Short scale Stingray!

[CPB2019]

Looks good. What is the name of the color?

It is called “eggplant”. It is a nitro lacquer that is sold by a furniture refinishing company named Amy Howard.

 

[Adee]

Soooo anyone made it out in the wild with their EBMM SS Stingray!? I’ve done a few shows now and it certainly doesn’t disappoint!!

Just added a WD clear pickguard, seems a shame to cover up such a gorgeous finish…

Let’s see some pix @AjCalderon how you doing? Anyone grab a Vault or a Tim Commerford Shortie?

 

[BassPilot]

I've gigged my SBMM short scale Stingray 8 or 10 times. (With a new nut) It's a wonderful instrument and I have absolutely no reservations about playing it out. I've even gotten compliments on my sound and some questions about it.

 

[CPB2019]

Some more progress. A bit more waiting for nitro curing and polishing, but coming together (please excuse the leftover polishing compound dust).

 

[tonym]

Some more progress. A bit more waiting for nitro curing and polishing, but coming together (please excuse the leftover polishing compound dust).

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That's gorgeous!

 

[CPB2019]

That's gorgeous!

Thanks! It is my first guitar/bass refinish, but I worked with nitro as a teen on some furniture, so it brought back memories.

 

[HelpImaRock]

Dear Ernie Ball/Music Man,

Please make a short scale Sterling Stingray in Toluca Lake Blue with a tort pickguard. Like the Ray24 but shorter.

Sincerely,

#DaphneBlueIsTooWashedOut

 

[CPB2019]

Dear Ernie Ball/Music Man,

Please make a short scale Sterling Stingray in Toluca Lake Blue with a tort pickguard. Like the Ray24 but shorter.

Sincerely,

#DaphneBlueIsTooWashedOut

+1. They did a short run of Blue Magic in the EBMM. If the SBMM version were a dark blue, I wouldn’t have had to go through the trouble of refinishing (although I enjoyed the process).

 

[CPB2019]

And next to the sibling:

 

[Aiden1382]

Custom pickguards all the way from Turkey.
Turke

 

[Djadja]

Custom pickguards all the way from Turkey.
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Very cool!

 

[PJams]

This arrived yesterday. It is everything I could possibly hope for in a bass. TC Short Scale.

 

[DreweyDecibel]

I love my Starry night Sting Ray ergonomically, but I always found it dull and thumpy sounding. I just realized the website says they come with a 100k tone pot. Is this true? and what would the reasoning be for it? I prefer a bright jangly punk/metal sound. So, I wonder if a 250k pot would be a better fit.

 

[CPB2019]

I love my Starry night Sting Ray ergonomically, but I always found it dull and thumpy sounding. I just realized the website says they come with a 100k tone pot. Is this true? and what would the reasoning be for it? I prefer a bright jangly punk/metal sound. So, I wonder if a 250k pot would be a better fit.

It is true, but I can’t help you beyond that.

 

[CPB2019]

It is true, but I can’t help you beyond that.

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I’ll add that it would be a simple mod to test.

 

[xclaude81]

I think the same as you, I am not excited by the sound. In my opinion it is the drawback of having a smaller scale and no active preamp respect to the traditional
Stingray. I do not know whether I will keep it or sell it.

I love my Starry night Sting Ray ergonomically, but I always found it dull and thumpy sounding. I just realized the website says they come with a 100k tone pot. Is this true? and what would the reasoning be for it? I prefer a bright jangly punk/metal sound. So, I wonder if a 250k pot would be a better fit.

 

[Corrington]

It would also be nice if they came out with an active/passive option.

I seem to be the outlier here... I love the weight, shape, feel, and playability of my SS StingRay, but I can not stand the feel of the pots or the tones coming out of this bass.

I recently purchased an EMG MMTW, BQC Control, and a push/pull pot. Later this week, I'm routing the back of the bass for a 9v battery compartment. I'm excited about the tonal possibilities that I will be able to get out of this configuration.

 

[Raulplaysbass]

I seem to be the outlier here... I love the weight, shape, feel, and playability of my SS StingRay, but I can not stand the feel of the pots or the tones coming out of this bass.

I recently purchased an EMG MMTW, BQC Control, and a push/pull pot. Later this week, I'm routing the back of the bass for a 9v battery compartment. I'm excited about the tonal possibilities that I will be able to get out of this configuration.

I added that pick up on my 1993 Stingray and never looked back. Also turned it into a string-thru modifying the bridge. I’ll try to find some pics. The overall volume output/increase was significant too.
Enjoy!

 

[Corrington]

...Also turned it into a string-thru modifying the bridge.

Why?
The stock bridge on the SS StingRay seems pretty solid. It is really worth replacing?
My Schecter Banshee SS Bass has a bridge that enables top-loading and string-through.
Personally, I've never noticed a difference between the two methods? What have you noticed?

 

[Raulplaysbass]

Why?
The stock bridge on the SS StingRay seems pretty solid. It is really worth replacing?
My Schecter Banshee SS Bass has a bridge that enables top-loading and string-through.
Personally, I've never noticed a difference between the two methods? What have you noticed?

More sustain, clarity and volume is what I noticed. Helped with the notoriously dead G string. I have a 76 Stingray and copied that bridge.

Why I did it? I already had the best Stingray, which is my 76 and I wasn’t playing the 93 cause my 76 just did everything better. The bridges are identical dimensionally and I used the 3 screw holes and had a 4th hole for the E string machined on a mill, they’re too hard to drill with any drill bits. At least that I found. I use the side bolts like the 76 to secure it to the body. It’s been about 15 years since, played the heck out of it in several bands. No issues just a pretty badass moded Stingray!

Here’s a picture of both, I’ll find closer pics of the mods.