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EBMM StingRay Special Club

#16,062
I took a decent photo of this thing. I’ve been liking it a lot
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#16,064
tb-player said:
My SR5 arrived today. Boy is it nice! Subtle, but pretty figuring on the neck & fretboard. Super lightweight (8lb 7oz). Great low action. Classic Stingray tone. It’s a really, really good one.

I can’t wait for the vintage pearl guard to arrive. It’s going to look great… and it’ll get it as close to this bass as I can find in a fiver.

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Aaaaand the pickguard came in. This thing is siiiick!!
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#16,066
Richard I said:
Another 'Ray in da house. 2011, dead mint Classic SR4. Had another that I sold, partially regretted it...than, I luckily found and immediately grabbed this one (plays even better).

Already put EB Group 3 flats (.45-.100) along with new 9v battery :cool:

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Very nice!! Beautiful. I also have a 2011 just like this, except flame instead of birds eye, also mint. I am selling it only because i SLIGHTLY prefer my black Retro 70s. What does it weigh?
 
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MIJ Fender Guy said:
Very nice!! Beautiful. I also have a 2011 just like this, except flame instead of birds eye, also mint. I am selling it only because i SLIGHTLY prefer my black Retro 70s. What does it weigh?
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4.23kgs, not too far from my Special 4HH (ash body, too - 4.04kgs). Had another Classic that was around that weight, but sounded a little worse (2-3 dead spots on the E string) - with a slightly thinner neck, I think. This one is a beast.

And never got the chance to try a Retro 70s, I'd be curious to own one...in order to compare them all :laugh: How do you compare the Retro to the Classic?
 
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Trying to decide if it is worth the $75 to get the tortoise pickguard from EBMM for my SS4HH. I’ve got the black pickguard on there right now, but I’m thinking this bass might look better with tort. I asked ChatGPT to help. What do you think looks better?

Original image with black pickguard:

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ChatGPT generated image with a tort pickguard:

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I also have the factory white pickguard which I’m leaning towards using again as well. Image generated by ChatGPT again:

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Maybe Mint green? ChatGPT to the rescue again:

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Tony G said:
Trying to decide if it is worth the $75 to get the tortoise pickguard from EBMM for my SS4HH. I’ve got the black pickguard on there right now, but I’m thinking this bass might look better with tort. I asked ChatGPT to help. What do you think looks better?

Original image with black pickguard:

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ChatGPT generated image with a tort pickguard:

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I also have the factory white pickguard which I’m leaning towards using again as well. Image generated by ChatGPT again:

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I like the black. I was going to suggest vintage pearl but I threw it in ChatGPT and it looked terrible... lol.
 
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Tony G said:
Trying to decide if it is worth the $75 to get the tortoise pickguard from EBMM for my SS4HH. I’ve got the black pickguard on there right now, but I’m thinking this bass might look better with tort. I asked ChatGPT to help. What do you think looks better?

Original image with black pickguard:

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ChatGPT generated image with a tort pickguard:

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I also have the factory white pickguard which I’m leaning towards using again as well. Image generated by ChatGPT again:

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Maybe Mint green? ChatGPT to the rescue again:

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I like the tort, but black is a close 2nd. I say save the $75 and keep the black
 
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Tony G said:
Trying to decide if it is worth the $75 to get the tortoise pickguard from EBMM for my SS4HH. I’ve got the black pickguard on there right now, but I’m thinking this bass might look better with tort. I asked ChatGPT to help. What do you think looks better?

Original image with black pickguard:

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ChatGPT generated image with a tort pickguard:

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I also have the factory white pickguard which I’m leaning towards using again as well. Image generated by ChatGPT again:

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Maybe Mint green? ChatGPT to the rescue again:

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Definitely not the mint green. Black followed by tort are my picks.
 
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Tony G said:
That does look really good. Did it come that way or did you make the swap?
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It was originally white. But the original owner bought the tort guard and an aged white one and included all three when I bought it and I've kept the tort on. I like the white but the aged white didn't seem that different from the original white, at least on the bass. And, since I'm a tort guy any way, my choice was easy. :D But at least I can change the look any time I decide to, which is a lot cheaper than buying a new bass. *




* Yes, I know, blasphemy!!!
 
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