I am not a huge fan of tort but on your bass it really works.
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EBMM StingRay Special Club
- Thread starter MultiScaleMale
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That finish with that specific tort? Tort!!!
Probably not a big surprise coming from me, but, yeah.
I'd also say a white pearl or aged white pearl wilouod also be stellar. I have a Vintage Tobacco Burst Sire Jazz bass, which has a very similar finish, and the white pearl pickguard I put on it was a huge improvement on an already pretty bass.
White Pearl and Aged White Pearl look great on a lot of basses!That finish with that specific tort? Tort!!!
Probably not a big surprise coming from me, but, yeah.
I'd also say a white pearl or aged white pearl wilouod also be stellar. I have a Vintage Tobacco Burst Sire Jazz bass, which has a very similar finish, and the white pearl pickguard I put on it was a huge improvement on an already pretty bass.
I know this ain't played on a Special but I couldn't find another SR thread on here... check out Charles Meeks killing it on the Ray. Yeah, it's pop jazz, but that bassline... it's a fun one to play, for sure.
Very cool! Haven't heard Mangione in years, @lordradish. That was a fun, peppy little number. I liked the bass player's yank there right before the final chord, at around 4:10.
I was thinking you all have been quiet lol. Turns out I somehow stopped getting alerts on this thread.
Anyway haven't posted a pic in a minute. Still my
Anyway haven't posted a pic in a minute. Still my
That is based on his ambiguous findings on PRE Special Stingray[not Special with revamped 18v Preamp with Neo pickup] using self built tin box preamps with modded Fender Squier
I have Mesa WD 800 with variable HPF and you can hear difference in Bass with my Special when HPF set at 25hz and 50hz[where I keep mine a lot] slightly more Bass at 25hz but not boomy
[he claims HPF on pre Special HPF is 70hz and there is a very noticeable difference with my Special between setting at 25 and then 70hz]
PS: Special has no spike at 4K either as he claimed with Pre-Special
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Always liked that finish!
I haven’t posted a pic of mine in a while either, so … why not?
Hey you are probably right.
What i can say ( because I was there), is that my Stingray Special has less boom than my previous goto bass - yet still has some nice booty in the tone.
I find the Stingray Special preamp / pickup / tone controls well designed.
New finishes for 2025, coming this spring.
Wow, I love that Cherry Punch! It looks a lot like the Honeyburst they discontuniued several years ago.
The Butane Blue is really pretty, too, though I'll decline to call it a blue-specific superlative often used in these Stingray threads. Instead, I'll allow the creator of that blue-specific superlative use it when he/she comments on those colors, probably pretty soon.
Actually, the more I look at that picture, the more I like the Fallout Green and Dazzler, too.
The Butane Blue is really pretty, too, though I'll decline to call it a blue-specific superlative often used in these Stingray threads. Instead, I'll allow the creator of that blue-specific superlative use it when he/she comments on those colors, probably pretty soon.
Actually, the more I look at that picture, the more I like the Fallout Green and Dazzler, too.
I would like to see some of these finishes in person or better pics. Dazzler looks like it might sparkle and shift colors depending on the angle . Cherry punch looks like it has some. sparkles too.
Im not really seeing anything that is making me want to spend my money. I suspect if you want more unique finishes, you will have to either get a dealer exclusive, Custom Design Experience, or a BFR. Im excited to see the new BFR offering. Hopefully, coming soon.
No "blue-tiful"?! I guessed wrong.
LOL
(See my previous post)
LOL
(See my previous post)
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The Butane Blue reminds me of my very first StingRay . It was a dark navy blue SUB import. BLUETIFUL!!!!Wow, I love that Cherry Punch! It looks a lot like the Honeyburst they discontuniued several years ago.
The Butane Blue is really pretty, too, though I'll decline to call it a blue-specific superlative often used in these Stingray threads. Instead, I'll allow the creator of that blue-specific superlative use it when he/she comments on those colors, probably pretty soon.
Actually, the more I look at that picture, the more I like the Fallout Green and Dazzler, too.
Patience my good man. I often find myself multi tasking .
Black looks way better. That’s such an amazing bass though. Have you considered the factory tort guard?
