bovinehost
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Great first post.
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Great first post.
Drmckool
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after that review on the last page i'm chomping at the bit to get one. colour is seeming to matter less and less to me
Duarte
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And wrong.
How does chrome look cheap? People complained that the black battery covers look cheap, so black and chrome both look cheap?
I know, lets make a bass out of DIAMONDS.
No, actually, that would look so darn cheap.
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Drmckool
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Way too much "bling" as well, cheap "bling" though
Smallmouth_Bass
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five7
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I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's the chrome battery cover...
Chrome wiring or black wiring?
robertdworschak
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- not my first post
- just my opinion. if it´s called "classic", there should only be features that could be found on earlier basses. i would like a black one much more...what´s the problem ?
bovinehost
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- not my first post
I see your post count. If there is something about the numbers "1" and "2" that I don't get, well, I can be easily confused.
- just my opinion. if it´s called "classic", there should only be features that could be found on earlier basses. i would like a black one much more...what´s the problem ?
No problem! I thought it was a great first post, if you like that whole "turd in the punch bowl" approach.
Me, meh, not so much, but then I'm from the South, and we're generally just nicer, maybe.
Jack
Duarte
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if it´s called "classic", there should only be features that could be found on earlier basses. i would like a black one much more...what´s the problem ?
It's called 'classic' but there are elements of the more modern instruments which improve the functionality and ease of use in addition to the classic appointments...such as the truss wheel - the older rays did not have this at all. The 6 bolt neck plate, which is better than a 3 bolt (and 4 bolt for that matter). The bridge is redesigned so it lines up with the strings, unlike the earlier variants (or at least mine was slightly to one side to compensate).
And the chrome wheel looks COOL DAMMIT!!
silverburst
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The chrome wheel looks great in person. The should sell them as an accessory.
Thank God for the truss wheel! I am at the Alabama theater in Myrtle Beach and my neck is still settling a bit after coming from Cali...it did not help I played her outside in the damp cold air of South Carolina last night in a huge open tent in the middle of a field..if this bass were not so easy to adjust I would be stuck playing someone else's bass to get by as I did not bring a backup...
all I can say is they are perfect just the way they are! Of course that is just my opinion after having actually seen and played one....
Peace,
T
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Thank God for the truss wheel! I am at the Alabama theater in Myrtle Beach and my neck is still settling a bit after coming from Cali...it did not help I played her outside in the damp cold air of South Carolina last night in a huge open tent in the middle of a field..if this bass were not so easy to adjust I would be stuck playing someone else's bass to get by as I did not bring a backup...
all I can say is they are perfect just the way they are! Of course that is just my opinion after having actually seen and played one....
Peace,
T
Perfect! Oh yeah!
Big Poppa
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Have you seen one in person?
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bovinehost
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You could make a pendant or an entire necklace. Great for Christmas gifts.
five7
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Not yet, I was hoping to see one under my Christmas tree. I have dropped enough hints.
While I'm not 1/10th the player most here are, and I never have had the opportunity to build a bass, I am a bit of an audiophile and general "sound guy" who owns one of these beauties. I would say that my Deluxe Classic might sound marginally different--not objectively better but definitely perfect in my very biased opinion. If there is a slight design-based sound difference (haven't had a chance to do an A-B with another 2 band set the same), it probably results from the physical differences: slab vs contoured body, 7.5'' vs 11'' neck radius, string-through bridge with addition of mutes vs standard bridge, and poly-urethane vs unfinished neck.
Certainly, any change in weight, shape, and finish might contribute to making the bass sound a little different. However, in Tom's case, I'm guessing the most significant factors contributing to the amazing sound are his extremely happy fingers.
Looks great to me on my Classic. But, that's why EB offers so many great combinations and models. Get what you like. However, unless you've had a chance to actually see one of these (and probably even if you have), you might want to avoid comments like "looks cheap"; a simple "not for me" might be more polite.
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oli@bass
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Thanks, Greg. That's more or less what I figured: The difference in body and neck shapes (wood mass) and the finish of the neck. I am pretty certain that neither the string-through body design nor the mutes assembly have a noticeable impact on the sound -- I happen to have had both these design features on different Rays and it's always been the woods that made the real difference.
What I wondered was whether there is a change to the preamp or the body wood used for the Classic Series? It would be cool to have exact technical data for these instrument just to satisfy the curiousity. I mean all the Classics up to now are reportedly great and "vintage" sounding StingRays and it would be interesting to know the secret of their tone (if there is one except pure luck).
What I wondered was whether there is a change to the preamp or the body wood used for the Classic Series? It would be cool to have exact technical data for these instrument just to satisfy the curiousity. I mean all the Classics up to now are reportedly great and "vintage" sounding StingRays and it would be interesting to know the secret of their tone (if there is one except pure luck).
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If forced to guess, I'd say no; just tried and true solutions and spactacular attention to quality and every detail. But, I'll wait to see what EBMM says.
Drmckool
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i can't wait until these come into general production and i can own one of these and experience all of this i am hearing of
