paranoid70
Well-known member
So I finally got my Stingray this afternoon. We missed the FedEx guys two days in a row, so luckily they "happened" to come by when I was home.
I am not really much of a bassist, but I do like playing the bass guitar from time to time. Plus when I am recording, I need someone to lay down the bass tracks. Since this whole project is DIY, I may as well do the bass parts myself as well.
I had a 1974 Rickenbacker 4001 for years. It was my brother's for a long time, but I had been holding it for many years. About two years ago I bought it from him because he needed the cash.
The Rickenbacker really is a cool looking bass... but the sound was kind of 'eh. As a guitarist, it played pretty easily, but again, it just sounded pretty flat. That and the input jacks were constantly loose despite taking it to be repaired two times.
I put an ad in Craiglist for $1,000 and sold it the next day! I thought it was kind of beat up and all... but I guess vintage is vintage. The guy also bought my old Strat as well.
I ended up getting a used Stingray from Bassnw.com. Upon first opening the case, I was a little disappointed as there were more scratches on the body than I thought when viewing the pics on the net. I guess that is the risk you run when you buy used gear on-line. Well, to be fair it's not that bad, but it definitely looks like the previous owner played it quite a bit. Anyway, after plugging it in, I knew it was the right choice. It sounds great and plays awesome.
I think my bro is a little disappointed that I ditched the Rick. He has some much better basses now including an Alemic Orion (really nice fretless) and a P-bass, but I guess he had some sentimental attachment to the Rick. I had to tell him, dude this is a MUCH better bass than that Rick. Hopefully he will understand.
Now I guess I am officially an Ernie Ball freak like the rest of you since I now own two EBMM instruments. I'll post a pic later.
Eric
I am not really much of a bassist, but I do like playing the bass guitar from time to time. Plus when I am recording, I need someone to lay down the bass tracks. Since this whole project is DIY, I may as well do the bass parts myself as well.
I had a 1974 Rickenbacker 4001 for years. It was my brother's for a long time, but I had been holding it for many years. About two years ago I bought it from him because he needed the cash.
The Rickenbacker really is a cool looking bass... but the sound was kind of 'eh. As a guitarist, it played pretty easily, but again, it just sounded pretty flat. That and the input jacks were constantly loose despite taking it to be repaired two times.
I put an ad in Craiglist for $1,000 and sold it the next day! I thought it was kind of beat up and all... but I guess vintage is vintage. The guy also bought my old Strat as well.
I ended up getting a used Stingray from Bassnw.com. Upon first opening the case, I was a little disappointed as there were more scratches on the body than I thought when viewing the pics on the net. I guess that is the risk you run when you buy used gear on-line. Well, to be fair it's not that bad, but it definitely looks like the previous owner played it quite a bit. Anyway, after plugging it in, I knew it was the right choice. It sounds great and plays awesome.
I think my bro is a little disappointed that I ditched the Rick. He has some much better basses now including an Alemic Orion (really nice fretless) and a P-bass, but I guess he had some sentimental attachment to the Rick. I had to tell him, dude this is a MUCH better bass than that Rick. Hopefully he will understand.
Now I guess I am officially an Ernie Ball freak like the rest of you since I now own two EBMM instruments.
I'll post a pic later.Eric
