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Musicman stingray: color combination?

Which color?

  • Red and maple

    Votes: 75 46.9%

  • Natural and rosewood

    Votes: 67 41.9%

  • No preference, both are equally nice

    Votes: 18 11.3%
  • Total voters
    160
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JeanBG

Dec 28, 2008
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#1
I'm about to buy a musicman stingray and have got two options and have a hard trouble deciding...

So I would love to know which you guys prefer :hiding:

First up: Red with maple fretboard (birdseye maple) with original case

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Second: Natural with rosewood fretboard (birdseye maple neck) with softcase

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Both of them are 2band eq and from the early '90s

Which one do you prefer?
 
#5
Both look nice and I'm sure will sound great. That said, I didn't like the looks of the birds eye headstock with the natural body, kind of clashes and gives the appearance of an after market neck (even though its not). I couldn't see the headstock of the red ray but if its a matching headstock or birds eye or even just plain maple it will look great with that body. Go for the red one, if you're a slapper that maple fb and 2 band preamp combo will just scream. Also, give some elixir nanos a try with the ray, those strings really go well with the ray voicing.
 
#9
GBassNorth said:
Both look nice and I'm sure will sound great. That said, I didn't like the looks of the birds eye headstock with the natural body, kind of clashes and gives the appearance of an after market neck (even though its not). I couldn't see the headstock of the red ray but if its a matching headstock or birds eye or even just plain maple it will look great with that body. Go for the red one, if you're a slapper that maple fb and 2 band preamp combo will just scream. Also, give some elixir nanos a try with the ray, those strings really go well with the ray voicing.
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Added a picture of the other headstock, not really a slapper though!
 
#10
Ok that added pic of the birds eye headstock on the red ray seals the deal! Red for the win.
The more I look at the natural finish ray the more the clash of long grain light body woods and spotted light colored birds eye bugs me. If that neck were on a darker body it would look great, as it stands it just looks like a mismatch.
BTW I don't slap either and I still would take a maple fb over rosewood on a ray. I've had both and the pickup is really voiced better for the maple board IMHO.
 
#13
I'll say go with natural/rosewood, stingray can't go wrong with natural, the red are too plain in my concern, I agree that stingray should sport maple board, but those rosewood/birdseye are among the most beautiful neck I've seen, plus the natural body enhance it's overall natural look, what a beautiful stingray,

I'm an architect, who lives with my beautiful wife and beautiful 2.5y.o daughter, I KNOW what beautiful is...:)
 

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