Stingray Swap

[FunkyLemz]

I went from a blue dawn rosewood to a natural maple hs - Check out the pickguard!!!

The blue dawn had a thinner neck making it much easier to play, but the hs setup is so versatile.

Any other opinions on the two?

 

[DeanT]

If they're both stock StingRays, then the necks are the same. Rosewood and Maple -- makes no difference. Unless one's a StingRay and one's a Sterling.

 

[Lucas G]

that pickguard is CRAZY! what is that? who makes it? ebonite? brunswick? looks like a bowling ball!

 

[FunkyLemz]

If they're both stock StingRays, then the necks are the same. Rosewood and Maple -- makes no difference. Unless one's a StingRay and one's a Sterling.

I actually meant the fingerboard - I've ab'd a number of h/hs/hh maple and rosewood rays and sterlings and they all sound different. The maple has a brighter tone with more snap and the rosewoods tend to have a more present bass+low+low mid response.

 

[FunkyLemz]

Pickguard is a custom by terrapin guitars

 

[DeanT]

I actually meant the fingerboard - I've ab'd a number of h/hs/hh maple and rosewood rays and sterlings and they all sound different. The maple has a brighter tone with more snap and the rosewoods tend to have a more present bass+low+low mid response.

Ah. I see. But you said the Blue Dawn has "a thinner neck." This is not possible if they both are StingRays. But now I see what you meant.

 

[Baird6869]

The pickguard is crazy. I am a huge fan of blue dawn though!

 

[FunkyLemz]

Ah. I see. But you said the Blue Dawn has "a thinner neck." This is not possible if they both are StingRays. But now I see what you meant.

Yes, there was a significant difference between the feel and playability of the 2 necks. It seemed to be thinner.

 

[zero_cool]

that pickguard is excellent