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 Post subject: Musicman HH Stingrays available for lefties
PostPosted: September 22nd, 2016, 3:03 pm 
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http://leftyfretz.com/music-man-left-handed-guitars-2010/

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 Post subject: Re: Musicman HH Stingrays available for lefties
PostPosted: September 22nd, 2016, 3:27 pm 
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Is it only for the 5 strings?


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 Post subject: Re: Musicman HH Stingrays available for lefties
PostPosted: September 22nd, 2016, 4:26 pm 
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Oh my :shock:

Looks like a 4HH IS available.

http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/stingray

This is very bad for me.


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 Post subject: Re: Musicman HH Stingrays available for lefties
PostPosted: September 22nd, 2016, 11:27 pm 
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I don't believe it. Yet.
I'm thinking Leftyfretz just flipped the picture and the decals, and have been misinformed. The EBMM website doesn't provide any new information either, they just state lefties are available but they don't state what configurations are available to lefties. IIRC Ernie Ball doesn't make preamps for dual pickup models for lefties.

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PostPosted: September 23rd, 2016, 6:47 am 
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I recall that the MM website used to qualify that lefty was available in H only. It no longer has that qualifier. I emailed MM for clarification.

My in-laws live near a Guitar Center, and sometimes when we visit I sneak away to try out some of their offerings, including an HH. I generally prefer passive basses, but I cannot get a bad sound out of that thing, and the neck fits me like a glove. Want want want want want.

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PostPosted: September 23rd, 2016, 9:58 am 
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Thanks for playing Music Man! We understand your confusion. The left handed bass is only available as a single H.

Cheers,

Music Man Customer Service Team


S'okay. Better for my wallet.


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PostPosted: September 23rd, 2016, 11:23 am 
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IIRC Ernie Ball doesn't make preamps for dual pickup models for lefties.[/quote]
Aren't preamps all the same for lefty/righty?


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PostPosted: September 23rd, 2016, 11:37 am 
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paulo wrote:
IIRC Ernie Ball doesn't make preamps for dual pickup models for lefties.

Aren't preamps all the same for lefty/righty?[/quote]

No, in an EBMM they're a shaped circuit board matching the curve and length of the control cavity so they aren't reversible.


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PostPosted: September 23rd, 2016, 11:42 am 
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What a desappointment! It is the only bass I would actually be interested in buying those days.


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PostPosted: September 23rd, 2016, 12:22 pm 
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paulo wrote:
IIRC Ernie Ball doesn't make preamps for dual pickup models for lefties.



Then how did one get inside my lefty Bongo?


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PostPosted: September 23rd, 2016, 12:35 pm 
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pjmuck wrote:
Then how did one get inside my lefty Bongo?



Is it the same preamp? Isn't the Bongo 18v, Stingray 9v? Or did you swap out the preamp in your Bongo?


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pjmuck wrote:
paulo wrote:
IIRC Ernie Ball doesn't make preamps for dual pickup models for lefties.



Then how did one get inside my lefty Bongo?


I blame Henry Juszkiewicz/Gibson Guitars.


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Then how did one get inside my lefty Bongo?[/quote]
I don't even have one but that's what I was wondering...


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PostPosted: September 23rd, 2016, 3:16 pm 
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tim wrote:
pjmuck wrote:
Then how did one get inside my lefty Bongo?



Is it the same preamp? Isn't the Bongo 18v, Stingray 9v? Or did you swap out the preamp in your Bongo?


Original 18v. 4 band active EQ (stacked bass/treble, stacked low mid/high mid). I guess they're different preamps.


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 Post subject: Re: Musicman HH Stingrays available for lefties
PostPosted: September 24th, 2016, 2:45 am 
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They are, but like the Stingray preamp they're a prefab drop-in unit. But I guess they're modular? They consist of three separate PCB's, two directly mounted to the pots and a separate one.

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