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NBD: my first Stingray!

This is a discussion on NBD: my first Stingray! within the Music Man Basses forums, part of the Gear Talk category; So today I picked up my first Stingray and EB / MM bass, a 2005 LTD edition in Buttercream (excuse ...

  1. 02-04-2012, 07:50 AM #1
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    NBD: my first Stingray!

    So today I picked up my first Stingray and EB/MM bass, a 2005 LTD edition in Buttercream (excuse the poor pictures):









    It was a trade for a german bass, trade is not final, we will keep each other's basses for a week or two and see how we like them - but I already have a good vibe from this one!
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  2. 02-04-2012, 10:14 AM #2
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    Buttercream? Nice entrance! Congrats!
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  3. 02-04-2012, 10:18 AM #3
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    Buttercream indeed. Thanks!
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    Nice score!
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    Sweet Bass indeed... Congrats! What color is your next one going to be? (insert sinister laugh here...)
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    I loved those finishes. Nice score!
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    Very nice bass. I wish I had kept mine!

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    Hope it works out for you and you keep that beauty!!!!
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    Thanks for the nice welcome, people! The bass was acquired in a local trade in Stockholm, Sweden. I am the third owner AFAIK.

    When the trade becomes final, I am definitely putting flats on the bass. Right now there are some very dead rounds on it. I want the low tension flats, thinking of the EB IV flats, 0.40 set. Any thoughts on these strings? I heard Ed Friedland demo a Stingray with those flats, and they sounded great.
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    Very nice bass, congratulations! I have been GAS'ing for a buttercream as of late for some reason. Hopefully the trade sticks because you have gotten a very nice bass.
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    Yeeeah. Congrats BC is one of the best LE colors.

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    I recorded a short video of the bass. Completely dead rounds, slight bass boost, even slighter mid cut, through my Apogee Jam with Photobooth.

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    V nice bass - congrats.
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    Yeah, that's the original Stingray tone!

    Congrats, nice color/pick guard/fret board combo!
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