicken Wing]

Hi All. I recorded two tracks on our new EP with a Stingray Special

The album is “Dark Skies” by Echo Canyon. On Spotify.

Night Runner and Pacific Wind feature the Stingray.

 

[N4860]

I have a stingray5 but it's not the newer special. I did however just get the BFR fretless which is made to the specs of the new specials. Here's a pic of the 2 of them: