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My new StingRay 4 HH SLO Special is finally here. I unboxed it, checked it over, and ran through a couple of hours of songs with it tonight.

THIS is the bass I've always been looking for.
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Thanks for the tips!

You all have helped me get some direction here.

Last month, I joined a good band that plays a lot of modern country. I'm up to 4 songs and counting on my BEAD bass...

Does anybody have a specific set of strings to recommend for switching a Stingray 4 to BEAD. I remember trying the low 4 from a set of Ernie Ball .130 5 String set and not having luck getting that...

Me too! I ordered a Stingray 4 HH SLO in Powder Blue a few months ago. I can't wait for it to show up!

I think Stingrays look fabulous in light colors. That Mint Green is nice, too. I'd love...

Yep, totally normal.

I LOVE the oil and wax finish on the back of Music Man basses. I have a '97 Stingray that I bought new, 20 years ago, and that finish is still just awesome to play on.
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I just wrapped up a 10-hour day learning songs for a new band I'm joining. It's a wonderful opportunity for me, a great band... but I'm facing the pressure of picking up a LOT of new songs quickly....

I'll second the motion for a pink special color!

I've always loved pastels - I put in a special order for a Powder Blue Stingray 4HH SLO Special a couple of months ago.

A pastel pink would...

I am waiting on a Stingray 4HH - SLO Special in Powder Blue with maple fretboard. Should be here before the end of the year.

I came back to MusicMan this summer after a year away playing a...

Cool, thanks for posting that. I've covered a couple of songs of theirs before, that's good stuff.

It's always good to hear of different artists using the instruments that inspire you.

I've...

I've been saving for a 5-String bass. My favorite color is Purple. I opened the Ernie Ball Music Man Basses webpage recently to look at Stingray 5's. You can imagine the reaction I had when I saw...

That is an awesome looking finish. And I am really interested in a new Caprice.

Is the Starry Night PDN finish available on a Caprice?

Great photos, thanks for posting them!!

The blue Caprice looks awesome!

Thanks for sharing. RIP Dan.

+2 on the HS pickups. But HH and H are good too. They all have something going for them.

The neck on a 4-string EBMM Sterling is heaven if you like thin and fast. They have a 1.5" nut, and are...

Nice! White Pearl and Maple, very cool.

I've never had a white bass, but would like to someday....

My Sterling 4 HS is the best bass I've ever played, I love it.

Good choice!

It is pretty, very nice grain on that one!

You are braver than I am, I've never tried fretless. Maybe someday...

Thanks for posting that great photo!

I ordered some of Carole's training materials a few years ago and learned a lot from them. She was very nice to "chat" with via emails, too. She is great,...

I prefer the smaller (Jazzish) neck over the larger (P-ish) neck, too. The Stingray SLO has that smaller neck, and I've been considering getting one. I started playing regular 4-string Stingrays 20...

Now that is cool.

Happy Halloween!

Thanks, bvdrummer, that was an interesting read. I've never been under the hood of my Sterling HS, just string changes and occasional slight tweak of the trussrod wheel, but that was interesting. I...

Yes, you are absolutely right about the "naïve ears" phenomenon. I just finished playing for a couple of hours. I started with Position #3, and it was good... very smooth, very balanced.

After...

Yes, that helps. It's good to know that I'm not the only one who's wondered that, too.

In my previous band, I used position #1 exclusively and just loved the aggressive growl. In my new band,...

I might be overthinking this, and likely am misunderstanding something... but I tried a Search for a similar question and didn't find anything, so I'll ask.

I have a Sterling 4 HS that I...

Use the Eden a lot for now. Jam, rack up some hours on it. Make note of what features you really like about it, what you don't use much, what you wish it had. That should help inform your decision...