What's the cut off date for ordering?
Interested in getting a Stingray 5 HH fretless. Also, I've tried to read up on what options are available for a Stingray and almost have the idea you can get it with a piezo pickup system but can it be both HH and piezo in the same animal?
I get the idea if you get a fretless it'll be with a Pau Ferro fingerboard.
I also don't quite understand what it means when something says "SLO special". Something to do with the neck?
I'd like a white perloid pick guard too but it's correct that that would be an extra charge? If that's the case I'm assuming I would also be given the black one which was not used as a spare. Correct?
And if there still is time to place the order does it all first go through the dealer? My dealer of choice for this will most likely be Bass Central in Florida.
Another "idiot" point. Some fretless players ( for macho reasons? ) will tell me to get an unlined neck. I've mostly got the idea that this is for "cool" reasons if you know what I'm saying. But never yet actually having owned a fretless and played one much I'm leaning towards getting a lined one. Just wondering how the fretless players on this board would respond to that. LOL
Thanks for the reply melvin7822.
Are there any dot inlays on a Pau Ferro lined fretless fingerboard and/or are there options available with the Neptune Blue run of instruments concerning this?
And since the dealer I'll be ordering through is located in Florida and my brother actually lives in San Luis Obisbo. It seems rather redundant to have the thing shipped to Florida and then shipped back to California to me ( if indeed that's how it would be done ). I probably still have a few more unthought of questions to come.
And I have at least contacted Bass Central expressing my desire to do this but have not heard back from them yet.
Cut off is 6/7. Piezo is only available with a single humbucker StingRay. If you want dual humbuckers and piezo, you'd have to go with a Bongo (but you won't have that bridge pickup in the sweet spot). Pau Ferro will be the fingerboard wood you'd see. SLO special doesn't apply to StingRay 5, only the 4-string version (thinner profile neck similar to Sterling). White pearloid is an extra charge and you only get one pickguard. So no, you won't receive a black one as a spare.
As far as lined vs. unlined do whatever is easier for you. Some people see lines as a distraction, some don't. Ultimately, you strive to play by ear on a fretless.