EBMM StingRay Special Club

[Pet Sounds]

The Specials feel , play , and sound perfect to me. I always loved ( and still do) the original 2bands in the hands of other players. In my hands, they sound a bit too bright .
Getting my Old Smoothie has been a life changer. I’m kicking myself for not trying one sooner. To me, they are the perfect 2band StingRay. They don’t sound or feel like what made it into production by Leo Fender. This prototype is smooth, warm, and so easy to play. It has more mids and lighter weight due to alder body . Neck is slim with thin frets. Yet it has that signature old school StingRay bounce.
My Specials are the perfect 5 strings. The Fretless and short scale are stellar at what they do .
With the Old Smoothie and my Specials, I’m one happy lady!!!

I made a grievous mistake by not buying a Smoothie when I saw one on sale when they were new. It was sold when I decided to pull the trigger a couple days later.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

 

[Strung_Low]

The Specials feel , play , and sound perfect to me. I always loved ( and still do) the original 2bands in the hands of other players. In my hands, they sound a bit too bright .
Getting my Old Smoothie has been a life changer. I’m kicking myself for not trying one sooner. To me, they are the perfect 2band StingRay. They don’t sound or feel like what made it into production by Leo Fender. This prototype is smooth, warm, and so easy to play. It has more mids and lighter weight due to alder body . Neck is slim with thin frets. Yet it has that signature old school StingRay bounce.
My Specials are the perfect 5 strings. The Fretless and short scale are stellar at what they do .
With the Old Smoothie and my Specials, I’m one happy lady!!!

Totally agree about the specials. I don’t have a smoothie but my 5 string MM is about perfect. I love it more every time I pick it up

 

[jd50]

Funny, I do like my special but I always gravitate back to my 2008 SR5 or my 30th anniversary SR5.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Totally agree about the specials. I don’t have a smoothie but my 5 string MM is about perfect. I love it more every time I pick it up

Funny, I do like my special but I always gravitate back to my 2008 SR5 or my 30th anniversary SR5.

I’m so glad we have options of different flavors of the StingRay. .

 

[dave64o]

I agree, my 2007 ceramic has a slight edge over my 2019 Special. But it's such a tough call. Really tough.

I had a rare free night last night and spent about four hours practicing and working on some new songs my band is adding. I used my Special the entire four hours and was just loving the tone I was getting from all five pickup switch positions.

Moments like that make me question which I prefer. But, either way, I can't lose. So I try to just not think about it.

 

[makanudo]

I have that one in 5 string!!

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

I have that one in 5 string!!

Nice!!!

 

[dave64o]

I have that one in 5 string!!

That finish looks good in pictures and video, but I saw one in the local Guitar Center and it looks AMAZING in person. It balances perfectly on that thin line between subtle and showy.

I ended up with a Vintage Sunburst Special that I just love but, having recently/finally dropped my all-bursts-all-the-time requirement, I sometimes wish I would have bought that Charcoal Sparkle Special before it sold.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

I have that one in 5 string!!

That finish looks good in pictures and video, but I saw one in the local Guitar Center and it looks AMAZING in person. It balances perfectly on that thin line between subtle and showy.

I ended up with a Vintage Sunburst Special that I just love but, having recently/finally dropped my all-bursts-all-the-time requirement, I sometimes wish I would have bought that Charcoal Sparkle Special before it sold.

To my surprise, these look fabulous with the right shade of brown tort pick guard.

 

[dave64o]

I love how the black pickguard blends with the black hardware and the ebony fretboard.

But now I’m curious….

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

I love how the black pickguard blends with the black hardware and the ebony fretboard.

But now I’m curious….

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

 

[Nebadon2000]

I am a never ever Tort Guy [1 of only a few] Maybe a 'White matt or dark grey' but Smoked Chrome or Charcoal Sparkle looks Great as is to me.

 

[dave64o]

Wow, I wouldn't have thought that pairing wouldn't work, but I gotta agree with you. That looks really good.

And I think the five string looks even better than the four. Maybe it's because the bigger pickguard eliminates the "clash" with the black control plate?

 

[ics1974]

Are these new?

 

[makanudo]

That finish looks good in pictures and video, but I saw one in the local Guitar Center and it looks AMAZING in person. It balances perfectly on that thin line between subtle and showy.

I ended up with a Vintage Sunburst Special that I just love but, having recently/finally dropped my all-bursts-all-the-time requirement, I sometimes wish I would have bought that Charcoal Sparkle Special before it sold.

Definitely. The color in person to me looks like a starry night some times but it's hard to show it in pictures.

 

[Moonskunk]

Tort is just plain classyl! Looks great on that Charcoal Sparkle too. Can't say it works with every color bass but more often than not it just does.

 

[Nebadon2000]

Are these new?

No Charcoal Sparkle been around for awhile OP just put Tort pickguard on his

 

[BassGuyFL]

Funny, I do like my special but I always gravitate back to my 2008 SR5 or my 30th anniversary SR5.

I would kill to have a 30th anniversary one as well.