New Stingray Story

[steve f]

So I used to play alot in the 70's and 80's - Jazz basses (fretted and fretless) then I got into upright, then cello, then classical guitar. I sold all my gear for a song about 20 years ago (footprint still visible on the side of my head).
I've been Jonesing for a bass for a while and played a bunch (Lakland, MTD, Fender, EBMM, Warwick, and others). I thought I wanted a Bongo5 or an MTD Z5. I went to look at a Bongo today and came home with a beautiful new...

STINGRAY!

EBMM BFR Stingray 5 HH with natural wood, tortoise guard, and full rosewood neck and headstock.

This thing is beautiful, plays like a dream, and sound great (so far - I haven't really put it through it's paces yet but I'm working on it).

So this is my introduction to EBMM basses and this forum.

I'm playing this through an Ampeg BA 115 but I'm thinking about trading it for a 115T. If I had the $$, I'd go for a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0/12T - played one at the shop and was literally blown off the stool!

 

[Grand Wazoo]

Congratulations!! It's a stunning bass, I bet it plays great too.

Lucky man, well done and welcome to EBMM forums.

 

[shakinbacon]

awesome bass

That is a really nice combination of colors

Congratulations

That may be the nicest Stingray 5 I have seen

 

[Stephen]

A thing of beauty, congratulations!

That combination totally works for me too ...

Cheers, Stephen

 

[Davecg2]

wow thats an awesome bass, congrats and welcome

 

[koogie2k]

Wow....that is one great looking Ray! Congrats and....

Welcome to the Addiction!

 

[five7]

Way nicer than a bongo. Very nice choice. Don't ever let it go.

 

[orpheus55]

I'm new to the Stingray myself and really love it, to the exclusion of my other instruments.

 

[Big Poppa]

its not way nicer....its different

that is a classic and there werent many made like that digging the one piece body

 

[Basscake]

Nice one!
I really dig the grain!

And now imagine a set of chrome potiknobs on that beauty. *hint*

 

[strummer]

EBMM BFR Stingray 5 HH with natural wood, tortoise guard, and full rosewood neck and headstock.

Very very nice, maybe thank your lucky star they didn't have a comparable Bongo?
Huge congrats on the bass, the body figuring is just sick! Where did you find it?

 

[Basspro]

Very nice indeed,congrats on the new bass. I would love to see one of these in all walnut.

 

[shakinbacon]

Way nicer than a bongo. Very nice choice. Don't ever let it go.

To each his own, but I don't think one is inherently better than the other.

I do think it is a very very nice Ray

 

[T-bone]

What a gorgeous body! And that neck.....oh my!!

Welcome home, Steve.

tbone

 

[jlepre]

WOW!! Talk about making an entrance! Congrats on the new Ray and play her in good health.

its not way nicer....its different

Kinda like saying one of your children is better looking than the other huh BP?

 

[bovinehost]

Man, when you decided to get back into it, you went BIG.

And a one-piece body, at that.

Beautiful bass, amigo. Welcome!

Jack

 

[steve f]

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone.

Very very nice, maybe thank your lucky star they didn't have a comparable Bongo?
Huge congrats on the bass, the body figuring is just sick! Where did you find it?

Hmmm, that Bongo headstock in rosewood!
Poppa - is there a matching Bongo out there some where??

Man, when you decided to get back into it, you went BIG.

It's my nature - when I do something, I go hook, line, and sinker.

I was looking at the stock at Chuck Levin's in DC. I asked to see one in Black Cherry Burst and when the salesman brought it out he said - I stumbled onto something that I didn't know we had, what do you think of this one?
And that was that.

 

[Big Poppa]

was that Brian Meeder? He is a genius! No ash bodied BOngos

 

[7broccos]

Congrats! What a incredible, fantabulous piece of work ! No need of playing or trying anything else, except maybe.......... A BONGO5 !

 

[RaginRog]

What a beautiful bass....unbelievable!!

Check out some Markbass gear as well...I believe BP(Sterling Ball himself), and a large number of members love the sound of our EB basses through their rigs. It's like a match made in heaven!

Congrats!