drTStingray
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GW you're so on the ball with these things!
+ 1 - the pics and specs are a bass player's dream.
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GW you're so on the ball with these things!
+ 1 - the pics and specs are a bass player's dream.
drTStingray
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+1 and the cutaways are quite large (especially the beer gut one) on the regular Rays - so would account for an increase.
My SR5 is the heaviest bass I've got but also has the most sustain and best tone (so much so that other band members have commented in gigs) - as Oli says you gain from the extra weight. That said, the marginal extra weight doesn't seem to make any difference to comfort on a gig.
If you're looking for a bass with comfort rather than classic tone/looks/feel in mind then you why would you want a slab bodied bass
I don't think that a heavier bass would necessarily sound better than a lighter one. Not from my experience anyway.
My main bass on the gig these days is a SR5. It's 10.4 lbs, so pretty normal for a SR5 and it sounds and plays great. However, no matter how much you move around or how wide or padded your strap is, playing it eight shows a week you just notice the weight. Never used to to bother me when I was younger but it's getting more and more uncomfortable. Just don't want to put up with it anymore.
I'll definitely look out for a Classic though - if I can find a light(-ish) one. They do look fantastic.
My main bass on the gig these days is a SR5. It's 10.4 lbs, so pretty normal for a SR5 and it sounds and plays great. However, no matter how much you move around or how wide or padded your strap is, playing it eight shows a week you just notice the weight. Never used to to bother me when I was younger but it's getting more and more uncomfortable. Just don't want to put up with it anymore.
I'll definitely look out for a Classic though - if I can find a light(-ish) one. They do look fantastic.
keko
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I wonder, how high will be the prices for this new Classic collection of MM basses?
Can someone tell me for example in percent measure how much will cost Classic Stingray 5 instead the regular SR 5?
Anyway, I'm delighted with this "new" high gloss finished necks and I'm glad that bodies are made of ash too!
If prices will be good, maybe I order one, I would really like to have one Classic alnico vintage sounded Music Man!
Can someone tell me for example in percent measure how much will cost Classic Stingray 5 instead the regular SR 5?
Anyway, I'm delighted with this "new" high gloss finished necks and I'm glad that bodies are made of ash too!
If prices will be good, maybe I order one, I would really like to have one Classic alnico vintage sounded Music Man!
