Nope, like I said, not a player or follower of EBMM/SBMM, just a casual obserer that sees these product announcements and can't figure out what the market it. Clearly, the Balls know.
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Stingray Classic Returns
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This is preferable to the Classic because it has a regular maple neck. I had a Classic whose neck warped, and when I took it to Mike Lull (RIP) he told me it was best to avoid figured maple because it's weaker and less likely to hold up long term. I've always trusted him on that and have heard the same from other luthiers since.
The hollow bridge barrels give me pause because you can run out of adjustment with those. They can't go as low as the solid barrel ones. I had that issue on my old Classic as well. I get that they're period correct but EBMM are using them on the Special too.
Anyway, I'm just glad that what I consider to be the true Stingray is once again being made in the US. The Special is nice but it's not the Stingray sound you fall in love with when listening to old records. This Retro most definitely is. I hope to God I don't end up with GAS for one. I'm pretty happy with my Standard 2 band from 2014, which is lucky because it was less than half the price!
The hollow bridge barrels give me pause because you can run out of adjustment with those. They can't go as low as the solid barrel ones. I had that issue on my old Classic as well. I get that they're period correct but EBMM are using them on the Special too.
Anyway, I'm just glad that what I consider to be the true Stingray is once again being made in the US. The Special is nice but it's not the Stingray sound you fall in love with when listening to old records. This Retro most definitely is. I hope to God I don't end up with GAS for one. I'm pretty happy with my Standard 2 band from 2014, which is lucky because it was less than half the price!
The spoke wheel doesn't require any specialist tools; you can use anything that you can fit in the hole - paperclip / rusty nail / hair clip / Allen key / screwdriver / bunch of kittens whiskers - basically anything you find knocking around backstage.
The spoke wheel turns much more easily than a bullet truss rod, and in the event that you slip - instead of damaging the headstock, or the nut, the worst that will happen is you scratch the pickguard, or possibly the last fret at the end of the board that doesn't get as much use.
Agree. It would be nice to have one with the dark, unlined fingerboard.
The only to get that pre-ernie/pre 79 sound is to buy the real deal. The epoxy pre is the magic..
Super cool, especially the natural. But that price is a no from me.
Yeah, the truss wheel is a big miss here. My Classic had it and it was nice. I'm sure they're going for "period correct" but I'd rather have that truss wheel.
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On my Rays you definitely need something stronger than a paperclip or hairpin to turn it. But fair point.
So….it has way less features/appointments than any of the other EB Rays, but it costs significantly more?!
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Oh it can, at one point they offered a “Sterling Sterling”
Not the same. The classic drew from several classic eras of the past. They had the mutes at strings through body and gloss neck of the 70s and 80s. But they also had the spoke truss wheel, 6 bolt neck and premium neck woods of the 90s.
Whereas this is more of a dead on 78 reissue. Bullet truss rod, plain maple neck with skunk stripe, 3 bolt neck etc.
Whereas this is more of a dead on 78 reissue. Bullet truss rod, plain maple neck with skunk stripe, 3 bolt neck etc.
They look sick but I already have a two band.
Yep. This is cool but it's not Trade My Classic For It cool.
Easy fix. I plan on ordering a set for my Old Smoothie. No notch indicator drives me up the wall on those classic style knobs.
40th Anniversary Old Smoothie and BFR Retro have the epoxy preamp . I’m not 100% sure if the later Old Smoothie or these Retro models have it.
There's a weird faction on TB that says something like this every time one of these threads comes up. I'm starting to think that they either live in an alternate reality, can't actually differentiate between different instruments, or a rival musician who played a stingray stole their girlfriend when they were 14.
