Question Are the new SR5's smaller?

[jlepre]

I just saw a new SR5 at my local dealer, and MAN, it was extremely LIGHT, and the body actually appears smaller from G to B string. Is this now the case in NEWER models? Here's a pic I shot with my phone. AMAZING grain on this baby too!

 

[tbonesullivan]

I haven't noticed any size change. I was just at guitar center a few days ago A/B'ing my SR5 from 2007 with a new HH model. didn't notice any difference in body size/shape.

 

[jlepre]

Maybe it was just an optical illusion. The weight was very light, and the action superb. If I had the coin, I would have left with that bass. Beautiful work.

 

[Movielife]

Yep I personally haven't picked up a heavy 5 string EBMM in a while

 

[jlepre]

It felt like it may have weighed 9 pounds at most.

 

[liverbird]

A SR5 at 9 lbs? Buy it!

 

[diptixon]

Supposedly, all SR5's are now swamp ash? I don't know, but that is what someone stated in my NBD post from the other day. If that is indeed true, that could explain a lot as far as the weight goes. Swamp ash is generally a good bit lighter than northern/hard ash, poplar, or alder, which I THINK were the body woods previously used for Stingray 5's (dependent upon color or year). In fact, I don't know that swamp ash had EVER been used previously in Stingrays, but I could be wrong. I just bought a brand new SR5 and it is lighter than the 2000 model I owned previously for sure. My '79 pre-EB 'Ray is northern ash and probably weighs 13 pounds or more.

 

[tbonesullivan]

My SR4H may be heavier than my SR5H. Back when it was made they were still using poplar on metallics I think.

Still, swamp ash is highly variable in weight. I have have a swamp ash bass that is significantly heavier than an alder bass of similar size.

 

[A.J.]

No change in the bodies