I'd like to know the weight of those. The original ones were nice but often too heavy.
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Stingray Classic Returns
- Thread starter LadyLoveStingRay5
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They finally made an accurate reissue of the 1st generation Stingrays!
So when EBMM says "Classic" they are referring to a re-issue of an actual '70s Stingray? This is a re-issue of a re-issue?
I am a bit confuzzled.
Now there is an underrated player if there ever was one. RIP John Glascock. Tull were never the same after he died.
My VG condition pre-EB is identical to the sunburst on the EB site linked above. If the new version is worth $3K+ I have to wonder what mine must be worth now?
I thought they came out in 1986. '70s retro doesn't include 1980s.
More! its all the original details:
Bullet truss rod, 3 bolt neck.
String tree on the D&G.
No fretbord dot at 21st fret.
Original center groove bridge saddles...
Which would then be a centered mounted bridge instead of offset.
It can't any more confusing than 7ender...
Going by those video, apparently, this bass is only good for slapping. If so, hard pass (I can't slap my way out of a hole).
Always wanted to try a two bander, might have to keep an eye out for these or a classic. Sweetwater has an 11 pound 2 ounce sunburst chonker, but I would wait out for a used one for sure.
Have a Stingray and a Special 5, might as well round out the collection.
Have a Stingray and a Special 5, might as well round out the collection.
Come on, where is the 5 string version!?
Isn't the spoke wheel truss rod adjustment one of the single greatest upgrades in the history of bass guitars?
I get the nostalgia for retro features like nitro finishes, certain neck dimensions and body contours, pickups and electronics, but not microtilt and bullet truss adjustment.
I get the nostalgia for retro features like nitro finishes, certain neck dimensions and body contours, pickups and electronics, but not microtilt and bullet truss adjustment.
I had and loved my Classic, but it was unplayable heavy 
. Little things are not important to me as long as everything works as it should (microtilt or bullet truss), but weight is crucial. The price is also not encouraging...
But knowing all the potential problems with "real deal vintage ones", for 1-2k less than the good/light vintage one I would rather buy this new one.
. Little things are not important to me as long as everything works as it should (microtilt or bullet truss), but weight is crucial. The price is also not encouraging...But knowing all the potential problems with "real deal vintage ones", for 1-2k less than the good/light vintage one I would rather buy this new one.
Geez, I should have bought that 90’s natural/maple in the classifieds when I had the chance. Really excited to see this, but holy crap EBMM is shooting for the moon with their pricing. And yeah, some cool vintage features like the pre, skunk stripe, and missing 21st dot marker, but there’s no reason to not put the truss wheel and either a 5 or 6 bolt neck on it (vintage correct or not).
FWIW, GC has priced its last two consecutive pre-EB StingRays at a penny under $4K. One sold, one still available.
Oh wow!
They've actually gone right back into classic territory : bullet truss rod, 3-bolt micro-tilt, and string tree on the D & G.
That's so cool.
(And they've bright Louis Johnson back to show it off).
They confirmed on IG that it's a slab body. Still bummed they don't have a 5 string version.
Appreciate that. Kinda the range I was thinking. My kids can figure it out when I'm gone...
I wonder why interest in Musicman instruments, particularly the Stingray have declined in recent years.
When they came out in the 70s, they were sliced bread. The fact that Leo Fender designed them helped a lot.
Yet, here at Talkbass, Stingrays are either loved or hated.
And as I mentioned in another thread, you really don’t see bass players in new and current bands using them.
I wonder why.
Mike
When they came out in the 70s, they were sliced bread. The fact that Leo Fender designed them helped a lot.
Yet, here at Talkbass, Stingrays are either loved or hated.
And as I mentioned in another thread, you really don’t see bass players in new and current bands using them.
I wonder why.
Mike
Yes, and the Classic model existed for that reason: you could have the look of the early with the spoke wheel and 6 bolt neck. they're still available on the used market and several for sale here on talkbass
It's a 70's accurate line - 21 years before the 5 string existed (well, 20 years if its using the regulator length pole pieces).
I'd actually love it if they did a 1987 accurate line; basically a "Classic", but with contoured body, top-loading bridge, 4 bolt neck, string tree over A&D, original logo, bullet truss rod, and beautifully figured maple (plus you'd have the options for 3-band EQ, and the 5 string model).
