SLO Stealth Stingray with ebony

[DJBenzBass]

My new purchase last night may just bring me back to playing a lot again. Too much golf lately. Anyway...
Didn't even have to plug it in at the store. No need to.
SLO Stealth Stingray with Ebony:

 

[IslandBoy]

What a beauty !!! Congrats on a great Find. Love those SLO necks !

 

[danny-79]

Good score !

 

[Moondog]

Congrats on your "Custom Made"!!
Ebony!!!

 

[njhammer]

Exceptional. Congrats.

 

[five7]

Wow!!!

 

[ivbenaplayin]

Very Tasty... Nice Bass!

 

[oli@bass]

Congratulations! The Darth Vader of 'Rays.


Question... shouldn't the Stealth come with a single layer black matte pickguard?!

 

[DJBenzBass]

Congratulations! The Darth Vader of 'Rays.


Question... shouldn't the Stealth come with a single layer black matte pickguard?!

Thank you all for the bass compliments. It's going to get some quality play time tonight. Very light bass, and the SLO neck is very comfortable.

Excellent catch Oli! It did come with that pickguard. I don't think it lasted 5 minutes once the bass entered my house. I was prepared.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Congrats. Very nice!

 

[Basswave]

I'm curious if you A/B-ed this against other rays and noticed a tonal difference.

I have a Stealth Bongo on the way.

Stoked for you.

 

[zEch1]

mmmhh...very nice and dark! beautiful!

 

[RobertB]

Excellent catch Oli! It did come with that pickguard. I don't think it lasted 5 minutes once the bass entered my house. I was prepared.

First thing I noticed too ... kinda stands out. Congrats, that's a sweet bass.

 

[RocketRalf]

Nice catch. I like the original pickguard though.

 

[mmbassplayer]

I was going to ask if this was the original stealth PG. Appears to have a white strip in one of the layers. JOSH

 

[DJBenzBass]

I'm curious if you A/B-ed this against other rays and noticed a tonal difference.

I have a Stealth Bongo on the way.

Stoked for you.

Congrats on your purchase! You will be very pleased!
I don't have any other Stingrays to A/B right now, but I have had a few in the past. I haven't given the bass the time it deserves yet, but from the brief playing times I have noticed that the notes sound more defined compared to any Maple fingerboard Stingrays I've had. Tapping notes are also more pronounced. It also seems to have a beefier tone then the Graphite neck Stingray NAMM I had.
I cleaned it up nicely, put my favorite strings on it, and will take some better pictures soon. Then I need to play it more! It's light and very comfortable to play. I am very happy right now.

 

[syciprider]

That's a hot bass

 

[DJBenzBass]

I've been putting some quality time back into playing bass again. This SLO Stealth is fantastic! It is my favorite playing and sounding Stingray to date. The ebony fingerboard is great. Awesome tone and attack. Tapping even sounds better to my ears then the maple board versions. More defined and louder acoustic notes.

I stacked 2 pickguards and it closed the gap under the strings, just a little, but it feels so much more comfortable to me now.

Thank you BP and gang. This bass is awesome!

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

It just needs some black fretboard dots to be truly stealth.

 

[IvanHardy]

excellent buy we have the same exact bass