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mike jungle

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what's that supposed to mean? it doesn't tell us which kind of wood is used on the stingray body...so does that mean that it differs from stingray to stingray?

i really wish i knew what kind of wood it was. is there a way to tell without chipping through the paint?
 
EBMM FAQs: "In the past we used equal amounts of poplar or ash, and a small amount alder, we are using almost all ash now. We always use ash on translucent finishes."

Here's a link to the EBMM bass guitar FAQs: Linkee

I guess one way to tell without chipping the paint is taking off the neck. You could also find out the DoB that way.
 
Well after talking with the customer service deptment I found my transparent red Sterling has an Ash body. The solid colors seem to be Alder.
 
You fellas seem to worry an awful lot about stuff that you can do nothing about.

Do you like the bass?
Does it play well?
Does it sound OK
Do you like the looks?

If the answer to all of the above is yes, then why worry about what wood it's made of
 
JB speaks the truth. I've been playing bass for 30 years, and until 2 or 3 years ago I couldn't even remember if my basses had rosewood or maple fingerboards. All I really cared about was how the basses played, sounded and looked. They could be made of petrified stegosaurus excrement, but who cares as long as they're nice to play?
 
Aussie Mark said:
JB speaks the truth. I've been playing bass for 30 years, and until 2 or 3 years ago I couldn't even remember if my basses had rosewood or maple fingerboards. All I really cared about was how the basses played, sounded and looked. They could be made of petrified stegosaurus excrement, but who cares as long as they're nice to play?
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I'm not a college graduate, but isn't that oversize lizard poop? :eek:
 
For the ten years or so we have used ash on 99.9% of every Stingray.
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:D :D :D :D :D I love to hear that more than you could ever know.


BTW, some of us really like the way that ash sounds and feels over other types of wood. Ash is brighter and has a more solid/true fundamental (the lower notes sound clearer) than does alder or poplar. That does not mean that I don't like alder or poplar but I prefer ash and the clear lows. I had this conversation with Steve Azola once and he explained to me the concept of why ash sounds the way it does but I can't remember it enough to repeat it....but he is right! :D
 
JB1 said:
You fellas seem to worry an awful lot about stuff that you can do nothing about.

Do you like the bass?
Does it play well?
Does it sound OK
Do you like the looks?

If the answer to all of the above is yes, then why worry about what wood it's made of
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You make a lot of sence, however I for one only care about sound and longivity and hardwood lends longivity. Not as easy to dent.
 
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