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EBMM StingRay Special Club

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Surely_Bassy said:
Which actually went a long way in convincing me of its… um, viability, I guess?

I’m a Fender fanboy, for sure, and I loved the Inca Silver finish when I first saw it, so when this StingRay came across my radar, and I needed to convince myself a bit, I thought of good ol’ Inca Silver. :cool:
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It's a really nice finish. I was interested in a new ghostwood Special a while back, but the shop owner wouldn't budge from full retail. I later found a used aqua sparkle.
 
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GregC said:
It's a really nice finish. I was interested in a new ghostwood Special a while back, but the shop owner wouldn't budge from full retail. I later found a used aqua sparkle.
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Thanks, I'm really liking it. I think you absolutely scored with Aqua Sparkle. I was hoping a used Aqua Sparkle was going to show up on Reverb while I was shopping.

And now, I must humbly say: PICS OR GTFO! :laugh:
 
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Nobis17 said:
Wow, this has not been my experience either. I live in New England and ice owned my 4HH for 2 years now. I've yet to have to make a truss ros adjustment.
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I live in Vermont and we have unbelievable humid summers for being this far north. I had several USA Sterlings that needed almost constant neck adjustments even while using EB Slinkys in the stock 45-100 gauge. Thinner Jazz type neck of course but I could never get the necks to stay put!
However I’m still an EB fan and would love to own a Stingray Special and see if the roasted neck helps with stability!
Stay healthy y’all !
Brent
 
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N4860 said:
I've had a few since that deliberation. I think at the time I only had the fretless and the orange SR5 pictured below. I think around that time I got the pink sparkle and the plumpkin color shifting basses.

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When I was initially attracted to the ghostwood finish, it was from a local retailer that had posted this pic:

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It's weird because as far as I can tell, the ghostwood basses only came with a roasted maple fretboard but this was advertised as having rosewood. I have a hunch that it is a photoshop mistake, maybe MM sent them a photo before it was released and they never updated it but I like the look with the rosewood fretboard.
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I WANT THAT CUTLASS!! :hyper:
 
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Awaiting this rare HH Special (1 of 5 made) with baited breath!

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Richard I said:
Hi! And welcome to the club!

Why did you end up selling the other 'Ray?



It probably is. As Ghost Pepper looks a lot like Fender's Candy Apple Red.
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Thanks! You all rule, so I’m happy to be part of the club!

The other bass wasn’t a Ray, but a Troy Sanders Jaguar. It was my last attempt at making a P and/or J work for what I want right now in my bass life. But as this Ghostwood Ray is teaching me: When you want a StingRay, you need a StingRay. :D
 
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Surely_Bassy said:
Thanks! You all rule, so I’m happy to be part of the club!

The other bass wasn’t a Ray, but a Troy Sanders Jaguar. It was my last attempt at making a P and/or J work for what I want right now in my bass life. But as this Ghostwood Ray is teaching me: When you want a StingRay, you need a StingRay. :D
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Oh, sorry! I thought you were uncertain between Special Ray and "common" Ray :roflmao:

Then, if the choice was between the Special and a Troy Sanders Jaguar (two different basses, but the first one is on another planet in terms of manifacture and "quality" imho), that's a great step. Glad you crossed the river :laugh:

And it's 110% true, not only for the Ray: if one wants that bass, one must buy that bass. ;)

Enjoy your new beast, and let us know your feelings about it.
 
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Not sure if I read it in this forum or another, but I’m still new to the Special and it’s eq, and I saw someone mention to start with the eq knobs all the way down. So I did, and thought it was much easier to dial in various tones.
Like i suspect most, i started at the center, would boost the bass and/or mids a little and cut the treble. I would never have thought to start at zero and go up:).
 
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Richard I said:
Oh, sorry! I thought you were uncertain between Special Ray and "common" Ray :roflmao:

Then, if the choice was between the Special and a Troy Sanders Jaguar (two different basses, but the first one is on another planet in terms of manifacture and "quality" imho), that's a great step. Glad you crossed the river :laugh:

And it's 110% true, not only for the Ray: if one wants that bass, one must buy that bass. ;)

Enjoy your new beast, and let us know your feelings about it.
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No worries! I wasn’t super clear about my bass-buyin’ plans in that post.

I’ll definitely let you know my thoughts as they come to me! I’m still getting to know him, so it may be a minute—so far, though, it’s just a wonderful instrument. For a bass that is known for its unique sound, I’ve been amazed by the different tones I can pull. The three-band EQ (my first) is blowing me away. This one-pickup bass is so much more versatile than other one-pup thudstaffs I’ve tried in the past.
 
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FirewalZ said:
Not sure if I read it in this forum or another, but I’m still new to the Special and it’s eq, and I saw someone mention to start with the eq knobs all the way down. So I did, and thought it was much easier to dial in various tones.
Like i suspect most, i started at the center, would boost the bass and/or mids a little and cut the treble. I would never have thought to start at zero and go up:).
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It was this very thread! And it appears to have been a misunderstanding of a misunderstanding. :laugh:

But I did the full-cut-then-up way and loved what I was able to find. Full cut sounded almost passive, and I found it to be eminently usable, which surprised me.
 
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