Stingray 5 Pickguard on a Stingray 4.

[ReadNotReed07]

Check out what I VERY roughly made in Microsoft Paint:

(sit back and just kinda let your eyes roll over it and it SORTA works)

Has anyone around here put a Stingray 5 pickguard on a Stingray 4? I think it could be done making a very close but modified replica of a Stingray 5 pickguard and using the holes from the control plate.

Does anyone think it looks cool?

P.S. I hope its OK if I took the pic from your site Davtran.

 

[FireAarro]

It just looks like a SR5 now , should be confusing for people.

 

[cgworkman]

I like the SR5 pg. So it works for me.

 

[ReadNotReed07]

Why does the SR5 have the "bevel" on the edges, or the slant down to the sides? I can't really find the word for it, hopefully you know what I'm talking about. Is it just for looks or does it have some extra functionality or what?

 

[midopa]

The SR5's body is that of the Silhouette's, I think. If I recall correctly, EBMM wanted to do something different with the SR5 - give it a unique character (besides that extra string ). Including the different PG and p'up switch thingy, I guess that body design was also one of the choices to help the SR5 stand out.

 

[pattiejay]

its actually been done before...

if you grab a copy of the 2005 Hartke full product line brochure, you'll notice some pics from the Ernie Ball tour thingy that happened a few months ago - it was sponsored by Hartke

there you'll notice some pics of bassplayers with ernie ball gear - and near the back you'll find guy playing a stingray 4 with a 5'er pickguard - sort of abalone...with an AWESOME matching headstock (matching with the PG) - it totally rocks!!

if only i had a scanner... : (

 

[ReadNotReed07]

its actually been done before...

if you grab a copy of the 2005 Hartke full product line brochure, you'll notice some pics from the Ernie Ball tour thingy that happened a few months ago - it was sponsored by Hartke

there you'll notice some pics of bassplayers with ernie ball gear - and near the back you'll find guy playing a stingray 4 with a 5'er pickguard - sort of abalone...with an AWESOME matching headstock (matching with the PG) - it totally rocks!!

if only i had a scanner... : (

Sounds awesome! Has anyone else here seen it?

 

[element]

I think it looks amazing, and would love an SR 5 style PG for my 4!

 

[Moondog]

Crazy IMO . . . why replace chrome with plastic
& ruin the most attractive bass on the market