wow - just wow 20th Anniversary Musicman Stingray

It could be awsome if the bass body has this face.... perfect match.

 

seems to be missing the pick guard

 

Black out the rest of the hardware, and I'm in... beautiful, though.

 

Had one (with the pickguard) and sold it.
Beautiful instruments.
One of the few basses I regret parting with...

 

2 things:
Do the teeth in the tat get cleaner in the winter when the tan fades?
Every time a Ray is sold an angel gets its wings. That's gorgeous. And it makes any player better just by being in the room.

 

Missing its glued-on tort pickguard.

 

Love it! I'm a fan of ANY Stingray that has no pickguard, but that one is a beaut!

 

i like it. with chrome knobs i'd like it more.

 

i see no pg holes either ... that's good .. i like wood .. !

 

They made quilt and flame versions, all had a glued on pickguard, so no holes.
Looks great though.

 

What Chiliwailer said. IRRC Flame seems to be the rarer of the 2. I don't like pickguards that cover premium woods.

The one you posted a pic of seems to be a crotch cut figuring that is fairly symmetrical. Even rarerur. Excellent looking.

About This Listing
A total of 1,246 anniversary Basses made. With regards to the necks, 713 were Maple, 477 Rosewood, 21 lined fretless, and 35 unlined fretless. No records kept concerning the type of wood used for veneer…flame v quilt Maple. (Per EB). This model introduced the down-sized bridge on Sting Ray Basses. (Per EB). Ash body with various figured Maple tops. Serial located on bridge. Tortoise pickguards glued to body only. Solid bridge saddles. Capstan wheel truss adjustment. 3 Band EQ only. No control plate. Rear mounted electronics. Old style neck plate logo (recessed).”

OT. That's the cleanest Music go round I've even seen.

 

I had one of these, but it had a glued-on tort pickguard. Great bass. The only reason I don't have it today was that I swapped it in a deal for my '67 P-Bass.

 

That's a beauty! Love the wood, love the lack of "toilet seat" pg. Love the way they sound, I'm wit ya on this bass!

 

without the pg, it looks wrong, to me.
clearly, ymmv...

 

I still think this one is their recent best...

 

I like the wood, but yes it seems like it's missing something. Even a clear PG would help complete the look without covering that grain.

 

I Don't love bursts or maple fretless boards, or Ray's in general ... but something about this thing just speaks to me:
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