Stingray Bass

[Nicolaas]

Hello. Does anyone know the brand name of this bass guitar?

 

[Deleted member 268085]

Hello. Does anyone know the brand name of this bass guitar?

Heathkit? That's among the worst headstock designs I've ever seen. The angle of the D string from the nut to the tuning peg is a nightmare waiting to happen.

Is this bass yours? If so, where did you find it? Any trouble keeping it in tune?

 

[Nicolaas]

Sorry to read Lemartien that you don,t know the brand.The nightmare is apparently still a while away, because the bass must already be older than 30 years.

 

[JazznFunk]

JackRay Transgression Pee Bass

 

[burgerdj]

Have you taken the neck off? There may be some clues in the pocket.

 

[MegaSwing]

Heathkit? That's among the worst headstock designs I've ever seen. The angle of the D string from the nut to the tuning peg is a nightmare waiting to happen.

Is this bass yours? If so, where did you find it? Any trouble keeping it in tune?

I agree. It appears not much forethought went into how the strings would line up with the tuners.

 

[BassicJazzy]

Get to slapping and popping on that beauty and someone in the audience is going to lose an eye!

 

[yodedude2]

i don't see enough info in that one pic to say definitively. my guess would be an assembled and modified parts bass. the neck doesn't look original to that body to my eyes judging from the neck pocket gap. the controls and their placement certainly look unorthodox. that bridge was common on 80s/90s korean-made basses. i reckon the p-bass pickup route was original to the body & that double j pickup was added after it left the factory. perhaps bits of it started life (or was inspired by) the epiphone accu-bass?

 

[mikeswals]

JackRay Transgression Pee Bass

Pee JayJay

 

[ardgedee]

Parts bass, maybe the body is homemade. IIRC Greco used to use that bridge on their basses in the 80s.

Neck might be an old ESP or Epiphone or Jackson...

 

[JamesGrant]

No string tree/guide, that nut is pulling a double shift. That Gstring is just waiting to jump out of it’s groove!

 

[FugaziBomb]

Is this not a legit Stingray? Says so right on the headstock. The front looks right

 

[Swerve]

I had an old Hondo with that same bridge. Looks like a parts/homemade/mystery bass to me. If it were mine I'd replace the neck.

 

[gregbackstrom]

Is this not a legit Stingray? Says so right on the headstock. The front looks right

Correct.

 

[DanAdams]

The bridge has Hondo mojo.
I would get creative and build some kind of string guide if you want to play this bass like this.
It's too bad that the extra neck hanging on your wall has one too many frets.

 

[iqi616]

It's definitely one of those basses I wish could tell me its life story. Something about that logo seems familiar.

Would an appropriately shaped string tree take some of that sideways strain off the nut?

 

[Nicolaas]

It's definitely one of those basses I wish could tell me its life story. Something about that logo seems familiar.

Would an appropriately shaped string tree take some of that sideways strain off the nut?

Thank you. That might be a good solution indeed. The history is in the mist unfortunately.

 

[MegaSwing]

It's definitely one of those basses I wish could tell me its life story. Something about that logo seems familiar.

Would an appropriately shaped string tree take some of that sideways strain off the nut?

Seems like there’s enough room to cram a three-fer in there to redirect the A, D, and G. I’d try that, if I cared enough.

 

[ardgedee]

A less complicated approach would be to use a brass nut. Lateral pressure shouldn't really be an issue, then.

Although, honestly, if the nut on there looks good, I'd just as well leave it alone. It's held up fine.

 

[toastw]

A less complicated approach would be to use a brass nut. Lateral pressure shouldn't really be an issue, then.

Although, honestly, if the nut on there looks good, I'd just as well leave it alone. It's held up fine.

Would match the hardware, too.