Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:13 pm**

Here's my '01 MIM Jazz (originally fretless, replaced with a mid-80's MIJ neck). Refinished Sonic Blue by Mike Dolan's shop last year. Strung up with big flats (notice a trend?

). Love this bass when its in good playing shape, but I just can't ever seem to get rid of the dead spots.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:02 pm**

Since Andy posted a pic of his cool MusicMan StingRay fretless I'll add more MM content.

My black Ermie Ball/MusicMan StingRay5.

So intolerant of this brand, I got another one in Translucent Teal.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:51 pm**

Love, love love Sonic Blue! My favorite guitar color of all.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:52 pm**

kiramdear wrote:Love, love love Sonic Blue! My favorite guitar color of all.

+1!!

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:53 pm**

John, I absolutely adore Sonic Blue Fenders.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:06 pm**

That sonic blue is a killer color. The more I look at it, the more I think my 64 Jazz refin might go that way, instead of shell pink...Oh, decisions, decisions....

JB....Your mixing a MIJ AND a MIM? Of course you're going to suffer!

Love those Stingray's Joey. That TT looks real impressive....

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:31 pm**

Jeff and John -- I was naming what I liked...sorry for confusion.

I own a '62 RI Strat (which I'm trying to sell!) and a Highway 1 Tele. Love the Tele, and it's enough of a 6-string to get me by, and I absolutely love it. The Strat's good too, but the pickup humming is starting to grate on my nerves more than ever right now.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:57 pm**

Joey,
what's the big attraction to Musicman basses? I've never played one but pass them over in the stores because I don't care for the body shape and PG and hardware design. I thought my Ripper was ugly too, but I learned to like it just for the tone. Then again I bought my car 'cause it was red.
But what's special about the Musicman basses?

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:06 pm**

Damn Kira,

I had a Ripper too, my first love! LoL!

Wish I still had it....I love the FRUMPY look of those basses!

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:11 pm**

kiramdear wrote: what's the big attraction to Musicman basses? I've never played one but pass them over in the stores because I don't care for the body shape and PG and hardware design. I thought my Ripper was ugly too, but I learned to like it just for the tone. Then again I bought my car 'cause it was red.
But what's special about the Musicman basses?

I love Musicman basses - especially the Sterling. The Stingray always felt a little "boxy" to me, whereas the Sterling is very streamlined, with a neck like a Jazz (doesn't mean I wouldn't love to have an old one!). They are active basses, Kira - very versatile and NOTHING sounds like 'em! I personally love the egg-shaped pickguard, always did.

Love that pre-Ernie fretless and the Turquoise one!

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:21 pm**

sloop_john_b wrote:I love Musicman basses - especially the Sterling. The Stingray always felt a little "boxy" to me.

The StingRay5 doesn't have quite the "boxy" feel that the 4 string SR has, but you do have to like 5 stringers to appreciate the SR5.

Posted: **Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:24 pm**

rickenbrother wrote:
sloop_john_b wrote:I love Musicman basses - especially the Sterling. The Stingray always felt a little "boxy" to me.
The StingRay5 doesn't have quite the "boxy" feel that the 4 string SR has, but you do have to like 5 stringers to appreciate the SR5.

Right - the SR5 is sort of a hybrid of the two!