Is this the best deal on an SR5?

[avila06]

Hello, everyone im new here. My name is Brian.

Anyway I am looking to purchase a new StingRay 5 (Maple fretboard, Honeyburst finish, and 3 EQ).

In Guitar Center they are selling it (with a hard case) for a fairly decent price.

Is there a better price one could get for the same one? If you find it cheaper online, please let me know. Post a link.

I appreciate all the help, and thank you in advance.

-Brian

 

[maddog]

Could you please edit the price out of your post?

Please check out the FAQ at your earliest convienence. Item 12 in particular.

 

[avila06]

Sure no problem

 

[maddog]

A couple places to try are:

www.vintagebass.com

or

www.basscentral.com

Good luck and let us know how your quest turns out.

 

[limitk7]

Welcome, Brian,

Are you set on buying new? If you're not, you can find good prices on used EB basses pretty easily online.

If you are, and cost is a major factor for you, I say (with apologies to the dealers here and to the people who don't like GC) go for the one at GC.

In any case, stick around and you'll get a lot of other useful information (minus direct prices) and ideas, such as, Have you considered the Bongo?

Good luck,

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

(with apologies to the dealers here and to the people who don't like GC)

No need to apologize to me...I've got more basses on order than I can handle...almost.

Pretty soon I'll need to get a warehouse....I just did a count of all the basses rolling through a two car garage in the desert this month and counted 86....

I certainly am not about to play the price shopper game....

 

[limitk7]

Pretty soon I'll need to get a warehouse....I just did a count of all the basses rolling through a two car garage in the desert this month and counted 86....

That's a lot of basses, man. Nice to hear that things are going so good for you.

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

Thanks...only problem is that I'm the sole employee at this location and am also the shipping and recieving monkey sitting in a 360 sq ft garage....

Anyone need a job and willing to relocate to Phoenix??

 

[kompressaur]

did you make time for a noodle with each of those 86?

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

Oh hell yeah...I play and lick every one and have a hard time packing every single one back up...I'm not only a Gas Club member...why do you think I do this??

 

[tiffles]

...anyone need a job and willing to relocate to Phoenix??

yes.

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

Well now you tell me tiffles..now that I cleaned up the mess on my floor at 4:45am...

Plus, I think there's a law against me having female employees.

 

[avila06]

Well to answer a previous question...yes im trying to buy it new...for some reason im not that big of a fan of the bongos.

Im going to check those sites now maddog

 

[NorM]

I think the best deal on a Sting Ray is to buy one. Sure renting may look cheaper now but in the long run it is more expensive.

 

[bovinehost]

And leasing also appears to be a great deal, but then there's that balloon payment at the end, and balloons aren't worth much, so it takes a LOT of balloons to be worth diddley-squat, really.

 

[drgroovenstein]

fear rent-a-center for bass guitars. hah

 

[limitk7]

Anyone need a job and willing to relocate to Phoenix??

Yep. You got a PM.

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

I was joking.

 

[limitk7]

I was joking.

Cool.

 

[shamus63]

I was joking.

Sorry, but I am laughing!