Upgrade question for my 1995 StingRay5

[JimBuckley]

Wondering what sort of upgrade/refurbish work people are doing to older basses. I have a 1995 StingRay5. Pickups have rust on the heads, but still sounds great. Neck has years of sweat stains but plays very well. Could use a fret job I suppose.

 

[Michael Murphy]

... but still sounds great.
... but plays very well.

Sounds like it needs some more playing.

 

[tbonesullivan]

You can clean the neck with a mixture of water and murphy's oil soap. I would take it off for that. A soft toothbrush can help get out some of the more ground in grime.

After that you can re-apply oil and wax.

For the pickup pole pieces, some might take off the cover to get all of the oils/salt off. There are some things you can use to stop further corrosion.

 

[five7]

You can sell it to me.

 

[danny-79]

You can sell it to me.

That’s a nice looking Ray you have there Bert in avatar photo. Is it FL? (Can’t see on phone)

 

[five7]

Yes Danny. Fretless and piezo. Trans Red with matching peghead.

 

[danny-79]

Yes Danny. Fretless and piezo. Trans Red with matching peghead.

It looks really nice from what I can see. A FL in a familiar shape and size seems a logical place to start. (I’m getting a strong itch for a FL)