Why a Stingray Bass?

Hi everyone,

My guess is that if you are reading this, you are already a MusicMan fan. Why did I chose to play stingray's? The answer for me was simple. I used to have an Ibanez Silver Series (Law suit series) Bass. It was a classic beat up x-punk rock band weapon, and I loved it. The tone was earthy, rich in timber and fat for a P Bass style.

It turns out someone else thought they would love it more than me,,, it was stolen along with my ancient original early eighties Ibanez Sonic Distortion pedal. Although it wasn't ancient back then,,, it was 1985. My P-Bass was my second ever bass guitar. With the loss of it and no insurance coverage, I resorted back to my trusty Westone Thunder 1. Not long after that I unfortunately went through a non musician phase and had to flog off some of my gear in order to make rent payments... Anyone else been there? (I did keep my bass though).

It wasn't until a few years later,,,(like about five) that my passion for playing bass was rekindled... I wonder if my divorce had anything to do with it? Anyway, a backpacking trip around the world that coincided with the release of Nirvana's Never Mind and then the Red Hot Chili Pepper's, Blood Sugar Sex Magic, (which were both introduced to me via another backpackers walkman,,,, yeh, back in the day hey...) and I knew as soon as I got back home, I was going to get one of those basses... Especially after hearing the insane stuff and grooves that Flea was laying down...

Like many other bass players, I possibly would never have found "my sound" if I weren't introduced to a Stingray. Flea used to use Galien Kruger Amps... I found my sound by matching my Stingray with Trace Elliot amplification. Bloody awesome....

That's it for today.

Deano