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I Love Stingrays, but $7,000?

#201
swink said:
Because he's Cliff :bassist:

Because the Lead guitarplayer of AC/DC is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and the group is on its last legs. (singer is getting deaf and rhythm guitar has died a while ago)

Think of it as a tribute to Cliff's bass, which has been used intensively by him for forty years and still stands it's ground. If that's not a quality test,......well, than I don't know.
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Swink thanks for clearing this up !
When you put it in that perspective it makes sense... it’s a long quality test
I did not know, I knew for his brother Malcom and the singer but not Angus
 
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#203
SgtHulka said:
The reason Wooten or Miller wouldn't be a good fit is because they graduated from A,B,C's to Calculus a long time ago...

I'm not saying the music isnt good. But Wooten or Miller could step in and play quarter notes all day whereas Cliff might struggle....just a little.
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Yea sure... I've heard a bunch of educated drummer trying and failing with AC/DC... Because it's simple but they can't play the way he plays the song. Like Cliff... he's playing it for 40+ years so I don't think that Marcus Miller or Wooten would sound the same. Everyone can paly 8th notes but not the same way...
 
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#206
Rich67 said:
Read an interview with produce Brendan O'Brien last night. It was about Rock or Bust and how impressed he was with Cliff. Said Cliff easily could be a session player.
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Yea, and listen his pre AC/DC works. Plenty of nice grooves. Same with Angus. Can you compare him with Stevie Vai? No. SV has more technique of course but would his style sound good in AC/DC? I doubt it. Same with Wooten or MMiller... When I said would the band sound good with them I'm not talking about having them play the same. I'm saying would that band sound good with their playing style (more notes, groove etc.) ? No it wouldn't.
 
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#210
I don't have any inside info about this particular bass, but I do know that an awful lot of business is done between EBMM and their artists based on handshakes and friendship. Many on the artist roster are not just family friends but really family. I'm not even an artist (commercially) and even I am treated like family. Okay, maybe a distant cousin from the Arkansas side of the family, but still.

So what I figure is that Cliff is a good guy, has a very long history with the instrument and was probably pretty chuffed to have his bass replicated. And if you haven't watched the video or read the blog post about the fabrication of this bass, you should - even if you don't want one. It's good stuff.

Also, there's a lot of bad info out there about Sterling Ball. You repeat it if you feel confident that you have the facts, but mostly you don't. He doesn't need me to defend him, but be careful about repeating internet lore. I've known the man for years and you won't find a guy with a bigger heart. Additionally, Scott is running the instrument division and a lot of the more interesting things over the last few years have an awful lot to do with him. He's always careful to credit the team, but someone is steering the ship.
 
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r_bnks said:
Yea sure... I've heard a bunch of educated drummer trying and failing with AC/DC... Because it's simple but they can't play the way he plays the song. Like Cliff... he's playing it for 40+ years so I don't think that Marcus Miller or Wooten would sound the same. Everyone can paly 8th notes but not the same way...
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So only Cliff Williams can play 8th notes the way he does it in AC/DC? Hilarious!
 
#213
PBassin said:
Plus I’m sure it’ll sound fantastic through an Ampeg 810.
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Just make sure you have enough power.........

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JMacBass65 said:
Just make sure you have enough power.........

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Have never seen, and LOVE this picture.

Can't help but wonder if he's in the safe zone, a little corner where you can twiddle the amp knobs, and you're not in the cone of death re: the cabs. ie step out of the safe zone and get the air movement propels you into the nose bleed seats.
 
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#219
Dave Hill said:
I’m sure the bean counters ran the numbers.
Turns out, it’s 26.
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PBassin said:
Even if that’s the case, I’m cool with it. That just means it’s more collectible. Plus I’m sure it’ll sound fantastic through an Ampeg 810.

Hopefully the Icon series will soon include Louis Johnson Stingray or Pino fretless.
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I'd hazard a guess at 30 being made, and 26 for sale to the public.
 
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