Hello Everyone!

[MLouisJr]

Im a new member here and just wanted to say hello. As of yesterday at 12pm, I am the proud owner of a new (to me) 2007 Stingray 5!! I traded a fellow member on talkbass my 2008 Fender P5 for it and I'm quite glad I did. The first thing I did was throw my Sadowsky flats on there and all I can say is wow! I wasn't sure how a stingray would sound with flats but boy do I like it! So anyway, I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. Can anyone possibly point me in the direction of some basic setup/neck care threads? I'm using the tapatalk app and the search function is strange and frightening to me. Thanks!

Oh and here's a pic of my new bass!

 

[bassmonkeee]

Nice bass. Love that (burst apple?) burst.

I am a big fan of the Sadowsky flats. very buttery. Very different string from the EB flats. If you haven't tried those before, give them a shot to see what else your bass can do with a different flavor of flats. You might be surprised by the difference (not better or worse, just another flavor of happy).

Here's a link to the FAQ for bass setup:

How do I set up my Music Man bass?

 

[MLouisJr]

Thanks! It's actually called black cherry burst. It came from the factory with a white pearl pick guard and white pickup cover I believe. The guy I traded with swapped everything out for black, which I like a lot better. He gave me the pearl pick guard and pickup cover too so if anyone is looking for one of those, hit me up, I'm never gonna use them. I have been definitely thinking about giving the Ernie Ball flats a shot, can you compare them to any other flats as far as tension and brightness goes?

Oh and thanks for the link!

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Welcome to the Forum.

Black Cherry will become an industry standard like Vintage Sunburst. love it!

And flats? Yup

 

[MLouisJr]

Certainly I'm partial to this color, being the owner and all, but I really do think its one of the best colors I've ever seen on a bass guitar.

 

[Tollywood]

Welcome to the forum...

- Bryan

 

[Soulkeeper]

Welcome to the forum, and congrats on your new bass.

All Music Man bursts are fantastic IMO. Just a year ago, bursts were not even on the list of guitar colors I liked. Then I got me a Vintage Sunburst SR5 FL (the one in my avatar), despite its color. Within a week I was a convert. In the end, I had to get a transparent pickguard for it, because I couldn't hide that burst away any longer.

Now I'm drooling over the Honeyburst (though I haven't seen one in person yet), and wondering what MM bass I will eventually find in that color. Your Cherryburst is not bad either.

 

[MLouisJr]

Yeah that Honeyburst is nice, I was really close to getting a honeyburst SBMM Ray35 but I held out for the stingray.

 

[koogie2k]

Welcome to the Addiction! Nice bass.

 

[jlepre]

...It came from the factory with a white pearl pick guard and white pickup cover I believe. The guy I traded with swapped everything out for black...

Hmmmmm...I thought I read somewhere on here that those were glued and not able to be swapped, but I could be mistaken. Welcome, and you should try some EBMM Group IV flats. I love them on my SR5.

 

[MLouisJr]

Hmmmmm...I thought I read somewhere on here that those were glued and not able to be swapped, but I could be mistaken. Welcome, and you should try some EBMM Group IV flats. I love them on my SR5.

I guess group IV flats would be something like 50-135ish? Do they have a tapered B?

 

[KevinM]

Welcome to the EBMM family, MLouisJr.

 

[nurnay]

Welcome to the land of knuckleheads!

 

[MLouisJr]

Glad to be a fellow knucklehead!

 

[TWISTEDSTRINGS]

Im a new member here and just wanted to say hello. As of yesterday at 12pm, I am the proud owner of a new (to me) 2007 Stingray 5!! I traded a fellow member on talkbass my 2008 Fender P5 for it and I'm quite glad I did. The first thing I did was throw my Sadowsky flats on there and all I can say is wow! I wasn't sure how a stingray would sound with flats but boy do I like it! So anyway, I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. Can anyone possibly point me in the direction of some basic setup/neck care threads? I'm using the tapatalk app and the search function is strange and frightening to me. Thanks!

Oh and here's a pic of my new bass!

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Sounds like you picked up Chris`s bass and if so it sure is a beauty, was close to trading him my Dlx J5 for it but had to back out(personal reasons). I really like it with the white pg and white pup cover. Well anyhoo, good luck with it, I`m sure it sounds awesome. If you did deal with Chris he is a awesome dude. PEACE

 

[TWISTEDSTRINGS]

Hmmmmm...I thought I read somewhere on here that those were glued and not able to be swapped, but I could be mistaken. Welcome, and you should try some EBMM Group IV flats. I love them on my SR5.

They are glued, I know mine was till I carefully cut the glue out with a Dremel. Then you can clean it up and put on any cover you want as long as it`s black..lol (or if you can find white)

 

[MLouisJr]

Sounds like you picked up Chris`s bass and if so it sure is a beauty, was close to trading him my Dlx J5 for it but had to back out(personal reasons). I really like it with the white pg and white pup cover. Well anyhoo, good luck with it, I`m sure it sounds awesome. If you did deal with Chris he is a awesome dude. PEACE

Yup it was Chris's! He was definitely a pleasure to deal with, hopefully he's enjoying the P5!

 

[AnthonyD]

Welcome!

 

[laneline]

Welcome aboard, congrats on your SR5, looks like it's in fine shape, I agree the black covers and guard work perfectly
with that finish. Great Bass.

 

[Holdsg]

Welcome, love black cherry burst