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Mark Davis · September 13th, 2003, 07:33 PM

Does anyone own one of these? I guess its about the same as the sting but without the name at the 12th inlay.

Does the sting model differ in any other way besides the color and inlay? I thought I saw where something said the Sting had body contours?

Russinator · September 13th, 2003, 08:03 PM

The Sting has body contours and the necks are chunckier. At least the ones I've seen. I'm mostly a J-person but the Sting gets a lot of play because it's fun, feels good, and sounds good ! :)
http://junior.apk.net/~rji/pix/sting_p-bass.jpg

Mark Davis · September 13th, 2003, 09:07 PM

Thanks Russ pal. Your pictures as usual are the best.

Mark Davis · September 13th, 2003, 09:09 PM

sneakyjapan · September 14th, 2003, 12:12 AM

I have a 2 tone... they come stock with a Duncan Basslines pick-up. The Sting doesn`t... and it sell for more than double the one one I bought. Fun bass and up to Fender Japan`s reputation for quality control. I`m not a bass player... some may say not much of a guitar player either, but I won`t sell my `51 P. Got it to mess around on. You won`t find a simpler design. Mine is 2 pieces of ash.

Tim Armstrong · September 14th, 2003, 12:19 PM

I was at a Fender dealer near Baltimore last week (Bill's Music) and they had both a butterscotch and a sunburst up on the wall, both '51 RI, both priced somewhere around $550 or so...

Cheers, Tim

martini · September 14th, 2003, 02:49 PM

Picked up a Sting sig a few months ago for £400.
The neck is a touch wider and the body is contoured as opposed to slab.
Did'nt know the '51 came with an SD pup tho....
Cracking bass but for me, more of a studio bass than a live stalwart.

sneakyjapan · September 14th, 2003, 10:34 PM

In the Fender Japan catalog it`s listed as the OPB51-95SD. Sells for 95000 yen minus the standard 20% off the top. SD means Seymour Duncan and there is the BASSLINES logo under the pic.
$550. US is still a tad lower than we pay here. The Sting goes for about $ 990 US at todays rates.

Marc H. · September 15th, 2003, 11:44 AM

Mark,

Sent you an email regarding my MIJ 51 RI in two tone. Did you ever get it?

Marc

Dennis_UK · September 16th, 2003, 03:52 PM

...if the '51RI had been available at the time I spent the money, I'd have had that instead, simply on the looks and the uncontoured slab. One-time Tele bass player, y'see..
Nowt wrong with the Sting, it does everything I ask of it, and as that seems to impress who's heard it, I'm happy.

I'll just have to get a '51RI as well (burp...)

Mark Davis · September 16th, 2003, 05:11 PM

Yes Marc got your email your 51 in 2 tone looks sharp!!!

The looks of the Butterscotch one is what got me interested. It looks like a big old old Tele and thats cool to me.

tom grossheider · September 18th, 2003, 02:51 PM

Butterscotch with black guard gets my vote. Slab body is not a problem either, you get used to it. I'd trade a nice JV Strat for one (plus cash) in a hearbeat....

September 13th, 2003, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,168	51ri BASS Butterscotch and Sting BASS ?'s Does anyone own one of these? I guess its about the same as the sting but without the name at the 12th inlay. Does the sting model differ in any other way besides the color and inlay? I thought I saw where something said the Sting had body contours?

September 13th, 2003, 09:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,168	Now I have to decide which one???

September 14th, 2003, 12:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,995 3 Photos	I have a 2 tone... they come stock with a Duncan Basslines pick-up. The Sting doesn`t... and it sell for more than double the one one I bought. Fun bass and up to Fender Japan`s reputation for quality control. I`m not a bass player... some may say not much of a guitar player either, but I won`t sell my `51 P. Got it to mess around on. You won`t find a simpler design. Mine is 2 pieces of ash. __________________ quasi mojo

September 14th, 2003, 12:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ocean Pines, Maryland, USA Age: 50 Posts: 13,152	Mark, the '51 comes in sunburst, too... I was at a Fender dealer near Baltimore last week (Bill's Music) and they had both a butterscotch and a sunburst up on the wall, both '51 RI, both priced somewhere around $550 or so... Cheers, Tim

September 14th, 2003, 10:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,995 3 Photos	In the Fender Japan catalog it`s listed as the OPB51-95SD. Sells for 95000 yen minus the standard 20% off the top. SD means Seymour Duncan and there is the BASSLINES logo under the pic. $550. US is still a tad lower than we pay here. The Sting goes for about $ 990 US at todays rates. __________________ quasi mojo

September 13th, 2003, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Russinator Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 549	The Sting has body contours and the necks are chunckier. At least the ones I've seen. I'm mostly a J-person but the Sting gets a lot of play because it's fun, feels good, and sounds good ! :) http://junior.apk.net/~rji/pix/sting_p-bass.jpg

September 13th, 2003, 09:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,168	Thanks Russ pal. Your pictures as usual are the best.

September 14th, 2003, 02:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
martini Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 424	Picked up a Sting sig a few months ago for £400. The neck is a touch wider and the body is contoured as opposed to slab. Did'nt know the '51 came with an SD pup tho.... Cracking bass but for me, more of a studio bass than a live stalwart.

September 15th, 2003, 11:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
Marc H. Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 223	Mark - did you ever get my email? Mark, Sent you an email regarding my MIJ 51 RI in two tone. Did you ever get it? Marc __________________ "How much more blacker can this be, and the answer is none, none more black."

September 16th, 2003, 03:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dennis_UK Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Calstock, Cornwall, UK Age: 56 Posts: 715	I have the Sting, and it's great, but... ...if the '51RI had been available at the time I spent the money, I'd have had that instead, simply on the looks and the uncontoured slab. One-time Tele bass player, y'see.. Nowt wrong with the Sting, it does everything I ask of it, and as that seems to impress who's heard it, I'm happy. I'll just have to get a '51RI as well (burp...) __________________ Fender MIM Precision, all black, 2004. Fender MIJ Precision, '51 RI, Butterscotch, 1996. Squier VM Precision TB, 3TS, 2007 Markbass CMD121H 1x12 combo plus 1x12 ext cab My band: The Rock'nRoll Outlaws

September 16th, 2003, 05:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,168	Yes Marc got your email your 51 in 2 tone looks sharp!!! The looks of the Butterscotch one is what got me interested. It looks like a big old old Tele and thats cool to me.

September 18th, 2003, 02:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
tom grossheider Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mokena, IL Posts: 789	Butterscotch with black guard gets my vote. Slab body is not a problem either, you get used to it. I'd trade a nice JV Strat for one (plus cash) in a hearbeat....

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