What is the ultimate Stingray to You?

[Basswave]

What is the ultimate Stingray to You?

Is it a…
- Classic 4 in some mint green with hip white pickup
- An ubber modern 5 HH with all the tonal options possibly with some roasted goodness
- You 78 natural 4 3bolt that you are going to will to your first born
- Your heavy-ish 30th punch machine

Nah I’m just a Bongoloid

 

[MadMatt]

Hmm, That would be one with a lighter, slightly smaller body, smaller neck, 3 band EQ and a switch that allows me to split the single H... or maybe a a stingray with 3 Single coils, 4 band EQ and more modern cut?

 

[five7]

That would be my sterling.

 

[ptg]

That would be option 1 without question - but fretless! OK, fretted sounds great as well...

 

[Chuck B]

My 1978 brown StingRay - it is a part of me.

 

[rizzo9247]

I hear the 20th 5er is quite the player...

 

[oli@bass]

1981 StingRay

 

[Chuck B]

Congrats, Oli! Great one. I've seen this before, I think?

 

[oli@bass]

Congrats, Oli! Great one. I've seen this before, I think?

You most probably have... it used to be Mike's favorite. Now it's mine...

 

[danny-79]

Oli, thats a peach ! nice one

Yeah I'm saying Stingray, there all classic in there own way!
So 'C'-old Stingray with modern day refinements = A Classic Stingray, but can i have it in a five and in blue please

 

[Basswave]

WOW
Very nice...

 

[ptg]

Oli, that is one beautiful bass! I especially love the "flame of color" that goes into the horns. Unfortunately, they don't do that anymore and I think it looks mighty fine!!!!

 

[mmbassplayer]

I have owned a bunch of Rays but the 30th was the one that stayed with me all this time. I often wonder what the Mahog body would sound like paired with a 2 band. JOSH

 

[jlepre]

I hear the 20th 5er is quite the player...

That was MY favorite. Unfortunately I had to sell her due to financial difficulties. Sold her to a Gear "collector" who has since traded her to god knows where. I sure do miss her.

 

[bovinehost]

 

[Steamthief]

I have owned a bunch of Rays but the 30th was the one that stayed with me all this time. I often wonder what the Mahog body would sound like paired with a 2 band. JOSH

I wonder the very same thing. There are times I struggle with the aggressive mids on mine.

 

[cyoungnashville]

im kinda partial to this one....

 

[njhammer]

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[Chuck B]

I have to add a pic of Brownie

 

[drTStingray]

itd have to be something i havent already got so id say a natural maple board 3 band SR4H and a vintage sunburst maple board SR4HH. Or either colour in a pre EB ray 77-79. Lovely pics guys im v envious especially of the sunburst (is it through body or top load) and the walnut. Oh and craigs gold chick magnet.