Posted by Tom on May 01, 2006 at 05:38:52:
In Reply to: Re: MUSICMAN STINGRAY II GUITAR posted by stevew on June 15, 2005 at 16:58:34:
: : : I AM DESPERATE TO FIND ONE OF THESE GUITARS IN IMMACULATE COND. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. NOT BASS GUITARS!!! SIX STRING ELECTRIC.
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: : : I have a MusicMan Stingray II guitar, and original Leo model. The Stingray 1 and 2 models differed only in that the two models had slightly different neck radius' and were offered in overlapping years.
: : Mine is in near mnt condition. It is one of the original white bodies with the blond neck. The original Musicmans were finished in a polyester finish, which was much tougher that the laquer that were found of Fenders. It did have a tendancy to yellow more which is how you almost always find these Musicmans.
: : BTW, the Stingray models were only offered for a short time and were quickly replaced with the Sabre model. This makes the Stingray models quite rare. The Sabre had a different layout and resembled the basses a little bit. With this model they dropped the rotary switch found on the Stingray.
: : My Stingray was purchased from the original owner circa 1979. Like most Stingrays, it has a very powerful sound. I used it maybe 5 or 6 times at a few gigs. I tended to prefer a Les Paul and a Guild Starfire IV because they were
: : Mine is in the original white Musicman case.
: : Contact me if you are really interested in buying one.
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: I might be interested...still available?