A pickguard and hardware swap between those 2 beauties would be nice.
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EBMM StingRay Special Club
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That looks like a nice neutral rig that would let all the juicy tone from those basses come through. 
I don't gig it much, but I have a Genzler Magellan 350 and I really like that amp a lot. It's got a pretty transparent character but the feature set and tone controls make it super flexible. Never got to play it through a Bergantino but, before I got the Genzler, I previously owned a Berg AE410. It was also pretty uncolored and gave you exactly what you put into it.
I don't gig it much, but I have a Genzler Magellan 350 and I really like that amp a lot. It's got a pretty transparent character but the feature set and tone controls make it super flexible. Never got to play it through a Bergantino but, before I got the Genzler, I previously owned a Berg AE410. It was also pretty uncolored and gave you exactly what you put into it.
Ooooooo ... they look great as-is, but you make a pretty good point!
That’s exactly what it does. I used to run a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 into an Ae410. This is very similar but MOREThat looks like a nice neutral rig that would let all the juicy tone from those basses come through.
I don't gig it much, but I have a Genzler Magellan 350 and I really like that amp a lot. It's got a pretty transparent character but the feature set and tone controls make it super flexible. Never got to play it through a Bergantino but, before I got the Genzler, I previously owned a Berg AE410. It was also pretty uncolored and gave you exactly what you put into it.
I ordered a black pickguard for the tectonic blue already but that may happen at some point too. I’m not a big pearloid fan
Absolutely! And a monster player. I went with black and maple when i bought my special, but had the chance to get the green, only 2 left. Sometimes I wonder if i made the right choice lol
That green is mean!! But black/maple is as Classic as natural /maple and burst/maple.
100% agree, ebony FB definitely has a “sound” to it.
Absolutely NOTHING wrong with a black and maple Stingray!
Is the pickguard a pretty straight forward swap? Anything to look out for?
Thanks.
It took me about 20 minutes to change the pickguard on my 5HH.
Just have to remove the knobs on the volume/EQ and slide off the selector switch tip.
Haven’t fooled with it yet. I’ve done a lot of pickguard swaps over the years but none with an integrated switch.
That’s exactly my concern. wondering there is some delicate wires under there. Only one way to find out I guess.
it's not a big deal. they designed it to screw together. you just unscrew the two screws on each end of the switch cavity. When you put it back, just remember to loosely attach the switch to the pg using the screws before settling the pg fully on the body. The trick is to attach everything loosely until you have the pg with switch attached in place.
There are many anecdotal reports of them breaking or grinding the gears. My E tuner is hitching and grinding and skipping right out of the box, I suspect it won't last long. I tried tightening everything up, but the bass was very well buttoned down out of the box.
