Jeez!.......There seems to be a lot of problems with the new Stingray Specials. For that amount of money it makes one think again!
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EBMM StingRay Special Club
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Jeez!.......There seems to be a lot of problems with the new Stingray Specials. For that amount of money it makes one think again!
I don't get that impression at all. From my experience, and the vast majority of opinions expressed here, owners are thrilled with their purchases.
I’m thrilled with mine but it’s going to Glaser guitars in Nashville for a plek and setup to correct the neck and buzzing issues
I PLEK'd mine too. Actually returned one that needed to be shimmed. Hope it's not something long term related to roasted necks.
I don’t get that impression, there only seems to be a couple of us who have had minor issues, 99% of posts are from people who are blown away.
I’ve played a half dozen Specials. All were set up very well off the rack.
Despite some buzzing, again raising the E string got rid of most of it, I will say this is the best built most complete package bass I have owned. The noise could just be my setup, I didn't really notice it until I dropped the tuning to D standard and then the low string to C - sorta expected some, but got more than I bargained for before raising it. There's still a little something something not 100% right, but it's very close and I can work with it as is without having to take it back.
She's been home now for a month and I can't believe how awesome she is! The best sounding and playing bass I've ever owned. G&L M2000 prototype and American Fretless Jazz in the background. This one has the number one position in the rack.
Right? Did I get lucky or what? There were only two of theses basses in Canada at the time I saw it and I fell in love immediately.
I picked up an Aquasparkler too! No looking back, I love the bass.
New EBMM Stingray Special 4H owner here (attached a photograph from the Sweetwater photoshoot).
So far I'm absolutely loving it! The biggest change that I can tell right off the bat besides the weight is the shaved area where my forearm / wrist rests. Due to a busted shoulder I wasn't really able to comfortably pluck close to the bridge on my old Stingray but it's not an issue AT ALL with my new guitar.
One thing that I am noticing is that I get a strange undertone when I pluck my E and A string from about the 3rd to the 7th fret. It's almost like this "boing" jangling sound (think the sound that Tigger from Winnie the Pooh's tail makes when he jumps on it...I seriously can't describe it any other way, haha.) If I play closer to the bridge it becomes more apparent and it decreases as I move away to being almost inaudible when I play near and over the neck.
I'm going to play the hell out of these strings, it may very likely be a string issue. I'm coming from flat-wounds that have been on my old Stingray for about 2 years so it could be that I'm getting used to the strings but I just wanted to put this out there to see if anyone else can hear something similar with theirs.
I might be jumping ahead of myself with this one but I figured I would start the conversation in here if that is okay? If this should be it's own thread I totally understand but wanted to get the opinion of you SR Special OG's, haha. Someone tell me I'm crazy.
I'm glad to be here with everyone!
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What a neck! You really did luck out. These are such sweet machines. Congrats!
Yay, two new basses in the club today!
We’re almost 1,600 posts in and go on all sorts of excursions. IMO this is the prefect place to ask about that curious noise.
I’m sure the more experienced sleuths will get to that soon
Happy to have found this thread. I searched Stingray Special Fan Club and ended up here. If I didn't find this page, I was going to start one just to express how much I love this new bass! I'm going to put it like this- I'm 49 years old, started playing when I was 16. Not once in all those years nor all the basses I have owned have I felt the need to publicly proclaim my love for a particular instrument. I love her+she sparkles. Thank you Ernie Ball.
There are springs on the bridge that can rattle. Palm mute the strings and see if the sound goes away. I'd also check to see if the truss rod is in a loose, neutral position. If so, just a slight turn should give it some tension and relieve the sound.
And that, my friends, is what it is all about.
I have never seen a new instrument that elicited these types of responses from people. I feel the same way and I am a very happy guy.
Thank you for the suggestions Rich.
I didn't check the truss rod out but I did palm mute over the bridge and the sound remained. It is so slight but I can hear it and have become fixated on it.
I made a simple recording of the sound...to my ear it becomes noticeable around 5 seconds in and then becomes more and more audible as I move my plucking hand to the bridge but as soon as I get just in front of the bridge at about 10 seconds the sound stops. As I move away from the bridge it becomes audible again but gets progressively less noticeable as I pluck closer and closer the the neck.
I'm thinking it's just the sound of new strings and this will die down...I do have a set of half rounds that I plan on trying out as I head deeper into this tone journey with my new bass.
I should mention this is my first new bass with new round wound strings on it so I'm pretty ignorant to what new strings sound like too.
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