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EBMM StingRay Special Club
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I’ve just bought my first 5-string bass, and ofc it’s a Stingray Special. Regarding the colour, I wanted something classic this time, so I went with black and maple.
Looks and plays phenomenal, played the hell out of her for 4 hours straight. That B string is so tight and so smooth, absolutely love it! And weighs just 3.6 kilos – she’s the lightest of all my Stingrays. Was worried about the narrow string spacing, but actually I pretty much dig it, just had to readjust my brain a little bit. Here are two pics after our first long run
Looks and plays phenomenal, played the hell out of her for 4 hours straight. That B string is so tight and so smooth, absolutely love it! And weighs just 3.6 kilos – she’s the lightest of all my Stingrays. Was worried about the narrow string spacing, but actually I pretty much dig it, just had to readjust my brain a little bit. Here are two pics after our first long run
love it! Black and maple is so nice lookingI’ve just bought my first 5-string bass, and ofc it’s a Stingray Special. Regarding the colour, I wanted something classic this time, so I went with black and maple.
Looks and plays phenomenal, played the hell out of her for 4 hours straight. That B string is so tight and so smooth, absolutely love it! And weighs just 3.6 kilos – she’s the lightest of all my Stingrays. Was worried about the narrow string spacing, but actually I pretty much dig it, just had to readjust my brain a little bit. Here are two pics after our first long run
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Classic!!! I’m glad you didn’t let the g string too close to the edge party poopers rain on your parade !!I’ve just bought my first 5-string bass, and ofc it’s a Stingray Special. Regarding the colour, I wanted something classic this time, so I went with black and maple.
Looks and plays phenomenal, played the hell out of her for 4 hours straight. That B string is so tight and so smooth, absolutely love it! And weighs just 3.6 kilos – she’s the lightest of all my Stingrays. Was worried about the narrow string spacing, but actually I pretty much dig it, just had to readjust my brain a little bit. Here are two pics after our first long run
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Yeah, I was hesitating a bit, but turned out I don’t have a bad technique after all
Haven’t even noticed that „problem”.Yeah when I owned a SR5 I never noticed the problem either.Yeah, I was hesitating a bit, but turned out I don’t have a bad technique after all
I've posted many basses where people comment on uneven gaps between strings and fretboards and strings being too close. I wouldn't notice playing them.
I trust my fingers and my ears.
Incoming!
I wasn't going to, but I've really been digging my 4HH.
Come to Papa!
I wasn't going to, but I've really been digging my 4HH.
Come to Papa!
It’s never that we were going to ….. until we do ! Then it becomes This was meant to be !!
Brandon Shea
Commercial User
Sheesh, that looks like a nice one. Love the black hardware and the block inlays. I hope it plays as great as it looks!
Oooohn dang! Now that is definitely a beautiful bass. I'm jelly.
Ugh, beautiful... just not in the cards ($) at the moment. I've got a beautiful burl Maruszcyk I could trade (4 string) so I need to start watching the classifieds for people not looking for straight cash. Thanks for reminding me of the classifieds!
Looks like there are frequent killer open box/demo deals on Sweetwater as well.
This right here. ^+1. Black and maple. So sexy, no frills, just a workhorse. And that board looks great (I guess I'm a "board" guy, lol).I’ve just bought my first 5-string bass, and ofc it’s a Stingray Special. Regarding the colour, I wanted something classic this time, so I went with black and maple.
Looks and plays phenomenal, played the hell out of her for 4 hours straight. That B string is so tight and so smooth, absolutely love it! And weighs just 3.6 kilos – she’s the lightest of all my Stingrays. Was worried about the narrow string spacing, but actually I pretty much dig it, just had to readjust my brain a little bit. Here are two pics after our first long run
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Good luck on your quest
Maruszcyk are quite nice, I briefly owned one and the fit and finish were excellent. I just didn't like the Delano pickups on the one I had and didn't want to mod it.
Ooooooo ... A Stingray 5 with no pickguard but with blocks! Not a lot of those out there, I love it!
When I saw this look on the BFR Slugger, it has really grown on me. At first it looked out of place. But when it is done right, it is a great way to dress up the bass.
I haven’t seen that Slugger in a while and totally forgot you had it! 
