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Stingray Classic Returns
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They know what we want. They know we are weak. They know we will bitch and whine and moan about the price and then pay it anyway
Wasn't that on the original cinema poster for "Gremlins"?
Anyway, less paint required, but more expensive swamp ash vs alder.
Pshaw. I have two Rays with birdseye maple (~1994 and 2010) and they have zero problems.
I agree with that potential problem.
I had a 79 Stingray. Swapped it for a 64 Jazz bass in 1981. I really needed the Jazz bass but I LOVED the Stingray. Seemed like a good deal at the time.
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I bought one (new) in '95 for $849. Seemed totally affordable back then.
Is it true the Classic also had epoxy on the preamp?
I can't see where it says the new 70's Retro has epoxy either?
I'm actually glad my 1980 Ray doesn't have epoxy which would make a repair impossible.
Maple on natural ash was my first Stingray and still my favourite combination.
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Wish there were some razzle dazzle colors
They would sell a lot in this finish .
Seems odd that they ship with a new Mono gig bag. Great choice, but what were the cases in 1976?
BassCentral has a black in stock listed at just over 9 lbs. I might go play it tomorrow.
Mocha and Inca Silver should be offered.
As a teenager, it seemed borderline prohibitively expensive (those were the days).
The only kids I knew who had brand new ones, we're spoiled brats whose parents indulged their every whim.
The only adults I knew who owned brand new ones were either professional musicians with a record deal, or dedicated weekend warriors with good day jobs.
FWIW, here in the UK, the price was the same figure in Sterling, as it was in U.S. Dollars, but Sterling was about twice the value of the Dollar - so StingRays were effectively twice as expensive here, than in America.
I would definitely want one under 10 lbs. my Stingray Classic 5 is 9.9lbs so I think it should be achievable.
This is a very fair and valid point. Economic factors affect us all. If EBMM needs to raise prices so their skilled craftsmen living in an expensive part of the country (median sold home price in San Luis Obispo County is around $825k) can make a living wage, I totally get it. I will never begrudge a company for paying its people fairly because many do not. On other side of that coin, the average consumer 2000 miles away in the Midwest may have a harder time justifying the expense, but I guess that's just the world we live in. I personally am not really that invested in vintage and vintage-period-correct stuff... I recently sold my Stingray Classic (absolutely impeccable bass, by the way) because gloss necks don't feel right to me. But then I bought a 2010 HH Stingray here on Talkbass at a reasonable used price and it's my favorite of the 8 or so 'Rays I've owned.
Yep, the "Classic" has epoxy.
The BFR '76 had it too.
I thought I'd read somewhere that these new 70's Retro models do, but given the attention to period detail they've gone to; it's almost impossible that they wouldn't.
I agree, it was a crude method of copyright protection, and I don't miss it.
Love me some natural finish StingRay.
I hear ya - if I were to get another 'Ray it's because I want to sound like Paul Denman, or Carl Radle, or....the list goes on. I don't play any music that requires slapping. Would be kinda nice to hear how it actually sounds...not slapped. Briefly had a 3-band that I didn't vibe with, but always wanted to try a 2-band. Love the natural.
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I have no issue with EBMM and own more than one of their guitars but they pay very low wages for the area on a whole. I have seen career postings on their site before and the Indeed salary page shows an average of $17 a hour for most of the production work.
That's great I'm glad, I hope you never have that issue. But still, two anecdotal examples of a problem not happening doesn't mean that the problem doesn't exist. The people who I've heard this from are fairly experienced and reputable, and I've made it a point to ask around about it because I myself had to deal with it. It's a chance, not a certainty. Most will never have a problem. I just like to have the best odds possible when I buy a bass.
