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I know Stingrays can be found lefty because Musicman is a lefty friendly company, but isn't this kind of priced on the high side for a used stingray. Love the color and pickguard combo, and maple board. Maybe this was Frenchy's bass? Anyhow, I think it is a great looking bass.

At first I thought it was my old bass (which had previously been owned by Andrew and bbl) but this one does not have the matching headstock.
The concept of selling a used bass for pretty much the price of a new one is a little odd in my opinion. For reference, I sold mine on this forum for $900. I really loved the look of this bass and it sounded great too but it did not fit in any of the music I play.
My only grievance with Stingrays is the infamous low G issue. It is only an issue with Ernie Ball MM and especially with the 3 band preamp, not with the pre-EB Stingrays. It can be mitigated by not scooping the mids too much.
If they were making the MM Classic in lefty, I would certainly buy one. Regardless, Ernie Ball is much more lefty friendly than Fender and give them credit for that.

I heard about the weak G string issue. At one point I had thought about getting the Sterling by Music Man or a cheapie Jazz and keeping it tuned BEAD. Would the string sound weak just because it's the last string, or would the alternative tuning render the weak last string a moot issue?

I don't know about the alternate tuning, but the weak G is absolutely a real issue. Every single SR4 I have owned had it. It's enraging.

I guess you haven't looked at the market for left-handed Rickenbackers.

Yes but there are no more "new Rics" being produced, hence the speculation.

Please explain more about this weak G problem. I haven't played my Sterling in 5 years & can't remember if it had any probs.

It's simply a drastic volume drop on the G string. I've experienced it on every SR4 I have played, and heard it live when others have played them.

People always say it's about EQ and string gauge, but I personally have had minimal success with those tweaks. I know how to EQ my gear, and it shouldn't be a pain in the ass to get even volume across all the strings.

Any good set of strings should be even. I use the same strings on my Fenders that I have used on SR4s. No problems with the Fender (or other basses for that matter).

I can get a Stingray EQ'd to where I love the tone, but I can't hear the G string worth a shit in a mix. It's a shame because I love those basses. They play, look and sound (75% anyway) amazing.

Ok, thnx Matt, now I think I recall the same thing on the sterling & was told that it was due to the pole pieces in the pup being at different heights to simulate the fingerboard curvuture. I wonder if a pup change would cure it? Anyway, don't wanna hijack this thread! My bad n thnx.

I would imagine a change of electronics would cure it, but I've never tried. Still, SR4s are the best 3 string basses you can buy.

The weak G string is evident on EB Stingrays, but it was never a volume issue for me. My '97 'Ray It simply had this thin, anemic tonal voicing to it that did not seem to blend well with the other 3 strings, though truthfully it was most evident when slapping. Switching to a heavier gauge string did help somewhat, but not completely, and true, EQ didn't make a difference. Played finger style, it worked well enough. I think the Warwick Thumb exhibits the same problem, IMO. Weak, wimpy slap tone on the G string but acceptable when played finger style.

None of EB/Musicman's other basses I've played exhibit this problem (Bongo, Sterling).

Yeah, you actually described the problem exactly. I wish they would fix it. I'd really like another one someday.

Matt, I've never owned a SR5, was it also an issue with it?

No, the SR5 sounded great to me.

Assuming they both have the same preamp it would come from the pickup then since the SR4 and SR5 have a different pickup